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The Hive 5 6 7 8
Alphabet creams Double duty Holiday colors Fall fashion 2013
features
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Junk market style
Entrepreneurs upcycle and reuse everything under the sun for home decor & gifts — Little Prairie Girl, Fig & Frolic, Dapper Designs & Vintage Window 10
Destination: Dysart
Women-owned businesses transform smalltown Iowa into shopping mecca 26
Publisher David A. Braton Ad Director Tara Seible
Nasty people
We know who they are — how to handle them 30
BTrue Editor Melody Parker (319) 291-1429 melody.parker@wcfcourier.com
fitness & health Strong vs. skinny
Project Manager & Advertising Sales Sheila Kerns (319) 291-1448 sheila.kerns@wcfcourier.com
Women are reshaping their image of what it means to be fit. 17
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20 fitness tips Jillian Michaels
food S’mores
Graphic Designer Amanda Hansen
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New variations on classic campfire treat 32
Summer Cocktails
The careless art of creating flavorful drinks 34
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creams Beauty shelves are stuffed with an alphabet soup of products. BB and CC creams are the latest rage in skin care. BB is short for beauty or blemish creams, and are like tinted moisturizers that hydrate and even out skin tones and treat the skin with antioxidants or other anti-aging ingredients, plus SPF. CC stands for color control cream. And keep your eyes peeled for DD cream (“dynamic do-all”). There’s only one on the market now. Here’s a look at the best ones available so you can find what’s right for you.
BB creams
CC creams
Oily skin
Moisture Surge CC Cream Hydrating Colour Corrector Broad Spectrum SPF 30 An oil-free, color-correcting, perfecting formula that corrects a range of complexion concerns including dullness, sallowness and redness. Wear alone or under foundation, recommended for all skin types, the lightweight, oil-free cream moisturizes and protects with sunscreen.
Dry skin
Amore Pacific Color Control Cushion Compact Enjoy all the benefits of a CC cream in a handy compact, which offers SPF 50 protection and color-correcting coverage on the go.
Oil-free Estée Lauder Daywear Anti-Oxidant Beauty Benefit Creme SPF 35 tempers shine, but it also moisturizes with acid (because even acne-prone skin needs moisture). And it avoids a pitfall of some shine reducers: Instead of a matte finish, this sheer cream adds a subtle, not shiny, glow. Because it’s a BB cream, it’s also got anti-aging antioxidants including vitamins E and C.
Just ask any dermatologist — hyaluronic acid and glycerin are moisturizing powerhouses. Garnier Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream SPF 15 contains both. The light formula covers minor imperfections, is easy to blend over dry areas, and generally feels really nice. Vitamin C in the formula brightens skin.
Sensitive skin
Sensitive skin can tolerate the mineral pigments in most BB creams. But fragrance-free Dr. Jart+ Water Fuse BB Beauty Balm with SPF 25 also makes easily irritated skin feel (and look) better. The delicate lotion helps neutralize redness, though it won’t replace your foundation. A high water content makes it feel cooling, and aloe treats redness and soothes complexions.
Dull skin
All BB creams moisturize, so they’re going to help you look more radiant over time. But the light-reflecting pearl powder in Dr. Brandt Signature Flexitone BB Cream makes skin more luminous on the spot. The namesake ingredient may sound a little jargony, but it means that the tint blends with most skin tones — and since a lot of BB creams come in just light, medium, and dark, that’s a real plus. Still, it’s only available in one color.
Uneven skin
Most BB creams cover like a tinted moisturizer, but Clinique Age Defense BB Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 30 behaves more like a lightweight foundation (which, as any good makeup artist will tell you, makes skin look more youthful than really pigmented formulas). It contains caffeine to soften lines, and vitamin E and seaweed extract to control oil production, which will help your makeup stay on longer. The mineral pigments will cover fine lines and minor blemishes, but they’re not enough for serious discoloration. Supplement with a solid concealer.
Mature skin
Typically, BB creams don’t boast serious coverage, but Stila Stay All Day 10-in-1 HD Beauty Balm contains microspheres that are supposed to reduce the appearance of wrinkle depth. It contains peptides to treat fine lines and wrinkles.
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Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Tone-Correcting UV Moisturizer This tinted moisturizer ups the ante by also offering exfoliating and anti-aging properties, rejuvenating cells and removing the appearance of fine lines. Smashbox Camera Ready CC Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Dark Spot Correcting Primes, perfects, protects with SPF 30, hydrates and controls oil plus visibly evens dark spots, sun spots and post-acne marks. Nip+Fab CC Eye Fix Given the CC formula’s knack for touching up discolorations, it makes sense to use it to tackle dark undereye circles. This magic wand comes in light and medium. Peter Thomas Roth CC Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 30 The skincare guru has concocted his own colorcorrecting multitasker, which contains camu camu and arbutin to remove discolorations.
DD creams DD or “Dynamic Do-All” creams are widely available in the United Kingdom. In the U.S., DD creams are actually defined as “heavy duty body and foot creams.” Beauty brand Julep has launched a DD in the U.S. this year, and claims the cream will “tackle signs of aging while diminishing fine lines, balancing uneven skin tone and protecting delicate areas of the face.”
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Nourish your skin
Double duty
from the inside out
Great products for multi-taskers
Here’s advice on what to eat to nourish your skin from the inside out. Nutrition plays a starring role in skin health and anti-aging because skin cells need certain nutrients to repair and regenerate.
Polish + remover We think combining nail polish and polish remover in one handy container is brilliant! Duality Nail Pak Nail Lacquer ($15) features pretty nail colors on top, then unscrew the bottom container to reveal a tiny nail file and remover-soaked pads. A wide array of colors, including reds, pinks and vivid hues like orange, blue and yellow, as well as metallics.
Lip + cheek stain Exfoliating scrub + body wash Jump in the shower, suds up, rinse, jump out, towel off and get dressed. That’s the extent of what most of us have time for in the morning. Nivea’s Touch Of Renewal Lathering Body Scrub with Hydra IQ ($5.99) has micro peeling particles in the mix, sloughing off loose, dead skin and buffing on a glow while we lather up with this rich body wash.
Who needs a purse make-up kit filled with lipsticks and blushers when one magic marker will do the trick? Josie Maran Magic Marker Lip & Cheek Stain ($19) won Allure Magazine’s best in beauty award in 2012, and it’s no wonder. This handy maker has a blend of Hyaluronic Acid and sugar extracts to plump and smooth lips, and you can dab a little of the stain on your cheeks and blend for a rosy glow. It’s easy to blend and will last all day. It comes in shades of pink, rose, berry, toasted beige and cherry red.
Primer + serum Primer + Shadow Kit + Eye Cream A five-in-one eye shadow compact, Dior Eye 5 Couleurs Lift ($61) features a trio of satiny eye shadows with eye-lifting, radianceboosting serum powders to reduce puffiness and fill in fine lines while also repairing delicate eye skin over time. There’s also a smoothing primer and a creamy liner (which you can also use on your brows!) — plus two cute little wands for every need. Four color palette combinations are available.
