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- Fashion FAQs
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Have you ever wondered why an outfit didn't look just right? Do you have parts that you want to enhance or hide? These simple tips can make your shopping experience more successful and ensure you have a great look every time you step out of your house.
- Fall Fashions For 2008
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] What is on the racks for women this fall? Choose the colors and styles that work for you with this article on what is what in the ready-to-wear fashion world this fall.
- Workplace Wardrobe
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Does an unwritten dress code mean a fashion free-for-all in the office? Absolutely not! Written dress codes are often designed with legal situations in mind such as harassment, and safety. Unspoken, unwritten dress codes are all about the image of the company and your ability to promote yourself as a team player and someone with potential worthy of promotion.
- Pack For 10 Days in a Carry-On
[Travel-and-Leisure] Successful packing is all about coordinating. Whether you are going on a business trip or for pleasure, stick with a theme. Believe it or not, you should be able to pack for a week to ten days in a carry-on shoulder bag and a 21" expandable suitcase.
- The Dreaded Swimsuit
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Let's face it. A swimsuit doesn't cover much (some less than others) so we can't hide behind layers of fabric...or can we? Very few people, unless they live in an area where they are beach bound all of the time and it is part of the "uniform," are comfortable picking out a bathing suit for summer, much less wearing one. In an attempt to demystify the process and to help you find the style that will enhance your body, here are a few pointers.
- Update Your Old Furniture
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Our parents and grandparents were familiar with the saying; "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without." In the tight money times we have right now, anything that helps us get more mileage from the things we own is a good idea.
- Gas Saving Vacations
[Travel-and-Leisure:Vacation-Rentals] Gas prices are up just in time to interfere with vacations, so here’s a suggestion for a well ‘designed’ vacation. Pack up the family and head out to view a historic home or a lifestyle museum. It’s fun and interesting to see how our ancestors lived.
- How Do I Decorate a Room on a Tight Budget?
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] To update a room at no expense at all, little is needed but elbow grease, imagination and a free weekend. Perhaps you want to update your living room. To do this at no expense, strip the room down to the bare walls, floors (carpeted or wood) and basic furniture. Then give it a good old fashioned housecleaning; wash and polish and shampoo every inch of it, until the windows sparkle and the woodwork gleams. Then slowly reconstruct it.
- Decorating Your Older Home for Comfortable Living
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Decorating an older home can be a real challenge. Most of us don’t really want to live the way our ancestors did. The aim is to get the flavor of the era you wish to project without the discomfort and aggravation.
- 7 Spring Fashion Tips
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] While flirty and fun is "in," don't forget tailored and chic. In fact, it is ok to mix the two.
- Spring Decorating Tips
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Spring is here and so are the colors of spring and summer. It’s always nice to bring some of these colors into our homes to brighten things for the warmer season. This can be done without doing a major make over if you just apply a few simple rules.
- Wallpaper - Is It "In" or "Out?"
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Several times in the past few weeks, I have been informed by clients that wallpaper is "out." I would hate to see this source of exciting decorating ideas abandoned and suspect that the "out" response is more from fear of the unknown than any kind of practical decorating sense. Of course, decorating is just like fashion, there is a need to have trendy styles that come and go. However, wallpaper has been around since 200 BC so the Chinese must have been on to something with this "trend."
- Spring 2006 Fashion Colors
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] So what colors are hot this spring? You will see the return of the turquoise and hot pink of last year but this years palette is topped off with orange (and we mean orange!) and kelly green.
- Decorating for Renters - Part 4: What to Buy for Your Apartment
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] There are several buying categories for renters. These are things which are flexible, decorative, affordable and portable. Think outside the normal boundaries and discover new uses for all kinds of products such as scarves, throws, pillows. You can have a convenient and beautiful home at a reasonable price and if you move on, pack everything up and reuse it in a new way in your new home.
- Change Your Lifestyle & Combat Fatigue
[Health-and-Fitness] Imagine my surprise when I saw a commercial the other day for a new drug on the market to help you combat "fatigue" – once called exhaustion. In today's society we are too ready to take a quick fix pill to combat a problem that is not caused by a bacteria or virus but rather by our own actions. I offer you this alternative. Take stock of your life and make healthy choices and changes.
- Decorating for Renters - Part 3: Quick Fixes
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] For those renters who do not have the option of making permanent changes to the walls, woodwork, floors or architecture of their home or apartment, there are several quick fixes which can be used to dress up or hide the 'uglies' or to create more storage. All of these are affordable and within the abilities of everyone.
- Decorating for Renters - Part 2: Focus & Color
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Because you are renting, there is a good chance that you will eventually move on to a different or larger place to live. Coordinating the whole home will mean that later you can reassemble the components of your home in a different way.
- Wine Tasting Party - Part 2 (Eiswein)
[Food-and-Drink:Wine-Spirits] Even though the farmer's market is closed and the weather has turned quite chilly, the fall and winter have a lot to offer our palate. As we have told you before, leverage what you have and embrace the winter weather. Serve your guests wine, cheese, and winter fruits.
- Your Holiday Survival Checklist
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Admit it! You promised this year was not going to be like the last few, but yet you are already feeling that holiday anxiety. The TO DO list even if unwritten seems to be growing by the day right along side the gift list. If the holidays are stressful and you start to wish they didn’t come each year then you are doing something wrong and you need to regroup. Not to worry...we are here to help!
