If you’re a homeowner, you’ve no doubt had a miserable experience with a contractor at least once in your life. Whether you were just trying to get a part of your home touched up or you’ve had major work done on your house, it seems like most contractors have an inborn ability to muck up […]
Read MoreTightening Our (Water) Belts
As the La Niña conditions continue in the Pacific states for the second consecutive year, we’re unfortunately set for yet another sparse rainy season here in southern California. For us, that means much less rain, and more dry, sunny winter days with depleting reservoirs and a severely reduced snowpack. Practically, that means that we’re going […]
Read MoreHow Cubicles Can Recharge Your Office With A Productivity Boost
A cubicle workspace is a partitioned area within an office that has multiple employees and workstations. The concept and design of cubicles were created many years ago; over time, their popularity has waned as they have become associated with outdated corporate culture. Many people report them to be boring and discouraging. The tech boom of […]
Read MoreTurf Wars
We’ve reached over 4 million acres of land burned by out of control California wild fires so far in 2020, and fire season isn’t even close to being over. It’s become abundantly clear that the state is getting drier and warmer, and if something isn’t done, we’ll be choking on smoke for the better part […]
Read MoreA Guide To Office Redesign
Renovation can add life to anything, even to an unassuming or lackluster office. Dated and monotonous offices tend to dampen creativity and reduce productivity; they aren’t the most comfortable to work in. The office, just like any other workspace, needs to be revived, renovated, and redesigned to suit the changing demands of the humans who […]
Read MoreGet Inspired With A Kitchen Overhaul
With the end of the year approaching, we’re coming up on our last chance to get that home remodeling we were planning on for 2020 but never got around to. With the weather cooling and the sunlit hours beginning to give way to the long nights of late fall and winter, you may very well […]
Read MoreKeeping Pets In Our Lives And Hearts By Treating Theirs
Years after the death of my old dog due to age-related disease, I was finally mentally prepared to get a new furry companion to help me get through the lonely drudgery of life. Months of searching led me to a local woman whose German Shepherd Dog had just unexpectedly had a litter of puppies and […]
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