Generally speaking, this is the best time of year to turn off the heat pump or air conditioner for a few weeks and get some fresh air flowing through your home. Research has shown that the quality of indoor air can be worse than outdoor air. That’s saying something, in this

There are certain life experiences that trigger huge changes for people: Getting married Having a child A child leaving home A death in the family Moving to a new place Getting a new job Sometimes when we’re in the midst of one of these life changing events, we do something

Healthy eating is a topic that gets a lot of attention on [re]evolver. A healthy, sustainable diet is at the core of what it means to [re]evolve in the first place. Bear in mind that there are multiple definitions of the word diet, and when I use the term here I’m referring not

There’s never been a better argument for sustainability than this one: the plastic that encases the food you eat and drink, as well as the pesticides that taint your fruits and vegetables, and even the cosmetics you use may well be contributing to your heightened potential for

The workforce is plagued by stiff-necked managers and unbending bureaucracy. For every progressive company trying to improve the working environment and experience, there are ten thousand which refuse to change. For every manager or supervisor who is open to trying new ways of doing

For everyone (like me) who hates the mind-numbing, boring procedure of getting fit (and I believe we are the majority), here’s an idea to make it a little less boring and maybe even fun: don’t do exercises, do fun things instead. Take the following list, print it out and post

If you really want to simplify your wardrobe, just adopt one completely-individual uniform as your own and wear it every day. Fictional characters do it all the time. Santa Claus does it, superheroes do it. Look at Indiana Jones: the hat, jacket, shirt and shoes…all part of

Image by I Am Ming This is no crusade against television. But naturally it’s television that comes first to my head when I think of vegetative states. We blame television for many of the ills of society, so this is the first alarm triggered in my head. But… the longer

There was a time, not very long ago, that when the sun went down people went to sleep. There was no television, no gaming console, no cell phone. There was no one to keep up with every moment of the day, no RSS feeds to monitor. There wasn’t even a good light to read a book

Building a Mountain of Zen Sadly, Feng Shui over the last decade or so has become all the rage in the West, and so, like the pop culture we are, we bastardized it. Turned it into a method of aesthetic design and a way to reduce clutter. For some reason, we see those Zen gardens and