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5 Smartphone Apps to Make Living a Sustainable Life Easier

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The Coupons App Are you looking for an easier way to live a more sustainable life? If so, then you might want to consider browsing the wide variety of different sustainable smartphone apps available on the market today. In the meantime, here are 5 of my personal favorites to get you started. 1.) JouleBug JouleBug is a neat app that is generating quite the buzz with those trying to lead a sustainable lifestyle. This app allows smartphone users to easily make their everyday habits more sustainable at home, work, and even while you're out and about. This newly designed app features lots of great advice for how to use less resources. Similar to Pinterest this app allows you to organize sustainability tips into Pins, that you earn by doing simple, sustainable actions in real-life. JouleBug even features how-to videos, a newsfeed, and impact statistics. If you are looking for a fun way to become more sustainable in your everyday life than JouleBug is a must have! 2.) Ecomall Ecomall is a...

Great Apps for Your Smartphone

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I t seems like everyone has a smartphone. Thanks to the awesome apps out there, a smartphone is like an extension of self. Apps can do everything from giving you an incentive for exercise to keeping kid art to educating children. Here are a few of the best apps out there for your smartphone. Productivity P roductivity means different things to different people. One of the most popular productivity tools for all smartphone platforms is Remember the Milk . The app is free and after a 15 day trial requires a yearly subscription fee. There are many features in this app - reminder settings, task watchers (finished and unfinished), and in-depth sorting. D ropbox is a well loved cloud service that can now be used for most platforms. The ability to save files of all types and sync them is very useful for people on the go. Not only can users access their files from any device the app is installed on, you can share with other Dropbox users. Social Networking F acebook has apps availabl...

5 Ways to Dress so You Look Slimmer

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The Right Clothes Can Make it Look as If You've Lost Ten Pounds! W e all know that our clothing can dramatically affect our appearance. Just imagine the difference when a woman wears sloppy sweatpants and an oversized tee-shirt compared to when she wears a sleek black dress and high heels. Long Elegant Sleek Fitted Maxi Gown Plunge Ruched Cocktail Party Dress B ut clothing can do more than just change our look or make an impression. It can actually make us appear thinner - or heavier - depending on what we choose to wear. So whether you need to look skinny and sexy for an upcoming event, or you just want to appear slimmer every day, follow these tips so you always look your most slender: Go monochromatic: Wearing the same color from head to toe will make your body appear thinner. Black tends to be the most slimming color, but almost any monochromatic look will elongate your body. Add other colors and create interesting visuals with accessories like bracelets or necklaces. Tip: Wear...

Best Dresses for Your Tan Line Dilemma

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2LUV Women's Houndstooth Cap Sleeve Skater Dress W arm weather provides many opportunities for fun in the sun, often times leaving us with tan lines which can make wearing some clothes (dresses, in particular) a bit tricky. I have faced this challenge during many summertime days before, and would like to share some insight on how I was able to have my fun in the sun and still manage to cover up those tan lines with the pretty, fashionable dresses of the season. B efore picking out a dress, make a note of where your tan lines lay. Do they follow the lines of a tank top, or are they more the shape of a halter top? How thick are your tan lines? Are there several different lines, or just one? After you assess your unique Summertime tan lines, you will be able to determine what style dress will cover them up. Perhaps the easiest style dress to wear which covers most tan lines is a simple short-sleeved or long-sleeved dress. These dresses are easy to find, and you can feel confident that...

3 Best Dress Trends for the Summer

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Peach Couture® Vintage Polka Dot Pattern Shift Dress with Fabric Belt Tie (Medium, Yellow, $19.95)        Y ou cannot think about summer without thinking about the cute summer dresses. Some people may say that summer is all about shorts but it's really about flirty, little dresses. They are easy to put on, light and comfortable which makes them perfect for all occasions. While you are doing your summer shopping, these are some of the dresses that you should be looking out for. 3 Best Dress Trends for this summer: 1. Long behind/short front Dress. T his is my absolute favorite dress trend for summer. I love these asymmetrical dresses because they are fun and sassy and definitely different from the norm. Summer is all about making a statement while being fashionable. I love the casual versions of these dresses because they are great for going to the beach or to the park or for all the other summer time fun activities. I love the Striped Racerback Sailor Dress from H...

Applecare + for Iphone Makes Good Sense

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Apple Iphone 6 64GB Gray Factory Unlocked GSM Phone       A s a general rule, I avoid extended warranties such as Apple's AppleCare program; they very rarely pay off in the end. For many modern gadgets such as tablet computers and smartphones, the concept of an extended warranty makes even less sense. I have owned several smartphones including all iterations of the Apple iPhone, and I have never suffered a hardware failure that would have been covered by a warranty. I have broken a few phones, and even washed an iPod, but AppleCare, sadly, doesn't cover stupidity. The extended warranty only covers hardware or software defects. Amazon.com Widgets T his has changed with Apples introduction of AppleCare + for the iPhone. When I picked up my iPhone, I added the AppleCare + coverage. For the first time in the past five years that I have owned smartphones and tablets, the extended coverage makes sense. Not because the IPhoneis more likely to fail, but because I am st...

Why You Should Wash New Clothes Before Wearing Them

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Wash Your New Clothes Before Wearing Them “ G ood Morning America ” recently did some investigative dirty work, getting the dirt on why you should always wash new clothes before wearing them. But, unfortunately, they found a lot more than dirt on the seemingly fresh new clothes they checked out, and the results of their investigation have definitely made me decide to make sure to wash new clothes before wearing them in the future. B ut before the results of their investigation, let's just reason this out. Hundreds of people head out to stores to try on new clothes every day, and they often don't buy the items they try on. Just think of the possibility of how many of those people have just worked out and not bathed or are suffering from some sort of contagious illness. There could be people out there with nasty skin infections tryingon new clothes , or sweaty people whose bodily fluids end up all over the new clothes. But if these aren't enough reasons for you to wash new c...