Icon Grill, my favorite restaurant in Seattle It’s still “Time for Us” week. I’m spending time on me – just doing the bare minimum housecleaning but no decluttering or sorting projects. Tonight I’m going to dinner with my sister, and doing some fun Christmas shopping – well, I guess that’s a bit of a project! …
Republic of Tea’s Hot Apple Cider Tea Today I’ll tidy up the bathrooms, do a load of laundry, empty the dishwasher, then that’s it for tonight. Plenty of time to clean in the upcoming festive holiday months. Now it’s time to spend some energy on me. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Need to tidy bathrooms …
Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Need to run the vacuum really quickly through a couple rooms? We can pamper and treat ourselves this week, but we can also certainly spare five minutes to vacuum our homes so they don’t get out of control. Any trash cans need emptying? Dishwasher need …
“Fizzbanger,” Lush’s Candy Apple Cinnamon Bath Bomb For the last few weeks we’ve been working to clean and organize our homes for our families and to welcome guests. Now it’s time to turn inward, to pamper ourselves and enrich our own lives. Let’s be a little selfish. Make time for yourself. Demand it, you deserve …
Cranberry Joy home fragrance spray, new from The Body Shop Today I’m still enjoying spending a lot of time with family, but I will have time to do one small project when I get home tonight. My curio cabinets are extremely dusty – more so because I’m opening my doors more often than usual due …
Fall Foliage Cookies, from Eleni’s Bakery This weekend a few family members are flying and driving in to visit each other. We’ll go out to dinners and movies, get massages, browse at Pike Place Market, explore downtown Seattle, and catch up over coffee and tea. I’ll have to drive home a couple times during the …
If nobody picks up on my subtle yet greedy hints and gets me the new Prada Infusion d’Iris for Christmas, I’ll buy it for myself in January. Love it! Earlier this month, I sorted out my candles and room sprays, putting away summery scents and getting out autumn ones. Now I’m moving on to my …
Stirrings’ Bar Ingredients: Blood Orange Bitters Today I’m checking my liquor cabinet to see what I need to stock on for the upcoming holiday season. I throw a lot of dinner parties, cocktail parties and movie parties, and I’d rather not have to pop over to the store at the last minute to get something. …
Autumn Garland, at Cost Plus World Market We’re halfway through the month. Only a couple more weeks until Halloween! Have you decorated your home for fall yet? Is there an autumn wreath on your door, a fall welcome mat on the front steps, pumpkins and squash on your mantel or your front porch? Orange, cranberry, …
Victor, thoroughly enjoying the dog park The post office is closed for Columbus Day, which means I can’t ship my eBay items. I suppose I should be reflecting on the meaning of Columbus Day, but instead, I’m going to lunch with my aunt and taking the dogs to the dog park for a couple hours. …