Archive for 864Coach
Why you need an emergency kit
If the daily news of natural disasters around the globe is causing you to think about a possible crisis hitting close to home, then take the next step and act. Most of us believe that disasters are not likely to occur until they happen, leaving no time for preparation or forethought. The site ready.gov recommends that a household should plan to stock supplies that will sustain the family for at least 3 days
Keep inventory of your stuff
Minimalists may not need help tracking their household possessions, but materialists who tend to lose favorite things surely do. Farhad Manjoo researched mobile apps and software programs that promise an accessible inventory system; he prefers software, finding that entering data on a mobile unit can be unwieldy. To be fair, let’s look at programs on both sides of the Microsoft / Mac field that earned winning points from Mr.
Why paint when you can sticker
Painting a wall or a whole room is the usual suspect in the lineup of quick, affordable decorating options. But have you ever considered peeling and posting stickers to your wall?
Spring is for planting and gardening
Spring is prime time for starting your outdoor planting.
Real estate outlook for 2011
When the real estate market dropped, many experts struggled to answer the predominant question on people’s minds. When will the market bounce back?
Destination Neighborhoods
With books, the internet, and other media, the places of the world are within closer reach.
Spring is here and so is Restaurant Week
They’re back. After a winter of blustery winds, snowfall, and rain, the spring season is finally here. And so is Seattle Restaurant Week, April 10 – 14 and 17-21
America”™s new DIY experts
The blog site Young House Love started with two twenty-somethings with zero design training but lots of enthusiasm. Sherry and John Petersik live in Richmond, VA, and have made a career out of blogging about their own home improvement projects
America”™s priciest real estate
The most expensive town in America is not Manhattan or Beverly Hills or the Hamptons.
Big name homebuilder sets up Seattle digs
The PulteGroup, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, recently acquired property at Issaquah Highlands in a plan to develop Sunset Walk, a community of 70 townhomes. According to The Seattle Times (“Pulte moves into the Seattle areaâ€) , the company also purchased 600 undeveloped lots in Snoqualmie Ridge II and property in 3 other suburban developments – Redmond Ridge East, the Arbors in Maple Valley, and Glenshire in Redmond. George Rolfe, director of the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Washington, considers the large acquisition an optimistic sign of growth potential in the region’s housing market
