Most agree that taking a deep breath helps relax your body almost immediately. That's what arriving at home should do to your psyche. In "Simple Home: Calm Spaces for Comfortable Living" (Ryland Peters & Small), Mark and Sally Bailey encourage readers to opt for simplicity — by selecting color schemes that inspire tranquility and materials that are environmentally sound, and cutting the clutter. The more clutter, the less simple your life is. And the less simple your life is ... you get the point.

— McClatchy-Tribune News Service

GET TIPS FROM 'MAD MEN' WRITER

Maria Jacquemetton, a writer-producer on AMC's Emmy-winning television series "Mad Men" is presenting a Pacific New Media workshop, "Writing for Television — Get Started and Go!"

The workshop takes place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 24 and 25 at Krauss Hall, room 012 (Yukiyoshi Room) on the University of Hawai'i-Manoa campus. The cost is $200.

With her writing partner, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton has written for well-known television shows including "Star Trek," "Baywatch," "Relic Hunter" and "Highlander." The Jacquemettons have also developed a Hawai'i-based pilot, "Almost Paradise," for Industry Entertainment.

For information and registration, call 956-8400 or visit www.outreach.hawaii.edu/pnm.

— Advertiser Staff