OPI “Vintage Minnie Mouse Collection” for Summer 2012, at Beautezine LOVELY DARE OF THE DAY: Nail Polishes I bet I am not the only one here who owns far too many nail polishes – yet wears the same 1 or 2 colors 95% of the time. Today I dare you to sort through your nail …
If you’re one of my younger readers, you might listen to music only on your iPhone, computer, or MP3 player. Maybe you don’t own any CDs at all. For those of us (cough) slightly older ladies, there might be a significant stash of CDs in your house and possibly in your car. Today I dare …
This month I’m daring myself to do something every single day to de-clutter my house and my life. I’ll dare you too! Let’s see if we can push ourselves to do some difficult but necessary small de-cluttering tasks. DARE OF THE DAY: Rags I dare you to go to your rag pile (where you keep …
A lovely, colorful flowerbed, sadly one not belonging to me! Happy May Day! Happy Beltane! QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: It’s the first of the month – time to pay rent, bills, or mortgage? Look over your calendar for May. What upcoming events are you looking forward to? Any birthdays or anniversaries you need to …
It’s the end of the month. Look back over your March, reflecting on how you did on your personal goals. Did you accomplish things you set out to do? Did you create a happy balance between work, family, friends, kids, pets, and yourself? You ate healthily, treated yourself on occasion, exercised, stuck to your budget? …
The hideously unattractive picture above is actually of my car crammed full of things for Drop Off Day. I spent just two hours today pulling unwanted things from my garage, piling them into the car, and driving around town to drop them off. Today I dropped off: Two bags of clean, barely worn clothing at …
Rugby Duvet Cover, from Pottery Barn Kids Today I’m encouraging my teenager to Spring Clean her room. I probably won’t have much luck getting her to sort anything, organize anything, part with anything or even clear a space in the carpet. But I can try. See what you can get your kids to do to …
Chocolate Bunnies, from Williams-Sonoma QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Make menu plans for the week and create your grocery shopping list Choose an evening or two this week to stay at home, an evening to invite friends or family over, and an evening to go out if possible. A balanced social life is a happy …
The view of my neighbor’s cherry tree, during yesterday’s beautiful spring afternoon Today my Spring Cleaning project is to clean and organize my garage. It’s half full of family keepsakes and kitchen/home decor storage, and half full of merchandise for my eBay business. No room for a car in here, but I’ve never liked parking …
An orange begonia I picked up at Trader Joe’s to cheer up my kitchen for Spring Today I’m tackling the Spring Cleaning of my kitchen. I’ll be thorough, but I won’t stress about it or agonize over it. I can make today fun by watching cooking shows on my kitchen TV, playing fun music, drinking …