Kitamura Cabinet, at Anthropologie QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Finalize Halloween costumes, put up decorations, or clean up after any parties you threw today or yesterday. Spot-clean your kitchen and bathroom floors. Or just use a few cleaning wipes on them. This will make them shine and make your weekend cleanup go faster. Done with …
Autumn Petit Fours, from Norm Thompson QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Have you tried on your costume and accessories to be sure they fit and look the way you want them to? Need to rake leaves on your lawn yet (or better yet, have a kid do it?) Dust your bedroom really quickly, if needed. …
A sight like this makes even a mundane daily trip to the post office joyful QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Kitchen floor need sweeping or mopping? Counters clean? Need to wipe dust and hair off the felt pads on the legs of your barstools and dining chairs? Tidy bathrooms – refresh toilet paper rolls, empty …
Pink and white Gerbera daisies currently adorn the side table in my living room Today I’m hitting a couple of my favorite grocery stores (Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods) to stock up for fall. I’m bringing my shopping list, list of pantry foods I inventoried this week, and my fall food budget notepad. QUICK THINGS …
Cuisinart Frozen Dessert Maker, in Red, on Amazon Today is our last day of kitchen organization. After tonight, we’ll be ready to throw holiday parties, bake yummy fall treats, cook comfort foods, and entertain guests. From here on out, we just have to maintain our kitchens in good condition, consistently put items away where they …
Rubbermaid Food Storage Set, on Amazon Today is our last really big push to organize our kitchens for the upcoming fall months. (I still have a couple minor kitchen projects coming up this week though). I saved the biggest project for tonight – the pantry.I’m not going to any dinner parties tonight, so I have …
Pumpkin Loaf Pan, at Williams-Sonoma I’m doing another kitchen organization project today. It’s something I can fit in after I get back from a dinner party I’ve been invited to. I’ll have time to work on the kitchen, and a bit of time to read a book in bed before my 9:30 bedtime. QUICK THINGS …
Vine Tea Towels, on Amazon, from Working Class Studios As the days grow colder every autumn, our appetites and our cooking styles change with the new season. Different types of produce become available at the farmer’s markets and grocery stores. We crave different foods – hot soups, baked potatoes, pot pies, casseroles, chilis, crusty breads, …
A little plant (is this a Gerbera daisy?) I picked up to give a family member on Family Night QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Pay rent, mortgage or other bills due today Throw something away. Something that’s difficult for you to give up. Find something you know you won’t use in the next month, the …