QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Have you sat down and watched the news (or spent some time with your preferred news website) in the last few days? A lot is going on outside of all of our lives. It’s so easy to focus so intensely on our Thanksgiving and family celebrations that we lose touch …
Bigelow’s Pumpkin Spice tea, perfect to serve to chilled trick-or-treaters 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 …
Somehow cleaning on a nice sunny day makes me happy. You’d think I’d be bitter about my wasted time indoors – I should be outside enjoying the sun, not indoors bending over my vacuum. But with my doors and windows open to the fresh air, a candle burning, summery music playing, my freshly mopped floors …
QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Sweep front and back porches, and front entrance, if needed Set out a pitcher of sun tea if you like to drink tea Look over budget for the rest of June. Can you afford to treat yourself to a little something (a houseplant, a new body wash, a scented candle, …
The days are so nice and long right now. Let’s not squander our opportunities to enjoy warm sunny evenings. Go for walks, go berry picking, sit on the porch visiting with friends, go to outdoor cafes. I’ve banned myself from watching my shows on Tivo until it’s dark or too cold to be outside. QUICK …
A Kniphofia plant at the San Diego Zoo I’m back from a lovely week-long sunny vacation in San Diego. I got home just in time to escape the rainstorms and windstorms hitting San Diego today. I’m rested, relaxed, and ready to take on whatever 2010 has to throw at me. It’s good to be home …
This week I treated myself to a new hand soap for the kitchen: Sicilian Orange, at Williams-Sonoma It’s a New Year and a new decade. Let’s open our lives to some new things! I don’t want to be stuck in a rut, boring and predictable, always following the same routines. I don’t want to grow …
QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Fill up with gas if needed – Are you going out tonight? Make reservations and socialization plans. Staying in by the warm fire like we are? Light your fire and get out something bubbly. I always end up with way too much leftover unopened champagne bottles after New Year’s. …
Holly Kissing Ball, at Williams-Sonoma QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Need to launder your slippers or fuzzy socks? With the colder nights, I’ve been wearing either my pink slippers or my two pairs of black plush slipper socks for several days now. Both pairs are in dire need of visiting the laundry. – Do …
I never can resist these snowflake-shaped crackers, I have to buy a box or two every winter. They just make my soup so festive! QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Have you sat down and watched the news (or spent some time with your preferred news website) in the last few days? A lot is …