Look in the mirror. Is your skin tired and dull looking? Lumen’s Vitamin C+ Pure Radiance Beauty Drops ($22) can make skin silky soft and radiant again. Brightening lingonberry seed oil boosts radiance together with vitamin C in a special formula that releases slowly into the skin. They also work well as a non-greasy make-up primer, preventing makeup from looking streaky or settling into fine lines. Suitable for all skin types.
Lip salve + foot balm OK, so it’s a combination we normally don’t think of together, but Smith’s classic Rosebud Salve ($6) is a cultfavorite. Use it as a silky smooth salve to soothe dry lips or rub it on your heels to moisturize for sandal-pretty feet. The fragrance is like blooming roses. Try dabbing it on dry elbows or knees. Moms, it’s also a remedy for diaper rash! From Rosebud Perfume Co., there’s also a minted version and a strawberry-scented one, too.
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Color me healthy Citrus fruit, nectarines and green leafy vegetables are good sources of vitamin C, which is vital for building collagen, which is a spongy network of fibers that keeps skin plump, elastic and wrinkle-free. Other sources of vitamin C include red peppers, tomatoes, strawberries and kiwi fruit. For more skin health, think deep red tomato sauce and red peppers for lycopene. This carotene-like compound may even help blunt sunburn damage. A study in the British Journal of Dermatology showed that lycopene protected against ultraviolet light exposure and reduced premature signs of aging in the skin. Antioxidants found in a wide variety of plant foods in a kaleidoscope of colors protect against the oxidation or breaking down of cells in the body, including the skin. Don’t want to look like a prune? Eat more of them. Skin friendly There’s something to that “fountain of youth.” Drinking water keeps skin moisturized from the inside. Overdoing it at the bars or even coffee bars can show on your face. Avoid excess alcohol and caffeine, which dry and dehydrate skin and cause fine lines to be more visible. Drink the equivalent of 8 glasses of water a day. Note that some of the fluid can come from water in fruits and vegetables. Protein and the mineral zinc are also essential for cell repair and wound healing. Sources of protein include poultry, fish, beef, pork, eggs, fat-free or low-fat milk, soy foods, beans, nuts, seeds and nut butters. Sources of zinc include oysters, legumes or beans, nuts and seeds, oatmeal, poultry, wheat bran and wheat germ. Healthy mono-unsaturated oils in olive oil and avocados help keep skin moisturized by regulating water content within the cell wall and help the body absorb fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. The fats found in fish and seafood, omega-3 fats, help boost skin health, too. Source: Carolyn O’Neil, registered dietitian and co-author of “The Dish on Eating Healthy and Being Fabulous!”
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Summer’s last gasp
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It’s not over yet — and who doesn’t want to keep summer going as long as the weather is hot? We’ve pulled together some end-of-summer tips and advice on everything from exercise and sunscreen to books, movies, food and drinks.
Source: village.com, elle.com, wire services, staff
EXERCISE: Keeping well-hydrated is crucial — even when you’re swimming. “When body fluids are not adequately replenished, sun exposure can cause rapid dehydration. Sunstroke is caused by a failure in your body’s cooling,” says Detroit Free Press fitness columnist LaTasha Lewis. “Swimming in the summer is great ... The biggest misconception is that, ‘I am in the water, I don’t need to hydrate.’ But your body is sweating, and you can easily become dehydrated.” Also alcohol and caffeine dehydrate your body. Avoiding them will help you keep hydrated.
BOOKS: Called “this summer’s romantic page-turner” by New York Times critic Michiko Kakutani, “The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls: A Novel” (Riverhead, $27.95), is bound to be a good read. Author Anton DiSclafani follows the life of a strong-willed and flawed 15-yearold who is exiled from her family for a mysterious transgression and sent to an equestrian boarding school in North Carolina in 1930.
MOVIES: In “Austenland,” Keri Russell plays a woman obsessed with all things Jane Austen (who just might have been the first writer of smart chick lit and from whom “Bridget Jones” and the movie “Clueless” took their inspiration). So she takes her obsession to a Jane Austen theme park where she hopes to meet her own dashing Mr. Darcy. Opens Aug. 16.
MANICURES AND PEDICURES: The polish you choose for your fingers and toes doesn’t have to be the same color. Well-groomed feet are always important, but they’re especially important if you’re going to expose them to the world. Get a pumice stone or paddle and use it.
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SELF-TANNER: If you use selftanner (the Natural Glow line by Jergens is a good one), make sure to exfoliate your skin before applying. Your tan will look better and more natural.
SUNSCREEN: When it comes to sunscreen, the American Academy of Dermatology recommends a broad spectrum (which means it protects against both UVA and UVB rays), water resistant-formula with at least a 30 SPF, which should block out 97 percent of the sun’s rays. (Nothing, they say, can block out all the sun.) Make sure to reapply often.
FOOD: Pesto from summer-fresh ingredients makes everything taste better. In a food processor, combine 2 cups of packed basil leaves, 2 garlic cloves, salt to taste, 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts or walnuts and 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese; process until the ingredients are chopped. With the machine running, add about 6 tablespoons olive oil (or more as needed) until the mixture is smooth, but still somewhat paste-like. Taste and adjust seasonings to taste.
DRINK: You know those Daily’s brand premixed margaritas that come in a pouch? You put them in the freezer and next thing you know, you have a margarita? They’re pretty good in a pinch. Available at grocery stores, convenience stores, drug stores.
MORE DRINK: For a fashionable wine, try rose from France. It’s great served chilled.
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The hottest, coolest trends for
fall fashion 2013
For fall, fashion promises a return to key classics with chic appeal and a pared-down approach.
Menswear inspiration — but more chic — in the choice of fabrics, patterns and cut of trousers, shirts and jackets.
Authentic denim rides again.
Turtlenecks make a comeback (did they ever really go away in Iowa winters??). Graphic color blocking is still here, but mixing layers of color hues or black, white, camel and navy.
Clean, crisp silhouettes.
Join the back-to-nature movement: Cozy, cuddly knits, tall boots, faux fur-trimmed outwear and tweed.
Deep, rich shades of green.
Chic leather jacket — biker, hiker, a little punk, a little rebellious, a little rock ‘n’roll, it’s all good.
Rich, opulent shades of burgundy, cobalt blue, teal and dark colors.
Drop shoulders.
