Although our 2011 New Year's resolution lists are growing by the minute, and includes things like exercise, better cell phone etiquette, getting away from our desks at lunch, and learning new languages, we also advocate cleaning up your digital lives for the new year. Reorganizing RSS readers, deleting old emails, and cleaning up external hard drives should be at the top of your to-do list for Read more

Sure, we'd all love to snap our fingers and achieve our financial goals, particularly this time of year when we're riding high on resolutions. But successfully paying down credit card debt and saving money can only happen if you go in with a plan, and a realistic one at that. Want to be debt free? Use our credit card payment calculator to determine how long it will take while paying a certain Read more

With change, there comes an adjustment period, no? And I do believe that this is what's happening to me. As I adapt to a lighter diet, free of sweets, alcohol, and excess anything (except salad), today I am feeling hungry, weary, and a bit unfocused. Thus far, the only beauty-related thing that's changed is my hair, and sadly, it's not because it's miraculously become full of luster and enviable Read more

Yesterday, I began my five-day journey to the land of detox, mostly in hopes of rejuvenating my lackluster complexion and recurring battle with chin and forehead acne. While I have realistic expectations, as I'm not anticipating perfectly flawless skin à la Reese Witherspoon in under a week, I chose the David Kirsch Wellness brand of detox just for that reason: it's a gentle detox, not a Read more

Are you what you eat? While some may say otherwise, I'm team what-you-stuff-in-your-mouth-matters. Take this picture of my friend Amy (the blonde) and me (the brunette) from about three years ago. Unfortunately, I was experiencing some gastronomical issues at the time, but thanks to a diet free of junk foods, my skin never looked better. Flash-forward to present day, and I'm feeling a bit more Read more

With 2010 in full swing, many of us have jumped feet first into healthier lifestyles to slim down. Aside from regular exercise, getting portions under control during meal and snack times is a great way to reduce our calorie intake and help the scale budge. I'm sure many of you have tips tucked away in your healthy tool belt for cutting calories, such as using skim milk in your coffee instead of Read more

If you made a New Year's Resolution this year, there's a pretty solid chance it involved getting healthier or losing weight. You could try a diet on your own, or there's always another option: home delivery meals. Trying a package last year from Freshology reaffirmed my greatest fears that diet deliveries are less-than-fresh, skimpy, and generally unappetizing. So when Cook! San Francisco, a Read more

Whether you're looking to lose weight, tone up, or run a marathon, seeing how your body measurements change is going to make you feel good. And really, who doesn't want to feel good about themselves? For the second challenge of the Get Fit For 2010 giveaway, I challenged you all to assess your fitness level. Now I am asking you to take some simple measurements of your body and write a blog post Read more