Many DIYers think they can take care of any repair, maintenance or home-improvement project around their own house. Broken toilet? No problem. Paint the bedroom? Nothing to it. Build a deck? Piece of cake. They think they’ll just save the money and handle it themselves, whether they’re actually good at...
Mitch and Carole Tempus, Restaurateurs
Log on to the Internet, search for Mexican restaurants and I’ll guarantee there are plentiful options … in any American city. Some will argue many of the country’s favorite dishes—such as fajitas, margaritas, chimichangas—aren’t “authentic” Mexican food at all. But open any menu and read those names (or tacos, enchiladas,...
Michelle Colon, Independent Scentsy Consultant
What scent brings to mind your childhood, your favorite place, your life’s most meaningful moments? Fresh-mown grass, cookies baking, coffee brewing, a particular perfume? Our sense of smell is most closely connected to the hippocampus, one of the brain structures responsible for our memory, according to the website Exploring Your...
Catherine and Jonathan Dodd, Keipos/New Earth Farm
There’s never been a time when locally grown food has been trendier. Call it farm-to-table, sustainable or locavore, fresh, organic food grown nearby is having its moment in the sun. If you want to know your farmer personally and harvest produce on-site, here is the perfect opportunity: Get on board...
