The day of your move is all about getting you out of one house and into the new one – if you've hired a company, all you'll need do is oversee them, or stay out of their way entirely. If you haven't, its important to have some strong family members and friends on hand to help you shift everything into your van.
Empty one room at a time, and ensure the cupboards (if they are walk in) are also empty – once its done, sweep, mop or vacuum, and do one final pickup then close the door. Make it clear to the others helping you that sealed rooms are finished with, so that people aren't trailing dirt into rooms that are finished and clean.

Moving day itself will probably pass in a blur, so its important to try to savor your final moments in the house you're leaving. You'll probably have many memories, good and bad, there, and full closure on that period in your life is important, so that you can move on.

You'll want to keep a couple of boxes, or bags spare and on hand so that you can catch anything that you've missed, that's been knocked into a corner, or essentials that you've kept out for the move – the latter should be marked clearly so that you can find them at the other end.

Keeping your kettle, mugs, coffee, tea, toiletries and baby supplies (if you've got a small child) separate from your packed belongings might be a good idea, as is keeping any essential work, moving, utility or ID documents in a safe place during your move. The latter will ensure that they don't accidentally go astray, or are placed somewhere that you can't find them.

You should take a final meter reading, and where appropriate, shut down any water, electricity or gas supplies if no one is going to be in the house for a few days after you.

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In our every day lives, we are all guilty of neglecting our minds, allowing our brains to be lulled into a lazy, neglected, and unaware state. It is as if we are allowing ourselves to be sculpted by bland and repetitive consumerism, our individuality being chiselled away by a tedium we cannot even be bothered to challenge with any will.

Life need not be like that. We are each blessed with a powerful mind; but normally people have forgotten or, most likely, never even knew ...

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In our every day lives, we are all guilty of neglecting our minds, allowing our brains to be lulled into a lazy, neglected, and unaware state. It is as if we are allowing ourselves to be sculpted by bland and repetitive consumerism, our individuality being chiselled away by a tedium we cannot even be bothered to challenge with any will.

Life need not be like that. We are each blessed with a powerful mind; but normally people have forgotten or, most likely, never even knew how, to use it. It is such a waste of our own greatest resource.

One way to start to extricate ourselves from the mindless quicksand is to gently exercise our minds, using mindfulness and meditation as a way of bringing ourselves more emphatically into the real world, and start the process of exercising control over our minds and our lives.

Creating a mindfulness meditation is a gentle but powerful exercise. But how do you go about it?

A Simple Mindfulness Meditation Exercise

As with any meditation session, you need to get into a relaxed and comfortable position, eyes closed, and then commence with deep nasal breathing, focusing your thoughts on the breathing to ease yourself into a meditative state.

Once you feel that you are calmed by your breathing and that your breath is under your rhythmic control, then you can move on to focusing on your own body, a part at a time. I was first taught this at yoga class, where we were taught to concentrate first of all on the left foot, focusing on it from a position above ourselves. Then move up the body slowly, left ankle, knee, thigh and so on. When reaching your head, you then do the same in reverse on the other side of the body: right shoulder, right elbow, right hand and so on.

Once you have completed your tour of your own body, as if you were someone else examining it, then it is time to open your eyes and increase your mindfulness of your surroundings.

To do this, focus on any object in the room; it does not have to be anything special: a cup on the coffee table, a vase, a plastic flower, anything. Try to maintain that focus for half a minute, and then move on to any other object. You can repeat this several times, always maintaining a focus on your own body and your own breathing, creating a triple harmony with each object on which you focus.

By using this simple mindfulness meditation you are increasing awareness both of yourself and your surroundings, in a very gentle and easy way. It can serve as a prelude to some mental task, as well as being part of an ongoing mindfulness campaign to strengthen and expand the use of your own mind.

For example, most days I write, but sometimes I just do not seem able to concentrate on what I am supposed to be writing about. I find this type of exercise, even just for 10 minutes, will snap me out of that inexplicable malaise, and I can get right on and write what I should have written earlier.

