After more than 3 years of watching over Keeping the Castle, the time has come for me to move on.
Today, October 31, is my last day here. I have enjoyed blogging at KTC, and have gained a wealth of knowledge. But the time is ripe for me to focus on other writing projects. Online, […]
A new book by Eduardo Xol, one of the designers on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, will be out next week. Ahead of the release, I received a copy of Extreme Entertaining Made Simple to look over and review for Keeping the Castle.
In Extreme Entertaining Made Simple, Eduardo shares his philosophy of using the […]
Here are some of the recent product recalls issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:
Ghost Tealight Holders from Trade Associates Group and Crate & Barrel due to fire and burn hazard
Halloween Figurines from Coyne’s & Company due to lead hazard
Zipper-Covered Foam Core Mattresses from Serta International due to violation of Federal Mattress Flammability […]
Best Buy has declared October 30, 2008 as National Vampire Awareness Day to spread the word about “vampire power”.
Vampire power is the electricity that home appliances and other electronics consume while they are switched off or in a standby mode. Plasma TVs, computers, game consoles, DVRs and adapters for MP3 players and cell phones […]
Let’s take a detour to welcome b5media’s new business portal, Bizzia!
Bizzia is the one-stop destination for business information, insights and news from b5media’s 30 business blogs.
Following the successful launch of b5media’s first portal, Starked.com, Bizzia covers themes such as finance, leadership, e-commerce, small business, sales and marketing. Bringing together the latest news coverage […]
If you don’t want to carve faces or characters into your pumpkins this year, consider an all-around design that you can use to decorate your home.
Martha Stewart’s celestial pumpkins are elegant and unique. And they would look great at night, without being scary to the little ones.
Making these twinkling pumpkins is fairly easy. […]
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition designer Michael Moloney recently teamed up with Domino Magazine to stage the Domino Bazaar Modern Bathroom Design class, sponsored by Oral-B’s Pulsonic electric toothbrush. The event was held at H.D. Buttercup on October 17, 2008 in California.
Anybody here who was able to attend the class - raise your hand, please. […]
After I wrote my post about how I use my planner to manage the work/home balance, I realized that I also need to organize my family’s calendar.
It’s easy now that my kids are small, and we only have preschool to deal with. But as they get older, I know I will have to have […]
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Written by S.P. Bragg [email] for b5media.
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