PERFECT TEMPERATURE TO SET YOUR AC _ What’s the perfect AC setting for you home in summer? According to the Department of Energy, 78 degrees is the right setting to balance savings and comfort. The DOE says you should set your thermostat to 78 when you’re home, 85 when you’re at work or away, and 82 when you’re sleeping.
3 LITTLE WORDS THAT DESTROY RELATIONSHIPS _ YourTango.com maps out the danger words that are relationship killers.
• BUT — The word but, at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence, deletes whatever came before it. It’s like the backspace key. It’s a defensive tactic. Instead of ‘but,’ use ‘and’ or ‘and, at the same time.’
• NOT — Not is a downer. The more the word is used, the more negative you sound. Compare sentences: “I’m not going with you,” to “I’m staying home today.” Which sounds better? Instead of saying what isn’t, say what is.
• YOU — Using ‘you’ as the first word in a sentence is never a good idea. It sounds bossy and it pushes people away. Instead, use ‘I’ statements, as in sentences that start with an ‘I’ instead of a ‘you’.
PARENTS BEGIN TO LOSE CONTROL OF CHILDREN AT 13 _ A study shows parents begin to lose control of their children at the age of 13. After years of watching their every step, at around 13 parents are left wondering what their kids are eating, doing and who they are friends with.
… Four in 10 worry about the food and drink their kids are eating when they aren’t with them.
… Almost 4 in 10 (39 percent) don’t always know who their child is hanging around with.
… Almost one in 10 parents believe the point at which they have to start to let go begins as early as 10 years old.
