Have a closet makeover party

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Your closet is your wardrobe workshop and an organized one can put you in the right frame of mind to tackle the day.

(NAPSI)-Minneapolis young professional Anne Liebman knows leaving the house on time in the morning depends on the condition of her closet. “Your closet is your wardrobe workshop, and when you know what’s where, you can start your morning routine without stress. Then you’re in the right mind-set to tackle the day.”

That‘s why you should take advantage of all available space, from the ceiling to the floor.

Get Organized

Trouble getting started? Reserve a girls’ weekend for a closet makeover party. On Saturday, team up with your girlfriend to inventory your wardrobe and install a new closet system. Return the favor at her house on Sunday.

For example, for under $500, you can have a place for everything from sweaters to shoes with the ShelfTrack™ system from ClosetMaid®.

Simply install the do-it-yourself horizontal hang track, and the vertical standards, brackets and shelves snap into place. The finished result--your own boutique where everything fits!

According to the fashion experts, your 15 essential wardrobe items should include:

  • Black dress pants
  • White button-down shirt
  • Leather bomber jacket
  • Multiseason trench coat
  • Hot-mama bikini
  • Big-enough workbag
  • Everyday handbag
  • Evening clutch
  • Classic black tee
  • Little black dress
  • Soft cardigan
  • Best-fitting jeans ever
  • Pair of go-to black pumps
  • Pair of classic flats
  • Pair of party heels

For more information, including an online Visual Storage Planner, visit www.closetmaid.com or call (800) 874-0008.

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Most American prefer dining at home, but lack cooking skills

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(NAPSI)-Home is where the happiest meals are.

According to the recent “Real Food” survey* commissioned by Hellmann‘s and Best Foods, 63 percent of Americans believe that eating at home is a better emotional experience than eating in a restaurant. Heightened comfort, intimacy and satisfaction are some of the reasons more than six in 10 surveyed prefer to have the dinner at the family table.

Defining “Real Food” as “food that tastes great-made from simple, wholesome ingredients,” Americans crave home cooking. Yet nearly half of adults (48 percent) admit to needing help with everyday cooking. Almost one-fifth of those surveyed would describe their culinary skills as “hit or miss” or just plain “horrible.”

To help people bring Real Food to their families, Hellmann’s and Best Foods is partnering with acclaimed chef, author and TV personality Bobby Flay to create the "Real Food Summer School." The online show, which can be accessed by visiting yahoo.com and searching for "Real Food," will take three self-proclaimed kitchen-challenged home cooks and give them a crash course with hands-on instruction.

The classes will capture the appeal of Real Food and provide viewers with "cook-along" instruction and tips from Flay to enhance core cooking fundamentals, all as the determined chefs go from "barely able" to "table-ready."

"There is nothing more delicious than good, honest food, cooked simply and with heart," said Flay.

*About the Survey: KRC Research conducted the national online survey of 1,011 adults between March 19 and 25, 2008. In addition, the firm conducted 156 interviews in New York MSA (metropolitan statistical area), 154 interviews in the Los Angeles MSA and 155 interviews in each of the Philadelphia MSA, San Francisco MSA and Boston MSA. The estimated margin of error of results among the online panel for the national survey is plus/minus 3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.