Summer is right around the corner and that means you’ll likely be spending more time on patios and at backyard barbecues. Not that you’d really need either of those excuses to get a drink, but it could mean more alcohol in your future. How do you avoid packing on the pounds, though? You could consume one of these healthy alcoholic drinks...

Hello, ladies! Might I interest you in a drink? When you’re at the bar, it can sometimes be difficult to find healthy alcoholic drinks for women, since so many of them have a lot of calories. Many of those mixers spike the sugar content too. This can wreak havoc on both your diet plans and your otherwise healthy lifestyle. What...

We all know that caffeine is liquid performance, but rushing to the coffee shop every five minutes can hamper your productivity. Especially as you need to rush to the bathroom every three minutes. Buying your own coffee roaster can help cut down the costs of time and money, while jars of instant coffee are a great way to advertise that...

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m pretty useless in the kitchen. I’ve always said that the only things I know how to make are toast and reservations…and the toast usually comes out burnt. While I won’t say that I take solace in knowing there are others like me out there, it is good to know to there are...

Smart people might look at the summer sun shining down and think “photosynthesis,” but smarter people are thinking “this is great!” as they enjoy a cool drink with good friends. It’s party season with patios, decks (both house and yacht), barbecues, and picnics providing more fun and relaxation than the...

With the summer sun shining down, it’s time to get out and enjoy yourself. The summer barbecue with friends is the very image of relaxation, but chilling out doesn’t mean you have to be stupid. Even the most enjoyable task is improved with a little thought and the right tools, and if you’re prepared to put extra effort...

(Image: JoeGough / iStockphoto) A bad workman blames his tools, while a smart one loves them — and has better ones. People complaining about consumer culture only do so because they’re consuming the bad stuff. The glory of a capitalist society is how it rewards people prepared to spend a bit to make their life better —...

Care for a coffee? This site is all about productivity and pleasure, which means you either already love coffee or it’s your first time here. Caffeine is the ultimate upgrade for the human body, an organic cheat code so wonderful that God or nature or physics set things up so that it grows out of the ground. It’s sunshine,...

(Photo: diane39 / iStockphoto) Maybe you’re too tired at the end of a long work day to bother. Who has the time to make up a shopping list, visit the grocery store, look up the recipe, prepare the ingredients, and cook the meal? These are all very time-consuming and eating out all the time is neither healthy nor cost-effective....

(Image: nullplus / iStockphoto) Many go-getters neglect their kitchen, proving that modern society has evolved past its own reasons for existing. The whole point of work has always been to feed yourself, and even money was only invented so that some people could take time off to do other useful things for the tribe without starving to...