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Accessories will set your fall wardrobe apart
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hough the sun is sizzling outside, clothing stores in the Cedar Valley are looking forward to some cool fall fashion trends for
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t’s prime time for end-ofsummer savings on basics like tank tops, dresses, printed pants and colorful blouses. Style experts recommend keeping an eye out for clothing that remains in the fashion forecast for fall. Consider if a piece can be worn with boots instead of sandals. Can you swap shorts for dark pants? Calling leather now a “365day-a-year proposal in fashion,” experts say to snap up warmweather leather, especially by way of a biker jacket to fit the rocker chic fall trend. For color, think orange that will work well in autumn with violets, reds and cranberries. Distressed denim and peep-toe booties also make the “buy” list. Consider maxi dresses and skirts that can move into fall with flat boots, and if you’re a fan of denim-on-denim dressing, look for denim tops on sale. Any denim jacket or vest, that’s a key staple. It’s become the new cardigan. Bright, printed tops in acid yellow, coral and fuchsia are good bets to wear again in autumn. Classics like a blazer, a crisp white shirt or a leather pencil skirt are worth spending more on during a sale, along with luxury textures like leather and lace. Summer/Fall 2013
2013. At Oh So in Boutique in Waterloo, owner Kathryn Fain said leather trimming is the new trend for fall. Whether someone wears faux or real leather on their jeans or T-shirts, “the leather makes it stand out and look unique,” Fain said. Instead of wearing animal print, clothing with animals on them will also be popular for the fall. Whether, it’s “just a simple tiger or a part of a tiger on the front,” people can show their wild spirit by wearing apparel with animals, Fain said. Additionally, Fain said blue shoes are must, since they’re a convenient color to pair along with jeans. “I really think my best piece of advice is getting a navy shoe or boot is a must,” Fain said. “With jeans being so popular, they can add to your wardrobe.” Metallic accessories and unique scarves are the perfect accessories to go along with any fall wardrobe, said Miranda Lind, co-owner of Spotlight in Cedar Falls. Darker color jewelry and silver pieces “add more of a bold statement to your fall wardrobe,” Lind said. Scarves are expected to make a hit again this season. There are a variety of ways to wear a scarf, including twisting it up and then wearing it, or just looping it once and letting the scarf hang longer. Unique scarves can add some “bold patterns to a simple outfit to make it more fun and playful,” Lind said. If someone wants to wear silver necklaces along with their scarf, Lauren Deery, manager of Jennifer’s in Cedar Falls said draping and hanging a scarf allows other people to still see the necklace. “If you have it wrapped around, you can’t see it,” Deery said. Another unique accessory for the fall is brooches. To make brooches look more modern, Deery said to try wearing brooches on scarves or in the hair. The truly best look for the fall however is experimenting with pieces and having fun with assembling outfits. But if someone’s at a loss at what to wear, a high-low top is always an easy way to go, Fain said. “They look really nice with the skinny jeans,” Fain said. Text | Linh Ta
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Little Prairie Girl
follows her heart — and brings others along It˙s Saturday
— open season for shopping — and the big red Little Prairie Girl barn is filled to capacity. Shoppers are blown in by a blustery late spring breeze, grateful for the warmth inside the crowded barn in rural Holland and the eclectic and charming displays of new and upcycled antiques and vintage items for home and garden decor, reclaimed junk, uncommon goods and collectibles. LPG’s signature fragrance — buttery maple syrup — stimulates the appetite for browsing and buying. Patrons mill about, oohing-and-ahhing and perhaps mentally filing away ideas for their own projects and decorating schemes. They climb the broad, sturdy staircase into the old hay loft, packed with vendors selling a charming mix of vintage and just plain old stuff for sprucing up a ho-hum homefront. In one corner of the loft, shoppers can lunch on soups and sandwiches or replenish their energy with Scotcheroos, banana and pumpkin bars, hot chocolate and coffee at the Sisters Cafe from Grundy Center. More shoppers troop through the Hen House, Corn Crib and Machine Shed, stopping to sample handcrafted wines from Empy Nest Winery in Waukon and making purchases from various vendors. There are 20 to 27 vendors at any given barn sale with goods that appeal to anyone who loves vintage, quaint, cottage, reclaimed, industrial, retro or farm fresh looks. “It’s a wonderful event, and we just love the venue. It’s beautiful,” said Karen Brandt of Kalona Junction, whose booth is at the top of the stairs in the red barn. “The traffic is always good.” “This group of people definitely comes to buy. We always have good sales and a good time at Little Prairie Girl,” agreed Kay Bower of Simply Rooted, whose also has a booth at Kalona Junction. Kristy Dempster of Country Chic brings her wares from Wellsburg to set up a booth and describes LPG barn sales as “really fun. I enjoy these sales. Everything changes with the season, and you never know what you’ll find.” Little Prairie Girl is Natalie Meester, former owner of A Touch of Country in Grundy Center, a popular shopping destination that offered home decor and gifts. On weekends, she’s in constant motion answering vendors’ questions, assisting customers, “fluffing” merchandise, sweeping up glass from a candle jar that smashed on the floor, smiling and laughing all the while. She transformed the red hay barn into a successful
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“I just followed my heart. We’re Iowans, and we love to get in the car with girlfriends and go and find new, interesting places to shop.” -Natalie Meester
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the look haven in 2012. Two barn sales have already taken place this year, with additional dates for Sept. 13-15, Oct. 11-13 and Nov. 8-10. Barn Sales are large events with vendors in the barn and outbuildings, although Meester also opens the barn only for weekend hours now through Dec. 1. “I just followed my heart. We’re Iowans, and we love to get in the car with girlfriends and go and find new, interesting places to shop. The barn sales are a destination,” said Meester. “I wanted an old-fashioned kind of feeling, more like an open-air market, but with that characteristic Iowa feeling. The red barn and other buildings definitely have that,” she said, laughing. “I’ve collected things all my life and love decorating and upcycling and finding fun ways to use things I’ve found at tag sales, auctions and flea markets. “My style is sort of eclectic. I call it ‘Country Farmhouse Bungalow.’ I really began to miss my customers and would run into people all the time who wanted to know if I was ever going to open another store.” She closed A Touch of Country to devote herself to her family. Now that Zach,19, Tajden, 13, and Anna, 9, are older, the time seemed ideal to plunge back into her passion for home decor. The barn sales idea percolated in her head while she intensified her stockpiling of things like ironstone dishes, farm tools and garden art, graniteware cooking and baking kitchenware and mercury glass. When she enthusiastically shared her thoughts with hubby Kevin, he was supportive but had one question: “‘What are we going to do with the 500 hay bales in the barn?’ He’s been really wonderful,” Meester said. Facebook postings, a little advertising and presence at other markets like Junk Jubilee in Des Moines brought immediate success. “I had a vision I wanted to follow. I know the look my customers want. I thought I could be successful if put my name out there again,” she explained. The Little Prairie Girl moniker comes from her love for the “Little House on the Prairie” series of books and TV shows by Laura Ingalls Wilder. When her sons were young, they’d join her on the couch to watch the shows on DVD and munch popcorn. Now she shares that time with daughter Anna. With success has come expansion of booths into outbuildings. It took work to spruce up spaces for vendors, such as exposing rafters and adding pine floors in the Hen House. There’s more parking, too, that keeps cars from blocking the country gravel road that runs past the Meester farm. Her mother and aunts run the Sisters Cafe satellite in the barn, working out of Meester’s kitchen. “If we wanted people to drive this far, I decided we needed a little something more to make them linger,” she noted. She has plans to add a level to the corn crib for more vendors or possibly transform it into a rustic bed-and-breakfast space. Her mind never stops looking for possibilities, she confessed. “We’re returning to a simpler style, a step back to basics and centering around our families and what matters to us. It’s not about owning the newest, most expensive things. It’s about reusing grandma’s turkey platter instead of tucking it in a cupboard or putting all your mom’s Depression glass on display. Doing these barns sales is my form of hospitality. It feeds my soul. I want everyone who comes to our farm to feel welcome and warm and have a good time.“ Text | Melody Parker
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Fig & Frolic Mother-daughter duo open junk style home decor store
On the day before
WHat: Fig & Frolic WHERE: 600 Baltim
ore St. HOURS: Open for occ asional sales
DETAILS: www.faceboo k.com/ figandfrolic
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Fig & Frolic had its grand opening at 600 Baltimore St., Waterloo, eager shoppers knocked on the locked door or pressed their faces against the windows for a sneak peek. Inside, Becky Hiatt and Jenny Boevers continued to stock shelves, arranged quirky vignettes of their vintage and one-of-a-kind junk creations, planted fresh geraniums in fun containers and organized their studio space. The mother-daughter duo won numerous fans and followers in their previous incarnation as junk.revised. The rumor — now fact — had spread through social media and at junk markets and shows: Hiatt and Boevers were finally opening a store celebrating their particular style of home decor and accessories. “It’s a dream come true , having our own shop with unique pieces you won’t see anywhere else. There are lots of people who are doing this sort of thing — transforming found objects and junk into something else, but we have our own style. It’s charming, quirky, a little vintage,” said Hiatt, who is retired from Veridian Credit Union. “We’re all about repurposing and recycling in a different way,” explains Boevers, who also works as a nurse. Junking is a hot home design trend that isn’t about antiquing or “picking.” It’s a little rebellious, a bit living-green-themed and definitely imaginative — finding objects along the roadside, at garage sales, flea markets, farm sales and revamping them in inventive ways to freshen a home style or look. At Fig & Frolic, there are old chairs painted and upholstered in funky, mis-matched fabrics, chalkboards inside reclaimed wood frames, a pair of awning-striped “happy” swings constructed from a discarded church pew, chandeliers, a bench made from a bed headboard, vintage paper, ephemera, decorative toss pillows. The shop carries a few retail lines, too, including Kitchen Papers, White Line Pillows with names of
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“It’s a dream come true, having our own shop with unique pieces you won’t see anywhere else.”
