When it is time to move, you might consider renting a truck and taking care of this task yourself. However, there are quite a few advantages to using a moving company. Unless you have a lot of experience and several friends that are willing to help, moving can be quite an undertaking.

Moving is Strenuous

You may be physically fit, but when it comes to moving heavy items all day long, it can take a toll. In addition to all the packing and toting boxes to the most convenient area for moving them, you will be lifting heavy items. Appliances and furniture can be bulky as well. Do you have to navigate tight corners or stairs? This adds to the physical exertion. The last thing you need to do is pull a muscle or strain your back in the middle of moving. So it is better to hire long distance movers. Keep on reading to learn about this. (more…)

D.C. Urban Gardeners took to the airwaves yesterday in a radio discussion about the impact of global warming on gardening.

An official from the U.S. Department of Agriculture stole the show, however, when she acknowledged that publication of a sophisticated new hardiness zone map based on the most recent climate reports has been delayed because some of the mappers have been in Iraq, and for longer than expected.

I was invited to appear on Pacifica Radio’s weekly “Earthbeat” segment to outline ways that we gardeners can reduce our carbon footprint and help alleviate the affects of global warming.

But ahead of me were, first, Patty Glick of the National Wildlife Federation, and author of that group’s publication, “A Gardener’s Guide to Global Warming,” along with Kim Kaplan of the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. (more…)

When you have a picky, sophisticated style, it can be difficult to decorate your home. Learning to appreciate the little things will keep you in the loop with life and loving your home, sophisticated or not.

Decorating your home can be difficult. We all know that. But if you’re one of those people that has a slightly sophisticated taste, if you yourself may not be a sophisticated person, decorating your home can be a veritable nightmare.

As a Home Decorating Sophisticate, or HDS as it were, you have a refined taste in furniture, flooring, sashes, throw pillows, drapery, rugs, lighting, hanging artwork and pretty much everything else that comes through your line of vision like Neon Mama custom made neon signs that look amazing on the living room. You can sense imbalance in your sleep and your aura blends with Zen decorating  on an ultimately frightening level. (more…)