What scent brings to mind your childhood, your favorite place, your life’s most meaningful moments? Fresh-mown grass, cookies baking, coffee brewing, a particular perfume? Our sense of smell is most closely connected to the hippocampus, one of the brain structures responsible for our memory, according to the website Exploring Your Mind. And according to the…
Catherine and Jonathan Dodd, Keipos/New Earth Farm
There’s never been a time when locally grown food has been trendier. Call it farm-to-table, sustainable or locavore, fresh, organic food grown nearby is having its moment in the sun. If you want to know your farmer personally and harvest produce on-site, here is the perfect opportunity: Get on board with Keipos, a CSA—community-supported agriculture—venture…
Mario Houston, Home Remodeler and Handyman
There are a variety of reasons for continuing to live in a much-loved home. You thought about moving but didn’t want the hassle or the cost. You love your location or that garden you’ve labored for years to make the showpiece it is. Or maybe this is where you raised your kids and you have…
John and Jan Eggenberg, Owner/Operators
You’ve fallen in love with that house for sale across town. The open floor plan is a winner; the backyard fits your active family’s needs; the location is absolutely perfect; you don’t even have to paint. You’ve arranged the financing and you’re negotiating a deal, but you have to schedule an inspection. It’s critical…
Criz and Kayla Sanchez, Owner/Operators
Someone to keep your home clean and sparkling is a dream for some people. But for others, life gets so hectic you find it’s well worth the money to have someone step in and handle the job of housekeeping. Or maybe there’s a special occasion coming up, and you want a deep cleaning done so…
Julie Radke, Owner/Design Specialist
You’ve put in a lot of effort making your home “yours.” You have a large family, and you showcase them with pictures. Your son wanted his room painted black, so you obliged. And you think those plaid kitchen curtains are perfect. But now it’s time to sell your house because you’re changing jobs,…
Marc Sicner, Painter and Handyman
You got a heck of a deal on your new house. It was a fixer-upper, and you looked forward to flexing your fixer-upper muscles. Turns out you didn’t have as much muscle as you thought. Sure, you can handle some of it, but when it comes to painting that room with the vaulted ceiling,…
Autumn Stock, Member Services Manager, Kroc Center
You’ll hear the voices of excited children as soon as you enter the Kroc Center. You’ll see sweaty people pouring out of exercise studios and basketball courts or wet people playing and exercising in an Aquatics Center second to none. You’ll see people in classes learning photography, public speaking and best-parenting practices. You’ll hear non-natives…
Carrie Clure, Title Insurance
After months of searching and considering options, you bought a new house. You’ve moved in your belongings, decorated, painted that ugly dining room and planted flowers. Now you’re considering a kitchen remodel. Then you receive a notice. You’re being sued. The previous owner had a pool built and didn’t pay the contractor; the contractor’s placing…
Ken Eakins, Personal Chef
Life has never been more hectic. With a variety of schedules to negotiate—whether it’s just your work and personal schedules or a whole family’s schedule—sometimes you’re meeting yourself coming and going. We consistently hear that Americans leave vacation days on the table every year, meaning we’re so busy we don’t use the time we’re earning…
