10 Lessons Learned the Hard Way After leading IBM for six decades Thomas Watson Jr. was asked what lessons he had learned from making bad decisions. “Good judgment,” he said, “comes from experience. And experience comes from bad judgment.” His adage illustrates the rule that error is a powerful teacher. But what if one never learned certain lessons to begin with? Alyssa Rosenberg at The Washington Post and Rebecca Traister at The New Republic both recently wrote howMillennials, especially grads of recent vintage, felt blindsided by the practicalities they faced as they trekked to become self–sufficient adults. Here, then, are the top ten life lessons that young people say they had to grapple with, and for which they wish they had been better prepared: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. While these lessons were the most common ones that recent grads regretted not knowing, they are lessons that anyone can master at any stage of life.
Egg Muffins (17 Day Diet Compliant) | womensdietnetwork This is the perfect breakfast recipe to accompany the 17 Day Diet or any healthful eating plan. If you are on cycle one, these muffins provide cleansing vegetables and lean protein and go great with salsa. Ingredients: 16 Egg Whites6 Eggs1 Bell Pepper, sliced2 cup Mushrooms, sliced4 cups Spinach 1) Whisk egg whites and eggs together, 2) sauté pepper and mushrooms for three minutes, 3) add the spinach until it wilts, 4) place even amounts of vegetables in a muffin tin sprayed with cooking spray, 5) evenly spoon egg mix over the vegetables, 6) bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees, 7) after 30 minutes remove from oven and let the muffins cool for five minutes before placing them on a cooling rack, 8) EAT. This recipe makes 24 muffins with around 45 calories each and packed with protein. for making these. that require no muffin tin! They will hold in the fridge for up to a week and if you make a large batch you can freeze them as well. Which diet would you like to see more recipes for?
Choosing Wisely: Tips for Getting the Perfect Paint Color Every Time Sometimes there is nothing quite so daunting as a big, blank wall, waiting to be painted. With all the time, money and effort that painting entails, you want to be sure that you're actually going to like the finished product. Read on for some tips on how to choose color wisely. Neutrals aren't really.Beiges, taupes and greys might seem safe, but these so-called "neutrals" can be a color minefield. Gather as many swatches as you can. Don't pay too much attention to brand, either; you can always have a base paint tinted to a color you like on another company's swatch card. Compare, compare, compare. Do a (thorough) swatch test.Once you've chosen the colors most likely to work, go buy a small sample tin of each. Do you have any other tips for choosing color? (Image: Sarah's Contemporary Color in London)
paradise cafe lately i have been wanting to have a chocolate chip cookie from paradise cafe, but because of the sparse locations of this cafe, it's difficult to make that happen. i just recently ate a mrs. fields cookie and i just about died because it was so good. the highlight of my trips to this bakery and cafe are the cookies. the many different types of cookies. from oatmeal to chocolate chip, you name it...they are the best cookies i have ever eaten. i have been wanting to find the recipe to their chocolate chip cookie, but usually never could find it. then one day, i found it. i don't know how, but i did. i haven't tried out the recipe to see if it works or is anything like the cookie yet. Paradise Bakery and Cafe Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 1/4 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 12 ounce bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
10 Small Lifestyle Changes for a Longer, Healthier Life | Healthy Living Living a long life may be a lot easier than you think. That's according to a report from Harvard Medical School. The report starts by saying that middle-aged and older women need to worry about particular health concerns -- osteoporosis, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and heart disease. That's no surprise. But what makes this report special is the attention it gives to the small lifestyle changes women can make to create significant health improvement. According to the report, healthy eating habits -- like replacing animal fats with vegetable oils -- can cut the risk of heart attack almost in half. 10 Natural Supplements that Lower Cholesterol Dr. Among the most interesting sections in the book is one labeled "managing bothersome problems." These include persistent menopausal symptoms. Learning to Manage Everyday Anxiety Non-hormonal approaches to menopausal symptoms the study suggests include: Dressing in layers to easily shed clothes and alleviate hot flashes. They are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
ma cuisine Nowhere is remodeling for the faint of heart and although I did, indeed, learn plenty of new words to expand my French vocabulary, along with a few other things that I won’t recount here, let’s just say that if I ever this take on this kind of project again, I’ll do things a little lot differently. The best advice I could pass on was given to me by a French friend – “Be more French, less American” – which you are welcome to interpret any way you want. At the beginning of the project, an American friend said, “Please don’t write a book about remodeling in France.” So I promised her I wouldn’t. Which is probably a good thing as no one would believe most of it – and then there’s that pesky issue of the happy ending that we’re still working on : 0 Because Paris is an old city with a lot of history, it’s a challenge to do something that doesn’t work against the city. I didn’t follow any of the rules. I got my sturdy stainless-steel shelves from Nisbets, a Swiss restaurant supply company.
How to achieve that beauty queen look MANILA, Philippines -- Do you want to look like a beauty queen? No less than this year's top Binibining Pilipinas candidates will tell you how. During their guesting on the ABS-CBN morning talk show "Kris TV" early this week, the winners of the 2013 national pageant detailed their physical preparations leading up to the coronation night held in April. Diet Pia Wurtzbach, who finished first runner-up, said she started going on a diet for the competition as early as September last year. "Usually, no-salt diet talaga, 'yun 'yung very important, because you gain... water retention," she said. Miss Universe Philippines Ariella Arida echoed her fellow queen's statement: "Sa akin, no salt din talaga, kasi 'yung ang problema ko eh, water retention kasi." The Philippines' representative to the 2013 Miss Universe pageant said her diet is limited to brocolli, cauliflowers, and chicken -- all steamed, with little or no seasoning. "As in black pepper lang 'yung pinakalasa," she said. Fitness
7 Websites that Will Spark Your Intelligence If you are feeling a bit dull around the edges and need a bit of an intellectual boost, look no further; we have compiled a list of seven fantastic websites that will give you that brainy lift that you are seeking! The diverse selection of sites provides an array of intellectual stimulation from educational and cultural content to science experiments and fun quizzes to keep you sharp. So what are you waiting for? Get your smart on! Please send us your suggestions for more intellectually stimulating websites to add to the list. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Chocolate Birthday Cake {Video Tutorials} Well hi! It’s been a bit since my last post, maybe the longest ever, but you know I’m always nearby and knee-deep in frosting and cake. I had so much fun making my the Pastel Swirl Cake video tutorial that I wanted to make yet another this week. So it turns out that I’m in a crazy-for-chocolate mood lately, and I made this 3-layer chocolate birthday cake to celebrate (party for 1?). Since the most requested tutorial has been “how to frost a cake,” that’s the theme of the first video in this post. The cake itself is a 3-layer chocolate cake brushed with a dark rum syrup and filled and frosted with a simple chocolate buttercream that is super light and fluffy–my favourite for indulging. Remember these? Like I said, party for 1 . . . Hey, do you want to hear something kind of strange and magical? Turntable? Chills. So here are the two videos–again, I’m not a cinematographer, but I sincerely hope they help in some way! First, How to Frost a Cake: And How to Pipe Frosting Borders: