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Baseball caps are a style must-have; they’re practical, stylish and just about anyone can pull them off. But if you find yourself wearing your baseball cap every day, whether that’s for sun protection or a string of bad hair days, then your baseball cap might pick up forehead sweat and oil from your hair. And since baseball caps are often worn to the beach or on hikes and then carelessly tossed in the trunk along with sandy towels and muddy shoes, they can get dirty pretty easily. Fortunately, cleaning your baseball cap and getting it back in top shape doesn’t...

I’m sharing some of the beautiful rooms I toured during my recent visit to the Pasadena Showcase House of Design in California. I attended the showcase home a few years ago and became enthralled with this spectacular tour. First of all, Pasadena is such a gorgeous city, just driving the streets and looking at the charming homes is fun for me. Secondly, these designers really bring their A-game and everything is just stunning. Take a look at some of the downstairs spaces in this post today. I’ll post the upstairs in my next post. The home is a Tudor style...

Anytime you hit a lift, you’re thinking about lifting it and then lowering it. Those up and down movements are known as concentric (up) and eccentric (down) phases. But there’s a third phase that doesn’t get much attention from the general lifting population — isometrics. Isometrics is a fancy way of saying “pause.” It refers to a static hold, but incorporating isometric exercises into your training can make your gains the opposite of static. By performing exercises with pauses or doing movements that have you hold tight in one spot, you’re teaching your body control. You’re also strengthening supporting and stabilizing muscles,...

Costco offers superior products for less! Through May 13th, hop on over to Costco.com where members can score this SimpleHuman Steel Frame Dish Rack & Sink Caddy for only $74.99 shipped after the $15 off in manufacturer’s savings! As a price comparison, this dishrack on its own is $99 on Amazon! This dish rack features a solid stainless steel frame, a swivel spout that pivots so you can drain water directly into the sink, and an anti-residue coating that prevents residue buildup and water spots! Plus, this dishrack has silicone-capped wires to hold dishes tightly without scratching or chipping and...

Even if you love what you do and feel extremely satisfied with your job, you don't really get to choose the people you work with. You just try your best to be a wholesome coworker, focus on carrying out good practices to make your workplace a slightly better place, and only hope your colleagues do the same. Unfortunately, the 9-to-5 grind tends to bring out the worst in certain people. There is really no shortage of stories about the toxic office politics, the bullying, the backstabbing, and the never-ending gossip and drama. Once we feel mistreated, we can’t help but...