Becoming a Bodhisattva is a huge step in helping not only yourself, but also every other sentient being, both seen and unseen. Most people are self-motivated and work primarily to solve their own problems, keeping others a distant second. Should someone do an act of kindness, repayment is generally expected whether in the form of ...Read More

Don’t toss old clothes in the trash; somebody wants them
Call it fast fashion. Americans are buying, and discarding, clothes more quickly than ever. The average American throws 54 pounds of clothes and shoes into the trash each year. That adds up to about 9 million tons of wearables that are sent into the waste stream, ...Read More

April 22, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, our way of recognizing nature’s beauty and the world’s splendors. A global holiday, the purpose of Earth Day is to advance climate policy and energy efficiency, as well as promote green living and environmental sustainability.
Earth Day’s biggest advocate is the Earth Day Network (EDN), an ...Read More

Boot Camp – Style or interval training workouts continue to be my favorite fitness challenge whether indoors, in your home, hotel room, a gym, fitness class or preferably outside on a weather permitting day. Boot Camp workouts are easy to follow, exciting, great fun and can be done alone, with a buddy or an organized ...Read More

Dear Allison
My Workout buddy is a loser – what should I do?
Your Answer:
Dear Workout Loner,
Bummer, your workout buddy is a loser and now you’re a workout loner .
Get a new workout buddy!  Consider this your golden opportunity to begin a new and more effective exercise plan.  The whole idea of a workout buddy is to ...Read More

Ok so it took a day or two and asking my son to help me remember what he said that evening together in the park.
It was between hopscotch and the climbing structure that Asher said, “Do you know the key to getting out of quicksand, Mommy?”  “No,” I replied.  “Don’t struggle,” he said. “It makes ...Read More

Askinyourface.com is sounding off about women cheaters!  Sound a bit harsh or perhaps, just too In-Your-Face?
The media has brainwashed us into believing that only men cheat on their wives or significant others, as we have recently seen with Mr. Jesse James and the adorable Sondra Bullock.  But, we know better! I  believe there are as ...Read More

You wake up to the sound of an annoying alarm, you’re dead tired, and you just plain feel out of sorts. Ugh! How do you go out into the world—or even get out of bed!—when you are feeling so blah? April Durrett, IDEA contributing editor, and health, fitness and lifestyle writer shares mindful strategies that ...Read More

When was the last time you heard an infant say she couldn’t come out to play because she was having a bad hair day? How many toddlers do you know who’ll refuse an ice-cream cone because they want to squeeze into their “skinny jeans”? We are not born with a body image. The way we ...Read More

Is dressing your man a pain in the ass?
From my experience, I have found that there are two types of guys: Those who couldn’t care less about clothes and those who follow the fashion radar and know what they want; both can be a pain for the women in their life!  If the gentleman in ...Read More

MICHIGAN CITIZENS FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH AND CURES FUNDRAISER
DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
Please join Robin Bloom and Lisa Rosenberg for the opening of their new store on the Boardwalk in West Bloomfield called : CLOSET NV, Eco Chic Consignment Boutique.
As part of the grand opening, numerous businesses on the Boardwalk have teamed up with CLOSET NV ...Read More

Spelt makes a comeback. The best new grain has a long history.
Sometimes the original ideas are still the best. The wheel hasn’t changed much in thousands of years, and tasty and nutritious spelt, one of the first grains to be grown by early farmers as long ago as 5,000 BC., is finding renewed popularity with ...Read More

For those of you who work full time and spend most of your weekday hours confined to a desk and chair, finding time to workout can be frustrating. Take a healing workout break!  Everyone needs to take a lunch break and if you’re not you should! Dividing your lunch break into healthy munching and a ...Read More

Check out the new lunch items and all the new Dinner items too!
Rick Halberg formerly of Emily’s and R.I.K.’s, has put back the “lost ingredient” in prepared meals: Taste!
www.twEATnow.com Great Food! for Busy People
Why grab “just something” to eat when you can enjoy nutritious, delicious, and affordable meals made fresh for you everyday?
This is flavorful, wholesome ...Read More