TRIED & TRUE â—½ TIPS
What did you learn in the month of February? What new chocolates do you love? Where do you get the best Italian food? Did you learn to snow ski? Well, I share every month little tidbits of what I’ve learned, noticed or liked. Here’s my last month haul of learnin’:
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If you need a small lamp and there’s no plug where you want to place the lamp, this one has three settings and is SO pretty, adding ambience and enough light to read! I got a pack of two! It recharges at my laptop when the light goes low…
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A friend told me this. I’m doing it. To clear photos on your phone without the stress of clearing thousands at a time…search in photos by date. For example, I started on January 29. The photos you took on that date pop up. Delete what you want, then do that each day! Manageable and works!
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Open your blinds just before sunrise and watch the shadows appear in your yard and the brightness shines. Makes your whole day.
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Have you considered a square wreath? I found a really pretty one on Amazon! Add lights…or not.
If you want watch an interesting docudrama, we enjoyed Under the Fig Trees, about Tunisian fig pickers. You can find it on several streams.
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If you have fine hair, which I do, a product by Briogeo is a nice spray in conditioner that really thickens and feels good and smells great. You can find it at Sephora.
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If you have a patio and a crossbeam, try adding a curtain that blows and just adds so much to the atmosphere. Hang tablecloth weights to keep it from blowing too crazily!
A GREAT gift idea (or get for yourself) is a road trip bag – add car pillow, blanket, word search books, cokes, peanuts…whatever you know the person enjoys. Our kids gave us one at Christmas and we love it!
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Sometimes prepared food is still cost effective if you don’t eat the bulk bag. Our store sells peeled cuties in a plastic container, just the amount we will eat. If I buy the large bag of cuties, they go to waste because we don’t get to them all! And the peeled ones – well we eat those! (Dipped in dark chocolate is divine…)
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Make your own granola? I do, too. I recently started storing a small scoop inside the jar – convenient and a game changer! If you don’t make your own granola, try it – it’s the best!
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You know those sidewalks that look like tiny pebbles? That’s called exposed aggregate (learned this from my husband!)
I know perfume is personal, but I just recently tried Hinoke Sesame parfum by dilo – and I absolutely love it!
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World Market has the CUTEST cloth napkins with bugs embroidered on them! And they're always offering sales...won't they look great on your table?
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Looking for yard inspo for the spring? Pick a neighborhood you love, and go for a long walk and be inspired by the creativity of others! Then get to work!
