Lifestyles

• Selling Used Furniture

  What’s the best strategy? Probably something that relies on more than one tactic. Susan and Larry might want to start by visiting a few used furniture stores to check prices on comparable items. Then put an ad in the paper hoping to get 50% or better of the used store prices. Whatever items are left can be sold to a used dealer.

• How Toxic Is Your Home?

  We like to think of our homes as being a safe place to be—a refuge from a dangerous world. Yet some of the exposures that you have day-to-day that are most hazardous to your health and the health of your family happen right at home.

• Growing An Indoor Herb Garden

  If you live in the northern hemisphere, then it is likely that your garden is tucked up for the winter. However, this doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy freshly picked herbs. Many varieties will grow quite happily indoors on a sunny window ledge or porch. In addition to providing a source of fresh herbs, an indoor garden can look extremely attractive, and they are a wonderful introduction to gardening for children.

• Get the Most Out of Your Hike

  Hiking is one of life’s great joys. Fresh air, nature, exercise and good friends. It’s difficult to imagine anything better – if you’re prepared. When you’re not prepared properly, it’s difficult to imagine anything worse. If you hike a few hundred yards around your neighborhood or a few hundred miles around the backcountry, use these tips to get the most enjoyment out of your hiking experience.

• Putting Family First

  I once knew a man who spent his life working and trying to provide for his family. More than anything, he wanted to be successful. In his mind, that meant making a lot of money and having material things to show for it – nice house, new car, expensive suits, cash in hand.

• Don’t Be Duped: Sure-Fire Ways To Spot A Well-Written Book Or Story

  Ethical and intellectual ideas bubble to the surface of well-told stories populated by believable heroes with carefully chosen character traits that obey story needs (and not an author’s superimposed agenda).

• Remodeling Your Kitchen

  Remodeling a kitchen is one of the best investments a homeowner can make. For most homeowners it is the most important room in the house. It is used for cooking, eating, and gathering, and is typically a focal point in the home. Consequently, though a great investment, a kitchen-remodeling project can be very disruptive to the family. And the length of the disruption can take as long as two or three weeks.

• Living A Simple Life

  Living the simple life is not always an easy task. In today’s world of hustle, bustle and busy lives, the simple life can be hard to find. It seems that the home can often become a rest stop to refresh a moment and then move onto the next activity. Life can become too busy.