Baby Rooms for Both Genders!

Baby Room for both Genders!

Hey Everyone, 

Today I have some great ideas for baby rooms. So many people use specific colors and decor for a specific gender, which is great! If you know what you are having and its what you've always dreams then go for it. But what about those people who want to wait to be surprised? Or they just don't necessarily like just Pink for  girl or Blue for a boy? Well, there are lots of neat ideas out there to decorate your nursery in a way that it is gender friendly. Check out these great pics below: 

Picture: http://uni-wall.com/comfortable-baby-nursery-furniture-photo-uni-wall/

This is great!! The neutral colours make it suitable for both boy and girl. Its elegant, neat and it says baby friendly. Very great idea :)

Picture: http://uni-wall.com/creative-and-cool-inspiration-baby-nursery-room-design-uni-wall/

Green is a good in between color, if its the lighter, baby green than this set up would be good for a girl as well as a boy. The white as well is something that is neutral for both genders. If you want to make the room more girly once the baby is born, add some pink flowers or animals as wall art or a girly carpet in front of the crib.

Picture: http://axsoris.com/pictures-collection-of-baby-nursery.html

Wow, check out the patterns!! Adding in patterns into the room can make it very gender friendly as well. You see the play on color here, yellows, browns. It can really go either way. Strips arent necessarily boyish or girly. And making it so that it is also comfortable for the mother is great too. 

Picture: http://www.squidoo.com/neutral-nursery

Another great unisex color is used in this one! Yellow. its a beautiful color of yellow! Here they use the darker wood. Which you can play both ways. Another thing to notice is the use of bees. Again like animals and patterns you cant label them to a specific gender unless you plan to add color (pink or blue). 

Picture: http://www.squidoo.com/neutral-nursery

This one I LOVE. Gray is so in now. Its modern, you can play with the different shades. You can add color to it and it is very gender friendly. A couple I know has the nursery in greys. When the baby is born they will throw in more color according to the gender (its a surprise). In this picture they stick with all safe colors: yellow, brown and grey. As well as adding in patterns.

Arent those great! I makes me want to have baby! Ah, in time perhaps... For now I hope all you mothers who are looking for great decor found this very interesting and informative!! Wishing you all the best!

With Love:

Kristina

Hello All!! 
Today I want to share with you an amazing article that I came across. It was so helpful for me and I think it will be for you as well!! I could link you to it, but I wanted to make sure you all get to it and also to make it as easy as possible for your to get to it so I pasted it into my blog. I hope you enjoy!! And don't forget to leave a comment!! Enjoy!! 

Setting the Scene for a Productive Day 

by Elizabeth Grace Saunders

Photo: Oscar Ramos Orozco

Once you’ve sunk into the warm embrace of your favorite chair after a long day, it can feel excruciatingly difficult to summon up the motivation to go out and exercise, grocery shop, or take in culture. It just seems like far too much hassle and effort to take action. So you stay put.

Yet, when you go directly from your workspace to the gym, the grocery store, or an art gallery, completing the corresponding activities becomes next to effortless. It’s hard not to do what you “want” to do when you’re in the right environment.In the same way, the places where you do — or attempt to do — creative projects can naturally draw you into a certain state. If you’ve developed a habit of feverishly responding to every email and/or social media message as soon as you sit down at your desk facing your computer, it’s hard to engage in any kind of higher-level strategic thinking from that position. Your brain has learned that when your body sits in that spot, you’re in “tactical” mode.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, you may have an armchair tucked into a bay window overlooking a garden. Since that’s the place where you journal, sitting down in that chair triggers a reflective mode. With minimal conscious effort on your part, you exhale, lose track of your surroundings, and begin to explore all sorts of ideas and possibilities.

In both instances, you didn’t command your mind to function in a certain way; your subconscious simply responded to the patterns of behavior associated with placing yourself in a certain location.

When you leverage the fact that you have emotional and mental responses to specific places, you can dramatically increase your productivity. Each person’s optimal environment will look a bit different, but I’ve found that you need to consider these four elements as you set up your backdrop for success:

1. The Right Reminders.

Ideally, you can have different locations for each type of activity such as answering email while you’re on the train, doing your core responsibilities when you sit down at your desk, and strategic planning when you stop into the coffeeshop. These patterns of behavior matched with consistent location changes will prompt you to complete the specified activity with minimal mental effort.

But if you must complete all of your daily activities within a few square feet of space, you can trigger your mind to change activities with other small physical cues such as: standing up instead of perching on your chair at your elevated desk; moving your mouse from one side of the keyboard to the other; or sliding your chair over to a different portion of your work surface. You can choose how you associate places with activities, but to achieve the full benefit, aim for a consistent link between place and behavior.

When you leverage the fact that you have emotional and mental responses to specific places, you can dramatically increase your productivity.

