Ed Icionsub

Next year will be upon us in less than two weeks and I’m already making resolutions to have a great year.It’s not so much that I want to stop bad habits or change anything in my lifestyle. Rather, I intend to do some positive and rewarding things, like meet new people and travel to new places within the U. S.

I want to take a couple of courses next year and learn some new skills. Something I’ve been seriously considering is personal training certification. With the economy so crazy, no one can afford to be too complacent in their current jobs, so I am planning to diversify what I can do. All things point to this being a rough year for real estate, so if I need to take a part time job I want to be ready to do something both emotionally satisfying and financially rewarding.

There will always be a need for good people who have earned their personal training certification. I found a lot of good information on the Natural Healers web site about careers in the natural healing arts. Personal trainers work at private health clubs, and my interest is in getting work with a professional sports team.

Everything I need to know about what schools are best, where to go for training on the different specialties and even online courses available for the natural healing arts and personal trainer courses was available at the click of a button at the Natural Healers site.

When I checked out the Nikon web site they have a special site for Ashton Kutcher and the Coolpix camera that you see in the commercials on TV. The web site is interactive and they have a fun feature called “messing with Ashton.” They want you to take up to three pictures and upload them on the web site, and then send them to friends and family. It’s really funny. I’m thinking about doing that if I have some spare time this weekend.

Here we go down the final stretch. We have just two weekends left before Christmas day. For a lot of people that translates into two weekend left to shop before Christmas. I know the malls will be crowded tomorrow and Sunday. Personally, I would rather do my shopping from the computer, in the comfort of my own home. I have found some great deals on the web, plus I know of a great web site called Office Deals.info that provides all kinds of coupons and discount codes to save money on your purchases.

If you are looking for discount business gifts to finish up your shopping, take a look at the discount codes before shopping at the store of your choice.

For example, I want to get a couple of electronics items, so I’ll be looking for stores that have the best deals on an iPod and a new digital camera. I have my eye on the new Nikon coolpix camera that I’ve seen in the commercials with Ashton Kutcher.

My niece wants a new iPod and I know my sister is getting that gift for her, so I’ll buy the earpods and a docking station for her to go along with it. I just have to make sure that she opens my gift AFTER she opens the one from her mom!

Today I found an article on the San Jose Mercury News web site that gives tips for preparing a guest room. I thought the article was timely, as we are in the process of converting our former bedroom into a guest room.

Also, I heard this afternoon from my sister that her oldest son is coming for a visit in January. So now I need to get busy and finish up that guest room.

Some of the tips included pile up lots of pillows on the bed and put extra blankets in the closet. Speaking of the closet, make sure that you won’t need any of the articles that are in that closet and if possible empty the closet so your guest has someplace to put their clothes.

Although I had trouble falling asleep last night I usually sleep really well now that we moved into the other bedroom and have the new bed properly made. Our old room is being renovated to turn it into a guest room.

We had a terrible time finding the right mattress for our platform bed. It needed to be a non standard size and here in the Bible Belt no one is very adventurous about beds and bedding. But in my mind, the bed is an important part of your night’s sleep and I want a nice looking bed, with color coordinated bedding. I want to open the door to my bedroom and see a beautiful, peaceful sanctuary. A place to reward me for my day’s work and efforts.

That’s why I turn to the internet when I need something unique or hard to find. It is getting harder and harder to go into a traditional “bricks and mortar” store and find what I’m looking for in the right size, the right color, or the right price and then the item is often out of stock or defective.

This morning I happened across a website called Time 4 Sleep.co.uk and was really impressed with the huge selection of beds and mattresses that they offer in the U.K. Plus they offer free shipping for beds priced at 499 pounds sterling and above.

This site offers bed in both U.K. sizes and European sizes. To be honest, I had no idea there was a difference until I went to their web site and starting reading up on beds. They even have a selection of items available for next day delivery. Have unexpected houseguests coming to visit over the Christmas holidays? You can order a next day bed from Time 4 Sleep and be ready to provide the ultimate in hospitality.