A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post asking you,my readers, to email me with questions about things you were interested in doing but, weren’t sure how to do. Today’s post is related to an email I recieved from Lisa asking how I fit in all of the activities I write about doing. She [...]
What would you do if you only knew how? What idea keeps popping up as you stir the oatmeal or walk the dog? What idea are you playing ping pong with in your mind between the thought it is possible and impossible. I could do that . I can’t do that. Email me your [...]
Tips on Organizing From a Recovering Pack Rat I wasn’t always together. I kept everything. Everything I owned had sentimental value of some sort. I had papers stacked on my kitchen island. Toys where toys didn’t belong. My walk in pantry often had things other than food and cooking tools thrown in it. I’ve [...]
11 Tips to Avoid Sliding into a Funk When Vacation is Over July was long and full. I was gone more days than I was home, traveling to Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and finally, the last two weeks were spent in the Carolina’s. On the final day of my July adventures I heard a disturbing [...]
5 Spice Donuts a Little Taste of Heaven… I took a trip to Philadelphia last week masked as a college visit trip because, secretly I was on a mission to eat at a restaurant I had been longing to dine at for months….Buddakan. (okay really it was a college visit trip but it sounded so [...]
Support your Inner Bibliophile…. So many of my friends and clients are avid readers, or they want to be. They have a wide variety of interests which often manifest themselves in their library shelves. Many of these same people worry about never having a enough time to read the ever growing stack of [...]
So many people have asked me how I feel about my daughter graduating from high school. At the end of the conversation most say something like, “It just seems like yesterday, she was a tiny little baby and now look at her all grown up…..(tears in their eyes) time just flys!” When we go back [...]
Are You Ready for a Beach Vacation? Every year we rent a home for a summer holiday on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. We love the beach , the alligators and the giant golden silk spiders that call the Island home. The boys go for lots of golf my daughter and I for the tennis! [...]
At one point I had close to 500 magazines stored in my basement design closet. I decided a year or two ago I needed the space for out of season decorative items so I had to decide how to part with my collection. I knew that there were nuggets of knowledge and insight I wanted in each volume and photos I would never see again so I decided to go through each magazine and save the pages I wanted.
Once again it is How to Monday! This week I would like to share with you Wake up Momma tips on how to make small talk at all of the summer cocktail parties, barbacues and graduation festivities! First off, make sure you have taken the time you need to get ready for the event! [...]