I treated myself to this blue hydrangea plant. Until I replant it outdoors, it sits on my breakfast nook table, where we drink tea in the morning.Did you accomplish everything you wanted to this month? Finished the projects you started? Spent some time alone, time with friends, quality time with family? Exercised, ate well, stuck …
This weekend I’m tackling my overstuffed garage. It’s full, so I can’t park my car inside it, and that will probably never change due to my home business. Half of my garage is full of merchandise for my business. Mostly, that stuff is kept neatly stacked and organized already. Mostly.. The other half of the …
A nice leisurely weekend stretches before us. One with no major holidays to prepare for, nice spring weather for many parts of the country, and plenty of time to relax and rejuvenate ourselves. What will you do to take advantage of your weekend? QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Try a 5 minute bathroom cleanup …
Walking Edgar and Victor at Seattle’s Arboretum Time to freshen my carpets and do a little cat and dog hair removal. My home always seems so much cleaner after just a simple vacuuming. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – If you have leather car seats, do they need a quick wipedown with Armor-All or your …
QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Is it warm enough where you are to air out the house? Open windows and doors and let fresh breezes in, if at all possible. – Shake out rugs and hang them to air; remove pillowcases and set pillows out in the sun to air out too. (If you …
QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Need to mow your lawn this week? Be sure to fit this into your weekend calendar. – Take inventory of pet medicines, pet food and pet toys. Need to throw out any old toys that might have become dangerous, or just simply filthy and slimy? How are you doing …
An Erte poster I bought recently for my downstairs living room. Today I’m removing all the artwork in my house to clean behind it. I’ll move some different family photos into various rooms, just to switch things up a bit. I don’t think I’ll frame any photos of my puppies, but I’m going to want …
Method Home’s Spring Cleaning Kit Today is my last day of Spring Cleaning. While I’ll still have ongoing cleaning projects all throughout 2010, the bulk of the big stuff has been done by now. Whew! After my project today, I’m taking a few hours to do fun things for me. I’ll go visit a friend …
What I treated myself to this week: Sweet Lemon Shower Gel, at The Body Shop. Today it’s sunny and incredibly warm for Seattle in mid-April. It’s 69 degrees! I’m almost done with my work for the day, and I’m looking forward to my afternoon project. This afternoon, before I go to “Girls’ Night Out,” I’ll …
It’s Tax Day here in the U.S. All over, accountants are scurrying busily, and dreaming of the vacations they’ll head out on tomorrow. Post office parking lots are generally crowded today, because of people who didn’t plan ahead. Those disorganized people now are rushing down frantically to get their taxes mailed in. I hope you’ve …