Posts Tagged ‘Hard Time’
V-Newswire: Architects Going Green in a Grey Economy
Rand Soellner Architect is promoting “Going Green 4 Less” : a strategy to help custom home architects be Green Home Architects, selling the idea of using energy efficient home architects design systems, materials and methods, as well as recycling choices for sustainable home architecture. People are having a hard time staying afloat these days.
Make the Switch! Coffee to Tea
Having a hard time giving up your 4 cups of coffee each day? Evidence shows by switching to tea you can add some significant health benefits. The health benefit of drinking tea is chalked up to one explanation, antioxidants. Research shows that green and black teas have up to 8-10 times the antioxidants as fruits and vegetables which can add significantly to your health. The research has found that regular tea drinkers - people who drink two or more cups per day - have less heart disease and s
Marie Claire magazine profiles “Stiletto Stoners”
People, as big as that Fortune magazine article is, I think this article in Marie Claire magazine can be a huge gamechanger. Jennifer Pelham* kicks off her black Marc Jacobs pumps, slips out of her trim Theory blazer, and collapses on the couch. The 29-year-old corporate attorney for one of Manhattan’s top law firms has just clocked another 12-hour day, and though it’s over, she’s having a hard time shaking off her frustrations. (A partner had eviscerated the contract she’d drafted, then le
Another Shady Containter Idea
While talking to my friend Jayme , she mentioned that she really has a hard time with a few pots that live underneath the overhang of her home, and thus are in a very dry, shady spot. Inspired by Jayme’s dilemma, I thought I would come up with a few ideas for those of you who also have shady garden spots. A. Foxglove ( Digitalis ) ‘Sliver Fox’ – Bred to be compact enough for containers, this foxglove has white to pale pink flowers and foliage tinted silver. Each plant sends up 3 or 4
From the “Why Does This Exist?” Department: History Channel’s ‘Ice Road Truckers’
I somehow just caught wind of the iPhone game for the History Channel show, Ice Road Truckers [ App Store ]. Ice Road Truckers is a documentary-style reality series that is on season 3 now, with the first show airing all the way back in 2007. And, up front, if you've never seen the show, you're going to have a hard time appreciating the absurdity of this title. The show chronicles the amazing risks that these truck drivers take traversing a series of frozen lakes that double as roads i