Sometimes a girl needs to treat herself to a new lipstick – so I did! This is “Calypso Glaze,” from Bobbi Brown’s “Metallic” lip shade collection. Let’s face it. Most of the time, mothering and homemaking is pretty much a thankless job. Even if you have the world’s most unselfish children, and a tender, communicative, …
Starting off the new month with a new lovely, fresh-smelling hand soap for the bathrooms: Method Home’s Water Flower LOVELY HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS: Imbolc – February 1 Candlemas/Brigid’s Day – February 2 Superbowl Sunday – February 7 Chinese New Year – February 14 Valentine’s Day – February 14 President’s Day – February 15 Mardi Gras …
QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Grocery stores in many areas now have tulips and daffodils available. If you like spring flowers, pick yourself up some. You can generally get a bouquet of several tulips for less than $7 and daffodils for less than $4. It will bring a little early feeling of spring to …
Strawberry Chocolate Tea: what I’m serving my guests at a Valentine card-making party QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Fill car with gas, visit an ATM for cash for the weekend – After all the holiday cooking last month, do your knives need sharpening? Do your scissors need to be sharpened after all the gift …
I’m giving these alcohol-infused bonbons to my sweetie for Valentine’s Day. I love the masculine packaging and I think he’ll love the flavors! I declare this “Create Something Day!” Our society is definitely a consumer culture, where everybody buys, collects, hoards, eats, uses up, and throws things away. Most of us are very far removed …
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 …
I couldn’t resist the new Williams-Sonoma message cookie cutters. They’ll be perfect for making “Eat me” cookies for an upcoming Alice in Wonderland party I’m planning, and think of all the other fun messages I can serve up at my future parties! Winter is the perfect time to catch up on your crafting, scrapbooking, writing, …
I was overjoyed to discover a bouquet of yellow rananculus at my local Trader Joe’s yesterday. It’s now in a vase in my bathroom, making me smile every time I see it. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Look over your calendar for the week, taking note of upcoming appointments, birthdays, activities, events, etc. – …
The “Sweet Cherry” candle I bought myself from L’Occitane as a post-holiday gift. Burning it today in my bedroom! I returned home from my travels (sadly, a funeral) last night. I’m eager to start a new, fresh, better year. And it’s great to be home! QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Pay bills, mortgage, rent, …