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Inside This Issue...

  • Need Pain Relief?  Try This...
  • Should You Get A Flu Shot?  Consider These Facts...
  • Fun Facts and Laughs:  A List of The Most Stolen Cars,
         How To Customize Your Ads, And More...
  • Trivia Challenge: Win Free Movie Tickets For Two
  • Real Estate Q&A: How Important Is Landscaping In Buying
         Or Selling A House?
 
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Dear Friend...

If you suffer from pain, particularly from your back, fibromyalgia, or migraines, you should try a simple healing technique practiced for centuries and recommend by top doctors today. You'll learn all about it in my latest Service For Life! ® Free consumer newsletter. Plus, you'll learn an important tip to protect yourself from misleading credit card offers, fun facts, a trivia challenge, and more!

Enjoy your issue, and please feel free to call me whenever a friend, family member or neighbor needs a caring, competent real estate professional to help with buying or selling.

To health, success and laughter in your life!

Todd Wardle

Todd Wardle, REALTOR®

PS.  If you're buying a home in the next 6 months, you should get a copy of my special consumer awareness report called "49 Essential Tips Every Home Buyer Should Know". This Free report will save you time, money, and frustrations when finding, buying, and financing your next home. Simply email me at: Todd@FindIdahoHomes.com, or call me at: (208) 322-8628

 
Today's Brain Teaser . . .
You have a fox, a chicken and a sack of grain. You must cross a river with only one of them at a time. If you leave the fox with the chicken he will eat it; if you leave the chicken with the grain he will eat it. How can you get all three across safely?   (answer below)
Need Pain Relief?  Try This . . .
If you're looking to relieve pain – try meditation. People all over the world have recognized the benefits of meditation for thousands of years. And recent studies show even brief training in meditation can help ease pain.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte researchers found that students who received a single hour of mindfulness training over three days significantly reduced their awareness and sensitivity to pain. Other studies show that meditation is particularly helpful to people who suffer from chronic back pain, fibromyalgia and migraines. Here's how you can get started:

Understand that most types of meditation have four elements in common: 1) a quiet location, 2) a specific and comfortable posture, 3) a focus of attention, and 4) an open attitude.

Try this 3-minute exercise called A.C.E. recommended by Psychologist Elisha Goldstein, PhD. Do it several times a day:
  • Awareness. Spend 60 seconds becoming aware of what is happening right now in your thoughts and emotions.

  • Collecting. Spend another 60 seconds collecting your attention on your breathing. Notice where you are breathing most prominently your nose, chest or belly.

  • Expanding. Spend another 60 seconds expanding your awareness into your physical body and noticing sensations like tingling, warmth, pain and coolness at specific sites.

Practice. Dr. Robert Bonakdar from the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine says the idea is to relax your body and become aware of your pain without judging it or fixating on it. Instead of running away from pain, come to terms with it. The reduced tension helps ease pain.

Educate yourself. You can buy books and tapes on all kinds of meditation techniques (mindfulness meditation, mantra meditation, relaxation response, guided imagery etc.) or seek out information on the internet. Try different techniques to see which one best suits you. If you have chronic pain, you might consider taking formal training.
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Should You Get A Flu Shot?  Consider These Facts...
Despite all the publicity and serious worldwide concern about the H1N1 flu virus last year, many U.S. adults chose not to get vaccinated. As flu seasons approaches, here are some points to consider:

The U.S. Centers For Disease Control reiterates that the flu is a contagious disease that can be life-threatening. They estimated that 60 million Americans contracted the H1N1 virus by March 2010. Some 270,000 were hospitalized and more than 12,000 died.

The 2010-2011 vaccine will protect against 2009 H1N1 and two other flu viruses (an H3N2 virus and an influenza B). People who got the 2009 H1N1 vaccine (or had that flu) should still get the 2010-2011 vaccine.

The CDC recommends that all people six months and older be vaccinated each year. Adults only need one shot while some children will need two. A new, higher-dosage vaccine will be available for people 65 and older. Most flu occurs from November through May. You should get the vaccine as soon as it is available in your area.

For flu prevention tips, see: www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits/index.htm
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Fun Facts and Laughs . . .

A List of The Most Stolen Cars . . .

These are America's most stolen cars (vehicles 1-3 years old), according to the Highway Loss Data Institute. They all have the latest anti-theft technology, but you still can load them on a truck.
  • Cadillac Escalade
  • Ford F-250 pick-up
  • Infiniti G37
  • Dodge Charger HEMI
  • Corvette Z06
  • Hummer H2 4WD
How To Customize Your Ads . . .

Did you know you can customize your own weekly ads from Target? Go to mytargetweekly.target.com. Among other things, you can request alerts when your favorite items that go on sale.

Credit Card Tip . . .

Be wary of an offer in your mail for a "professional card." These are normally sent to small-business owners or corporate executives but more people seem to be getting them. The catch? These cards aren't covered by the new protections of the Credit Card Accountability and Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009.

Have A Laugh:  Funny Quote . . .

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

– Robin Williams

DID YOU KNOW…Unlike most real estate agents, I DON’T spend my time pestering people with phone calls or bothersome interruptions to generate good clients.  Instead, I dedicate 110 percent of my time and energies to providing such outstanding service, people naturally think of me when a friend or family member needs help buying or selling a home.  THANKS for your referrals!
Trivia Challenge for the Month...

"Who Else Wants To Win Movie Tickets For Two?"
Guess who won last month's Trivia Question? I'm pleased to announce the  lucky winner of last month's quiz. And the winner is Butch Richardson correctly answered my quiz question. 

  So, let's move on to this month's trivia question:

What athlete has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated the most times?

a. Jack Nicklaus

b. Muhammad Ali

c. Michael Jordan

d. Magic Johnson


EMAIL ME AT: Todd@FindIdahoHomes.com OR Call Me At (208) 322-8628 And You Could Be One Of My Next Winners!
 
Brain Teaser Answer:
Take the chicken over first. Go back and bring the grain next, but instead of leaving the chicken with the grain, come back with the chicken. Leave the chicken on the first side and take the fox with you. Leave it on the other side with the grain. Finally, go back over and get the chicken and bring it over.

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Real Estate Q & A . . .

Q.  How Important Is Landscaping In Buying Or Selling A House?

A.  Good landscaping can increase your home's resale value by 14 percent, according to the Associated Landscape Contractors of America. Better curb appeal may speed up the sale by as much as six weeks.

Professionals recommend that you invest 10 percent of your home's value in landscaping. More than just plantings, this includes structural features such as lighting, outdoor rooms, fences and pools. Here are some helpful tips:

Determine what you need. Are you landscaping to sell your home or to enjoy the property yourself for the longer term.

Get professional guidance. Depending on the scope of your project and budget, consider hiring an arborist, a landscape designer or a certified landscape architect. Ask friends for recommendations or search web sites such as the one for The American Society of Landscape Architects.

Develop a plan. Set your priorities what needs to be done (have you solved that drainage problem?) versus what you'd like to do (put in an outdoor entertainment area). If you take a piecemeal approach, the result will look disorganized and cost you more money in the long run.

If you have any questions, or need capable and trustworthy representation, please email me at Todd@FindIdahoHomes.com.
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