Sarah Martin

Member since: June 13, 2008
Total live articles: 355

Sarah Martin is a freelance marketing writer based in San Diego, CA. She specializes in travel and leisure, home improvement, life insurance, and finance. In her free time she enjoys traveling, particularly on luxury world cruises. For some great luxury cruise deals, visit http://www.amttravel.com.

Meditation for beginners involves learning how to relax your mind so that you free it of the thoughts of your daily life. When you can meditate fully, you will be able to devote 100% of your attention on one object or mantra. According to experts, meditating on a daily basis helps...

By: Sarah Martin l Health > Medicine l Oct 16, 2009 l Views: 29

Experiencing stress in our daily lives is quite common and is healthy. However, it is important to manage the stress that you feel so that it does not cause other medical conditions because of the effect that it has on your body. Relaxing the body is one of the best ways...

By: Sarah Martin l Health > Medicine l Oct 16, 2009 l Views: 20

Meditation has a positive effect on your body, both in a physiological and a behavioral way. The main effect is that you can get your body to relax and this helps to remove the stressful feelings that are causing tension in different parts of the body. Much research has been...

By: Sarah Martin l Health > Medicine l Oct 14, 2009 l Views: 59

Stress is a normal reaction to all of life's events, some of which are more stressful than others. It is important for you to learn what causes stress in your life and the degree of stress you feel in different circumstances because of the effect it can have on your...

By: Sarah Martin l Health > Medicine l Oct 14, 2009 l Views: 51

There are six main varieties of Muscat wine which comes from the oldest variety of grapes in the world, of which there are over 200 derivatives. The colors of the grapes range from white to almost black and all them have a very sweet aroma. This is one of the...

By: Sarah Martin l Food and Beverage l Oct 12, 2009 l Views: 78

Pinot Grigio is the Italian name for Pinot Gris wine and grapes that originated in the Burgundy region of France. It was made into wine in this area and probably went by the name of Fromenteau. By the 14th century, this grape was being planted in Switzerland and was brought...

By: Sarah Martin l Food and Beverage l Oct 12, 2009 l Views: 23

If you are considering installing a swimming pool, take a look at the new trend in this outdoor leisure and fitness industry in the swim spa. Such a structure allows you to swim and enjoy the relaxation therapy of the waters of the spa feature. You have plenty of room...

By: Sarah Martin l Home Improvement l Oct 12, 2009 l Views: 21

When you have a hot tub outdoors, having it enclosed in a gazebo will enhance the look and feel of your outdoor living space. There are many different designs of hot tub gazebos for you to consider so that the one you choose matches your location and the exterior of your...

By: Sarah Martin l Home Improvement l Oct 12, 2009 l Views: 36

Beverage coasters are the most indispensable items you can have on your coffee table or dining room table. These little items are inexpensive and not only do they add to the decor of a room, they are one of the best ways you can protect your furniture from stains caused...

By: Sarah Martin l Food and Beverage l Oct 12, 2009 l Views: 20

Coasters should be an important part of decorating a room or for an event in order to offer your furniture the protection it needs from the water that drips from drink glasses. Coasters keep the water from running onto the furniture or a tablecloth and causing an unsightly stain. Many...

By: Sarah Martin l Home Improvement l Oct 12, 2009 l Views: 47

Whiskey is a powerful drink and whiskey is a powerful word-possibly because both are of Irish origin. The English articulation of the word in use today is based upon a word the earliest Gaels applied to the result of their stills, for it appears they were the primary whiskey-makers. The name...

By: Sarah Martin l Food and Beverage l Aug 22, 2008 l Views: 1,343

When making a pleated valance, we first suggest that a pattern be made on paper. Six inches should be allowed for each pleat with space between each pleat of eight inches in width. Let's assume, for example, that a valance is to be made into five pleats. It will be...

By: Sarah Martin l Home Improvement l Mar 31, 2009 l Views: 776

Directoire (1795-1804) After the Revolution, which was a barren period, artists and craftsmen took up their work again, but this time for the "new rich" instead of the Court and the nobility. They did not abandon the new classic styles, but emphasized their classic - Roman and Pompeiian - character; abandoned...

By: Sarah Martin l Home Improvement l Nov 12, 2008 l Views: 755

If you like the look of patio waterfalls but find that the readymade ones are too expensive for your budget, you can easily make one of these garden features yourself. To make the waterfall look more authentic use rock as the base material. In every garden rocks are readily available...

By: Sarah Martin l Home Improvement l Dec 16, 2008 l Views: 679

Tile coasters are very hot right now. It is because you can print anything on them. They especially suit older works of art and if you go onto any of the big sites you will see that many types of tile coasters have actually now become collector's items. They actually...

By: Sarah Martin l Food and Beverage l Nov 21, 2008 l Views: 630

Sazerac To make a Sazerac you will need two bottom heavy, 3 ½ ounce bar glasses. Fill one with cracked ice and water and allow it to chill. In the other glass place a lump of sugar along with just enough water to dampen it. The saturated lump of sugar can...