- Holiday Gift Buying: Rules of the Road
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Don't fall into the trap of buying the wrong gift because you missed out on these few simple rules. You don't want your gift to be the one that is regifted.
- 7 Holiday Decorating Timesavers
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Not only will your home look overstaged but you can't possibly decorate the whole thing and get through your other holiday activities. Here are a few tips to lighten the workload.
- Decorating for Renters - Part 1 Getting Started
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] When you are renting an apartment, you often feel like making changes is not on the agenda. After all, you don’t own the space so what can you do? In this three part series, we will teach you how to devise a game plan to decorate to make your apartment feel like a home. Part 1 will get you started with the evaluation and lists for your decorating project.
- Fall Decorating in Just Minutes
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Most of us don't have time for a total home transformation. However, with just a few items added to your home, you can bring the fall outdoor spirit into your living space.
- Fall Fashion Colors
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Green and purple are the name of the game but be careful. Green is a difficult color and you don't want to look like pea soup.
- Fall Fashion Tips
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] The designers have already set the trends for spring and you aren't decked out for fall yet. Here are a few tips and trends for Fall 2005.
- Fall Fashion Tips for Him
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Fashion-Style] Here are a few tips to get men started with the fall fashion wardrobe. No matter what your taste or style, there is something for you whether it is a particular cut of clothing or a color. The important part is to be trendy but stay comfortable with your image.
- Add Summer To Your Home
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Here’s a decorating challenge just for fun in this hot humid mid-summer month. What colors are hot this summer? Turquoise, Coral, Raspberry, Green and Candy striped colors. They seem to be all of the colors we want around us for the hot weather. If you want to have a little decorating fun, pick just one of the hot new colors and find a way to add it to every room in your house.
- Summertime Simplicity in Your Home Decorating
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] We can learn a few summer decorating tricks from our grandparents. In a time before air conditioning, decorating was kept to a minimum in the summer to provide a light and airy atmosphere and limit the amount of home maintenance.
- Summer Wardrobe - The Rules
[Womens-Interests] For some reason, summer makes people feel entitled to let all of their bad habits and bad hygiene visible to the world. Just because it is hot in many parts of the world during summer, does not mean let all caution and fashion sense go to the wind. We will say this several times in the article. "Just because they make it in your size does not mean you should buy it."
- Your Table - Matched or Mistake?
[Food-and-Drink] You can prepare the most appetizing food and then ruin it by poor presentation. Practice makes perfect. Incorporate a matched, properly set table into your daily routine. You will wow your friends at your next dinner party if you just practice in advance.
- Wine Tasting Party
[Food-and-Drink] Do you have to be a sommelier to know something about wine? Well, if you want to tout yourself as an expert, perhaps but if you just want to enjoy a good glass of wine, go with your gut - or rather your mouth - and enjoy what tastes good to you. So, why not host a wine tasting party?
- The Cocktail Party
[Food-and-Drink:Wine-Spirits] Not into the bar scene? Don't think you can throw a full out party? Why not start off with a classic cocktail party.
- Do You Need An Interior Designer?
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] All of us want our homes to be places of comfort and beauty. Some of us enjoy decorating and furnishing our homes and some of us don’t. How do we decide if we need an interior designer or not?
- Valentine's Day - A Guide for Men
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Did you know that after Christmas, Valentine's Day is the biggest retail holiday? That means a variety of things for you the consumer, but mostly it means the market is saturated with a plethora of heart-shaped, cutesy, not so worth it products. These things were great when we were 10, but we are adults now so here are a few ways to ensure you have a classy holiday that shows you put a lot of thought into it.
- What's In a Business Card?
[Business:Marketing] Are you marketing with your business card? Keeping them in your pocket is a waste of time and money. Be clear about who your target client is. When you see an opportunity slip in your business card.
- Your Wardrobe: 7 Basic Steps to Success
[Womens-Interests] Does the label make the clothes? The answer is only if you feel like you have to be a name dropper or if you are on a red carpet revealing who designed your gown.
- Seeking Balance in Your Home Decor
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] In our homes, as in other parts of our lives, we are happier when we live with balance and harmony. Just like the rest of our lives, balance in the rooms of our homes is sometimes hard to create.
- Decorating on a Budget - 15 Easy Steps
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Many years ago I was told that the least expensive way to redecorate is to rearrange what you have. It was one of the best decorating suggestions I’ve ever had-not to mention the one that can be the most fun to implement. How can you beat it? A new room-practically free!
- Entertaining Without Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Entertaining is meant to be just that - entertaining. If you are frazzled, frightened of the outcome or just futsing about in the kitchen the whole time, you are not entertaining, you are generating stress.
- Chinese New Year - A Great Idea For A Dinner Party
[Food-and-Drink] What a great theme for a party with not a lot of expense. Don’t be deterred by the fact that Chinese New Year is not always on a weekend. I know it is hard to believe but people actually socialize Sunday through Thursday nights too. A party doesn’t have to be on a weekend. Just keep it light and fun.
- Take Back Your Life: Prioritize Your Personal Life
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] For some reason, Americans think they have something to prove by doing it all themselves. People say to me all of the time, that someone else just can’t do for them, the things that are on the “to do “ list. Well, that is not only a ridiculous statement, but one that can be proven wrong over and over again. We all strive to appear in control, but the reality is you have to give up some of the control to be in control.
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