My Wishlist of smart/technological Home based items

I'm weird I have a wishlist of technological items to use in your home. I've always had this wish list of technological items that I have always wanted for my home.

The Samsung Family Hub Refridgerator 

The Samsung Family Hub Fridge b has Samsung technology built into it including a tablet like surface on the door which includes the usual clock and temperature display as well as the ability to display and sync with the Samsung calendar. You can even include photos on the fridge tab (what I'm calling it) and you can connect with other apps. The fridge also would incorporate Samsung Galaxy camera technology by taking photos of the inside of the fridge every time you open it so that you always can remember what you have in the fridge.

Samsung also talked about working with certain grocery ordering systems and including it in the fridge tab so that those that use a delivery system can easily adapt their order as needed.... Plus just think of all the grocery/food/fridge and a shopping related apps you can sync to already and just use to organize your fridge to its full ability. I mean I'm sure there are even apps you can use to track when things expire so that in theory your fridge could remind you itself when stuff goes bad. ugh am I the only one freaking out about this Samsung fridge. most people at the technology earlier this month called it ridiculous and unnecessary and I'm just sitting here imagining all the possibilities. All that said the fridge is already estimated to be over $5000 usd so there's no way I'm ever going to afford it :(

Why I want it

• The ability to take my love of organizing and the ease of doing so and take it a step further by incorporating it to my fridge game
• The idea of the tablet abilities such as having a family calendar that's controllable through your Samsung Technology.This would also mean helping eliminate huge amounts of paper waste by being able to skip needing a giant Mom's Organizing style calendar
• I believe it will help eliminate food waste. I'm Sure there's apps you can download or sync up to that allow you to track when you bought stuff as well as being able to add/keep track of when things expire. The picture ability would also possibly be able to help with waste by reminding you what you have in the fridge as your shopping in real time.
• There will also probably be apps for organizing shopping lists
• I'm sure there would be apps for you to help organize, plan out and display your menu planning most likely even being able to display your current recipes.
• It has blue tooth speakers so you can listen to stuff as you cook - SO hey you could have audio cookbooks walk you through cooking
• It's shiny and has cool fridge based things like cooling technology and I like the 4 door system.

LG Twin Wash

It has two washers included in the system a typical Full size front load washing machine alongside a bottom pull out half washer. Not only can it do two loads at once but it can also connect to technology. In other words you can literally control your washing machine using your phone/tablet. I'm fairly certain this particular style of washer and the dryer [which isn't as cool] was featured on Hockey Wives [season 2?] 

Why I want it

• Um Hello WASHING TWO LOADS OF LAUNDRY AT ONCE. Mind you the bottom washer is called a "side-kick" and can only handle 3lbs aka half loads. It's meant to say wash your whites or delicates and what not, whilst washing the full size load. 
•  I ALSO LOVE the idea of a "Smart" washer that can be controlled by your phone/tablet. You can literally start your laundry [mind you so long as there's soap in it] anywhere at any time. Also when I saw this reviewed on TV I'm pretty sure the guy told you that there was the ability to send reminders to your phone. Hello no longer forgotten washed and now smelly clothes [not that I personally do that but it's happened to me at work/and in my house before] 
• I also like the sleek modern design. 
• It also has a vast more modes than my current washing machine which is decade[s] old but not nearly as OLD AS MY DRYER. 

Sidenote: Ironically I don't need a washer as critically as I do need a dryer but omg smart technology & duo loads is at the top of my wish list. 

Second Side note: Unfortunately the matching dryer does not have duo dryer units hence it's old school one giant dryer. 

My other wishlist features products that I saw on a Marilyn Dennis Show - See the article here http://www.marilyn.ca/AtHome/segments/Daily/Jan2016/01_18_2016/HomeInnovations

My Favorites from that segment include

• SkyDrop Lawn Sprinkling System that can connect to and monitor local weather and adjust itself accordingly. You Can also control it manually. As someone who lives in a desert and takes water conservation seriously this item was a HUGE Deal to me. 
• NanoLeaf Smarter kit/Nanoleaf Bloom - by using the Nanoleaf bulbs you can control the lighting in your house to the nth degree from creating room by room lighting settings and it can connect with smart hub devices allowing you more freedom to control it. Which I believe it means you can control your smart hub using a smart device - meaning the freedom to control lights from your phone. 
• Smart Vent allows you to control your Home heating via your cellphone/tablet. You can manipulate and control such things as allowing heat in certain rooms and creating personalized room by room heating settings. 

