Rose-Scented Linen Spray
Monday, February 6, 2012 by optimize
Before ironing linen and clothes, mist them with this rose-scented water.
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10 drops rose essential oil 3 tablespoons of rosewaterWhat to Do…
Homemade Lemon Verbena Potpourri
Monday, February 6, 2012 by optimize
Placed in a porcelain or silver bowl near the front door, this zesty mix is a wonderful way to welcome guests to your home.
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How to Choose a Lightbulb
Friday, January 20, 2012 by optimize
If you're one of those fretful consumers already hoarding incandescent lightbulbs — which federal law may make obsolete by 2014 — take heart. Here, updated versions of the energy-saving alternatives that are cheaper and more efficient than ever...
5 Ways to Reduce Clutter in Your Life
Friday, January 13, 2012 by optimize
Here are some steps to consider: 1. Focus more on doing and being in your life, not having. Read 10 Step to Mindfulness to get more out of your day. 2. Whenever you're tempted to buy something, decide whether your buying impulse falls into the "worthwhile" or "future clutter" category...
More Things Your Housecleaner Won’t Tell You
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 by optimize
1. It's the little things that make people happy. That's why we make the little triangle at the end of the toilet paper roll. You guys love that. 2. Just because someone looks polished on the outside doesn't mean their home is spotless. One lady I cleaned for, a divorce attorney, always looked great, and she had a beautiful house in a gated community, but inside it was the filthiest, nastiest place in the world...
The 20 Best Reads of 2011
Monday, January 9, 2012 by optimize
From magazines, newspapers and the Internet, the most unforgettable articles that crossed our editors' desks (or screens) all year. 1. “The Life Reports” and “The Life Reports II,” by David Brooks, The New York Times, November 24 and November 28, 2011 Liz Vaccariello, VP, Editor-in-Chief, Chief Content Officer: "I find Brooks one of the smartest, wide-ranging columnists in the business...
A Wife Gives her Husband the Gift of Life
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 by optimize
The year 1998 was the beginning of a remarkable transformation for my family. My father, Jim Dineen, the always healthy, weightlifting, never-missed-a-day-of-work kind of dad, discovered he had kidney disease. He was 52, and had no symptoms. We don't really know how he got it -- he even guessed that exposure to Agent Orange when he was in Vietnam could have been a factor -- and the road to recovery has been long...