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Creating a welcoming and organized home office makes working from home and doing homework more inviting for yourself and your family. Read on for some tips on how you can put together a warm, functional and inviting space for the whole family.

Have you heard? Souping is the new juicing for 2016. Here are a few other super foods you’ll be seeing this year, and 3 great souping recipes to kick off a healthier year.

Outdoor living comes naturally during the Spring and Summer months. Here's how you setup a high-tech outdoor living space.

Chances are you own a smartphone or a tablet—perhaps both. And if you do, you probably realize that you are carrying a very valuable piece of gear with you. They don’t just give these things away … You may not realize just how fragile these devices are, but when you think about it they have at least one entire side that’s a sheet of glass and the electronics within are sensitive to dust, moisture and physical shocks. Then there’s the data on your mobile device which often includes digital photos, your web browsing history, e-mail, instant messages and passwords. That thing is a ticking time bomb! However, if you protect your tablet or smartphone like a pro, you can make the most of it on the go—like it was meant to be used— without losing sleep. Here’s how to do it.  

If your home office could use a refresh here are some essentials and other tips to make you more productive working at home.

It’s no surprise people can’t seem to squeeze in their recommended daily fruit & vegetable intakes – busy lives mean dinner on the go, and dinner on the go doesn’t often include one vegetable let alone three. And no, in most circles, french fries are not considered a serving of vegetables.

When you’re going on a quick trip, there’s nothing more handy than managing to pack everything you have into a single, carry-on-appropriate piece of luggage. Sure, it’s hard (sometimes really hard) to actually get everything packed in there, but once you manage it—man, it’s smooth sailing from thereon in!

Do you have smart lighting installed in your home? If not, have you been thinking of getting it? Today I examine the key features and benefits of smart lighting in an attempt to help you answer the question: Should I add smart lighting to my home? If this is a question you’ve been pondering, or if it’s one you’d like to begin pondering, then click on through and we’ll get the ball rolling with a basic explanation of what smart lighting is and what it can do for you. Let’s get started!

Are you a light sleeper? Are you perhaps a light sleeper but you just don’t realize it? I’ve been battling sleep problems off and on for the past year. Despite going to sleep earlier and spending longer in bed, I would wake up feeling as though I hadn’t slept at all. Read on to find out how a wearable fixed my sleep issues and what it can help do for you.

If you have a stove burner that won't turn on, whether electric, gas, or induction, try these simple potential fixes before calling a pro.