Another set of smart products I like 

Samsung Smart things

It's a Smart Hub which allows you to connect to and control various Smart devices in your home via your tablet or smart phone. Samsung Smart things includes things like sensors [or video monitors] for inside/outside your home, outlet plug ins, or you can get a home monitoring pack which is like a sample of each of the products [minus the video camera.] 

Why I like it 

• The benefits of controlling all of your smart devices 
• The sensor systems which can act as a security system streaming updates to your phone [the camera would be helpful for this.] 
• The outlet plugins allow you to monitor your electronics
• The Hub connects to hundreds of smart devices allowing you to neatly access, control and monitor all of your devices through one little hub which you can control via the app. 

I'll end this with what I got last year which i always wanted 

The Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 

The Samsung Galaxy Cameras in general were like a Camera - Samsung Tablet hybrid Combining a digital camera with the ability to edit it and instantly upload it to several platforms instantly. 

Why I wanted it 

• The Tablet hybrid aspect 
• Recording Videos - For some reason my computer always made uploading YouTube videos an insane task. Once I uploaded the content to the computer I then had to stay on the computer/YouTube page for at times 12 hours just to upload videos. Where as when I first started doing YouTube Vlogs I did record from my phone and just directly upload to YouTube which bypassed all the fuss. 
• After lots of research I learned that this was actually pretty decent when it came to Digital Camera type specs so I knew I wouldn;t be losing out on quality in lieu of ease of upload. 

What I love 

• Easy and instant upload 
• Having two batteries and a battery charger [Came with my bonus travel pack & not with the actual camera] 
• The Android/Samsung Operating System with full Wifi 
• The physical look of the  camera [looks old  but sleek] 
• The Microphone and ZOOM Capabilities. 

What I don't love

• It can be fussy to focus in particular when recording videos
• The sometimes dark aspect to photos/vidoes [mind you with videos I can't use flash so this is a problem more so for videos] 
• The SMALL 6 GB internal memory. Unfortunately at the start the the Operating system did take up most of the memory to begin with and it now requires 4 GB to operate. Which means you have just a few gigs of space to use for apps you want on the actual internal memory such as editing applications/YouTube/FaceBook/IG. 

Orange is the new Black Season 3 Thoughts

And I just finished watching #OITNB #Episode13 of #season3 #netflix #netflixmarathon #netflixbinge of #OITNBmarathon has ended #orangeisthenewblack #OITNBbinge over 13 hours and it's #orangeout #orange #S3 #NetflixCanada thanks for releasing it early

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Well #orange out

And ladies and gentlemen I do declare my Season 3 OITNB marathon to have ended. The Orange end credit Shot has been taken & the Season 3 credits have officially rolled for this crazy Canadian. My brain is sooo full of just all the things right now.
FYI this is GOING TO HAVE SPOILERS obviously & will probably be TDL;DR for lot's of people as well as all over the place as per my thoughts lol, my brain is hurting at the moment.

My first reaction was that I felt it was a very slow build up and my interest strayed a lot from Episode 1-5. Around episode 6 my attention was drawn back in but then I found the next two episodes sort of anti climatic. It wasn't until episode 10 where I was drawn back in again. The last few episodes seemed to just fly by with so many things happening.

Although this season was generally a lot lighter than Season 2, there were some fairly heavy things that happened especially for [spoiler]SoSo & Tiffany/Tucky[/spoiler] So I was very happy that things ended on such a happy note.

The one difference was the fact that this season had some very obvious themes woven into the plot such as the religion and what not. I actually didn't mind it too much to be honest. It was very interested how it all played out in the end. I also liked how Season 3 ended much were it all began - with water.

This season didn't really contain a lot of Back stories that I found particularly memorable. Chang's was entertaining, Leanne's was quite a different twist to what I had imagined it to be and Tiffany aka Tucky was truly heart breaking. I was very happy that we went back & learned more about her story.

As for Character development I felt that Tiffany/Tucky and SoSo had the strongest and most hashed out character growth this season. I also felt that Lorna really came into her own as well. I also felt like Gina, Boo & Mr Healy also had some solid growth. I wouldn't say I saw a huge amount of growth from Suzanne/Crazy Eyes but I did sympathize with her once again. In all honesty I feel that Uzo's best acting was in Season 1. I did wish that Poussey had more story lines and development but then again she is my absolute favorite.

In all honesty I didn't miss Nicky that much. In fact I sort of welcomed her absence not that I don't appreciate the character. I feel like Nicky was typically a character used for Comic & tension relief and with this season already being lighter on subject, her little sarcastic quips & jokes weren't really needed. I also couldn't really see how she could've added much to the plot.