By: Sarah Martin l Food and Beverage l Aug 29, 2008 l Views: 607

From time immemorial rum has been distilled as a by-product of the manufacture of sugar in all countries where sugar cane is grown. As a liquor it became the accepted beverage practically everywhere that strong drink was in demand and with the spread of its popularity all lusty liquors, regardless...

By: Sarah Martin l Food and Beverage l Sep 17, 2008 l Views: 532 l Comments: 2

In the state of California, Zinfandel is the number two most widely planted red wine grape. For many, many years, Zinfandel was a mystery grape, its origins unconfirmed. The latest DNA profiling from the University of California at Davis suggests that the grape actually originated in Croatia and not in...

By: Sarah Martin l Food and Beverage l Aug 03, 2008 l Views: 476

When choosing a drink coaster you might want to choose a designer one that somehow suits your décor or the occasion you are celebrating. If you are throwing an event and want designs that are very neutral then consider images of fruit. These are coasters with photographs and paintings...

By: Sarah Martin l Art & Entertainment l Nov 14, 2008 l Views: 476

When you shop for traditional Christmas cards, most of them contain the same greeting. You can make your greeting personal when you send Christmas ecards. Christmas ecards are fast overtaking the business of buying and sending traditional paper Christmas cards. When you shop for a card in a store, you find...

By: Sarah Martin l News and Society l Nov 20, 2008 l Views: 453

A General Purpose Rock Garden Soil The gardener knows that there is nothing like coarse, gritty sand for increasing the drainage properties of a soil. He uses it in his cutting bed, in the soil he mixes for potting. So sand will be one of the ingredients. The roots of rock garden...

By: Sarah Martin l Home Improvement l Sep 16, 2008 l Views: 151

The real reason for sketching the geology of the rivers is that it explains their curious course. In their early beginnings they are all mountain streams, such as drain the rainy hills everywhere. They tumble in waterfalls, ripple into pools. Their sides are steep, often narrow enough to be called...

By: Sarah Martin l Education l Aug 25, 2008 l Views: 113

In the state of California, Zinfandel is the number two most widely planted red wine grape. For many, many years, Zinfandel was a mystery grape, its origins unconfirmed. The latest DNA profiling from the University of California at Davis suggests that the grape actually originated in Croatia and not in...

By: Sarah Martin l Food and Beverage l Aug 03, 2008 l Views: 476

Frederick H. Ecker became President of the Metropolitan on March 26, 1929, and associated with him as Vice Presidents were Robert L. Cox and Leroy A. Lincoln. Mr. Cox died in January of the following year, and Mr. Lincoln immediately assumed the position of second in command. He succeeded to...

By: Sarah Martin l Finance l Oct 27, 2008 l Views: 81

From time immemorial rum has been distilled as a by-product of the manufacture of sugar in all countries where sugar cane is grown. As a liquor it became the accepted beverage practically everywhere that strong drink was in demand and with the spread of its popularity all lusty liquors, regardless...

By: Sarah Martin l Food and Beverage l Sep 17, 2008 l Views: 532 l Comments: 2

Music in Motion : Grand Haven Musical Fountain The Grand Haven Musical Fountain is located in Grand Haven, Michigan. The fountain displays a gorgeous fusion of water, music, and lights that come together in a fantastic sight. It is in between Dewey Hill and the north coastline of Grand River where...

By: Sarah Martin l Education l Aug 15, 2008 l Views: 200

When you want to lose weight, you need to scrutinize each weight loss program available to find one that is right for you. Although every weight loss program has the goal of helping you lose the extra pounds and helping you keep them off, not all weight loss programs are the...

By: Sarah Martin l Health > Medicine l Oct 02, 2008 l Views: 18

If there is no question as to what the Bible says about wine and drunkenness, it leaves you to wonder just what sort of wine this is. There is no doubt that it is alcoholic, though it was probably much less so than a strong drink we know today. However,...

By: Sarah Martin l Spirituality > Religion l Oct 02, 2008 l Views: 199

There are several pieces of history that include water in different forms of worship. Perhaps one of the best known rituals today is that of baptism in the Christian church. Infants or adults are either sprinkled or dunked into the water as a symbol of their sins being washed away....

By: Sarah Martin l Home Improvement > Gardening l Oct 18, 2008 l Views: 84

When you shop for traditional Christmas cards, most of them contain the same greeting. You can make your greeting personal when you send Christmas ecards. Christmas ecards are fast overtaking the business of buying and sending traditional paper Christmas cards. When you shop for a card in a store, you find...

By: Sarah Martin l News and Society l Nov 20, 2008 l Views: 453
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Please DO NOT encourage people to use Care2.com ecards! I made the mistake of...

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Dear Sarah, Thank you for your great article about Riesling. We are Riesling lovers at pacific...

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Yes! I agree with Paul! You changed the two recipes! Have a nice day! :)...

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In terms of handwritten signatures in a petition, a new petition site (http://www.chianming.com) allows the...

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Excellent article containing little known Absinthe tidbits. If you are interested in more info on...

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