Dust Off Your Digital Pictures with Snapfish

I probably have at least 400 pictures on my digital camera, and they will most likely stay there, lonely and collecting digital dust.  Why is that?  Pictures are meant to be tangible, or at the very least, be on display to be admired.  They shouldn’t be trapped in a little box where most of them will be forgotten.  While I was going through my old closet at my parents’ house recently, I found all of my pictures from high school. Loads of them! Actual pictures of all my friends on glossy photo paper.  I was thinking about how weird it must be for high school students these days. How the times have changed.

I started to feel bad for this year’s senior class and thought about how they probably just have their memories in a file on Facebook somewhere.  How sad.  I asked my

Stretch Out That Pool Season!

Most people associate pools with only summer. But, weather permitting, swimming pools can be enjoyed through Indian Summer and well into fall in many areas around the country. The only caveat about mixing pools and autumn is the amount of time you’ll spend skimming leaves!

You pool owners know what I mean—one stiff September breeze, and suddenly that placid blue glassy surface is covered in gross yard debris! This is why a pool cover is an imperative tool in getting the most and best of your pool. Come this time of year, a cover not only helps retain the precious heat during those ever-shortening days, but it saves you the headache and annoyance of having to skim and clean filters every day.

I grew up with a large in-ground pool in Massachusetts, and the cover bought us

Getting Away for Labor Day

As I sit here at my desk searching images of Greece, Cozumel, and Belize, I, probably in dire need of some serious eye candy, or, perhaps living vicariously through the smiley, dancing people in the pictures, realize that just around the corner is (thank God!) Labor Day weekend. Though the celebrated weekend may not allow quite enough time for a holiday in Crete, it may be the perfect opportunity to book a last minute flight to somewhere closer (and cheaper).

There are many options and difficult decisions to be made. Do I want to be in a city where there is endless nightlife and restaurants on every block? There is, of course, San Francisco. The Bay area is lovely during the end of summer: the air is soft and breezy, trolley cars are coasting up and down the steep hills,

You Can Rent Textbooks?

I think every college student will agree that one of the most annoying expenses is textbooks.  I remember spending $300 one year for books I used for 6 months and now they’re under my bed collecting dust because reselling them was such a lame hassle.  Textbooks are way too expensive, or are they?  This year I found an alternative to buying textbooks.  I rented them.  Renting, at first, seemed a little sketchy.  How long would it take? Would shipping be a hassle? Would it end up being more expensive then it would’ve been if I had just bought them in the first place? Well, after placing my order and learning how easy the process is, all of my anxiety was put to rest. Keep reading, and I will clear the air about textbook rentals so you too can save hundred of dollars the next

Ten Happy Little Piggies

Politics? Color me temperate. Food? Sure, I love to eat it, but it does not necessarily inspire infatuation. Sports? Couldn’t care less—and I really mean that. Sports could drop off the planet, and I wouldn’t even notice. Children? They are cute, but I don’t feel the need to have any of my own right now. However, I can think of one thing that not only inspires a great passion in me, but also causes me to actively seek it out, spending my hard-earned dollars as easily as water flowing to the sea. About which great item or concept am I referring? Shoes, of course!

I am only quasi-embarrassed to tell you that I own 5 pairs of boots, 14 pairs of high heels, 8 pairs of flip-flops, 3 pairs of gladiator sandals, 4 pairs of ballet flats, and 3 pairs of sneakers, and I don’t