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Flower Zen

Ah, the simple flower. Its power to uplift, to change your mood by its very presence, is beyond compare. The other day I was wandering around in my flower gardens and a newcomer surprised me. Three years ago, a lady in Georgia sent me a little bitty wisteria vine start. This year the plant is much

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Easter Family Dinner

Easter is a nice time to get together with all the family and sit down for a meal together. Here is our traditional meal for 8 people that has been tried and tested by a hungry family every year. It is easy and fairly fool proof (even I can do it!) Menu Appetizers Pesto and Goats Cheese Rounds Her

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Let’s Make A Pineapple Plant!

Right now, March through June, is "pineapple season" - so enjoy a healthy treat AND treat yourself to a brand-new pretty houseplant! Select a pineapple that is nice and ripe, that smells good and fruity at the bottom end. Look in between the top leaves - there should be happy little new green leav

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Christine’s Holiday Gift List 2004

Many of us who do not feel well this season, have to do most of our shopping online. Especially with the colder weather, and lots of walking and crowds in malls- I know I find online shopping essential. Many friends and readers of this website have asked for my advice on some good Holiday gifts fo

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Zen Cleaning

I am a packrat. There, I admitted it! I love pretty knick-knacks and doing a variety of crafts, and my "stuff" tends to end up everywhere. Last January I started a project I call "Zen Cleaning." Get out your digital or regular camera, and play along! Pick just one room or area to work on at a ti

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Product Zen

I admit it... I have been having a love affair my whole adult life... with PRODUCTS. Want to get me excited? Just show me the newest bathroom cleaner, bath gel, furniture polish or hairspray! It doesn't matter if I have three cans of furniture polish already. I can't resist the new kind! Yes, I know

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Micro-Zen Organizing

Do you know that frustrating feeling of looking for some tiny object, and thinking "Darn it! I just saw that yesterday!" Sure you do! Homeless objects floundering in some drawer are the problem, Micro-Zen is the cure. Let's say for the sake of argument that every object in your home (after finis

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Saying No…Without Saying No!

Do you have a hard time with saying no, and find yourself agreeing to a task or responsibility you know you won't have the energy, time, or even physical ability to do? Are you so over-committed that you can't see a free space in your calendar for weeks? If so, read on!! I recommend you learn the

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Project YOU!

My life transformed from a full time job and doing image consulting to spending 100% of my time at home, with occasional part time image consulting. This created a real personal image crisis for me. Most of my wardrobe was business attire, and my few casual clothes were VERY casual! There was little

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