I’m fortunate to have incredibly beautiful and talented friends; one of them being Marianne Talbot, Esquire. Marianne lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn in a charming brownstone with her wonderful husband and two kitties. She is a vegan, an animal rights advocate, and a very chic and stylish eco-conscious urban citizen. Her company, Modern Venus, is based on the concepts of Power, Poise and Brilliance. Recently, on her blog, Marianne gave this brilliant suggestion for "Instant Eco-Chic":

I never use my yellow or white pages anymore – do you? Those giant books just added clutter to my home and office and I was sick of lugging them into the trash every year.