Guest post written by Carrie Stein

I've always loved the 50s and 60s retro look and now it's back in style thanks to Mad Men. But then again a lot of the things that have been created that are in that style are a bit out of my budget. Because of that, I thought that I would try and DIY a lot of things to mimic the more expensive stuff. My furniture has been retro for a while, but I've been upgrading to some new furniture that just looks old lately. It's about that time anyway.
I looked online to see if I could get some Tile Flooring installed because I love the black and white tile flooring. Nothing looks more retro than that. So I'm going to get that done in my kitchen.
I also found some DIY reupholstering tips and I'm going to try and reupholster some of my furniture into some new, retro looking fabric. I found a sale on some really great stuff and I think that it's going to really brighten up my living room couch.

It was January 22, 2007 when I left the Philippines and it's been five years that I have been here in the US. Time just go by so fast. I'm glad within five years of being here I was able to apply for my naturalization and became a US Citizen. I am done with all my immigration papers and my next goal is to be able to get my parents to come here and live with us.

Guest post written by Paul Hughes

Back when Torchwood was on the air for the first few seasons, I really got into it because of one episode where it crossed over with Doctor Who. Then I got hooked. It was the same for my roommates too and we just started watching it religiously together. Well, not all of us still live together, but we've been getting together to watch the new episodes. It's also a reason for us to catch up with each other. It's amazing how much less you see people when you don't live together.
I was looking up some spoilers for the season a few weeks ago and while I was doing that I ran across the website clear-internet.com. I looked through it some and after that I decided to switch my internet service at my apartment over to it.
I'm pretty please with the new Torchwood season so far. I think that they're doing a good job with it, especially since they called off almost all of their original cast.

It has been close to 4 months since I gave birth. I can't believe how the days go by and how my baby Toby is growing so fast.He will be 4 months on the 8th of August and he is growing to be a chunky boy. He coos and starts making noises and he smiles and laughs a lot when I start talking to him. He looks a lot like his older brother Tyler.

Guest post written by Sally Denver


As much as I dread it, when I it snows outside I have to brave it and head into work. I work as a secretary so I can't really get away with working from home, unfortunately. There are only so many things that I can do through e-mail. I just have to be by the phone.
So I keep a pretty close eye on the weather reports to help psych myself up for when I'll have to drive in bad weather. When I was doing that last week I came across some hughesnet deals that sounded so great that I decided to sign up for one of them for my home internet service.
But I am pretty good at winter weather driving because I take my time and am extra cautious. That means that I have to get up early and get ready for work earlier, but it's worth not getting into a wreck. Plus, if I'm not there at work on time, I'm not doing my job well.