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I am a recent college graduate living in my home town and working for a non-profit. I enjoy city life and charity work. I'm also very opinionated.

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Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) Cheap ways to spruce up your bathroom: 2 of 20

Do you have a small or boring bathroom and don't know what to do with it? Follow these tips. 1. Paint Colors Paint is important in any room but it can be especially important in your bathroom. To make the room lighter paint it in a light color. If you want your bathroom to feel bigger keep the paint monochromatic so the wall...
Home & Garden > Home Repair (Other) Easy home improvements that will add value to your house: 5 of 27

There are little ways to spruce up your house without a major renovation. The best way to see what needs to be done, is to look at your house with a fresh point of view. Walk into your house and try to pretend you don't live there, what do you see. I have plenty of tricks for all budget sizes that we really add value to your...
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Is tap water or spring water better for your health?: 1 of 5

I know many of us, myself included, occasionally drink bottled water. We may think it's convenient, it's healthy, it's safer than tap water but this isn't all true. Bottled water is detrimental to our environment, our health, and certainly doesn't help our pocketbooks either. My message is simple: Drink tap water. What is in...
Travel > North & South America Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: 1 of 4

The eight hour overnight plane ride from Miami, Fl to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil felt long and sitting next to a deportee did not make it any more comfortable. After we arrived, the trip to the hotel was expensive but easy. The cab driver was our first Brazilian friend; with limited English he tried to be our tour guide. After a...
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Is Detroit doomed or can the American car industry stage a comeback?: 7 of 23

As you may have heard, the CEOs of the big three automakers (Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp.) flew to D.C. in their private jets to ask for $25 billion of taxpayers' money. Senate and House leaders temporarily denied the loan until the automakers do some serious restructuring. The CEOs have been harpoon...
Health & Fitness > Alternative Health (Other) Precautions to avoid a cold: 2 of 6

It is cold and flu season and I am doing everything I can to avoid getting sick. According to medicinenet.com, adults endure an average of seven colds a year. I have tips on how to stay healthy through the winter. 1. Dress in layers You want to stay warm outdoors so you put on a lot of warm clothes. Most of your body heat es...
Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning Making healthy choices at a Chinese take-out restaurant: 2 of 5

The food at a Chinese restaurant can be tempting, delicious and, if you look at it right, healthy. You don't have to skip a trip to a Chinese restaurant just because you are on a diet. When you are ordering Chinese food, either for take-out or at a restaurant, remember these healthy tips: 1. Request brown rice or steamed whi...
Home & Garden > Home Interior Is your home dangerous for your pet?: 8 of 18

Before inviting a dog or cat into your house make sure your house is a safe area for them. Go through these steps to see if your home is dangerous for your pet and see how to prevent future pet incidents. First step: Are there dangerous things in your pet's reach? These things include: medications, chemicals (cleaning produc...
Home & Garden > Home Interior Getting rid of fleas in your home: 7 of 14

I recently moved into a new beautiful house and within a day of being there noticed tiny black dots hoping around my floors and my body. The house has no carpeting and I have no pets but it is still infested with fleas. I decided to do some research to learn how to control the flea problem. We finally got rid of our fleas an...
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) How to throw a Mardi Gras-themed party: 1 of 2

I spent four years in New Orleans and I learned a thing or two about Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is your chance to act wild and let it all out before lent. If you are not lucky enough to visit the city of sin for this year's festival, think about holding your own Mardi Gras party. Below are my tips to making a Mardi Gras party fu...