Five Tips to Make Moving Easier | E-Neighborhood Advisor

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Ahh, moving. The excitement of a new place, the urge to purge old junk, and saying goodbye to a chapter of life. Moving can be a stressful experience, but with a bit of planning, it doesn't have to be. Check out some helpful tips from SimpliSafe to reduce the chaos often associated with transitioning from one home to another.  1. Prepare to handle with care Own a precious vase? Is your TV your pride and joy? Make sure to keep the packaging for fragile and expensive items, so you don't have to fret about them in the move. Bubble wrap, begone! Just slide your item back into its fitted compartment. 2. Make your most useful belongings accessible The last thing you want after moving into a new place is to have to dig through a jumble of belongings to find the stuff you need right away, such as clothes or cookware. So when packing, make sure you tuck away your home essentials somewhere easily accessible. A folding table you can pop up to eat on or use for a computer is fantastic to have at your disposal — a disassembled TV wall unit, not so much. 3. What goes up must come down Whether it's your favorite piece of art or your kid's band poster stuck to the wall with putty or tape, remove everything from the walls slowly. When you put everything back up in your new home, use inexpensive, versatile wall mount adhesive strips where possible and more substantial mounting options for the heavier fine art. 4. Check in with your insurance agent Most of your items are likely insured when in your home, but are they insured for transport? Call your insurance agent to verify or change your plan, especially if working with a moving company. Knock two things off your to-do list by helping your agent change your address and discuss the best insurance plan for your new home.  5. Update your address info You want essential documents to be in the right place, so update your billing and mailing address for any and all services. Having your new address saved in a document to copy and paste makes it easy. And of course, put home services on hold during the moving process. I hope you find these tips helpful. Every time I get the itch to move, I help a friend move, and that itch slowly goes away. 😉 Have a wonderful weekend, and if you have any moving tips you would like to share with me, please let me know! Thanks for reading and have a wonderful weekend! Sincerely,

Matt Capell & Capell Team Capell Flooring and Interiors Office         208-288-0151  call or text us Web           www.capellflooring.com Email         sales@capellinteriors.com

P.S.  Here is joke for you.... Are you tired of packing? Convince yourself that you don’t like the rest of your stuff.

Nobody likes self-checkout. Here's why it's everywhere. | E-Neighborhood Advisor

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Secretary of State William Seward wrote it, and Abraham Lincoln issued it, but much of the credit for the Thanksgiving Proclamation should probably go to a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, according to History.  A prominent writer and editor, Hale had written the children's poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb," originally known as "Mary's Lamb," in 1830 and helped found the American Ladies Magazine, which she used as a platform to promote women's issues. In 1837, she was offered the editorship of Godey's Lady Book, where she would remain for more than 40 years, shepherding the magazine to a circulation of more than 150,000 by the eve of the Civil War and turning it into one of the most influential periodicals in the country.  In addition to her publishing work, Hale was a committed advocate for women's education (including the creation of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York) and raised funds to construct Massachusetts's Bunker Hill Monument and save George Washington's Mount Vernon estate. The New Hampshire-born Hale had grown up regularly celebrating an annual Thanksgiving holiday, and in 1827 published a novel, Northwood: A Tale of New England, that included an entire chapter about the fall tradition, already popular in parts of the nation. While at Godey's, Hale often wrote editorials and articles about the holiday. She lobbied state and federal officials to pass legislation creating a fixed national day of thanks on the last Thursday of November. She believed such a unifying measure could help ease growing tensions and divisions between the northern and southern parts of the country. Her efforts paid off: By 1854, more than 30 states and U.S. territories had a Thanksgiving celebration on the books. However, the outbreak of war in April 1861 did little to stop Sarah Josepha Hale's efforts to create the holiday. She continued to write editorials on the subject, urging Americans to "put aside sectional feelings and local incidents" and rally around the unifying cause of Thanksgiving. And the holiday continued, despite hostilities, in both the Union and the Confederacy.  After more than three decades of lobbying, Sarah Josepha Hale (and the United States) had a national holiday, though some changes remained in store. In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt briefly moved Thanksgiving up a week in an effort to extend the already critical shopping period before Christmas and spur economic activity during the Great Depression.  While several states followed FDR's lead, others balked, with 16 states refusing to honor the calendar shift, leaving the country with dueling Thanksgivings. Faced with increasing opposition, Roosevelt reversed course just two years later. In the fall of 1941, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution returning the holiday to the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a great holiday; I personally really enjoy it. I have fond memories of spending time with family, having high school basketball coaches run you to death the Friday afterward to burn off all the food, and watching some football. What do you like to do on Thanksgiving weekend? I would love to hear about it!

