Heather Levin
If you’ve never heard of witch hazel, you’re in for a treat. Why? Because this natural astringent is not only awesome for your skin, but it has plenty of other amazing uses as well.
First of all, let’s take a closer look at witch hazel itself.
Witch hazel, also known as winterbloom or spotted alder, is actually a flowering shrub common in North America. The leaves, bark, and twigs of witch hazel are high in tannins. Tannins are found in any natural astringent because of their ability to tighten, dry and harden tissues. The witch hazel water you can buy for $2 at any any drugstore is actually a steam distillation of the bark, leaves, and twigs of the shrub itself.
There’s a pretty popular TV commercial that’s been on lately for a well-known toilet maker. In the commercial, a guy sees a very pretty female plumber going into his neighbor’s house to fix a problem. Obsessed with the fact that he want this girl over to fix his pipes, he starts flushing everything he can down his toilet to clog it up.
Now that winter is (hopefully) almost over, chances are that your car is looking a bit worse for wear. If yours is anything like mine, there are salt stains on the hood and doors, the windows are grimy, the inside is crusty with salt and sand from winter boots, and there might be quite a bit of trash and clutter scattered around.
So, you’ve just sat down for a job interview that you’re really nervous about. Unconsciously, you start jiggling your leg just a bit. You tidy your hair, shift in your seat, cross your arms in front of your body and shift your body weight to the right, leaning more on one side.
You’ve just walked in to your favorite fast food place. You ordered your standard Value Meal #4: hamburger with cheese, french fries, and drink.
If you missed the 
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According to Time Magazine, most Americans spend an hour a day commuting to and from work. When traffic is bad, however, you could end up sitting in the car for much longer. And in some parts of the country, such as West Virginia, New York and California, there are extreme commuters: people who spend three or four hours a day (or more) commuting.
Thanks to the efforts many Americans have been making to tighten up their homes and appliances, 
Have you ever given much thought to your cubicle at work? If you’re like most people, the answer is probably “no.” You go to work, do your thing, and then come home.
Remember the good ol’ days when you could download any song from any band for free on Napster? Those days are (sadly) gone, which is why I spent $20 in 8 minutes last week on two albums by a band that I accidentally stumbled on and immediately fell in love with (it was the Portland based, folk rock/indie band 
A few weeks ago I was talking to my dad about a friend of his who had recently passed away. The friend hadn’t left a will for his family, which included several children and step-children. As a result, the family was in a tense situation, sorting through possessions and unsure who had a right to what.
If you’re pinching pennies, then buying wine for dinner might not be high on your list of priorities. My husband and I are also on a budget right now, but we’ve made room in our spending enough to have wine every night at dinner.
Meet Esthere Uwamahoro. She’s 33 years old, married with two children, and lives in Kigali, Rwanda. She’s in the spare parts business, and she needs some help.