I did miss Bennett though and felt that his absence was extremely weak with a lot of loose ends. However having said that perhaps it was one purpose... [spoiler]I feel like we don't know for Sure who called Child Protective services on  Aleida's Boyfriend[/spoiler] Speaking of the never ending Daya Baby Mama Drama, let's talk about Pornstache's mom - Delia Powell played by the fabulous Mary Steenburgen. She had the biggest Character who wasn't a direct member of the Litchfield Community!!!! I LOVED it. She's like total Opposite of Pornstache!

I found that they really took down the Sex/Sex References down a few notches and I did like that. I found the whole hook up contest in Season 2 to be a bit over the top. Alex & piper were also fairly Low key which was nice. Piper in general seemed more level headed, stable and sane in her relationships for once.

As for general notes, I really did feel like the first few episodes  felt like filler to me and I wish it hadn't of taken so long to be introduced to Stella & Lolly aka Ruby Rose & Lori Petty. I AM ALSO so excited that Daya has finally had  the baby. YAY for that never ending plot line finally ending.

All in all Season 3 was enjoyable however I don't feel like this is an Award Winning Season. I am sure It will get nominated but I don't think there is too much hope of it nabbing Emmy Awards and that sort of thing. It could  pick up awards for more viewer based/voting award shows but I just felt like it was lacking stellar stand out or even ensemble acting to merit prestigious awards.

Since the Season ended on such a happy note & was for once cliff hanger free and ended  with a more solid ending, I do wonder where we will pick up next time.

What were all of your thoughts about the Season or the Episodes so far???

And it is live ladies and gents #watching #OITNB #season3 on #netflix #orangeisthenewblack #newseason yay

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World Tuberculosis Day

World Tuberculosis Day 

Today March 24th is known as World Tuberculosis Day - World Health Organization . World TB day (United Nations) is hosted by World Health Organization  and has been an annual event since 1982. March 24th was chosen as World TB day (WTBD)  because on March 24th back in 1882 a Doctor by the name of Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis which is the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis (aka TB.) 

Today on World (Stop) TB Day  serves as a day for the world to group together to raise awareness for Tuberculosis and mobilize Political and Social Commitment of continued progress towards fully eliminating TB. Though there has been a lot of progress with TB it remains one of  the worlds top health challenges with dismal statistics. In 2013 there were 9 million new Tuberculosis cases & 1.5 million people have died. 

For World Tuberculosis Day 2015 the theme is Reach. Treat. Cure Everyone. It is a call on all global citizens to continue the commitment to find, treat and cure all people with TB as well as the continual effort to eventually ending Tuberculosis all together by 2035. The 2015 World TB Day will signal the push for a renewed effort to alert Health Ministers to the global, regional and National TB emergency and emphasize the fact that current TB Situation is unacceptable. 

The campaign this year (2015)  also provides the platform needed to highlight the urgent need to fill the funding gap of $2 billion USD needed for TB interventions,  research and development and highlight the need to eliminate barriers to recommended TB Drugs and diagnostics.. 

TB should be everyone's concern and there fore everyone should take an active role in fighting against Tuberculosis. 

How you can help- 

Social media: Members of the public can join the World TB Day awareness-raising campaign hrough social media to bring attention to the Stop TB & World TB Day issues. 

You can take part by using the Suggested  hashtags #WTBD2015 #WorldTBDay2015 and #ReachTreatCureEveryone #Tuberculosis #TB and checking out the Stop TB Partnership Facebook Page or tweeting  @StopTB on Twitter

As of of today 9 million people become sick with Tuberculosis annually and roughly 3 million of those people do not get the care they deserve since they are either undiagnosed, untreated and ultimately uncured. In 2015 WHO wants to improve the quality of existing programmes and access to care and services of those who are impacted by Tuberculosis.  

There is a critical need to address weaknesses in Countries health systems and push the need for sustained and regular funding, political engagement and ultimately support. Countries need to take TB seriously and thus up their investments in Tuberculosis in a way that is cost efficient.TB should be everyone's concern and there fore everyone should take an active role in fighting against Tuberculosis. 

In May of 2014 the WHO passed and approved a New Post 2015 Global Tuberculosis strategy called the WHO End TB Strategy. The idea is to create a  world free of tuberculosis and end TB forever by 2035. The major parts of the Strategy were as follows

• INTEGRATED, PATIENT-CENTRED CARE AND PREVENTION
• BOLD POLICIES AND SUPPORTIVE SYSTEMS
• INTENSIFIED RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

The principles are

1. Government stewardship and accountability, with monitoring and evaluation
2.  Strong coalition with civil society organizations and communities 
3.  Protection and promotion of human rights, ethics and equity
4. Adaptation of the strategy and targets at country level, with global collaboration 

Some of the goals of the strategy are to decrease the rates of Tuberculosis related deaths by certain percents and specific times. By 2020 they want to reduce TB related deaths by 35%, in 2025 they want to reduce the rate by 75%, in 2030 they want to see the rate of TB caused deaths as low as 90% and eventually work towards 95% to total eradication of Tuberculosis and TB Caused deaths to  by 2035. 