fig & frolic 600 Baltimore St Waterloo, IA 50702 319-464-5672
Quirky sttoylel bound make you smile.
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local landmarks and Rewined Candles, wine-influenced scented candles in reclaimed wine bottles. Clientele has already deemed the dark chocolate, seasalted caramels “to die for,” and the shop carries Chalk Paint, decorative paint by Annie Sloan. “Occasional” sales means the store will be open periodically, but most often will be used as a workshop and studio. Until now, their found objects and projects were in Boevers’ basement (and kitchen, living room and sunroom). Although the shop is fairly small, there’s space for sewing and fabrics stashed in old gym lockers, an area for painting and a tiny woodworking room where Boevers wields power tools. Boevers’ husband Kurt acts as a sort of in-house engineer if projects get really complicated, and their pet boxer, Catch, is the store mascot. Fig & Frolic as a shop name was “whimsical and fun, sort of storybook,” Hiatt explains. Hiatt, who has a degree in home economics with interior design emphasis, is carrying on a tradition learned from her own mother, and passed down to Boevers. “Jenny grew up with me doing things, and I loved that she was interested.”
After shopping Junk Bonanza in Minnesota and other shows, mother and daughter began reclaiming objects for decorating their homes. Soon they were hooked on junking. A friend urged them to sign up to sell wares at Junk Jubilee in Des Moines. As junk.revised, the pair was nearly sold out. Their popularity continued to grow at shows like Little Prairie Girl Barn Sales in Holland, Iowa, and Sue Whitney’s JunkMarket Under Glass in Minnesota. Whitney, author of books like “Junk Beautiful,” has become a friend. Mother and daughter strike a good balance because they share similar traits, Boevers says. “And Mom has lots of vision. She comes up with ideas and sketches all the time.” Boevers is “gifted with common sense, a great eye for color and the ability to think through the whole process about how something goes together, how it will work,” her mother says. Working together is fun, Boevers adds. “It’s nice not to get into the politics and drama of having a partner. I know my mom is going to have my best interests at heart.” Text | Melody Parker Images | Matthew Putney Summer/Fall 2013
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Family style New stores turn
passion for junk-market finds into business The door will always be open between Dapper Designs and Vintage Window. Customers can wander between the two stores, perhaps sit on one of the headboard benches, sniff scented candles with names like “Grandma’s Kitchen,” and admire the standing lamp created from an old chandelier and birdcage stand, vintage letters and other unique finds at Dapper Design. Then they’ll step over the threshold into Vintage Window to study custom signs and objects made from recycled wood pallets such as monogrammed wall art and coat racks, as well as an array of decorative home accessories and personal items such as wrist cuffs and handbags with bling and even “car decor” perfect for man caves — like a Chevy grill. It’s a family affair at the new stores, located at 329 E. Fourth St., in Waterloo, Stephanie and Josh Hagen of Waterloo are proprietors at Dapper Designs, and Heather and Riley Herman of Jesup own Vintage Window. Heather is Josh’s sister, and their mom, Rose Hagen of Jesup, is the family’s favorite “picker” who also crafts barbed wire art she sells in both stores. The whole family are passionate junkers — taking items no one else wants or finding items at places like flea markets, junk stores and auctions — and transforming the objects into whimsical, funky, fun and simply stunning home decor. It’s a side business for all of those involved: Stephanie works at an ag-lending bank, Riley works at Bertch Cabinet Manufacturing, and both Josh and Heather work for Grainger Industrial Supply Co. “I’ve always wanted to start and run my own business, and there’s a really high demand for this kind of decor. I grew up with antiques, and so did Josh. When we bought an old house we began exploring our own taste. I love the look of old and new together in home decor, and we started at flea markets and auctions finding things we liked and transforming them,” says Stephanie. A lighted sign emblazoned “JUNK” hangs above a window inside Dapper Designs. The shop’s owners repurpose vintage, antique and industrial items and shape them into home decor items that are stylish for traditional, transitional and trendy settings. Among their most unique items are tables made from grain pulleys and Josh’s handmade wine racks, constructed from thick old boards and railroad ties. The couple originally began building benches from old headboards which sold like hotcakes on Facebook. It gave them a taste of what was possible. “The response was huge. One thing lead to another, and pretty soon, we started talking about opening a store.”
