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4 Simple Steps to Store Winter Clothes

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May
162012

It’s the time of year when temperatures are rising, windows are open, and the lawn mower is back out. Everyone’s ready to break out summer shorts and tank tops, but first there has to be a place to put them!

If you’re like most of us, there’s just not enough room in your closet to handle all of your clothes for every season, so some of it will have to be packed away. In order to keep your winter clothes in great condition until next year, check out our easy guide to storing your seasonal clothes.

Step 1: Declutter and prepare your storage space.

The seasonal storage shift is a great time to do some spring cleaning to get rid of unwanted clothes and tidy up your closets. Why wash and store something you’re not going to use again? Take a look ... More

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How to Care for Ski Gear

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Feb
212012

You’ve made the investment in your own pair of skis, and you’ve taken them out for a few runs down the slopes. Now that you’re back on the bottom of the mountain, it’s time to start thinking about how to maintain your skis so you can keep getting great use out of them for years to come. Read on for our advice about maintenance and storage, the two most important parts of taking care of your skis.

Regular Maintenance

A tune up is recommended about every five uses and at the end of the season before you store your skis. It could be more or less depending on the conditions in which you ski. For example, icy slopes take more of a toll on your skis than soft powder and are easier to navigate on tuned up skis.

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Lovesick? Just Plain Sick? Tips to Stay Healthy

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Feb
162012

In the famous Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez writes of the main character: “his examination revealed that he had no fever, no pain anywhere, and that his only concrete feeling was an urgent desire to die. All that was needed was shrewd questioning…to conclude once again that the symptoms of love were the same as those of cholera.”

While we certainly hope you’re not suffering from cholera or a romance that feels like it, combine flu season with Valentine’s Day, and there’s a good chance you’re feeling ill for one reason or another.

While we might not be able to help you out of the deepest throes of an illness, below are tips to keep your sniffling and coughing from infecting the whole household.

1. Don’t just wash, disinfect. ... More

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