A Welcoming Home, Maybe it’s Time for a Fresh Look! By Jean Phillips They say your home tells more about you than words ever could. Maybe that’s because our homes allow us the unique freedom to surround ourselves with our favorite colors, textures, objects and memories. When was the last time you decorated your home? [...]
Full Story »Hands Free
TechKnow Challenge Hands Free By Cindy Rott Those of us born back when the only phone in the house was attached to the wall and had a rotary dial now find ourselves searching for a hands-free option for our cell phones. Recently passed legislation in Maryland that requires hands-free operation of cell phones in [...]
Full Story »Catch Phrase – It’s Fast, It’s Fun, It Will Have You Tongue Tied
Catch Phrase – It’s Fast, It’s Fun, It Will Have You Tongue Tied By Cindy Rott Catch Phrase! It’s one of the most fun and fast-moving games that we’ve discovered in a long time. It’s easily transportable, consisting of a five-inch, battery-operated disk. Turn it on, punch the button, a word pops up that [...]
Full Story »Getting Comfortable in Your Own Skin
Getting Comfortable in Your Own Skin By Andrea Lichtenstein Today it seems like there are hundreds of skin care products on the market. How do you choose which is best for your skin? What about the myriad of treatments and facials? It can be overwhelming to navigate through all of the products and [...]
Full Story »Will Your Executor Thank You?
Will Your Executor Thank You? By Barbara Eilertsen Most people assume that the job of executor is an easy one. Only when they hire an attorney do they realize the extent of the responsibilities. Attorneys stress the importance of choosing the right person because the job of executor can be overwhelming. However, what you [...]
Full Story »Purpose, Passion and a Paycheck
Purpose, Passion and a Paycheck By Terry D. Portis People in their 20s are regularly asked what their major is, or what career they plan to go into. Somewhere along the way we stop asking, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” In recent years, though, people in their 50s [...]
Full Story »Creating Emotional Space
CREATING EMOTIONAL SPACE By Kater Leatherman Emotional clutter includes unresolved grief and anger, fear, jealousy, anxiety, guilt, shame and resentment. These feelings need to be heard, nurtured and allowed the space to unfold. If we don’t acknowledge and feel them, they will either get projected onto others or turned inward. Many of [...]
Full Story »There be Dragons
BAY VIEW Words from the desk There be dragons. Or so it warned in Latin near the eastern coast of Asia on the early 16th century Lenox globe. When there was no clear definition or knowledge of what was out past where explorers and adventurers had gone, those words were believed by many people, [...]
Full Story »eCourtesy
eCourtesy By Penelope Folsom Did you ever wonder why computers don’t come with etiquette instruction books that would remind us of the day-to-day courtesies that our mothers taught us. Well, in the absence of your mother looking over your shoulder, here are a dozen quick and easy rules that will endear you to your e-mail [...]
Full Story »Cosmetics Claima: Truth or Fiction?
COSMETICS CLAIMS: TRUTH OR FICTION? By Louise Whiteside “Look 20 years younger in just two weeks!” “Have beautiful, blemish-free skin after just 10 days of using our product!” “Your lips will look luscious, moist and pouty.” “Have mysterious, longer, seductive-looking lashes.” In newspapers and magazines, on radio and television, [...]
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