The fortunate few are those who are able to design, construct, and then use their own kitchens.

People who expect to sell their homes in a couple of years tend to design kitchens that add value to the home – kitchens that other people will like.

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After photographer Veronique Vial finished a series of photos she titled Men Before 10 a.m. (powerHouse) she decided to turn her lens on a throng of celebrity women who would greet her in their waking hours as they each awoke in the morning. The women would be shot without artificial light or special sets constructions; they would be shot as-is-no makeup, no posing-as they arose. Read more »

If you’re planning a hospital birth, you can’t know exactly when you will have to drop everything to head to the maternity unit. As your due date approaches, your bag should be packed! Along with necessities such as toothbrush, toothpaste, and undergarments, you may want to think of some feel-good items that will make your stay more pleasant, especially if you end up spending a long time in labor.

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Q.I recently had muscle spasms in the rhomboid area near the right shoulder blade, due to an increase in my physical workout. Stretching and massaging seems to be the only treatment that helps. Can you recommend anything else? How long does it take to recover from an injury such as this?

– Simone

A.You’re doing the right thing for it: gentle stretching, continuing to work out the tension. Massage is an excellent intervention as well. But I’m not sure what you had was a spasm as much as a “pull.”

The big difference: Spasms tend to recur with some regularity, while a one-time pull will heal over a period of four to six weeks. You have to baby it — no vigorous exercises with the rhomboid, lat, trap or deltoid for a week or so.

Then gently and carefully reintroduce some moves.

Icing the area after your workouts will help. Use a bag of frozen veggies, which molds to your body, and cover with a thin towel for comfort.

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I recently met someone I worked with briefly in the past. He told me he was in jail for three months. For this story I will call him Ken. Ken said that while in jail he asked himself where and how he wanted to live (in jail and not supporting his son and being without his son’s mom) or the other. Read more »