What better time than two weeks before Christmas to talk about giving and receiving? Let’s chat, shall we? Because giving and receiving are more than just presents under the tree. Giving Most people probably classify themselves in the “giver” category. Everyone has been a parent, a child of an aging parent, an employee, a manager. […]
Have you already thrown yourself into Christmas planning or are you still savoring the beauty of autumn? I’m sharing a little November potpourri before I dive into the busyness of the holidays. Let’s say “Bah humbug” and enjoy November! Here we go. Shopping Centers There is really no getting around Christmas if you’re out and […]
I know. I know. It’s not even Halloween. Much less Thanksgiving. Much less Christmas. But. You know how it goes at TJ Maxx and their Christmas Selection. If you don’t buy it when you see it, you most likely will miss out. Trees Unexpected colors of sparkly trees seem to be the highlight this year. […]
My secret to window washing made easy is that I don’t do it. That’s not really fair, I know. Hub does a better job and he complains about my streaks, so it’s his duty. He’s good and I’m here to share his tricks on making it easy. For many years while we were both working, […]
With 98% certainty, I can guess what hub is going to order when we are out and when French Dip Sandwiches are on the menu. He always orders it. He loves it. But. That is a big cheat for him. Not only is the roll an obvious problem, the au jus hides gluten in the […]
Did I read that correctly? She’s cleaning her baseboards with a tennis ball? Yep, I saw this hack and decided to give it a go. And guess what? It worked well enough that I’m sharing it here with you. This hack not only works for those pesky baseboards, but it works great for other hard-to-reach […]
Okay, October. You insisted on arriving already so let’s do this. Time to pull on our garden gloves and taken out our freshly cleaned tools and do a little Arizona fall patio planting. Finding the Perfect Plants Beginning with a trip to my favorite local nursery, Summer Winds, I had a lot of friendly assistance […]
Spring kind of came and went. And deep spring-cleaning never happened in our house. Nor did it the year before. So, being motivated (and excited!) by dear SIL and BIL’s visit next month, I dug in and did some fall deep cleaning. “Tidy” is really my middle name. I hate clutter. And the biggest problem […]
Do you remember when hub painted our console table to better coordinate with our old dining set? And then. We got a new dining set. And then. The white looked a little stark in our entryway against the new table. And then. I heard about a specialty paint brand for furniture. So we tried, and […]
Squash season is here and I’ve been busy cooking and freezing batches for soup later this winter. But when I saw Joy Bauer’s recipe for Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese Muffins, it called my name. I used a batch of squash for this recipe. I think it is basically the same recipe I made last […]