The End TB strategy  calls on governments to adapt and implement the strategy with high-level commitment and financing . It reinforces a focus within the strategy on serving populations highly vulnerable to infection and poor health care access, such as migrants. The strategy and resolution highlight the need to engage partners within the health sector and beyond, such as in the fields of social protection, labour, immigration and justice. The resolution requests the WHO Secretariat to help Member States adapt and operationalize the strategy, noting the importance of tackling the problem of multidrug-resistant TB and promoting collaboration across international borders. WHO is also asked to monitor implementation and evaluate progress towards the milestones and the 2035 targets.

#DEARME International Women's Day 2015 & the Dear me initiave Vlog

Welcome to GOAL setting 2.0 & Say Hello to SWOT planning

Welcome to my second series of Goal setting techniques & strategies. These are a bit more advanced than my previous Series Goal Setting 101.
The first in my new series is SWOT Planning, which is a method you apply BEFORE you start setting goals!!!!! 

SWOT stands for Strengths, weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Basically SWOT is to help you map out (a group) or your own strengths; weaknesses, identify threats and figure out how everything all relates to opportunities.  I will show you 3 different ways SWOT can be applied - each one slightly more complicated as we go along. 

 This is an example of how to do a very simple SWOT analysis. See Strengths and weaknesses can be internal (both you as a person or within a group) where as opportunities and threats are external (outside of your control.)

1. What I want you to do is to identify some of your Strengths and some of your weaknesses.
2.  The first part in the External columns are opportunities. These can be defined as the current opportunity you have, or the opportunities that can come from this project; they can also be future things that can happen, all in all they are any advantages you may see from doing this.  
3. Lastly identify any threats that you or the project may face. These can include environmental threats, opposing mentality threats, or even inner threats you may face (Such as in your own head.) 

Now that you have your SWOT analysis you can use it to help you set your current goals & hopefully by taking a good look at yourself & fully assessing the situation you can set much more realistic goals. 

 This is a slightly more complicated SWOT Analysis. See how it creates a grid pattern where your strengths (internal) and opportunities (external) are Helpful & positive things where as the Weaknesses (Internal) & Threats (external) fall under the Harmful & negative category.

Take some time to dwell on this new SWOT analysis as you  name your strengths, identify the opportunities that are to your advantage and take a hard look at your weaknesses and identify the threats you may face that might put you at a disadvantage.

Lastly we have the most complex SWOT analysis chart. Where you have a 9x9 column. This is a bit more tricky. 

1. So why don't you fill out the top row first & identify your Strengths as well as your weaknesses. 
2. Secondly shift your attention to the far Left columns and figure out the opportunities you could benefit from & identify threats you might face. 

This is where it gets tricky

•  Next head to the middle column and fill Center Box. You will see opportunities --> Strengths strategies. Use the strengths you identified to create a plan that would allow you to take the most advantage of your opportunities!! 
• Next look at the bottom middle box where it says Threat --> Strength strategies. Use the strengths you identified to AVOID the THREATS (if you can!) 
• Lastly we will look at the far right box column, center down. 
• Opportunity --> Weaknesses strategies. This is going to become the guide to OVERCOME your weaknesses by taking advantage of your opportunities. 
• Take a look at the bottom Right Box now. 
• Threat --> Weakness Strategies. This will become your guide to how you can minimize your weaknesses to avoid threats! 

 There now you are SWOT certifed PRE- GOAL planning strategy planners :) I hope this makes sense, if not try to google the method or attempt the easiest method first before you try the more difficult ones :)

GID Goal Planning

Get It Done 

Welcome to the last part of Goal Setting 101 - aka the forgotten chapter since I apparently forgot to add this to my goal setting 101 series even though I made a reference to it. 

Once you have your goals set and sorted into primary or secondary & have created an ideal timeline for when you want to achieve these goals, it comes time for the Post GOAL setting planning stage. 

Basically once you have the goals laid out, it's time to prioritize them & GET IT DONE - It's GI(ddy) up time ya'll. So go forth and set some goals my young pad-wan learners and find your inner yoda and achieve the goals. There is not try only do or do not ;) 

ALSO keep your eyes peeled for GOAL Setting for the more advanced which should be coming at yo faces later today :D 

2015 OSCAR predictions