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Sales Representative Lori Younder

416-788-4004 www.loriyounder.com

Real Broker Ontario Ltd., Brokerage

Broker Ontario Ltd., Brokerage

2025 | ISSUE 10

HOT PAINT TREND: COLOUR CAPPING

Paint is a relatively easy and cost-effective way to quickly update any room. It can change the entire look and feel of a space in the matter of a few hours, and it can also be used strategically to make a small room look larger. Dating back the Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern eras, colour capping is making a re-appearance in small rooms everywhere this fall, as it can help to visually elongate walls to create an illusion of greater height and, therefore, a larger room. It’s easy enough to do and doesn’t involve drastic remodeling or expensive materials. Colour capping involves continuing the colour from the wall onto the ceiling but in a series of different tones. Typically, lighter tones are used on the walls, mid-tones on the trim and then a darker tone on the ceiling. Adding a darker shade at the top of the wall and onto the ceiling will create an accent ceiling that gives the room dimension and height. For best results, use a matte finish on the walls and a satin or semi-gloss finish on the ceiling to enhance the effect as the light will reflect differently.

No Bake PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

INGREDIENTS:

DIRECTIONS:

• 8 oz Cream Cheese • ½ cup pureed pumpkin, canned or fresh • ¼ cup brown sugar, unpacked • 9 inch Graham Cracker Crust • 4 oz Coolwhip, thawed • 1 tsp vanilla • 1 tsp cinnamon • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1. In a large bowl whip cream cheese, pumpkin, vanilla, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar for a few minutes until fluffy. A hand mixer or spatula both work fine. 2. Add Coolwhip and whip until smooth. 3. Spoon mixture into cooked pie crust and chill for a few hours, until firm.

PAULO COELHO WHEN WE STRIVE TO BECOME BETTER THAN WE ARE, EVERYTHING AROUND US BECOMES BETTER TOO.”

BENEFITS OF TRAVELLING CLOSE TO HOME Travel has numerous benefits. It can reduce stress, boost your mood, create a sense of belonging, helps you build lasting memories and open your eyes to new cultures, cuisines and traditions. It can also support personal growth, boost your confidence and offer a much-needed reset when you feel stuck in a routine. Whatever your reason for travelling, not every trip has to involve long flights or crossing international borders. A lot can be said for travelling locally – within your province or country. For starters, it’s usually more affordable, which means you can get away more often. It provides a level of flexibility that international travel may not, which makes it more convenient to your schedule. A spontaneous weekend road trip is much easier to plan than, say, a Mediterranean cruise. Staying local with your travel plans helps support local businesses and strengthens the communities around you. You’ll discover the history, traditions and way of life that shape the area you live in. It’s a great way to gain a deeper understanding of the people and places that influence your everyday life. So next time you feel an itch to explore, start looking nearby. You might be surprised by what you discover.

USE MNEMONIC DEVICES IN YOUR DAILY LIFE

Arithmagon The aim of an arithmagon is to determine which numbers go in the empty circles. The numbers in the square boxes are made by adding together the numbers in the circles either side. For example, if the number in the square box was 10 you could try 6 and 4, but the numbers must also add up on the other edges, making this more difficult than it first appears. Mnemonic devices are tools to help you memorize something like a phone number, how to correctly spell a word or even the first 100 digits of pi. Acronyms, songs and rhymes are probably the most common mnemonic devices, but other methods do exist. Aside from studying in school, try a mnemonic device in these situations: • Heading to the grocery store for a few items but don’t have a paper or notes app handy? Create an acronym to remind you what to buy: MANE (milk, apples, nectarines and eggs). • Meeting new people and struggle to remember names? Try linking new information with something you already know. Like Steven, whom you just met, has glasses like your neighbour Steven. Chances are pairing information like that will help you remember. • Need to remember the name of a medicine you’re taking? Try chunking, or breaking the information into bite-sized “chunks”, to make it more manageable. So dextromethorphan (Benylin DM) can be dex- tro- meth- orphan. This method works well for phone numbers, alpha-numerical passwords and similar bits of information. You probably know and use more mnemonic devices that you’re aware of so try creating a few of your own to help yourself remember important bits of info.

for a laugh

Two kids camping in their backyard wanted to know the time, so they started singing at the top of their lungs. Then one of their neighbours threw open his window and yelled, “Cut the noise! Don’t you know it’s 3 o’clock in the morning?” A waiter gives a gentleman a cup of coffee. The gentleman takes a sip and spits it out. He turns to the waiter and says, “Waiter! This coffee tastes like mud!” The waiter, looking surprised, turns to the gentleman and says, “But, sir, it’s fresh ground!” Three friends stranded on a deserted island find a magic lamp. Inside it is a genie who agrees to grant each friend one wish. “I want to go home,” says the first friend. The genie grants her wish. “I want to go home, too,” says the second friend. And the genie sends him back home. “I’m lonely,” says the third friend. “I sure wish my friends were back here.”

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