The Art of Making a Home
When all is said and done they say that you’ll have spent nearly a third of your life in bed. But, when was the last time you gave your mattress a good, deep clean? Since we’re all friends here, I’ll be totally honest. I have never really cleaned my mattress. Sure, I wash the sheets…
With a pinkalicious 6-year-old daughter, I now have an entirely new opinion on the color pink. My feelings for the ubiquitous color have ranged from irrational hatred to tired acceptance to now grudging appreciation. It’s an unabashedly girly color, and I rather admire my daughter’s desire to wear her ‘team pink’ allegiance with pride. Though…
Rather than buy a fresh set, why not give those old, blackened cookie sheets new life with just a few simple household supplies.
Candles do it all, don’t they? Whether you’re using them as décor, aromatherapy, ambient lighting, or as a form of self-care, the mood-boosting benefits of candles are endless. The large, multi-wick versions are getting their time in the limelight, but I think it’s time to sing the praises of their long-forgotten cousins, the tea lights….
What is it about fall that makes us immediately want to rush out and buy all the cozy-smelling candles we can get our hands on? With scents like Snuggly Sweater, Caramel Latte, and Fireside (I kid you not, these are all candles I saw at Target the other day), candles promise us an autumnal wonderland…
