Did you just purchase your home and you want to make it your own? Or are you just getting bored with the same ol, same ol. Sprucing up your digs doesn’t have to cost a mint or require a contractor’s license. Here are five simple and inexpensive ways to freshen up your home. Paint. Painting […]
Meghan Markle Dons Sustainable Duds Down Under
Meghan Markle wears her heart on her sleeve, literally, as the new Duchess of Sussex repeatedly shows off four major sustainable designers during her whirlwind sixteen-day tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. While watching the sailing with Prince Harry during the Invictus Games on Saturday, the mother-to-be wore the Australian label Veja V-10 […]
Have You Tried a Hot Pot?
Move over, Korean BBQ, the Hot Pot is here. The latest food craze out of China is the latest way to enjoy Asian cuisine in a cook-it-yourself restaurant experience. Diners can choose their own ingredients (meats, seafood, veggies, dumplings, and more) to dip into a simmering cauldron of chili and spice-infused broths with varying levels […]
Sitting Is The New Smoking
Sitting for extended periods of time is now considered to be as harmful to our health as smoking cigarettes. Bad news for those of us who spend hours in the car commuting, only to spend more hours sitting at a desk, then more hours in the car, followed by couch potato city at night. So, […]
Clean Up Your Desktop!
Does it feel like your once snappy computer is slowing down? Speeding it up could be as easy as taking out the trash. Here are some of the biggest reasons your computer’s on slug mode, and the easy ways you can fix it. Take out the Trash. When you delete files they’re still on your […]
Move Over, Pumpkin Spice
Looks like fall’s perennial favorite flavor has some competition. Cinnamon roll-flavored foods are suddenly everywhere this year. Ben & Jerry’s has Cinnamon Buns ice cream and Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream Sandwiches. Cereals from Shredded Wheat to Captain Crunch have put a Cinnamon Roll spin on things. Poptarts and Larabar both boast Cinnamon Roll snack bars, […]
Barbie Goes Couture
Cutting edge couture house Rodarte, founded by sisters and designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy in 2005, are the latest designers to partner with the Instagram account @BarbieStyle to create one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls wearing designs from their Spring 2018 collection. “We were very excited as we have always loved Barbie,” said Kate Mulleavy. Added Laura, “We […]
Get Ready for Winter!
Days are getting shorter and nights are getting cooler. Don’t wait till that first snowstorm hits to find out your heater’s on the fritz. Whether you live in an apartment in the city or a cabin in the woods, here are a few quick tips to get ready for winter. Service your heater and/or fireplace. […]
Apple and Samsung Fined
If you thought your iPhone or Galaxy were slowing down after that last update, it wasn’t your imagination. Last December Apple fessed up that its iOS software slowed down the performance of older iPhones and boy, oh, boy, did that throw customers into a tizzy. Now, while Apple claims it was doing this to “counteract […]
Take Care of Your Ta-Tas
October was Breast Cancer Awareness month, but it’s always a good time to brush up on how to take care of our ta-tas. That includes you too, fellas. While they’re usually shaped and perceived differently, both men and women have breast tissue, so biologically, breast cancer can (and does) affect men as well as women. […]