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Similarly inclined, Heather and Riley’s adventure began with a recycled vintage window and quickly expanded. “We branched out in a different direction and started doing a little bit of everything, then making signs and other things from old wood pallets. That passion went a little crazy,” Riley explains. “Then we saw this opportunity to come together and unite as a family doing something we all love, and also help to revitalize retail business in downtown Waterloo,” Heather says. They knew they were on the right track, Riley says, when passersby regularly stopped to visit and peek inside when the team was working on the stores. “They always wanted to know when we were opening.” Stephanie agreed the stores have created some excitement
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downtown. “People want to come in and look around and visit about the old things. All of these things have history, a past. You can’t find materials as substantial as the vintage items. This stuff also appeals to people who like being green, conserving and preserving and giving new life to junk. ” Heather enjoys the creative challenge of transforming someone else’s discards and trash into treasures. “I don’t see a wood pallet. I see custom signs hanging on a wall,” she explains, smiling. Text | Melody Parker Images | Courtney Collins
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NEWFIT For women, strong outmuscles skinny
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hen 33-year-old Jessica Wass showed up at The Gym CrossFit Kilo in Cedar Falls three years ago, she couldn’t get her feet off the ground to climb the gym’s floor-to-ceiling rope. She had run several marathons, but she couldn’t do a pull-up without assistance. Today, the counselor with Janesville schools and mother of two can scale that rope quickly and multiple times and can do 25 pullups — all by herself, thank you very much. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed powerhouse can also squat 291 pounds. “It feels good to be strong,” she said. “For the first time, I am happy with my body.” Wass is among legions of women who’ve reshaped their image of what it means to be fit. Precisely, strong is the new skinny. Badass is the new beautiful. “Muscle is sexy,” said Sarah McCormick, 26, who owns The Gym with her husband, Armand. When Sherri Purdy, manager of rehabilitation and wellness for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, started teaching fitness classes 20 years ago, 90 percent of the classes were aerobic, cardio-based routines. Now, every class in the lineup at Wheaton’s Covenant Wellness Center in Waterloo has a strength training component. “The Jane Fonda days are over,” Purdy said. The shift is a result of research that shows the more muscle you have, the more efficient your body is at burning fat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that strength training is crucial to weight control, because individuals who have more muscle mass have a higher metabolic rate. Summer/Fall 2013
“Muscle tissue is active tissue that consumes calories while stored fat uses very little energy. Strength training can provide up to a 15 percent increase in metabolic rate, which is enormously helpful for weight loss and long-term weight control,” says the CDC website. Laura Marentic is living proof. Twelve years ago she was pregnant with her son and carrying more than 200 pounds on her 5-foot-2-inch frame. The weight wasn’t all pregnancy, she said. Not even close. She headed to the book store where she bought two fitness books and two chocolate bars. With the purchases came a resolve as steeled as her biceps today — she would deliver that baby, then deliver herself. “My motivation was simple. I didn’t want to be a fat mom,” she said. Marentic is now a lean, muscled 145-pounder who can bench press 135 pounds and shoulder press 155 pounds.
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McCormick was a runner at the University of Northern Iowa and struggled with an eating disorder for years before latching on to CrossFit. She fought back against anorexia with strength training — and won. She’s never felt stronger, physically and mentally, she said. According to the Centers for Disease Control, “strength training, particularly in conjunction with regular aerobic exercise, can also have a profound impact on a person’s mental and emotional health.” Laura Marentic offers the following classes at Anytime McCormick is part of a fourFitness in Waterloo as part of woman CrossFit team that her personal training business, hopes to snag first place at the Glambition Girl. Class times are 4:30, 5:30, 8 and 9 a.m. national CrossFit Games the last Monday through Friday. For week of July. more information, visit www. She and her teammates — glambitiongirl.com. Wass, Sonia Rodriguez and Kate Monday and Thursday Roeber — won the regional Lost & Found Training Camp: competition. This cardio weight circuit is nonstop and designed to shed “We’ll be tough to beat,” said fat. Roeber, 26. At least half of the members Tuesday Guns Club: This class is strictly an upper body focus at The Gym CrossFit Kilo are to train and develop those women, McCormick said. Still, “guns. ” some women may be intimidated Wednesday Booty Camp: by equipment beyond typical Look good from the back with cardio standards like treadmills this self-explanatory class. and elliptical machines. Friday Little in the Middle: Rodriguez, 30 and a UNI This high-intensity class is womens soccer coach, admits nonstop cardio and many, many to feeling overwhelmed by the core exercises. grit of The Gym at first. “It’s a little rough. It’s not shiny And in the process of in here,” she joked. “But the strengthening her body, her workouts give you confidence. confidence was sharpened, too. My (soccer) players, they’re “I feel untouchable. I want to young, but I can give them a run be tough and be able to take for their money.” care of myself, and I want to For women worried about look good doing it,” she said. bulking up with strength training, In January, 38-year-old Rodriguez lays that fear to rest. Marentic, a certified trainer, will Women don’t have enough begin Glambition Challenge 9, testosterone to get bulky, she a workout program for women said. What they will get is “nice at Anytime Fitness in Waterloo. shoulders that look good in Around 100 women have tank tops,” and “clothes that fit signed up for each of the eight challenges before it, proof that better.” Marentic seconds that. the strength training movement “Strength training doesn’t is on fire. make you bulky. Cupcakes make “Glambition is about real you bulky.” beauty,” Marentic said. “I’m not trying to be a size 2. I just want Text | Meta Hemenway Forbes to be strong and confident.” images | Courtney Collins
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Sherri Purdy, manager of rehabilitation and wellness for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, said once you embark on a strength training program, the scale isn’t necessarily the best indicator of your progress. You may not lose pounds, but you will lose inches because of muscle fiber’s density — a pound of muscle takes up half the space as a pound of fat, she said. “With strength training, the scale can be your worst enemy,” she said. “It’s OK to look at the scale once in awhile, but it’s about you feel, how your clothes fit.” Focus instead on body fat vs. lean muscle mass. A healthy body fat percentage for women is 19 to 28 percent, Purdy said. Find your body fat percentage with Covenant Wellness Center’s body composition testing for $10, Purdy said. For more information, visit www.wheatoniowa.org/wellness-fitness.
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Fitness Tips Ditch the ‘all or nothing, ‘no painno gain’ fitness goals. Wake up your spirit and have fun doing it!
Remember what it was like when you were a kid and you thought nothing of playing tag for hours on end? That spirit still lives. You just need to wake it up. Instead of embarking on yet another diet, try to lose roughly 1 pound a week by creating a modest 500-calorie deficit each day.
You “work” all week. No wonder you don’t want to “work” out. Find a way to move more and have fun doing it.
You know that lazy, sluggish feeling you get when you drink alcohol? That’s your metabolism slowing to a halt.
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That’s easily accomplished by slashing about 250 calories from your diet (the equivalent of five Oreos) and burning about 250 calories through exercise, such as a brisk two-to-three-mile walk. You can do that easy. Here are tips to fitness that are actually fun!
Eat all the raw, nonstarchy vegetables you can stand.
Buy a pedometer. Slowly work your way up to 10,000 to 15,000 steps a day.
Give up extreme thinking. How about: Give up bingeing on chocolate, and instead resolve to enjoy it in moderation. Gardening and heavy-duty housework, like cleaning out the garage, do count. Put in a load of laundry before you press “play” on a fitness DVD, and pause partway through to make the washerto-dryer transfer. Or plan dinner around a casserole that bakes while you work out in the living room.
Use social media. Find fitness fanatics to follow and draft off their enthusiasm to bolster your resolve.
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health / fitness Find more ways to move at work. Stand at your desk or while you’re on the phone. Instead of a stuffy meeting room, chat with a colleague during a brief walk.
