Archive for July 17th, 2008
Wilkins Mom Goes To Great Lengths To Make Paperless Household Work
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Mary Beth Karchella-MacCumbee belongs to what she calls “the cloth community” and tries, as much as possible, to live a paperless life. A skilled seamstress who whips fabric around a sewing machine like a magician doing sleight-of-hand tricks, the Wilkins mother of three turns out cloth diapers, panty liners and bags of all [...]
Neighborhood Star: Think you need a six-figure income to hire a personal assistant who’ll do your dirty work? Mimi Citarella, an Orland Park mom, says folks on a budget can benefit by turning over the task of running errands to somebody else — namely her. The owner of All Around Concierge, Citarella says she combines [...]
TheAdvertiser.com: Cloth diapers. It’s a term that makes many new mothers cringe. The idea of dealing with washing and folding dozens of diapers and the risk of stabbing their own fingers while protecting their child’s mid-section from the business end of a safety pin doesn’t appeal to most. Even those who look for environmentally-friendly ways [...]
Southaven Mom Feels Sense Of Pride With Sticker Business
commercialappeal.com: When her laundry room and kitchen would no longer do, the garage of Michelle Day Bicknell’s Southaven home became Grand Central Station. “Never did get a car in the garage,” she said, “so I thought, well, why not?” Bicknell, you see, is a businesswoman. For more than two years now, Cajun Decals has been [...]
Although Kati had been painting for years before she had her children, it wasn’t until after she had her child that she quickly found that the art currently available for children wasn’t exactly what she was looking for. Not only did she create a variety of unique pieces for her children, she has created a [...]
CARES Helps Take The Pain Out Of Flying With Kids
If you’ve ever been on a plane with a young child, then you probably understand what it feels like to travel with a child and their car seat. When Louise Stoll saw her own daughter having to fight her way through the airport with a toddler and a car seat, she had to wonder if [...]
Trendhunter: Proving once again that installation of electronic doo-dads is just too darned hard, Wal-Mart will get into Best Buy’s “Geek Squad” business by launching Solution Stations. Walmart and Dell (initially) will install and train customers how to use things like HDTV, home theater, wireless, and computer upgrades. A dozen of the centers will open [...]
News.com.au: Everyone has heard the phrase “it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread,” used to hype everything from toasters to cell phones. In 1927 Otto Rohwedder designed a machine that not only sliced the bread but also wrapped it. His new and improved commercial bread slicer, was completed in 1928. Rohwedder’ filed his application for [...]
Many Internet Users Don’t Want Broadband
Associated Press: A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don’t have high-speed Internet access. The findings from the Pew Internet and American Life Project challenge the argument that broadband providers need to more aggressively roll out supply to meet demand. Only 14 percent of dial-up [...]
Bagging Lunch: The Inflation Effect
The Wall Street Journal: A few months ago Jessie Snider, 23, began to feel the pinch of the rising cost of gasoline, food and, well, everything. Then she realized the $75 to $80 she was spending each week on lunch was really cutting into her paycheck. So in March she traded sit-down lunches of elaborate [...]
CNET: LogMeIn Free lets you connect to your PC from any other PC. This comes in handy when you’re working offsite and need to access files, run programs, check your e-mail, and so on. It’s like sitting at your PC when you’re not actually sitting at your PC. All you do is download and install [...]
If you asked a school-aged child what they have the most difficulty with, most likely they will tell you it’s math or reading. E.nopi gives children a leg up with once a week classes that includes a certified instructor which will review student work and offer guidance. The program is also individualized by determining the [...]
