04/25/08

Shop From Home — No Computer Necessary!

Isn’t shopping such a stimulating pastime? I always find it exciting going into each store, ogling the mannequins, watching all the busy salespeople run about, and checking out what the other shoppers are interested in. Yes, there is more to shopping than just buying clothes. It’s more of an experience — an adventure, if you will. However, it’s an experience that often becomes more of a task, and sometimes a nightmare. There are those times when your feet are in pain from walking around all day, your head is pounding from loud store music blaring, or that pesky salesperson is pressuring you into purchasing something that is obviously unflattering on you. These are some components of the...

04/18/08

Give Your Wardrobe the Green Treatment

I never really thought of myself as one who is especially environmentally conscious. But after all of the recent media attention on "going green" — including our own eco awareness department here at HV Mag — I decided to do some reflecting. I've realized that I do make efforts, however (usually) unconscientiously, to be kind to our ecosystem: I bring my coffee to work in a thermos instead of stopping at Starbucks every morning; I refill my water bottle throughout the day rather than using a different one each time; Though I don’t drive a Prius, the car I lease is a Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (which means it releases 90 percent cleaner emissions than the average new car); And I can proudly say that I...

04/11/08

Trendy Trenches

Yesterday was a good day. Not only was the weather beautiful — 70 degrees and sunny — but I got to work from home. To fully take advantage of my good fortune — and get a much-needed dose of vitamin C — I brought my laptop outside, spread out a blanket, and spent the day typing away in pure bliss. It truly was marvelous. But by evening, as I was getting ready to go out, with the sun going down and the wind picking up, it wasn’t so warm and I was no longer comfortable in my short sleeves and cropped pants. Though it definitely wasn’t cold enough for me to pull on my wool pea coat that I’ve been wearing since November, it was certainly not weather suitable for leaving the house without any kind of jacket....

04/04/08

It’s Always Time For Throwbacks