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful weekend! Sincerely,

Matt Capell & Capell Team Capell Flooring and Interiors Office         208-288-0151  call or text us Web           www.capellflooring.com Email         sales@capellinteriors.com

P.S.  Here is joke for you.... What happened to the turkey that got in a fight? He got the stuffing knocked out of him!

The Truth About Sibling Personality Traits, According to Science | E-Neighborhood Advisor

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It is a question that has plagued families for centuries: is it better to be the eldest, youngest, or middle child?  With that in mind, Stylist's Kayleigh Dray pored over numerous scientific and psychological studies on the very compelling topic of sibling personality traits.  The First-Born Child Researchers at the University of Illinois used a sample of 377,000 school children. They found there were differences in personality traits, with the eldest sibling tending to be more extroverted, agreeable, and conscientious.  The study also found that first-born children tend to have a higher IQ than those born later, which sounds like bad news for those born second, third, or so forth, but it's only by a point or so. Another notable study conducted by the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, came to a similar conclusion.  It concluded that the eldest child, especially if female, is statistically more likely to be the most ambitious and well-qualified of their family, as they tend to carry higher aspirations.  Another 2007 survey of 1,582 chief executives, as per Business Insider, saw 43 percent report that they are the first-born. And a smaller survey bolstered this research, noting that first-borns are 55 percent more likely than the rest of the population to be founders of companies or organizations.  Essentially, then, first-born children are:  extroverted agreeable conscientious smart driven organized The Middle Child Psychologist Catherine Salmon and journalist Katrin Schumann, whose work tends to focus on the struggle to define ourselves in the context of our circumstances, worked together on their eye-opening book, The Secret Power Of Middle Children.  The pair revealed that many of the enduring myths about middle children – that they're embittered outsiders who feel neglected by their parents – couldn't be more wrong.  As Schumann explained: "Although middles are neglected, both by parents and researchers, they actually benefit from this in the long run. They become more independent, think outside the box, feel less pressure to conform, and are more empathetic.  She added that, due to their ranking in the family, middle children are more patient, as well as "savvy, skillful manipulators." Jeffrey Kluger, author of the book, "The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us," agrees with Salmon and Schumann's findings.  Writing in an article for Time, he noted: "At the heart of nearly all jobs is that kind of relationship management – connecting, negotiating, brokering peace between differing sides.  "Middle siblings may not wind up as the corporate chiefs or the comedians, but whatever they do, they're likely to do it more collegially and agreeably – and, as a result, more successfully – than other siblings."  Essentially, then, middle children are:  independent non-conformist relationship-focused empathetic patient excellent negotiators

The Youngest Child Researchers at the universities of Reading and Birmingham studied the lives of over 6,300 British men and women who were born in 1970 and raised with siblings to find out more about the elusive youngest child.  They discovered that the baby of the family is more likely to take risks when it comes to business – and most likely to become entrepreneurs.  Why? Well, according to the study, the youngest child has a 'born to rebel' mentality that makes them more likely to be "exploratory, unconventional, and tolerant of risk."  And this theory is supported by the work of Dr. Kevin Leman, a psychologist and the author of The Birth Order Book and The First-Born Advantage.  "First-borns are held to a higher standard. As kids come into the birth order, parents loosen up," he says, adding that his research has repeatedly found that younger siblings tend to be more sociable and outgoing, but also manipulative.  "They got away with murder as kids and knew how to get around people," he adds.  Essentially, then, younger siblings are:  entrepreneurial rebellious outgoing manipulative funny relaxed So, which is best?  Well, that truly does depend on how you define 'best' – but there's a lot to mull over here. Not to mention a great deal of kindling for those interested in stoking up the fires of sibling rivalry once again. And, as with nearly everything else, it appears research has produced endlessly contradictory results. I'm the youngest of five children in my family. I agree with this article from Stylist with some of these traits about the youngest (I have always been entrepreneurial), but it just goes to show that you can't put everybody in a box according to their birth order. Where do you land in your family of origin? Have you noticed any of these traits in you that correlate with these studies? I would love to hear about it. Thanks for reading! Thanks for reading and have a wonderful weekend! Sincerely,

