Who’s excited for summer? Oh, is that a unanimous yes? That’s what I thought. But, bear with me here, there’s a downside to the coming sunny days. If you’re out and about, your skin has the potential to get a little dry or irritated. Or worse, burnt. However, this year, we are taking it upon ourselves to be prepared, and therefore, prepare our skin for the warmth and fun in the sun.
1. A trowel “You can’t plant anything without a good trowel. My favorite is the Victorian trowel from Dewit. Its tough, boron-steel blade makes digging holes or scooping potting soil a breeze and the sharpened front edge cuts through roots quickly. I’ve had one in my arsenal for years.” —Steve Bender, Senior Editor at Southern Living To buy: Dewit Victorian Trowel, $35, houzz.com. 2. Hand pruners “Every gardener needs a pair of
Fill your workspace with some greenery—it might make your workday better. Christopher Satch, The Sill’s in-house plant expert, shares the best office plants that can withstand limited sunlight, freezing temps (thanks to that overzealous office AC), and little water. Neon Pothos (Epipremnum aureum cultivar) This vivid green plant can really wake up a boring desk space—Satch recommends using it if your office is full of bland white, black, and gray
Mobile banking is a killer mobile app. We can now easily move money from one account to another to pay bills, credit vendors and send cash to friends and family. In previous years these transactions required tellers, checks and nightly batch runs in the bank’s back office. Now with the ubiquity of mobile banking, customers expect this to happen at a moment’s notice and without any issues. According to a
The basic premise for sports and exercise, and generally any kind of physical work is health. So athlete must be healthy in order to compete just as the employee of any profession must be healthy in order to carry out its function of employees, especially if his work still requires the physical work (eg. Workers on construction sites and other similar professions). Through sport and physical exercise promotes healthy lifestyles,
Finding great blog post ideas for your company blog is easy. No sweat. Well, maybe just a little sweat. But nothing that’ll make you want to punch your personal trainer. With a little effort, you can fill out your content calendar to start generating business leads and reaping the benefits of your B2B company blog. 3 starting points for effective company blog post ideas In the second post of our
Trying to establish yourself as a thought leader in your industry? Blogging is a great way to showcase your skills and knowledge. It’s also the perfect channel to let potential customers get to know you better and gain some insight into what it would be like to work with your company. Sometimes though, writer’s block can strike and you draw a blank. Save yourself from banging your head against your keyboard with
Are you looking for blog post ideas? Would you like some direction to inspire your editorial calendar? Although it may be challenging to come up with new blog post ideas, there’s a lot you could write about. In this article I’ll share 10 ideas to inspire your business blog content. Discover 10 ideas to inspire blog posts. Listen to this article: Listen now: Play in new window | Download #1:
Hey fellow travel/expat bloggers! Today I’m here to share a little inspiration to help get you out of a serious case of writer’s block. Trust me, you’re not the only blogger to fall into the ‘I don’t know what to write about’ rut. It happens to every single one of us and it sucks! First of all, I highly recommend not writing anything if you don’t have anything to say instead of forcing
Update (April 2016): My new list of recommended ecommerce blogs to follow can be found here: The top 9 best ecommerce blogs to follow in 2016 Who has time to read more blogs, right? With all of the blogs, podcasts, and books being thrown your way, you might not even feel like trying to fit more consumption into your life. I feel the same way, but one thing I’ve learned over the