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Friends spent most of the 1990s and early 2000s as one of the top rated comedy series on television. Set in New York City, and revolving around the lives of six friends - Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), and Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) - the show built a loyal and dedicated following. Spending most of their time in a coffee house named "Central Perk" or ...

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Friends spent most of the 1990s and early 2000s as one of the top rated comedy series on television. Set in New York City, and revolving around the lives of six friends - Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), and Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) - the show built a loyal and dedicated following. Spending most of their time in a coffee house named "Central Perk" or in an apartment belonging to one of them, the show is clever display of well-written humor...

The Friends (Season 7) DVD offers a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere in which all of the friends toast Monica and Chandler's engagement. In later episodes Monica discovers that her grandmother's secret cookie recipe is the recipe for Nestle Tollhouse cookies, Chandler expresses his overwhelming fear of dogs, and Dr. Drake Ramoray makes his return on Days Of Our Lives… The season finale features Chandler and Monica's wedding with guest appearances by Gary Oldman, Kathleen Turner, and Morgan Fairchild…

Below is a list of episodes included on the Friends (Season 7) DVD:

Episode 147 (The One with Monica's Thunder) Air Date: 10-12-2000

Episode 148 (The One with Rachel's Book) Air Date: 10-12-2000

Episode 149 (The One with Phoebe's Cookies) Air Date: 10-19-2000

Episode 150 (The One with Rachel's Assistant) Air Date: 10-26-2000

Episode 151 (The One with the Engagement Picture) Air Date: 11-02-2000

Episode 152 (The One with the Nap Partners) Air Date: 11-09-2000

Episode 153 (The One with Ross's Library Book) Air Date: 11-16-2000

Episode 154 (The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs) Air Date: 11-23-2000

Episode 155 (The One with All the Candy) Air Date: 12-07-2000

Episode 156 (The One with the Holiday Armadillo) Air Date: 12-14-2000

Episode 157 (The One with All the Cheesecakes) Air Date: 01-04-2001

Episode 158 (The One Where They're Up All Night) Air Date: 01-11-2001

Episode 159 (The One Where Rosita Dies) Air Date: 02-01-2001

Episode 160 (The One Where They All Turn Thirty) Air Date: 02-08-2001

Episode 161 (The One with Joey's New Brain) Air Date: 02-15-2001

Episode 162 (The One with the Truth About London) Air Date: 02-22-2001

Episode 163 (The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress) Air Date: 03-15-2001

Episode 164 (The One with Joey's Award) Air Date: 03-29-2001

Episode 165 (The One with Ross and Monica's Cousin) Air Date: 04-19-2001

Episode 166 (The One with Rachel's Big Kiss) Air Date: 04-26-2001

Episode 167 (The One with the Vows) Air Date: 05-03-2001

Episode 168 (The One with Chandler's Dad) Air Date: 05-10-2001

Episode 169 (The One with Chandler and Monica's Wedding: Part 1) Air Date: 05-17-2001

Episode 170 (The One with Chandler and Monica's Wedding: Part 2) Air Date: 05-17-2001

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Did you know that by applying a simple strategy you can become successful beyond your imagination?!

Success is not dedicated for a certain category of lucky talented people and hence anyone can become similar to those success gurus.

Success doesn’t depend on your environment, circumstances, level of education, financial situation,...etc.

All successful people faced a lot of negative circumstances and failures before they achieve what they want. They were poor, with l...

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Did you know that by applying a simple strategy you can become successful beyond your imagination?!

Success is not dedicated for a certain category of lucky talented people and hence anyone can become similar to those success gurus.

Success doesn’t depend on your environment, circumstances, level of education, financial situation,...etc.

All successful people faced a lot of negative circumstances and failures before they achieve what they want. They were poor, with little or no education, and were brought up under tough circumstances.

But they all followed the same strategy, to change their circumstances and reach their dreams.

You must follow this simple strategy, if you want to achieve your goals and become successful.