Matt Capell & Capell Team Capell Flooring and Interiors Office         208-288-0151  call or text us Web           www.capellflooring.com Email         sales@capellinteriors.com

P.S.  Here is joke for you because what would you do without our jokes ;) How do you tell two half-siblings apart? The difference is apparent

Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore | E-Neighborhood Advisor

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The telephone swept into Americans' lives in the first decades of the 20th century. Alexis Madrigal in The Atlantic tells us that, at first, no one knew exactly how to telephone. Alexander Graham Bell wanted people to start conversations by saying, "Ahoy-hoy!" AT&T tried to prevent people from saying "hello," arguing in Telephone Engineer magazine that it was rude.  But eventually, Americans learned to say "hello." People built a culture around the phone that worked. Etiquette magazines tried to prevent women from inviting people over for dinner via telephone, then gave in. The doctor got a phone, so the pharmacist got a phone. It didn't happen quickly, but it happened.  Before ubiquitous caller ID or even *69 (which allowed you to call back the last person who'd called you), if you didn't get to the phone in time, that was that. You'd have to wait until they called back. And what if the person calling had something really important to tell you or ask you? Missing a phone call was awful. Hurry! Early on, not picking up the phone was, at the very least, rude and quite possibly sneaky or creepy or something. Besides, as the phone rang, there were always so many questions and so many things to sort out. Who was it? What did they want? Was it for … me?  This became a kind of cultural commons that people could draw on to understand communicating through a technology. When you called someone, if the person was there, they would pick up and say hello. If someone called you, if you were there, you would pick up, and you would say hello. That was just how phones worked. The expectation of pickup was what made phones a synchronous medium.  But now, in 2022, no one picks up the phone anymore. Even many businesses do everything they can to avoid picking up the phone. The reflex of answering—built so deeply into people who grew up in 20th-century telephonic culture—is gone.  There are many reasons for the slow erosion of these commons. The most important aspect is structural: There are simply more communication options. Text messaging and its associated multimedia variations are rich and wonderful: words mixed with emojis, Bitmoji, reaction gifs, regular old photos, videos, and links. Texting is fun, lightly asynchronous, and possible to do with many people simultaneously. It's almost as immediate as a phone call, but not quite. You've got your Twitter, your Facebook, your work Slack, your email, and FaceTime's incoming from family members. So many little dings have begun to make the rings obsolete.  But in recent years, there has been a more specific reason for eyeing my phone's ring warily. Perhaps, 80 or even 90 percent of the calls coming into my phone are spam of one kind or another. My phone only rings one or two times a day, which means that I can go a whole week without a single phone call coming in that I (or Apple's software) can even identify, let alone want to pick up.

There are unsolicited telemarketing calls. There are straight-up robocalls that merely deliver recorded messages. There are cyborg telemarketers who sit in call centers playing prerecorded bits of audio to simulate a conversation. There are spam phone calls whose sole purpose seems to be verifying that your phone number is real and working.  The Federal Communications Commission has been trying to slow robocalls for at least half a decade, but it seems to have yet to do much to stem the tide.  It seems as long as the bots and the scammers continue to dominate the rings, those of us who seek real communication with others will happily stick to the dings. Most calls to my personal cell phone are junk calls, and even with our business line, at least half aren't real customers either. Do you find most of your calls aren't people you want to talk to as well? Let me know, and thanks for reading. Thanks for reading and have a wonderful weekend! Sincerely,

Matt Capell & Capell Team Capell Flooring and Interiors Office         208-288-0151  call or text us Web           www.capellflooring.com Email         sales@capellinteriors.com

P.S.  Here is joke for you! What kind of phone makes music?  A saxophone.