I am sure not a lot of you
know yet, but one of my many New Year’s resolutions is to get organized. I want
to be a clutter buster! You see, I have come across a study that mothers who
have “messy” and “cluttered homes have higher levels of stress hormones.
My first agenda: get rid
of all the old appliances. Our house is
literally cluttered with all kinds of appliances-we have the old Sony Betamax,
around three VHS players, old box televisions of various sizes, PC monitors,
boom boxes, turntables. Maybe, I should
turn the house into a museum! (j/k)
The very reason why we have
amassed a mountain load of old, non-working appliances is because of the
sentimental attachment to such appliances. The 14-inch box television? That was
my elementary graduation gift. The old
Sony Walkman? It was my friend as it comforted me through my teenage angst.
Looking at all those old
appliances with sentimentality made me wonder about the evolution of radios and
televisions and how they work. I just
found out that Radiall, founded in 1952, is one of the companies who made SMP coaxial connectors that revolutionized
the emerging television industry. Coaxial cables are used as a transmission
line for radio frequency signals and they are pretty much responsible for the
images you see on your television. You cannot enjoy the latest episode of your
favorite TV series without these connectors and cables.
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Decades later, Radiall
continues to be a global manufacturer of interconnect components for various
industries that include Aerospace, Defense, Industrial, Medical and
Telecommunications. “Our Most Important
Connection Is With You”, the company’s tagline, is proven true in the launch of
its new website which is user-friendly and easy to navigate, with a complete
description of the company’s products such as antennas, fiber optics, microwave
components, multi-pin connectors, RF cable assemblies, RF and SMP coaxial
connectors, and space qualified components.
Looking at how
highly-evolved the electronics and communication industry now, I was wondering
if I should have been an Electronics and Communication Engineer instead of an
accountant. Everything about technology
and inter-connectivity seems fascinating.
Now, excuse me as I begin
my quest as a clutter buster ;)!
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hello Ma'am, thank you for following :)
ReplyDeleteHi, sis! you can try joining BC Bloggers Secret din so you can be in touch with other moms! the badge is on the right side bar. Just click it and you are on your way to meeting friends :)
DeleteVery interesting post, Marie. My husband is an Electrical Engineer - I'll be sure to share this with him. I get my fair dose of "how things work and came to be". I enjoy it but some of goes right over my head. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the organizing. I'm sure you'll feel better but it can be painful. My daughter is blogging about de-cluttering, etc. www.literallyinspired.com
All I have to do is watch an episode of "Hoarders" and I'm out of bed tossing stuff.
I always love your posts! Reia from www.southcountrysides.blogspot.com
Hi, Reia, I will sure follow your daughter's blog. I actually Have visited it a couple of times already. I am such a hoarder. I tend to connect memories to old stuff (even tissue papers lol)
DeleteYou've mentioned about betamax, vhs players, old box TVs, etc. I know one who still keep this thing too. My BROTHER! I keep on laughing everytime his wife my SIL complains about it. And I told her mana talaga sa Papa namin hehehe.. :)
ReplyDeleteI guess most of the people are hoarders so we all have to find these tips to declutter. About fixing old things, I am glad that even if my hubby is a doctor, he is a handyman, too. He even learned ref and air conditioning in WMSU non formal education together with our son who was 13 yo then, just to understand its principles!
ReplyDeletei don't know if we still have our vhs tape. i missed playing it now. those were the days.
ReplyDeleteAnne Lei