December, 2007 // Posts published in December, 2007
Close to Home: Top New Year's Resolutions for 2008
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According to RISMedia, FranklinCovey released the results of its third annual New Year’s Resolutions Survey, which polled 15,031 customers. The survey found that respondents’ top three New Year’s resolutions or goals for 2008 are to (1) get out of debt or save money, (2) lose weight, and (3) develop a healthy habit like exercise or...
2007's Top 10 Holly-Jolliest Cities
Dallas or Houston? Tampa or San Antonio? While there may not be any snow, and you’re more likely to need sunglasses than a coat, these southern cities are tops when it comes to decking the halls. According to data provided by Superpages.com, Dallas outdoes New York as this year’s Holly-Jolliest City – Houston takes third,...
Homes for the Holidays: 4 Reasons Now is a Prime Time to Sell a Home
Serious home buyers are always ready to make a purchase when they find the right home at a good price. That’s why the holiday season is just as a good a time as any to sell a home-in fact, it can be a great time. Home sellers need to seize the opportunity by preparing their...
"Wired" for the Sustainable Life
Built on a foundation of shared respect for technology, sustainability and prefab chic, WIRED magazine and LivingHomes partnered to create an amped home of the future in Los Angeles. Wired for the green and high-tech life, the 4,057-sq.-ft. space utilizes many reclaimed or recycled resources. According to Iconoculture, other features include all-black solar panels with...
Relocation Service for Seniors a "Smooth Mooove"
Seniors are among those most likely to move, as they downsize or head off to sunny retirement digs. Yet moves can be especially hard on them, with heavy lifting and countless details to deal with, from emptying an attic to reconnecting an entertainment system. The folks at Springwise point us to Adrienne Simpson, founder of...
Green, livable, great for biking….and FUN TOO!!
In addition to past ranking successes like livability, place to raise a family, green living, biking, and more, it turns out that the Twin Cities are fun, too. Bizjournals.com-the nation’s largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers, including the Minnneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal-gave the Twin Cities a rank of 7 out of 50 metro areas in...
Distinctive Dwellings: Barrels of Fun
Actually, Jennifer Chait of OffBeatHomes points us to barrels of houses. They are fun though. The pickle barrel house — think they ever got the smell out? The beautiful whiskey barrel house — recycled living in Findhorn Foundation Community. The worst use of an old barrel ever. Next the most amazing barrel home of all...
"Home Economics": Vampire Energy Costing Consumers $3 Billion A Year
Good Magazine has a great graphic depicting the economic implications of leaving appliances plugged in for an entire year. We all know that a minuscule amount of energy is being consumed just by leaving a device plugged in – but, an average consumer with a reasonable electronics collection will waste around $300 leaving all those...
Trend Report v 12.2
And we’re back! Here’s our latest installment of the Trend Report for your viewing pleasure….. (Just click on the image below to open up the file.) Hope you enjoy it and as always, feel free to post or email us directly with any comments or suggestions. Thanks!
Distinctive Dwellings: Luna Parc
Deep in the woods of northwestern New Jersey lies a very whimsical and unique place. Luna Parc, named after an amusement park in Rome, is the home and studio to artist Ricky Boscarino and is a perpetually ongoing work that is unabashedly original. Luna Parc has been featured on HGTV’s Extreme Homes and Offbeat America...
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