7 Tips for Burning the Perfect Candle

Written by Chere Deshayes


7 Tips for Burningrepparttar Perfect Candle

Tapers, columns, votives, containers, pillars and novelty - chances are you have at least one of these types of candles in your home. Surveys done by candle manufacturers suggest that 7 out of 10 U.S households use candles, 96% of which are purchased by women. The basics for candles are easy, just light them! However, if you want to getrepparttar 110860 most out of your candles and not watch your money go up in smoke (literally), here are seven tips to follow.

1. KEEP THE WICK TRIMMED One ofrepparttar 110861 best things that you can do for your candles is to keeprepparttar 110862 wick trimmed to ¼ of an inch. Wicks that are allowed to get larger than ¼ of an inch tend to burn faster and smoke. If you are noticing black soot accumulating on your container candles,repparttar 110863 wick is too long. Nail clippers are a great tool for trimming wicks that can’t be reached with scissors.

2. AVOID DRAFTS Burning candles in drafty areas can cause uneven burning and excessive smoking. Not to mention that your candle will burn faster. If you noticerepparttar 110864 flame ofrepparttar 110865 candle flickering in any direction other than straight up, there is a draft. Prevent drafts by keeping burning candles away from heating and air-conditioning vents and open windows.

3. REFRIGERATE THEM Candles that are cold will burn slower. To cool you candle, first wrap in foil or cling wrap to preventrepparttar 110866 wick from absorbing any moisture. Pop them inrepparttar 110867 fridge for about an hour and light! Make sure you don’t put them inrepparttar 110868 freezer instead. They will break!

Here's One Way to Identify a Good Real Estate Agent

Written by Ron Scott


BETHESDA, MD - October 19, 2004 - As an experienced California real estate broker, you can imagine that I can be pretty jaded when it comes torepparttar home buying process. While findingrepparttar 110859 right home atrepparttar 110860 right price is of primary concern, I have always startedrepparttar 110861 process shopping for an agent willing to gorepparttar 110862 extra mile. To that end I have a simple test I put prospective agents and brokers through that might help yourepparttar 110863 next time you are looking for real estate brokerage services.

To setrepparttar 110864 stage, understand that I have been thinking about retirement now for several years and have narrowed my final resting place to two general areas: Bethesda MD and Scottsdale AZ. I started calling agents inrepparttar 110865 Bethesda area early one morning and, fromrepparttar 110866 outset, made it very clear to everyone I spoke with that I had not yet committed myself to either destination.

The first three calls generated predictable reactions. The agents, two men and one woman, upon learning that I was a “lookiloo” found a way to excuse themselves fromrepparttar 110867 conversation. Two tried to be delicate about it, one was abrupt. The latter encounter left me feeling like a telemarketer.

My fourth call was taken by an inexperienced agent who, obviously working on her broker’s orders, insisted upon getting my social security number so she could pre-qualify me onrepparttar 110868 spot. I ended that call myself.

My search fortunately came to an end when I talked with Gretchen Koitz. It was obvious fromrepparttar 110869 outset that she was experienced. Instead of going forrepparttar 110870 jugular asrepparttar 110871 previous agents had done, she spent 45 minutes conversing with me and in doing so earned my trust and respect.

As it turns out, her willingness to spend time talking with me is not a matter of having a lot of time on her hands. She isrepparttar 110872 Director of New Agent Training atrepparttar 110873 Long and Foster Bethesda Gateway Office, an office that she was proud to say had done over a billion dollars of volume each ofrepparttar 110874 last three years. That was impressive to me because most ofrepparttar 110875 firms I worked with in California thought it was time for celebration and extended vacation when they reachedrepparttar 110876 10,000,000 mark.

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