Here is the ultimate success strategy:

"Apply the Principles of Success"

Simple, right?!!!

But always remember: “The true power lies under the real simplicity".

This powerful strategy guarantees your success because principles are the same and always work.

Success principles are the same no matter where you live or when you live.

Success principles always work because they are proven facts used by all successful people to achieve their goals.

Success leaves clues. And these clues are timeless success principles.

Principles will work for you as well but this depends on a single condition.

This condition is: "Principles always work if you work the principles"

You must apply these principles and put them in action.

Action makes all the difference.

Successful people believe in principles and so they persist until they see the results.

Apply success principles and they will always work. Since they worked with all who applied them, they will work with you too.

But remember you must work the principles yourself. Don't wait for somebody else to apply the principles for you.

You must apply the principles by yourself. Don't wait for somebody to give you permission to become successful.

Analyze your situation and see how this principle can work for you. Do it yourself.

You must lead your life.

And never surrender.

Keep practicing the principle until it works.

It takes time to master success principles. Like when you start driving your car, it took time to be a good driver.

It needs practice until you get positive results.

And here comes the benefit of having a mentor in your life. He can guide you through your journey and support you in every step. And, he can teach you these principles and how to master them.

Read success books and you will gain life time experience from the expert authors.

Attend success and personal development seminars and courses to get close to success mentors and learn from their experience.

Success Principles always work if you work them. Keep practicing the principles until you master them.

You too can become successful with the same principles used by all successful people in the world.

Start living the life of your dreams.

My friend you can make a difference.

I believe in you.

If electronic gadgets fascinate you and you want to do more than just use them, then you are a great candidate for pursuing a radio controlled hobby. If designing and assembling electronic devices is your fascination then you will be interested by RC models, whereas if you are more interested in wireless transmission and making communication contacts with people around the world, then you are more cut out to pursue hams.

These overlap many times, and most ham operators have a flair for radio controlled models, and vice versa. This is because they are attracted to anything that concerns radio waves. The best resource available to a beginner in radio controlled hobbys is the internet. It is a storehouse of information with valuable bits of knowledge on all aspects of the hobby. But interestingly, as opposed to amateur radio which is far easier to search for online, searching for RC model enthusiast groups is a bit tricky! If you try to use any search engine to search for remote controlled toys, you will find scores and scores of sites listed, most of which deal with sales of the toy grade or sometimes hobby grade models.

This does not mean that one wont find good resources on the subject online, just that one might have to change the keyword to find the best results. One other way is to use the online communities and forums which can be indispensable tools for connecting to people with similar interests. There are dozens of Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, and Google groups for this purpose. In addition to this, there are online communities, blogs and friends network sites. These will be good places to start. There are numerous groups and one must try to find one with people close to home as well as those that have activities related to the hobby. One word of caution always applies that one should never reveal personally identifiable details online unless you are confident in what you are doing.

The benefit of online search is that distance is not a factor, and there are virtually no other restrictions. You may also meet with more experienced hobbyists who can guide you pretty well in pursuing your hobby. Talking to experienced hobbyists can help you make a good decision, and can help you learn a lot. There is a lot available online and someone must know where and how to get to the useful information. You must try to collect information on the history of the hobby that you are pursuing, and the current issues and contemporary relevant things with regard to the hobby.

You should consider the amount of time you want to devote to your hobby. Time is an important aspect that one needs to consider before pursuing one’s hobby in a serious manner. Without adequate time available on hand, one cannot pursue the hobby of amateur radio. RC hobbies involving toys and devices also requires some time.

Financial investment should also be considered. This is one important criteria and is the bridge that changes you from “I want to be a radio hobbyist” to “I am a radio hobbyist”. Amateur radio sets are available in ready-to-use form. The costlier models usually have a longer range and better quality. On the same grounds, the better and latest RC models will require a considerable investment.

Just use all of the resources at your disposal, and you are sure to find that radio controlled hobbies are very fun and rewarding.