Your two best fitness buddies: Your kids and your Don’t you wish someone would dog. You won’t just pay you to get burn calories, you’ll in shape? Pay model healthful yourself. Put $5 in a jar every habits for your kids. time you work out. Or every time you bring a healthful, delicious lunch to work. You absolutely, positively have no time to work out? How about a 10-minute walk — five minutes in one direction, then turn around — in the morning, at noon and when you get home at night? Be careful, though. You just might inspire yourself.
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Earn your dessert. Craving ice cream? Make it a single scoop that comes at the halfway point of a four-mile round-trip walk. And then enjoy every creamy bite.
Do not skip meals. Ever. If you miss breakfast, there’s an extremely good chance you will end up overeating at some point during the day.
Get a good night’s rest. You are more likely to make poor food choices and skip workouts when you’re tired and cranky. Plus, your body needs the rest when it’s worked out regularly.
Most Americans eat 250 to 300 grams of carbohydrates a day, the equivalent of 1,000 to 1,200 calories. The national Institute of Medicine recommends 130 grams. Look for small, easy ways to cut carbs. Eat the burger with half the bun. Scoop up hummus with cucumber slices.
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health / fitness Don’t drink your calories. Reach for water instead of sugary drinks.
What’s your favorite music? That’s what you should be working out to. Turn down the volume on the fitness DVD and work out to your own score.
Sugar makes you want more sugar. That has nothing to do with self-control. You’re not weak. You’re human. And ask yourself: Do you want to control what you eat or do you want what you eat to control you?
If you do a lot of casual or fastfood dining, read the calorie counts. Instant appetite suppressant.
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All is never lost, says Jillian Michaels, in the battle to lose weight and be healthy. “Even if you’re just standing while you’re talking on the phone,” she offers, “you can burn up to 300 calories in a day.” That’s the sort of forgiving advice found in her latest book, “Slim for Life: My Insider Secrets to Simple, Fast and Lasting Weight Loss” (Harmony Books). “It’s my softest approach to weight loss,” says Michaels, a wellness coach to whom the word “soft” is seldom applied. After all, she is famous as the drill-sergeant trainer on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” a 5-foot-2inch force of nature who doesn’t hesitate to throw her tautly muscled weight around. “I wanted to write a book where you felt like I was sitting right there with you,” she says, “providing a simple solution for every problem or complaint I’ve ever heard. I wanted to integrate the answers and knock down the myths and the fad diets. For every possible dieting dilemma that you could ever have, I provide umpteen amount of solutions. Pick one!”
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If some of this stuff gets a little technical (she prescribes workouts complete with calories-perminute burned for each exercise), Michaels also packs the book with simple no-brainers: Eat before you head to the party so you’re less tempted by those fatty hors d’oeuvres. Nix foods tagged with “danger words” like smothered, loaded, tender, deep-fried and creamy. At the supermarket, avoid the center aisles (high-trafficked destinations for junk food, she warns) in favor of the store perimeter, where fresh foods are likely to be stocked.
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For imbibers who aren’t satisfied with the occasional red wine (pretty healthy in moderation), she even offers recipes for low-cal cocktails. “I’m going to show you exactly what you need to understand, exactly what never to do, and what it looks like in your life,” she says. “This is never going to be easy. But it’s never gonna be easier than this. It’s never been about fitness for me. I don’t even really like to work out. But when you’re strong physically and you feel confident about your body and your health, you’re strong in every other facet of your life. It’s transcendent.”
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Managed by the girls of Orphan Annie’s & The Painted Crow we are home to several area artisans who offer a variety of unique vintage, antique, upcycled, and hand-made treasures including custom painted furniture. Stop in for a number of one-of-a-kind finds that have been re-purposed and rebeautified! 401 Main Street | Hours: Thurs. 5 pm-7 pm; Sat. 9 am-3 pm www.facebook.com/orhpanedstuff and www.facbook.com/thepaintedcrow.
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CUSTOM CREATIONS BY SHERI Custom window treatments fabricated “in house”. Browse our selections of cabinetry, countertops, flooring, tile and window shades. We also carry Iowa wines and gourmet snacks. 319 Main Street | 319-476-3600 Studio Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 am-5 pm, Sat. 9 am-2 pm
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THE BLACKSMITH BOUTIQUE & GARDEN STUDIO Watch Deb Roettger create unique sculptures out of old rusty metal. You will find one of a kind garden art, inspirational items and her own clothing line “Rusty Wear”. Where shopping is no longer about the item it’s about the experience. Inside the Brick-a-Brack Building
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MC JULIE STUDIOS Stop in and visit the working studio of Julie Mc Laughlin. Find yourself surrounded by original handmade paper sculptures, covered vessels & ongoing commission pieces. Email: julie@mcjuliesstudios.com Summer/Fall 2013
Be prepared to stay awhile, this is where imaginations never rest. You will enjoy the eclectic atmosphere of this shop. Carol Zeine takes pride in her own upcycled creations as she mixes thew with old and new treasures. She carries unique apparel, Trollbeads and Vera Brad 325 Main Street | 319-476-3680 Friend us on Facebook @ Carol Zeine or “Like” us @ Imagine This
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in Nancy’s Cafe & Confectionary on Dysart’s Main Street, a group of Red Hat Ladies argue about whether to eat their soup and sandwich made with fresh onion dill bread first or dive right into dessert. Clutching a warm-from-the-oven pan of brownies, the foundation of her signature Hot Fudge Brownie Sensation, Nancy Freeman smiled and nodded. “It’s made with homemade fudge.” Just through a connecting door, several women thumb through displays of Trollbeads to build bracelets while their friends “try on” colorful floral and print Vera Bradley items, slinging hobo bags and totes over their shoulders and modeling crossbody purses for each other. In the back of the building at 325 Main St., Imagine This owner Carol Zeien runs an electric sander over a dresser drawer to distress the soft turquoise paint finish. She originally owned The Special Tearoom and earlier this year, rented it to Freeman for her cafe and bakery. “It wasn’t my passion,” Zeien confessed. “Painted furniture is my passion, and I let that fall to the wayside. Now I’m realizing my dream. Nancy had a dream too, so both of us are doing what we really love.” Zeien’s shop sells her upcycled reclaimed, painted and sometimes reimagined furniture and home decor, as well as gifts, apparel, jewelry and accessories like Vera Bradley and Trollbeads. Shoppers are often surprised to find such trendy lines in a small-town Iowa shop. Dysart — population about 1,400 — has become a hot spot for womencentric businesses in Northeast Iowa and a shopping destination. Within just a few blocks on the town’s main thoroughfare, nearly a dozen women-owned businesses regularly attract carloads of shoppers, mostly women, and tour buses. “We’ve worked very hard to make it a destination,” explained Sheri Guillot, owner of Custom Creations by Sheri. Her business at 319 Main St., was one of the first to open its doors about 10 years ago, creating custom draperies and window coverings and textiles such as bedding and upholstered headboards. She now has customers and interior designer clients throughout the country.
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OPPOSITE Custom Creations by Sheri’s front door. TOP Nancy Freeman with a pan of her signature brownies from Nancy’s Cafe and Confectionary. LEFT Deb Ewoldt crafts a metal flower in her workshop at the Blacksmith Boutique & Garden Studio.
