Have You
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Re-Designing A
Kitchen
Your kitchen is the most used
room in your home. And if it was
built or remodeled more than 10
years ago, it may be time for a
change. Perhaps it is no longer
current with the needs of your
family.
The ideal kitchen has changed.
It was once the place where
mother worked alone and every
one else stayed out of the way.
Today, mother may still be the
only cook, but the kitchen has
become the gathering place for
busy families. A place to be
together.
So, when re-designing a kitch
en, consideration should be given
to the many activities other than
cooking that take place there.
The kitchen may be a message
area, home office, study center,
hobby workshop or just a place for
lively conversation. Whatever
activities need to be accommo
dated, adequate table and coun
terspace are essential for comfort
and convenience.
Plan special work areas in
which particular jobs can be per
formed Everything necessary to
do the job should be in one loca
tion. For example, locate a salad
making center between the sink
and refrigerator. All essentials for
preparing salads including knives,
mixing utensils, cutting board,
food processor, salad bowls,
dressing ingredients should be in
the immediate vicinity. This
allows the cook to reach into the
refrigerator for the salad fixings,
wash the produce in the sink, pre-
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pare the ingredients on the chop
ping board and in the food proces
sor and mix the ingredients all
within a few steps of each other.
There may be more than one
person cooking at the same time
so the kitchen should be designed
to avoid getting in each other’s
way. Adequate aisle space is
important
Peninsula or island counters
have become popular as work
areas when several people are
cooking in the kitchen at the same
time. The peninsula or island
could house a cooktop, chopping
block or sink as well as outlets for
the many appliances used today.
Additional storage space under
neath or above adds greater con
venience. Or a snack bar, table or
pull-out counter located on the
opposite side to direct traffic away
from the work area.
Convenience also needs to be
considered. A step-saving
arrangement of sink, refrigerator
and range is most basic. Ample
counterspace and storage of things
where they are used helps in
reducing the amount of time and
effort needed in food preparation.
Also, try to store items used fre
quently within reach rather than
on high shelves where a steplad
der is always needed. Organize
items on lazy Susans for conve
nient accessibility.
Easy care is yet another consid
eration in re-designing. Select
material that helps to cut down the
time spent in cleaning. For
instance, look for cabinets that can
be wiped clean, smooth counter
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Get your entire family involved
in a kitchen update project. Many
heads come up with more innova
tive ideas than one and if the room
is planned well, it will not only be
enjoyable to be in, but it will also
be well-organized and easy to
keep clean.
By the year 2001, automobiles
will have microwave oven com
partments instead of glove com
partments. They will be used to
prepare hot breakfasts on the way
to work or dinner on the way
home. Flowers, bottles of wine,
videotapes, and dinner will be
delivered to the workplace to be
taken home.
Cars will also come equipped
with telephones than can program
kitchen appliances to defrost, pre
heat, and bake foods, as well as
make ice cream.
Imaginative new products are
on the way. Here’s some of the
expected useful items buyers say
they want:
A programmable bathtub - you
determine the time and tempera
ture. Set in advance to have the
bath ready when you wake up or
arrive home.
A lighted showerhead, using no
batteries or outside power source.
It runs on a water powered
generator.
A quiet garage door opener to
end rumbles that kill sleep.
Big kitchens with atriums, com
bination convection-microwave
and walk-in pantries. More count
er space, with tuck-under hostess
carts.
Some high-tech changes are
expected in the early 1990’5: Most
new homes will be “computer
ready.” By then, the telephone can
be used to start dinner, water the
lawn, etc. And there will be better
heat pumps, solar design, and
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New Year’s
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HARRISBURG A New
Year’s Day tradition is to adopt
resolutions to lose those extra
pounds, get a better job or get
one’s financial affairs in order.
“Credit unions cannot help peo
ple lose weight or change careers,
but they can help members man
age their money better,” said
Michael J. Judge, president of the
Pennsylvania Credit Union
League. The League represents
1,200 credit unions, cooperatives
that provide financial services to
2.S million Pennsylvanians.
The following resolutions will
help people who are overburdened
by debt, have inadequate record
keeping and who are unable to
save for emergencies and planned
purchases.
Resolve to adopt a monthly
budget and stick to it! Even the
most informal budget can be a
good first step toward financial
awareness, according to Judge. A
monthly budget lists all income
and expenses and helps a person
make cuts accurately if needed. It
helps assure there is enough
money to meet necessary
expenses.
To start, budget for the previous
month, the current month and the
upcoming month. Use the figures
for the previous month to plan for
the current and upcoming months.
Experiment with different budget
ing systems until you find one that
suits your needs.
Resolve to save regularly with
each pay! Financial advisors
recommend a goal of 10% of net
take-home pay. Use regular sav
ings to establish an emergency
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Resolutions
Pay
fund and to save for down pay
ments on a house or automobile.
“By saving money and purchas
ing with cash, people would avoid
overextending themselves on cre
dit,” said Judge. Credit unions
offer payroll deduction to make it
easy for workers to place a percen
tage of their pay into a share sav
ings account They also offer Indi
vidual Retirement Accounts
through which members can save
for retirement
Resolve not to overdo the cre
dit cards! Credit cards are conve
nient and provide the safety of not
having to carry cash. However,
too much easy credit can hurt you.
One or two credit cards can usu
ally suffice for most people. When
looking for a credit card, it pays to
shop around because rates and
terms vary. Generally, credit
unions offer credit cards at lower
rates than can be obtained
elsewhere.
“If you know you will carry a
balance on the card, shop for the
lowest interest rate,” said Judge.
“If you plan to pay off the balance
every month, look for a card with
no annual fee.”
Consumers can avoid “creeping
debt” by paying for small purch
ases with cash. A low-cost person
al loan from a bank or credit union
is an option for larger purchases
such as major appliances and ste
reo equipment
“Make sure these resolutions
are kept by creating a plan to
accomplish them,” said Judge.
“Create small action steps and a
realistic timetable to complete
each resolution.”
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