2. The Right Tools.

Preferably, you can have all of the tools you need to complete a particular type of work laid out in a beautiful, organized fashion — and within arm’s reach. This makes you more efficient and reduces your resistance to doing a certain task because it requires getting up to fetch something. If you can’t leave everything out or you have a mobile working situation, carry a bag stocked with all of your essential tools, materials, electronics, and papers. Put it together once, and then as soon as you use up any supply, immediately replace it. This allows you to quickly and efficiently transition to a new location without feeling frustrated that you forgot a critical item.

3. The Right Distractions.

Some people experience creative nirvana in monastic-like silence while others hit the flow state to the pounding beat of their favorite song. Neither pattern of activity is right or wrong. The essential point is that you’re keenly aware of what 

types of distractions — or lack of distractions — make doing what you want to do easier. You can take notice of how you respond to these sorts of environmental factors and stage your day accordingly:

• How do I function when I’m connected or disconnected to the Internet?
• Does having certain devices turned on affect my mental state?
• What kind of activities do I do best when I’m around people?
• How does my mind respond when I’m completely alone?
• Can background music or a movie help me focus?
• Do days at home lead to higher or lower productivity?

4. The Right Surroundings.

For your most important creative work, having an environment that you relish spending time in makes starting on hard mental work much easier. If you have the ability to design your workspace, consider the type of lighting, colors, and materials that make you feel good about moving forward on creative projects. If a custom workspace isn’t feasible, try to find a spot that best suits your ideal — perhaps an atrium area in your building or a conference room with a great view. Or you can make small adaptations to your workspace such as:

• Bringing in a small lamp with a soft white light bulb for a warmer glow
• Keeping fresh flowers or plants in your area
• Putting up some favorite pieces of art or inspiring quotes
• Tacking up fabric on the wall
• Requesting additional drawers so that your surface looks less cluttered
By setting the backdrop for your day, you can reduce friction in the flow of your life and create better work in less time.
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Where Do You Stand?
Have you found that you can make your work easier by positioning yourself in a certain location?What changes to your physical environment have lead to the greatest creative 
breakthroughs?




I hope you enjoyed that!! I thought It was so Helpful That is why I wanted to share it with you! Thank you Elizabeth :D


With Love 
Kristina


You can Find her blog at: http://99u.com/articles/7093/setting-the-scene-for-a-productive-day

Benefits of Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea

Hello Everyone, 

Today I want to share about herbal tea. This past weekend I purchased a tea pot with a strainer to make loose leaf teas. My mother in law is big on these teas and she has been telling me that there are certain herbs that you can drink as tea that is better than taking vitamins. The reason for this is because herbs are FULL of vitamins and minerals in themselves! So check out these teas, get some and drink it! 

Nettle Tea:

Minerals - calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sulfur and zinc

Vitamins - A, B1, B2, B3, B5, C, E, K & folate

Nettle is also known to have Phytochemicals which are natural occurring plant compounds that prevent free-radicals damage. It is believed to help prevent and treat many diseases and sicknesses such as allergies, anemia, inflammatory disorders. As well as effect your blood sugar levels, therefore can help with diabetes. 

Other benefits - Helps coughs, nasal congestion, acne, inflammation, arthritis and many more.

Sage Tea: 

Minerals - Calcium, Magnesium, Iron

Vitamins - A, B6, B12, C

Benefits - Helps with oily skin, dandruff, hot flashes, indigestion, kills bacteria, memory loss, liver, kidneys, head colds, soothe muscles, improve your mood.

External uses - Swelling, sprains, cankers and bleeding.

Wormwood Tea:

This tea is best for your skin. If you are suffering from a skin disorder. Try drinking this tea daily. Its best to drink before eating, wait a little bit after drinking to allow your body to absorb it. 

Benefits - Digestion Problems, heals and provides healthy skin including conditions such as dry, itchy, eczema. Expels parasites and worms. Drink before heavy meals to prevent gas and bloating. 

There are 3 great teas that you should definitely give a try. Remember these teas for this such as skin problems, allergies and such wont make the problem go away right away, you'll have to commit to drinking it a couple times a day, daily for a few weeks or so. 

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did learning about it! Wishing you all the best!

With Love: 

Kristina

Motivational Monday - Change & Results

If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results. -Jack Dixon

Happy Monday!
I hope you all enjoyed your weekend! My weekend was so busy! Yesterday I had to turn off my phone and lay down because I was starting not to feel well from being so busy. Which reminds me that I need to ensure I am sticking to a healthy lifestyle.

I thought this quote would encourage you to see that if we focus on the change we can see results in those areas in our lives that we need to change. Since I focus on finances I would like to direct this to your savings, debt, spending, lending, working, planning. Pretty much anything that would effect your finances, you got to make sure you focus on the change in order to see the progress! Lets start this week on a high note. Lets get the ball rolling!

 Thank you!

With love:
Kristina