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“We have a business builder meeting monthly and work with the Dysart Development Corp., constantly thinking of ideas to get people to come to Dysart. People like myself and Carol and Wanda Petersen, who owns Sassy’s Boutique, we just had a vision we could make it happen. Why not in a small town like Dysart? I’m not from here originally, and maybe I could see the possibilities better, that it would work if everyone worked together,” Guillot said. Events like the recent Back Roads Vintage Market, the Wine and Beer Tasting and Fall Festival in September, Holiday Market in November and a spring Chocolate Walk, already have large followings, and the group is always cooking up new ideas. Sparks fly at Blacksmith Boutique and Garden Studio in the Brick-A-Brack Building where owner Deb Ewoldt wields a welding torch, cutting and shaping metal into large flowers and other objets d’art for home and garden to sell in her eclectic and charming shop. “I’m a dreamer,” she said, “I had been selling real estate when I bought this building and started this business in 2006. I was recently divorced with children. I wanted to open up possibilities and provide for my family. I wanted to create unique things and have a shop and fill it with positive people and things that I thought people would love as much as I do. ” She scatters signs printed with meaningful sayings around her store as inspirations. One of her favorite sayings from “Eden” serves as a reminder of how her adventure began: “And the day came ... when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Jill Deklotz moved to Dysart from Cedar Rapids five years ago and has no regrets about opening a business in a small town. Her home decor store in the Brick-A-Brack building, Be Inspired, draws shoppers from around Northeast Iowa who come for the classic and contemporary style and lower prices. “It’s a nice place to live and work. We can offer the smalltown personal approach, the personal touch, by making home visits to help our customers figure out their style and needs. We sell the furniture and accessories, and we help clients decorate. Our holiday decorations and 11 Christmas trees are another big attraction,” Deklotz explained. At the front of the building, Michelle Lynn’s BrickLynn Cafe is a gathering place for townfolks and visitors who stop in for coffee, sandwich or wrap or the weekly special. “It had been vacant for a while, and I reopened it 1 1/2 years ago. Deb, Jill and I work well together, and we help each other out. They’ll come over and help when things get really busy, and we keep an eye on each other’s places if someone needs to run out.” Shoppers get two-for-one at The Nest, 401 Main St., home to Julie Pippert’s The Painted Crow and Shawn Grimm’s Orphan Annie’s, two relatively new businesses under one small roof. Both shops specialize in re-purposing vintage finds and treasures. The Iowa Country Store is the newst shop on Main Street, featuring Iowa food products
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Dysart like cheese and dip mixes, wines, Hope Chest gourmet coffee and their own speciality corn nuts and popcorn. Petersen’s Sassy’s Boutique is the fashion headquarters for trendy, fun and unique women’s apparel, jewelry, handbags and other accessories. Zeien said Dysart has been welcoming to women-owned businesses. “There’s strong support for Dysart as a destination. It hasn’t happened overnight, and mostly word-of-mouth. Everyone works hard. These are strong-willed, determined women, but there are husbands who’ve backed them up and been good support. I give a lot of credit to them too.” Ewoldt added, “It’s wonderful to be surrounded by other motivated women who own specialty shops. We’re stronger together.” Text | Melody Parker
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McJulie Studios, 321 Main St., Julie McLaughlin Handmade paper and sculptural art; artist’s studio Sassy’s Boutique, 421 Main St., Wanda Petersen Women’s clothing, unique items, handbags and other accessories Blacksmith Boutique & Garden Studio, 302 Main St., Deb Ewoldt Handmade and custom-designed metal art, home decor and accessories Fiber Hearts, 302 Main St., Vickie Goble Handmade fiber products; Goble raises llamas, alpacas, sheep and other animals for their fiber Imagine This, 325 Main St., Carol Zeien Painted, reclaimed furniture, home decor items, gift shop, jewelry, Vera Bradley products Be Inspired, 302 Main St., Jill Deklotz Fine home furnishings, custom-made florals, furniture, gifts
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neering co-workers, prying neighbors, insulting in-laws. They are the nasty people who make environments toxic.
“Their biggest motivation is that they actually feel inferior to you, so they’ll slash you down to their level,” said psychologist Jay Carter, author of “Nasty People: How To Stop Being Hurt by Them Without Stooping to Their Level” (McGraw Hill, $9.95). About 1 percent of the population are deliberately malicious, antisocial personalities out to manipulate and control people for their own gain without conscience; another 10 percent were subjected to others’ antisocial behavior and picked up the bad
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habits; and then there are the rest of us, who can have moments of meanness when we’re stressed, insecure or succumbing to any number of our baser human emotions. Often we do so unconsciously, to our parents, kids, best friends. Carter calls it engaging in “invalidating” behavior. “We’re all invalidators, even by silent invalidating,” Carter said, referring to when we demean people by ignoring them. Being aware of your capacity to bite — and the destructive effects it can have on the well-being of others — goes a long way toward amending your own negativity.
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attitude As for dealing with other difficult people, Carter has a few suggestions: • See it for what it is. Rather than internalize the criticism
or dwell on what you might have done to deserve the attack, recognize that the nasty person has personal issues. Take a step back and see what’s really going on. • Get away. Exit the room, the conversation, even town if
necessary. Calmly, efficiently and without saying anything you’d regret. • Get them on your side. Invalidators respond well to three
things: affinity, acknowledgment and admiration. Repeat back what they have said to you so that they feel understood, and begin any argument with a compliment. • Diffuse with humor. • Silent confrontation. Rather than fire back or get into a
row, confront without opening your mouth. Just maintain eye contact and give a calm smile that indicates you know what your tormentor is doing; eventually they’ll feel so uncomfortable they’ll stop or leave. • Come again? Asking someone to repeat their nasty remark
(“I’m sorry, what did you just call me?”) forces them to own up to what they just said — and many people, embarrassed, will water it down the second time around. • State the obvious. If, say, a co-worker berates you during a
meeting, point out the facts — “You are yelling at me” or “You are embarrassing me in front of everyone” — and ask to talk about it later. • One on one. If it’s not important, let it go. If it is important,
get them alone and start by saying something like “Maybe you didn’t know...” Some mean people deliver their biggest sting in front of an audience, and alone they might be apologetic. • Mirror. If someone accuses you of stealing or cheating and
they are way off base, ask them if they are guilty of the same. • Don’ts: Don’t taunt, name-call or get physically violent. Also,
never tell an invalidator he or she is wrong; it starts a war. Letter writing campaign Though it’s not the most enlightened strategy, sometimes all you want is to tell a creep off with a brilliant comeback — which, inevitably, doesn’t come to mind until hours later. Thankfully, we now have “Dear A***: 101 Tear-Out Letters to the Morons Who Muck Up Your Life” (Running Press, $13), by humor writers Jillian and Michelle Madison, creators of pop culture websites pophangover.com and damnyouautocorrect. com. The new book lets you eloquently vent your rage at life’s annoying cast of characters.
