I’m sitting here in the hotel room looking out at the palm trees in Santa Monica, CA. For those who live on the West coast, the Gulf coast, or other tropical areas you may not realize how pretty of a sight the ocean and palm trees are to a land locked Midwesterner. I wish I [...]
Summer vacations are right around the corner. How smooth they go will depend on how well you plan it out. Some vacations require a lot of planning and some don’t. Even with careful planning it is always good to be flexible. Many times things occur that cause us to alternate our plans. Sometimes it makes [...]
The weather finally cooperated for me to get some things done around the yard. I planted a few flowerpots and window boxes. My husband helped me wash the deck and bring out the chair cushions. We even ate dinner on the back porch. I walked around the house this weekend to see what needed to [...]
Gardening season is getting a late start here in the Midwest due to the unseasonably cool weather and rain. I have already lost a month of the season and now it is catch up time. When things don’t go as planned it is so easy to get overwhelmed. This weekend I will take paper and [...]
Do you know someone who is graduating high school or college in the next few weeks? This is the time of year that we see all the commercials and advertisements on what to buy those graduates. If you need to buy someone a gift you want to be careful to about getting things that can become clutter. [...]
I read Dear Abby in the paper this morning and found out that this is National Women’s Health Week. She gave information about a free Health and Beauty Kit that was being offered by the FDA. You can sign up for this kit to be mailed to you. The site was very slow this morning [...]
Mother’s Day is in two days. If you haven’t gotten her a gift yet now is the time. My weekly decluttering newsletter addressed the issue of gifts that don’t add clutter. Since I just started this weekly newsletter many of you may not have signed up yet to receive it. I am posting a copy below so [...]
Do you like to go shopping at garage sales? Do you like to set up your own garage sales? Or do you hate shopping at them and hate having them? There are strong opinions on both sides. They can be great places to pick up items you need at a good price. In today’s economy [...]
With all the rain and cool weather in the Midwest this spring the weeds have had a field day in my landscape beds. Since I don’t like using chemical weed killers that leaves only two other methods to fight the weeds. There is good old elbow grease and there is the use of a thick [...]