This is one of the coolest DIY projects yet! Can't wait to try this one. The great thing about this one is with this method of decorating the bottom of the glass, different sized glasses can become a "set." As long as the glasses are flat bottomed they can be painted using this method. Add a glass pitcher to the mix and you have a customized tumbler with pitcher set. You probably already have … [Read more...]
What if Money was NO Object?
What are the young people of today being taught in regards to career choices? Some questions they should be asked is what do you really like to do, and what are you good at? Do you enjoy being indoors or outdoors? Do you require a clean, tidy work space or is controlled chaos more to your liking? Another important question is "What if money was no object....?" Watch and listen to this video … [Read more...]
The 6 Worst Restaurant Meals – High Calorie-High Fat
The fast pace world we live in has made fast food a must for many. For soccer moms, the drive through window to get a bag of chicken nuggets and apple slices is common practice. But what about lunches or evening meals when mom and dad do get to sit down and enjoy a meal. Letting someone else do the cooking is a treat. It is nice to relax and let someone fix your food just the way you like it, … [Read more...]
Fresh Christmas Decorating Ideas
The Christmas season brings out the decorating diva in men and women alike. Men are busily stringing lights on the house, garage, shed and trees, while women are decking the halls with boughs of holly, garland, glittery balls and scented candles. Christmas is the celebration of Jesus' birthday and such a day deserves an abundance of decorations! The entry to the home is a good place to start the … [Read more...]
It's Not Too Late To Book Your Thanksgiving Flight, Here's How
If you are one of the thousands of people who are planning to fly home for the holidays but haven't booked your flight yet, you can still get a ticket by following these tips: 1. Book your flight now, there are no savings for holiday flights 2. Research fares at less-popular airports, less convenient may be more availability 3. Be flexible with travel dates, peak travel dates = high travel … [Read more...]
7 Restaurant Salads You Should Never Eat
Sometimes it takes a lot of will power and sacrifice to go out to dinner and order a salad as a meal. Generally, one orders a salad in the interest of cutting calories or in an effort to maintain a balanced calorie intake. Lately, there is a trend in restaurants to add so many toppings, in order to make the salad appealing to the masses, that a low calorie intake is not necessarily the … [Read more...]
Make your own china hutch cheap & simple
If you are in need of an attractive place to store your china or display other items, you will appreciate the step by step instructions on building a hutch out of an item you likely already have. Take an old book shelf, raise it up on legs, put some decorative trim on it, give it a paint job and you have a fabulous china hutch. So often it is fun and easy to re-purpose items that can be found … [Read more...]
15 Minute Total Body Workout
It may be insanity for you to work out at peak performance for 45 min to an hour everyday, but you can do a 15 minute workout. Even the busiest schedule will allow a work out of 15 minutes and the workout doesn't have to involve any equipment. Some may use a large rubbery band or just body weight to perform isometric exercises. Most people could even do a simple 15 minute workout on the clock … [Read more...]
Hoarders: People You Know
Few people have the strength to throw out a perfectly good something. There is a temptation to keep paper bags, plastic containers, clothing that is too small or out dated. Consequently, open up the cabinet doors or closet doors in homes everywhere and you will gasp at the clutter and junk that is stored there. Out of sight, out of mind, can be more than careful saving or … [Read more...]
Has the 2012 Election Season Made you Blue or Bleu?
If the 2012 Election has worn you and your telephone out, don't feel alone. People everywhere are experiencing a "downer" or "blue" effect after the hub-bub of the election season. The Blue Room in the White House is a tribute to the finest French designer of the times. Our fifth president, James Monroe, redecorated the Blue Room in the French Empire style, which is still the decor of the … [Read more...]