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We’re not just changing our name. We’re changing health care forever. Allen Physicians & Clinics is now UnityPoint Clinic. But we’re doing more than just changing our name. We’re changing how we deliver care. We’re putting your trusted doctor in the lead, coordinating the care you need wherever you need it — in our clinics, at the hospital, even in your home. And since we’re part of UnityPoint Health, your doctor has access to the resources of a vast network of health care experts. So your doctor will be able to surround you with care with one goal in mind: getting you healthy and keeping you healthy. Now trust has a new name: UnityPoint Clinic. Part of UnityPoint Health.
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campfire classic Jazz up gooey s’mores with some easy variations
Three simple ingredients — a marshmallow, a piece of chocolate and two graham crackers. The symbol of summer and campfire snacking. And there are so many possibilities for jazzing it up! Once you have a toasted marshmallow, you can sandwich it between all kinds of cookies, crackers and the like. Or you could swap out the basic chocolate for something a little more over-the-top, perhaps something with bacon or candied ginger embedded in it. And don’t overlook gourmet marshmallows, which come in some wonderful flavors. And don’t hesitate to jam other ingredients in there, too. Liven up your s’mores with: • Thin pretzel sticks. • Dried fruit, such as cherries and pineapple. • Sweetened shredded coconut. • Thinly sliced fresh strawberries or apple. • Maraschino cherries. • Slices of banana. • Thinly sliced brownie or cake as an additional filling, not in place of the graham crackers. • Potato chips. Here are four more ideas to get your creativity flowing.
Toasted Mocha S’More Start to finish: 10 minutes Makes 1 s’more
1 marshmallow 1-ounce piece dark chocolate with espresso 2 soft snickerdoodle cookies Toast the marshmallow on a stick or skewer to the desired level of toastiness. Carefully place the marshmallow and the chocolate between the snickerdoodles, using the top cookie to clamp the marshmallow in place and help remove it from the stick. Squish the cookies together and allow to cool for a minute before enjoying. Nutrition information per serving: 330 calories; 170 calories from fat (52 percent of total calories); 19 g fat (10 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 20 mg cholesterol; 44 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 27 g sugar; 4 g protein; 160 mg sodium.
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Double Chocolate Grasshopper S’More Start to finish: 10 minutes Makes 1 s’more
1 marshmallow 1 to 2 mint-filled chocolates 2 chocolate graham crackers
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Toast the marshmallow on a stick or skewer to the desired level of toastiness. Carefully place the marshmallow and the chocolates between the graham crackers, using the top graham cracker to clamp the marshmallow in place and help remove it from the stick. Squish the crackers together and allow to cool for a minute before enjoying. Nutrition information per serving: 170 calories; 50 calories from fat (29 percent of total calories); 6g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 29 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 22 g sugar; 1 g protein; 30 mg sodium.
Sesame Caramel S’More Start to finish: 10 minutes Makes 1 s’more
1 marshmallow 1-ounce piece caramel-filled chocolate 2 pieces sesame crisp bread or thin crisp cracker Toast the marshmallow on a stick or skewer to the desired level of toastiness. Carefully place the marshmallow and the caramel-filled chocolate between the crisp bread, using the top piece to clamp the marshmallow in place and help remove it from the stick. Squish the crisps together and allow to cool for a minute before enjoying. Nutrition information per serving: 190 calories; 70 calories from fat (37 percent of total calories); 8 g fat (4.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 5 mg cholesterol; 28 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 19 g sugar; 2 g protein; 95 mg sodium.
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Salted Oatmeal S’More Start to finish: 10 minutes
1 marshmallow 1-ounce piece sea salted dark chocolate 1 square soft caramel, flattened with your palms 2 oatmeal cookies Toast the marshmallow on a stick or skewer to the desired level of toastiness. Carefully place the marshmallow, chocolate and caramel between the cookies, using the top cookie to clamp the marshmallow in place and help remove it from the stick. Squish the cookies together and allow to cool for a minute before enjoying. Nutrition information per serving: 340 calories; 170 calories from fat (50 percent of total calories); 18 g fat (7 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 10 mg cholesterol; 48 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 21 g sugar; 5 g protein; 360 mg sodium. Summer/Fall 2013
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The careless art of the
summer cocktail Summer is better with a signature cocktail. Not a fancy dinner cocktail. Not a party cocktail. And certainly nothing that anyone who goes by the title “mixologist” ever would deign to make. We’re talking about an everyday cocktail, something that can be thrown together after work or a day of swimming, then casually sipped — or even slurped — while standing at the grill or sitting by the pool or dock. A good summer cocktail must be simple to assemble, and preferably from memory. It must be sweet and refreshing, but not cloying. It should have a crispness. It should welcome ice and not suffer noticeably as the ice melts. And it must be versatile enough to go with whatever is on the dinner menu. The trashy sangria can be sloshed together in under a minute. Red wine, sugar, lime juice and ice, a bit of fruit and muddling. As complex as a true sangria concocted from far more (and better) ingredients that are allowed to meld for hours? By no means. But still refreshing and satisfying and delightful by the grill.
Trashy Red Wine Sangria
If you feel so inclined, go ahead and float some raspberries or sliced strawberries in this, too. Start to finish: 5 minutes Servings: 1 1 to 2 slices orange 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar 4 ounces red wine Ice Seltzer water (optional) In a large, heavy glass, combine the orange slices, lime juice and sugar. Gently muddle, then add the wine and enough ice to mostly fill the glass. Stir. If desired, top with a splash of seltzer for bubbles.
Vodka Watermelon Slushie Start to finish: 5 minutes Servings: 1
1 1/2 cups watermelon chunks 1/2 cup ice 1 1/2 ounces vodka 1 ounce lemon juice 1 ounce honey or simple syrup Pinch salt Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until very smooth and frothy. Pour into a large, heavy glass and serve immediately. 34
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Then there’s the vodka watermelon chiller. Watermelon, vodka, ice, lemon juice and honey. Blend and done. Is there anything more refreshing than watermelon in August? And the magic that is gin and bitter lemon. Ice plus gin plus a splash of bitter lemon tonic. Add a slice of lemon and it’s heaven in the end-of-day sun. New this year: the pisco sour. Pisco is a South American brandy that has a clean, mildly sweet flavor. Traditional versions of this cocktail call for shaking it over ice with sugar and lemon juice. This take swaps in lime juice (which so loves barbecue) and rather than shaking it, it’s blended until frothy. Think frozen margarita, but so much better. Proper stemware? How about canning jars or recycled jam jars to keep it casual?
Pisco Sour
Start to finish: 5 minutes Servings: 1 2 1/2 ounces pisco 1 1/2 ounces lime juice 1 1/2 ounces simple syrup 1 1/2 tablespoons egg white 1/2 cup ice Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until very smooth and frothy. Pour into a large, heavy glass and serve immediately.
Gin and Bitter Lemon Start to finish: 5 minutes Servings: 1 1 to 2 slices lemon 1 teaspoon sugar 1 1/2 ounces gin Bitter lemon tonic Fresh mint, to garnish Ice In a medium, heavy glass, combine the lemon slices and sugar. Gently muddle, then add the gin and enough ice to mostly fill the glass. Top with bitter lemon tonic, then stir and garnish with fresh mint. Summer/Fall 2013