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I have been writing freelance for about a year now, on a few websites.

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Education > Alternative Education (Other) Learn anything through self-teaching: 4 of 15

I never gave it much thought to more education past high school when I was younger. That is the most single regret I have now..... Lack of a college education. Now we have all the education we could want right in front of us. I look at the Internet as our own personal library, and school. If we take the time, do searches, we...
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Recycling: Creative ideas for household discards: 7 of 21

Don't Throw Away that Can - Recycle it! If your like me, when I need a measuring cup, and it's the one I need... you can't find it! Here is a short list of some of the cans that you throw away everyday in the trash. Why not use some of those can's instead of throwing them out. The frozen juice can, like OJ comes in.... those...
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Lifestyle changes for the individual: 5 of 15

So much of our lives are in the car going here, going there. Nowadays it takes a lot of money to keep the car running. (Maintenance and gas) Many people can easily spend up to half their paychecks on just gas for a week. If you work in the same town you live in, there are some other ways of getting around. For thousands of y...
Food & Drink > Tea Tea grades and varieties: 1 of 3

The Differences in Teas Black Tea For Black Tea, the water should be at about 100 C or 212 F in temperature. Many of the active ingredients in this tea don't develop well at lower temps, causing the tea to taste bitter. The water temps have a big effect on how the tea's taste. Black tea's are normally brewed for about 4 minu...
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) Best websites for games: 9 of 16

Other than writing, I love computer games. My two favorite websites are REFLEXIVE and GAMEHOUSE. One drawback tho, they both have a lot of the same games, so take your pick. There are however, a few games that are not on both sites. My personal fav's are the match-3 and the hidden object types. Both sites have a lot of...
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Views on illegal immigration in the US: 94 of 164

Your in America Now - Speak English If there's one thing that gets me riled up, is somebody telling me I need to learn a foreign language in order to communicate with them in my own country. The United States of America is my country and English is my language. From the time of Ellis Island, and before, immigrants have been ...
Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) Ideas for ridding your house of unwanted clutter: 12 of 18

We all have it... in corners, in hallways, on the stairs. Clutter is everywhere it seems. How do you tackle it. One room at a time! First, learn to love storage containers. They come in all sorts of sizes,shapes and colors. You can store everyday items in them, stack same sized containers then cover them when not in use, whe...
Health & Fitness > Alternative Therapies What is alternative medicine?: 12 of 18

Alternative Medicine - What is it Most people think of Alternative Medicine as dealing with plants, herbs and nutrition. At least I did, until I started researching for this article. Alternative Medicine is much more than just tea's, herbs and good food. There are many different forms of alternative medicine such as: acupunc...
Hobbies & Games > Crafts (Other) How to make your own soap: 10 of 13

This Melt and Pour method will tell you how to make that into your soap. You need the soap base to make it into the soap you want. Here is a list of what you will need. The 'melt and pour' method is like compared to learning to ride a bike with training wheels. • Melt and pour soap Base • Sharp Knife &bul...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) The best games for kids: 17 of 22

The Writings on the Wall Any parent knows, small kid's are just attracted to walls. We don't know what it is, but kid's just have to write on them, smear paint on them, anything from having a nice, clean wall! Then as parents we yell our lungs out, give the little artist's and writer's time out, and end up giving everybody a...