geekdom, products, tech, kind-tech geekdom … Computer Wallpaper The coolest site for computer wallpapers is Digital Blasphemy. There is a limited amount of free wallpapers, but to be able to get any of the wallpapers, membership is required and so worth it. Check it out!…
environment, goGreen, health, organic, products, stores, kind-environment environment … Earth-friendly Products Over the past couple of months, I have been asked a couple of times which earth-friendly products I use, so I thought I would share my knowledge and experience. Most of the earth-friendly products we buy for household and personal care are made by…
health, kind-environment health … Random Acts of Kindness What would this world be like if each person did one nice thing a day? Just the smallest thing like say hi, hold a door open for someone, or allow someone to merge onto a road properly. I think it would be a much…
food, health, kind-environment food … Know the Cause This afternoon I talked on the phone with one of my aunts from PA. We don’t talk very often, but when we do, we cover lots of topics including herbs, medicines, and natural remedies. My aunt was so happy to talk with me…
building, furniture, IKEA, life, livingroom, kind-design building … New Side Tables My most recent construction project was building side tables to go beside our new couch. When I go out looking for furniture in our area, I just can never find much of what I am looking for design wise. Since I wasn’t able…
bedroom, furniture, health, house, life, kind-design bedroom … Bedroom of a Different Color As I have mentioned earlier, I have an obsession at times with changing the look of the inside of my house. This time it was the master bedroom’s turn to look different. For the last 7 years, my bedroom has been violet-indigo – the…
environment, goGreen, outdoors, kind-environment environment … Compost Pile I am continuing to be more environmentally friendly and I am always looking for new ways to improve. Back in October 2007, I decided the next step would be to compost bin. My anticipation was that our trash would decrease and not smell bad…
furniture, health, IKEA, life, livingroom, products, kind-design furniture … New Ikea Couch During my most recent trip to the Baltimore Area, I was able to go visit my favorite store in the world – Ikea! My purpose on this visit was to purchase a couch I had wanted for about 2 years now. While the color that…
social, tech, kind-environment social … The Demise of TV What has happened to TV? Creative sitcom programming beats reality shows any day. How “reality” are some of the reality shows anyway? I don’t know anyone who got “stranded” on an island. Or anyone who is given lots of money for answering some…
social, kind-environment social … Advice on choosing a club Choosing a club to join is much like choosing friend. Personality, goals, and things in common all come into play. If I could offer some advice to those looking to join clubs in general… before officially joining, go to a few meetings, get to…
social, kind-environment social … Toastmasters Toastmasters is a International organization that teaches you communication and leadership though a hands-on experience. The meetings have a structured meeting format, however, instead of sitting and listening to someone else talk all of the time, you get to do speeches in front of…
environment, goGreen, products, kind-environment environment … No More Plastic Bags... Almost In the news recently there has been news of many countries and cities banning and taxing the use of plastic bags. I am very excited to see that some places are taking action. We have to reduce our dependence on oil and this is…
social, kind-environment social … MOPS I was reading Christie’s blog, Carla’s friend, and noticed one post about a group called MOPS. She didn’t describe them other than she liked the group and ended up joining, but I thought it probably had something to do with supporting…
food, health, organic, stores, kind-environment food … Health Store in Salisbury! For the last 11 years there has been a health store in Salisbury, MD and until last week I never knew about it. I have even been to the shopping center where it is located and never noticed – and I think of myself as…
food, kind-environment food … Sweetness With the removal of Splenda/sucralose from our home, a void has been created in the sweetener category. The search for a safe sweetener continues… When we switched to Splenda in late 2003, I gave away all of my refined sugar. Now, in early…
food, kind-environment food … Splenda Begone Continues The continuing saga of the Splenda purge… Lots of research later, some alternative have been uncovered. The fun part has been finding alternatives to some of the foods that we have grown to love that contain sucralose. It has been easier than expected though.…
food, kind-environment food … Splenda Begone To all of those family, friends, and acquaintences that I have raved about Splenda to – I will rave about it no more. I thought I was up-to-date on many of the food related issues out there, but apparently I dropped the ball when it…
furniture, home, house, life, livingroom, organizing, products, kind-design furniture … Hiding the DVDs It is nice when a new piece of furniture really changes the look of a place. Not a couch or an entertainment center since a pretty big change is expected. This change came in the form of a Multimedia Cabinet that can hold DVDs,…
furniture, home, life, kind-design furniture … Furnishing A New Home Sometimes it is hard to get started when you are getting out on you own – balancing what you need and what you can afford. I have created a list by room on what are generally the essential pieces in a room that most people…
art, decor, life, livingroom, reuse, kind-design art … Bamboo Tapestry I like to vary what I put up on the walls of our home. I am going through a Japanese style phase right now. I had been using bamboo table runners on my dining room table and sideboard, but had recently replaced them with…
furniture, layout, life, livingroom, kind-design furniture … A Room Divided I have rearranged our living room again. This “obsession” with rearranging stems back to my early teen years and possibly earlier. After a while, I get tired of an arrangement. Luckily, I have a computer program that I can arrange furniture in before actually…
geekdom, tech, kind-tech geekdom … The Code Project The Code Project is a wonderful site for programmers of all levels. There is much to read and learn there Please check it out. Here are a few of my recommended articles: .NET Framework LINQ Challenges and SQL Server Compact Edition Web Security Switching…
home, life, organizing, kind-design home … A Tale of Two Katies Organizing is a useful tool in accomplishing more in less time and having a fuller, less stressful life. Below is a story about how being organized changed one person’s morning schedule. The Old Katie The Morning Routine It’s 7:15am and only…
home, life, organizing, kind-design home … 8 Steps of Organization The world around us can be a messy place. It can be hard to keep up with even the most simple of tasks when you are ridden with clutter. I like organization. I thrive off of it. It makes the day-to-day go by so…
