Real Simple Magazine has 22 ideas for using ordinary items to declutter your life.  “Get Organized Using Everyday Household Items” features such ideas as using nail polish to identify keys, using vases to store toilet paper, and using toilet paper rolls to organize cords. 

Even if you sit at a desk all day long, you no longer have a reason for being out of shape.  UCLA Ergonomics has a set of exercises to help with total body, upper body, posture and office stretching.  Each section offers easy to following stretching exercises complete with images demonstrating the move.   Explore the rest of the site to find more helpful instructions to make your office space more ergonomic. 

Inc.com has a slide show describing the 9 types of bosses that you’ll encounter during your professional work life.  Each slide has a descriptive title for the boss, a brief description of that boss’ characteristics and how to handle that type of behavior. 

Travelhacker has a list of 10 Useful Secrets the Airlines Don’t Want You to Know.  From getting the best price when you book to knowing your rights during your flight, this list provides valuable tips and links to further resources. 

If you’re looking to spruce up your computer’s desktop, check out these free images from Crestock.com.  This collection of high resolution imagery ranges in subject matter from landscapes, critters to women in various stages of repose in bed. 

If you can’t find what you want there, then also try Logu’s digital photography site  or InterfaceLIFT for some more free stock photos.

I have always loved animals-primarily dogs. I have had four dogs in my life and each of them brought a different strength to my life…not to even mention the unconditional love. If humans were like dogs, the world would be a much better place.
I have always loved animals-primarily dogs. I have had four dogs in my life and each of them brought a different strength to my life…not to even mention the unconditional love. If humans were like dogs, the world would be a much better place.

With that in mind, I began wondering if dogs had guardian angels looking over them. While I was always sure that they did, I wanted to know if there were any Saints, as recognized by the Catholic Church, that particularly aided dogs. Here is what I found Read more

photographer.jpgGrouped into topics covering such photography issues as light, landscaping, people, color and composition, each section is designed to strengthen your photography skills in under 60 seconds.

Admit it.  When you hear that a young movie star or musician is a devout Catholic, you pause for a second; not because it is an extreme religion, but for exactly the opposite reason.  Maybe it’s because we hear so much about actors and actresses changing religions more often than the seasons change, or perhaps it is because we expect them to be Scientologists or Kabbalahists or worship at the altar of “Cats Who Know How to Use the Remote Control.”  For whatever reason, Catholicism just doesn’t seem like the religion of choice for the younger generation, but of course, statistics prove that wrong.  After all, according to the 2004 editions of the Official Catholic Directory, the number of Catholics in the United States at the beginning of that year numbered over 67 million– a full 23% of the population and the largest religious following in the country.  In fact, the Catholic Church isn’t only the largest religious body in the US, it is the largest in the world!  With that many followers, they can’t all be the little old ladies that reluctant church goers follow for cues during Christmas and Easter masses. Read more

According to this article, having a positive outlook can increase your life span by 7.5 years by minimizing the adverse affects of stress.  This quick article on “How to Think” provides four quick pointers on how to think more positively.