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Coincidentally Green: Saving the Planet When you Least Expect It

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:07:36 PDT

By Myscha TheriaultIt struck me recently as I was working on something in the kitchen that what I was doing was actually quite eco-friendly. The funny thing was, I made the actual choice as a budget strategy. So I started thinking, were there other areas of my life where I was being “coincidentally...

Five Ways to Cope When Your Child Returns to the Nest

Jay White — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:26:00 PDT

Written on 5/09/2008 by Alex Blackwell, who writes about creating success and happiness for the rest of your life at The Next 45 Years. Final exams at Kansas University begin next week. My daughter, Caitlin, has been working very hard and will successfully complete her freshmen year in very good...

Creating temporary storage that can be reused over and over again

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:30:37 PDT

InterMETRO shelving can be moved from room to room as your storage needs change.

What if energy costs keep rising?

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:15:06 PDT

By Philip Brewer I don't know if energy costs will keep rising. Nobody does. Even with recent growth in China, India, and elsewhere, the US still consumes 25% of the oil produced world-wide, so a severe recession in the US could easily cut total demand enough to bring the price down. Recession or...

Whatever’s Clever: How to Sleep Like a Baby

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:54 PDT

I’ve been up to the wee hours designing, coding, and writing. The result? Two weeks of terrible, awful sleep. So if you’re in the same boat, this week’s roundup for you. Here’s 10 tips to help you sleep like a baby: 1. Take a power a nap “So what makes a power nap...

Workspace of the Week: Spring Green

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:30:52 PDT

This office makes clutter a thing of the past and productivity the present and future.

Productivity v. Ingenuity

Jay White — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:26:00 PDT

Written on 5/09/2008 by Marelisa Fabrega, Founder and CEO of marelisa-online.com and blogger at Abundance Blog. Productivity usually refers to the amount of output produced relative to the amount of resources that go into the production, where the output is within a pre-determined parameter of...

Thinking Can Ruin Your Life

Fri, 09 May 2008 02:52:00 PDT

If you are reading this you probably think about life more than the “Average Joe” out there. This is a good thing, but you should also be aware that your thinking can potentially hold you back - even to the point of ruining your life. How so? The following are a few ways that have [...]

Try

Thu, 08 May 2008 20:00:00 PDT

We need a peaceful revolution in thinking and living. The problem is that the revolutionaries are otherwise engaged. They're delivering Fedex packages, waiting tables, driving taxis, entering data and countless other tasks--including, yes, writing books and blogs--for 12 hours a...

Linkswitch Mashup

Thu, 08 May 2008 23:24:52 PDT

Photo by firutin.

Freelance Radio, Episode 14: Go Patriots!

Thu, 08 May 2008 22:10:08 PDT

Five Ways to Cope When Your Child Returns to the Nest

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:00:30 PDT

Photo courtesy of Neil Phillips

Get Free Hotel Stays with Wyndham's Best Rate Guarantee

Thu, 08 May 2008 18:46:23 PDT

By Xin Lu Yesterday my super cheap ex-boyfriend told me that I would be proud of him. I asked him why and he told me that he will be staying in Washington DC hotels for free for three nights. I asked him how he managed that and he told me about the Best Rate Guarantee from Wyndham hotels. Wyndham...

When One Rate Does Not Fit All: Negotiating With Clients that Want All-in-One Fees

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:00:51 PDT

Photo by N_Creatures.

Identify the Dominant Ideas in Your Thinking

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:12:46 PDT

photo credit: vernhart Post written by Andre Kibbe, author of the blog Tools for Thought. When trying to solve a problem or design a solution, there’s often some root certainty that frames our thinking about it. We need to explicitly identify ideas we take for granted in order to think beyond...

Cheap Charity Is Sweet Charity

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:14:16 PDT

By Carrie Kirby Saturday is the Letter Carriers' annual food drive, when you put bags of food out and your mailman or mail woman will pick them up to share with needy families. But with rising food prices, who can afford to buy an extra bag of groceries for someone else? You can. Here are a...

Thinking about happiness and love.

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:59:02 PDT

A thoughtful reader emailed me a link to the blog Dream Mom. I spent a long time this morning reading it, and thinking about the nature of happiness, love, and fate. I encourage you to take a look. * I’m...

Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Financial Aid for College (Second Edition)

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:11:18 PDT

By Linsey Knerl You don’t have to be a complete idiot to need a little guidance in matters of finding and securing money for college. But just in case you are, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Financial Aid for College is the perfect roadmap to the financial aid process. (And it works pretty well for...

Rock Band clutter: A possible solution

Thu, 08 May 2008 07:30:15 PDT

A decent Rock Band stand for all of your numerous Rock Band controllers.

Fred: Thirst for Innovation

Thu, 08 May 2008 07:12:08 PDT

Ariel Broggi is the co-founder and Creative Director of Fred Beverages, a consumer goods brand branched from thread, a boutique ad agency in Brooklyn. Hoping to 'inject the stale, sterile category of bottled water with some personality,' Broggi and thread's founder and CEO, Adam Gayner, introduced...