Alphonse Mucha wrapping paper, on eBay QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Need to declutter and clean out your car next time you sit in it waiting for someone? Do you need to restock things you might keep in your car like Kleenex, wet wipes, hand sanitizer, a cell phone charger, mints, lipstick, and hand …
QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Have you gotten your flu shot for this year yet? How about your family members? – Do you take your children for Santa pics? If so, have you made time/plans/budget to do so? – Since we’re spending time in the home office this week, how are your supplies of …
Because this blog often features shopping related info, images of material goods I’m enjoying in my own home, and excitement about new products, I hesitate to spend too much time talking about frugality. There are enough blogs on the net talking about money saving tips and budgeting; Lovely Living has a different focus. But I …
Replica edition of Betty Crocker’s Easy Entertaining, at Amazon Safe and Easy Gifts When in doubt about what to buy for someone you don’t know well, buy a safe, easy gift. Things like calendars, blank journals, books, and pretty but unscented candles are more likely to please someone than a particular item of clothing, perfume, …
Ghiradelli Milk Chocolate Fall Leaves, a lovely hostess gift for Thanksgiving, available at Amazon QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Make menu plans for the week; write grocery list. Did anything get used up over the weekend? Toilet paper, Kleenex, plastic wrap, medicines, paper towels, laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent? – Need to add rock salt …
Pottery Barn Kids Wooden Advent Calendar House, on eBay Don’t forget about one of the best online places you can do your Christmas shopping: eBay! If you haven’t shopped on eBay recently, you might not realize that eBay is now much more than a venue for antiques and used items. Many hundreds of thousands of …
What I picked up for an “emergency gift,” Frosted Cranberry candle from Bath & Body Works, only $5 QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Thanksgiving is in less than two weeks. How are you doing with preparations for your meal, guests, or your own travel? – Do you send out Thanksgiving cards? I normally don’t, …
What I’m burning in my home today: Mexican Cocoa home fragrance oil, from The Body Shop QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Maintenance clean one shelf, one drawer or two door pockets on your refrigerator – Also maintenance clean one shelf in the freezer. I’m adding this to my routine every weekend because my freezer …
When shopping for someone’s holiday gift, it’s understandably tempting to get them something related to their favorite hobby (or the current movie or book series they are obsessed with. Think Teenagers and Twilight, for example, and avoid giving the Twilight-crazed teenager in your life any more Twilight stuff). This especially happens when you are doing …
Yesterday I got a real good reminder of why I work to keep my house “ready to go” at all times. I do a little bit of maintenance cleaning and ongoing housekeeping every day (rather than letting things go til the weekend) so that I don’t have a big freakout if I have a surprise …