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Help identify lost possessions in case of disaster

By: Tina Stern

Photographing the interior of your home is a great way to document your belongings & most valued possessions, just in case disaster strikes. While it is never convenient for theft, natural disaster, or fire to damage your property, unfortunate things do happen and being prepared can give you a great head start in rebuilding your life.

To create a digital inventory of your home and possessions, simply use a digital camera to take shots of each room at varying angles, while making sure to include all valuable objects. These digital images can later be used to identify your exact losses.

Photos should be stored on a flash drive or CD-R and kept in the safe or safe deposit box, and this digital inventory should be updated every few years.

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happiness How to stay a little happier

By: Lisa Stanley

Okay, today I start a weekly blog about little tips to a potentially happier existence. In these interesting times, people tend to worry, have anxiety and basically concentrate on the negative in their life. Not only is this unproductive, it perpetuates more of the same.

That said, today’s little tip is to stay in the now. When you are being choked by situations hanging around your neck, just step out of it and look at nature, or notice your surroundings. It is a nice tool to get away from something that is not happening at this moment, which is irrelevant anyway. Remember this quote: