Ah, spring is here! It’s time to pack away our heavy winter coats and boots, and dig out our brightly colored spring dresses and sandals for the season ahead.

While Many of us not only try to create a new, fresh palate in our closets this time of year but in our makeup bags, as well. One of the best ways to get healthy, glowing skin for spring is to ditch your winter makeup and experience the benefits of mineral makeup.

> Remove all plant debris from beneath existing shrubs, roses and perennials. This is the single most important benefit you can give your plants.
> Cut back your grasses to 6” or so. Do not cut back evergreen grasses, just comb out any dead leaves with your fingers.
> Cut back Liriope for its annual trim. You can use your weed wacker to do this chore.

Following are several tips you should consider before making the next new appliance purchase for your home…

If you were raised in the 60’s or 70’s I’m sure you heard your mother say this, “Let me put my face on.” Or, “I need some lipstick for a little color.” Then she’d explain, “When you look good you feel good!” What does this have to do with window treatments? Everything! When I see a room decorated without window treatments, it looks incomplete. It’s like being all dressed up to go out and you don’t have your makeup on!

By: Clarice Kwasnieski
Director of Admissions, Saint Mark’s High School
ckwasnieski@stmarkshs.net
At Saint Mark’s High School, the unique qualities that each student and faculty member brings to the school community are valued. Our Catholic faith is taught and integrated in all classes, and it is precisely because we are Catholic that we welcome students from all faith communities and even the global community to join us at Saint Mark’s.  To empower these connections, we offer opportunities to view, learn about, and participate in the broader world to all our students.
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Bored with your Treadmill? Try Dancing!
It is the Best Cure for Two Left Feet
And…Maybe a Possible Remedy for So Much More

A lot of what I write about seems to be about what should not be done. Actually, that is what a lot of horse training is about (Don’t Do’s). If you have read any of my past articles, you probably have realized that we focus more on “being” than “doing” anyhow, but since humans love “doing” things, I figured I would cut you a break and give you something to do this month.

Barbara Williams, a floral designer for over 30 years, is co-owner of Belak Flowers.
“Keeping abreast of the top trends in color and design and floral selection is an essential part of this job: maintaining the traditional values of service and quality is our top priority,” Barb says.
Have Fresh Flowers Delivered to the office every Monday Morning

Dear Reader:
Rose Valley Furniture is not about roses, nor valleys – but it is most definitely about furniture. The kind of quality furniture that you expect to pay a fair price for and that lasts a lifetime. Rose Valley Furniture offers exactly what it looks like – handcrafted hardwood heirlooms, not veneered-over sawdust wood that falls apart if you bump it.

For over 38 years I have been intrigued and challenged by the ways in which design and business intersect. One of our goals at Design Services, Ltd has been to assist our clients in understanding the value and power of design and its impact on building and reinforcing a company’s image.