Me encantan las flores, me fascina la forma en que alegran mi casa y mi vida. Sin embargo, comprar ramos de flores , sobre todo los caros, me parece una perdida de dinero y un ataque al medio ambiente. Por eso, los tres hombres de mi familia están entrenados para regalarme plantas floreadas en los días especiales, como este Día de la Madre.

Lo que más me gusta de las plantas es que son un regalo que perdura, claro siempre y cuando sean fáciles de cuidar - sobre todo si no tienes dotes de jardinera- y sean adecuadas para el clima en que vivimos.  Por eso, te voy a contar cuáles son las matas que me han regalado y siguen vivas después de por lo menos un año.

De que me gustaría parecerme a Eva Longoria, me gustaría. Quisiera tener su figura,  su clóset, su fortuna y sus conexiones. Lamentablemente, aparte de tener los ojos y el cabello castaños, sólo tengo una cosa en común con ella: me gusta robarme recuerditos de los sitios que son importantes para mí.

Y eso fue lo que Eva confesó justamente este fin de semana al hablar del final de la serie que la catapultó a la fama internacional: Desperate Housewifes. Que se había llevado tantas cosas del estudio a su casa, que los jefes le terminaron llamando la atención.

Ever wish you could control the electronics in your room without having to get out of bed? Well now, one Berkeley student has pretty much filled that dream for himself. As you can see in the awesome video below, college freshman Derek Lowe totally pimped out his dorm room, making it fully automated.

The clip shows Lowe using his amazing system, which he has nicknamed BRAD: Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm. As he goes about his daily day, viewers can see how Lowe has programmed the lighting and curtains in the dorm so that it can be controlled with a remote, a phone app, a tablet, or by voice. When he gets woken up, it's not just by any ol' alarm clock. Instead, at a certain time, the curtains automatically open so that sun stream into and some upbeat music turns on.

If you've ever gone on a vacation with your hubby, you know how much just the change in location can bring on some rekindled passion. That's all because being in a new place (like a hotel room) can spice things up out of the usually boredom and routine that are typically mood killers.

But you don't have to go away or rent an expensive hotel room in your city to spice things up. All you really have to do is rearrange your bedroom—and turn it into a more seductive place! A little change of scenery can go a long way to renew things in your home and with your love. Just follow these 5 easy steps to rearranging your bedroom and get ready for some renewed passion, too.

Sometimes all you need to freshen up the home is one great, standout piece. When I looked around my apartment for something to change, I noticed that my giant bookcases take up a large portion of my living room but don't really do anything to give the room more personality.

Now I'm taking some inspiration from some pretty unusual-looking bookcases. If you've ever looked around your living room or office and wondered what you could update to start off your redecorating project, then this is it. Take a look at these seven great bookcase ideas and try them for yourself.

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