Beauty on the outside often starts on the inside. Beautiful eyes are no exception. For clear, bright eyes, it takes good, healthy food and adequate rest; 8-10 hours of sleep and a diet rich in antioxidants.

Vitamins A, C, and E are important eye care antioxidants. Vitamin A is essential to proper functioning of the retina. It helps eyes adapt between bright light and darkness, and like Vitamin C, helps reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration and cataract formation.

Carrot, celery, parsley, spinach, liver and eggs are good sources of Vitamin A. Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits but also green peppers, strawberries, broccoli, and sweet potatoes.

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 Fashion isn’t for sissies. Policemen learn early in their careers that a woman and her handbag are never parted willingly. Women have chased muggers through moving traffic to recover their purse and the suspect who suggests that a women “must have just left her purse” in his car, is always the one that gets busted. But, the diminutive drawstring bags of the 1900’s and the slim petite pocket books that Jackie O. tucked under her arm have been supplanted by increasingly heavy, increasingly large, increasingly complicated bags that are as burdensome as they are fashionable. Once the neat depository of a lipstick, a compact and the car keys, handbags have become ever more voluminous, and women fill them with necessities.

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By Pat Lawrence

Every window offers a frame of reference for interior designer Stephanie Diehl, owner of Room with a View. The Charleston native moved to Teays Valley three years ago and in 2005, began designing window treatments for clients from her home. Clients liked what they saw through her eyes, in their homes and offices. In 2006, Stephanie opened a shop in Hurricane’s downtown historic district. Stephanie says, “It’s nice to have a show room where people can see things for themselves. Plus, we needed space for all the fabrics, books and samples we use!”

Stephanie knew in high school that interior design was her field and it was her major at WVU and later, University of Charleston. She married and had children, and worked in her husband’s family business for a while. “But, when my youngest hit kindergarten, I thought ‘The timing is right.’” She started Room with a View LLC in my living room.”
Now she works “full time and then some-more hours than I would like!” She works with residential and commercial clients, choosing blinds, shutters, curtains, fabrics, window trim and drapery hardware.

“Plantation shutters and blinds are our biggest sellers. We do the installation at no charge and are glad to provide complimentary temporary window coverings for new homeowners, if they need it.” The showroom is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10-5, but she also spends time on appointments after hours.

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