April - 2016

Bedroom Bliss, Goodnight Kiss

I am amazed at how often the master bedroom can be the most neglected room in the house. Please don't fall into this trap and make your room nothing more than an afterthought. This should be the absolute picture of bliss. It really doesn't take much to pull this off. Just follow these guidelines. Think like a minimalist. You want the bedroom to feel uncluttered and provide a sense of calm. Try a calming, subdued color scheme. Use soft pastel colors close in hue or tone-o

It's Always Better When You've Earned It

I love to share good things that are local. I would imagine most folks in Phoenix are well aware, but I have talked to a few who haven't been. If that means you, you are missing out! I'm talking about The Farm at South Mountain. What a perfect way to spend the day. I met my daughter and her friends here at The Farm Kitchen for lunch about a month ago. They had hiked South Mountain. We (my dog Bogey & I) joined in for the food. What a great lunch. Everything so fresh and

Clothes Encounter

In the April 2016 issue of Marie Claire, a Threadflip Survey states that a whopping 50% of a woman's closet is composed of things she no longer wears. What? Ladies! The time is now. Take a few minutes to go through your closet and start removing those items you haven't worn and be honest, know you will not wear in the future. I did just this thing last week. It was painless. And I have hangers to spare and now I no longer need to look at those unnecessary items. This i

Good Vibrations

I had the cable guy at my house this past week to fix some issues. I wasn't too happy cuz I've experienced problems with my cable ever since it has been installed in August. And we all know, cable ain't cheap. Anyhow, they were suppose to send out a supervisor since the issues weren't getting resolved. The guy came and as I recounted my tales of woe to him and told him how unhappy I was with their problem resolution, he listened and went to work. After spending a couple h

Who are you when no one's around?

I was watching an episode of Doctor Oz this week. A quote from one of his guest's this week caught my attention. Dolvett Quince from The Biggest Loser said "How you do anything is how you do everything". I thought, how true is this! Basically, how you tackle everything, from small to big, minor to major and inconsequential to significant; what stands out is that your approach is usually the same and this will lead to the end result. For example today I went out to my pat