The Importance of Playing Outdoors

It was about 2 or 3 weeks ago that my family was invited to a birthday party. It was celebrated in a park and my children really enjoyed the outdoors. It has 2 -3 big and small playgrounds. Many of my kids' friends are also there, so they had lots of fun.

Playing outdoors is really important for children. It gives them some time to be active and do some physical activities. Most children lack this these days because many (including my children, I'm afraid) have preferred to just stay indoors and play games in the computer, PSP, Nintendo DS, Play Station or Wii. No wonder more and more children suffer from child obesity. It is actually the number 1 child health concern in 2011.

Aside from the benefit of having physical exercise, playing outdoors gives them the opportunity to breathe in fresh air (lots of oxygen intake is good) and get some Vitamin D from the sunshine as well. That is really healthy for the kids. 

We should really do this regularly and not just when invited to go out for a party.

Get Free Skills Certifications at Brainbench

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In the post I wrote recently entitled 5 Tips to Get Hired Doing Online Jobs at oDesk and Freelancer.com, I emphasized the importance of taking tests and certifications relevant to your skills on your profile so that potential employers can assess if you're fit for their job opening and you might end up getting more job offers. One website that you should know about concerning this is Brainbench.

Brainbench is a program which gives people the opportunity to get 600+ certifications for skills which they can use to enhance their resume or CV. Whether you are a professional or not, freelancer, part-time or full-time career person, working in fields like computer programming, web designer, business accounting, engineering, medical transcription, writing, etc, you can find a certification for you here.

Registering to the site is free and there are a dozen free skills tests available but most require a payment of $49.95 or member subscription.  Now, the GOOD NEWS is Brainbench is holding the event called Bench Games where all members can have free access to ALL the certifications. You read that right - ALL FREE. But it will just be for a limited time period, from March 5 - 9, 2012.

Bench Games is actually a worldwide competition. It is a search for the top country that certifies the most number of citizens and the country that certifies the most citizens at Master level (score of 4.0 and above). Individuals who get the highest score in any given test will also be awarded a Brainbench subscription worth $199.

So, if you're looking forward to pumping up your resume with additional skills certifications, take advantage of the opportunity to do so at the Bench Games. If you're not yet registered to Brainbench, why not do so now? Tell also your friends about it. You can find more info on the Bench Games here.

Clipix, My New Online Organizer

I browse online a lot and bookmark sites, articles, tutorials and videos which I like to visit again using my web browser. But bookmarking and organizing online pages this way is just for personal use. What if I like to share part or all of it with family and friends?
Well, I found that clipix is a new free online site which offers a great way to bookmark or "clip" what I find online and store them there in "clipboards" for later browsing. This is how a clipboard looks like.

As you can see this is my blog's Clipboard. I created clipboards which have something to do with blogging or my blog, Stay at Home Blessings. So, you can see there different clipboards such as My Recent Blog Posts, Blogs I follow, Great Recipes, Child-Friendly Sites, Interesting Reads and Books I'd Like to Read. I also have other clipboards there which are for my eyes only. It's good that I can decide whether to share a clipboard with everyone, with my friends or keep it to myself only.

As you can see also from the snapshot of my clipboard above that I've just began using Clipix. I still have O friends. So, if you decide to sign-up and use Clipix, let me know in the comment section what your Clipix URL is and what your Clipboards are about and I'll add you as my friend. By the way, my Clipix URL is http://www.clipix.com/personal/stayathomeblessings.

Before heading over to Clipix, watch this video first to know more about the different things you can do with Clipix.

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