The Start-to-Finish Guide to Organizing Your Closet

Except it does and, eventually, your closets will overflow. What Youll Need Before you dig into your massive pile of junk, gather your materials. By all means, bring some booze, listen to some music, or download an audiobook. Its easier that way. Youll have a blank canvas to work with, which is easier than picking and choosing as you go. Take everything out of your closet andgo through each item one by one....

January 5, 2017 · 4 min · 729 words · Perry Savage

Five Ways to Make Extra Cash While You Travel

Some jobs come with a built-in requirement for travel, liketeaching a language abroador working in sales. Sites likeiStock,Alamy,Shutterstock, andGetty Imagesmake it really easy tosell stock your own stock photography. Theres also an app calledFoap(free oniOSandAndroid) that allows you toupload directly from your phone. With Foap, brands and businesses will also post assignments for specific countries, cities, or regions. Your results will vary, but its kind of fun to use the app anyway....

January 4, 2017 · 2 min · 217 words · Diana Davis

How to Create an Attractive, Customized Desktop HUD with Rainmeter

Heres how to use it to make an awesome, Iron Man-like HUD for your Windows desktop. Update:Rainmeter 4.0dropped earlier this week, so we decided to overhaul our beginners guide. Windows customization appRainmeteris a frequent star ofour featured desktop seriesand with good reason. Its powerful and effective once set up, but its not very user-friendly. This walkthrough will get you started down the road to desktop-customized bliss without any hair pulling....

January 4, 2017 · 4 min · 717 words · Nicole Reed

The Anti-Communist Dwarves of Wroclaw

Scattered throughout the city of Wroclaw, Poland, are hundreds of small bronze statues of dwarves. The idea was to use absurd and nonsensical elements so that participants could not be arrested by the police. Although the official figure is 163, some estimate there are over 350 dwarves in Wroclaw. Dwarf hunting is a popular activity among tourists in Wroclaw now.

January 4, 2017 · 1 min · 60 words · Robert Peterson

Casey: The Small Town of Big Things

Eight of these have found place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Behind all these big attractions is a single man local businessman Jim Bolin. Today it employs 240 people and does oil and natural gas pipeline maintenance work across nearly half the country. But not all businesses in Casey shared Bolins success. When the recession hit in the late 2000s, even Bolin started to feel the crunch. Thats when he decided that he needed to boost tourism to the town to help the local economy....

January 3, 2017 · 2 min · 239 words · Chris Shelton

Five Resolution Alternatives to Start Your New Year Off Right

Dont stress over resolutions this year, and try these forward-thinking alternatives instead. But making positive changes in your life isnt about the end result,its about the process. Thats why Jessica Estrada atApartment Therapyis choosing toprioritize intentions over resolutions. Intentions are about the present moment, not the shapeless, unknowable future. You stay focused on thehowinstead of on the pass or fail results. For example, if you want to lose weight, dont set a goal like lose 10 pounds....

January 3, 2017 · 2 min · 389 words · Jean Harris

Five Tips for When You Just Have Too Much To Do

Too much to do, not enough time. This post originally appeared onZen Habits. How can we deal with this in a sane way? Ill offer five suggestions that work for me. When you notice yourself feeling this way, drop in: notice how your body feels. Notice how your body feels as your mind is spinning with anxiety or busyness. They are your teachers, and this is your time to be mindful....

January 3, 2017 · 3 min · 624 words · James Galvan

How to Get Google Play on a Kindle Fire and Install Any Android App You Want

With a little tweaking, though, you’re able to run any Android app on them. you’re able to even get the entire Google Play Store on some devices. Plus it willgive you the Google Play Servicesthat youll need for most Google apps. We tested this method on an old 2nd generation 7" Kindle and it worked. APKs are files that Android uses to install apps, similar to .exe files in Windows....

January 3, 2017 · 4 min · 644 words · Andrea Wilson

Make One of These Small Changes for Better Health Instead of a Resolution

Upgrade Your Eating Habits Sticking to a formal diet takes a lot of energy and planning. Hide the Junk Food:Take a few minutes to reorganize your kitchen. Intermittent fasting isnt for everyone, but if it fits your routine, embrace it. Fill Up on Water:Drink a glass of water before each mealto help fill your stomach. Eat Free Foods:Work a few ofthese low-calorie veggies and condimentsinto your lunch. Make one of these changes and your meals and snacks will help you stay healthyno diet plan needed....

January 3, 2017 · 2 min · 219 words · Alex Rodriguez

The World's Smallest Monuments

The sculpture is just 44 millimeters tall. Dwarfed by the grand statues all around St. Petersburg, the tiny bird often goes undeservedly unnoticed by tourists. Ironically, the statue itself has not been so fortunate, and has been stolen at least three times. The iron boy gets all kinds of witty gifts throughout the year. Sometimes he is seen wearing a cap or a scarf. Visitors also leave coins, fruits and sushi on the stone bench on which he sits....

January 3, 2017 · 1 min · 125 words · Zachary Brady

14 Ways to Start Eating Better This Year

As motivated as you are now to turn over a new leaf, you wontreallytransform your eating habits overnight. Eating healthy is both a skill and a habit that takes time to develop. This video shows you how to spot health industry snake oil from a mile away. Exercise vs. Diet: Which Is More Important for Weight Loss? Being healthy is simple, right? Eat less, move more. Diet, or exercise? Most fitness information is geared towards fat loss....

January 2, 2017 · 2 min · 286 words · Christopher Smith

The New Year's Resolutions Most Likely to Fail, and What to Do Instead

The trouble is, most of us then proceed to set entirely unrealistic resolutions that we ultimately fail. Here are the most common failed resolutions, and how to approach them instead. This post was originally published on December 30, 2013. New Years resolutions are tricky. It also violatestwo of the top rules for creating effective resolutions. For starters, losing weight isnt very specific. It can be five pounds or fifty. Its also an admirable goal that actually encompasses a lot of little goals, which can be overwhelming....

January 2, 2017 · 3 min · 573 words · Daisy Ruiz

The Swing of Casa Del Arbol, Ecuador

I miss a lot of that, sitting here and relaxing with myself. There used to be a lot of birds here. But there was a lot to gain from this exposure. Now they have more money for better education for their children. But I miss very much. The variety of languages in the logbooks speak of how far and wide the swings fame has travelled. There are messages in Spanish, English, German, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic....

January 2, 2017 · 1 min · 173 words · Jasmine Trevino