Opinions Please!

Blogging is a wonderful forum to not only state our opinions, dreams and desires, but also a great place to get opinions from like minded people.

I remember years ago I had a discussion with a few of my friends stating that I would love to have a resource of like minded people that we could connect with and ask each other questions about what was concerning us pertaining to our lives.

Nothing heavy duty, just general questions about our homes, children, fashion, beauty products, etc.
I remember one particular question that I had on my mind and wanted to know what was a solution that others found that had worked for them……

“How do you store all of your gift wrapping?”

Back then there were no special containers for these items and it was always a big problem for me since I loved to wrap pretty gifts.

Now that I am blogging I  have that forum to address my concerns or questions with my like minded readers.

This is where I need your opinion…….

What do you all think about me having a, “Question of the Day?!!” once a week?
I would ask a question and you, my readers, could give your answer in the comments.

I would also like to give YOU, my reader an opportunity to ask your own questions. I would like YOU to email me your question and I would post it on my,”Question Of The Day”blog post, and my readers would answer your question. I would not post your name only your question.

I am not sure how this might unfold, but I am willing to try this if you all think it is a good idea and something  you would like to participate in.

Let me know what you think by leaving me a comment. If you think this is a good idea email me  any questions that you would like to open up on my blog in order to receive answers from like minded readers.

Kathysue

Don't forget the towel sale going on at Neiman Marcus!
See my other post for today.

SALE ALERT!!

   

I  have not done a sale alert in quite awhile, but it is that time of year again!!

Neiman Marcus is having their “Last Call Sale” of their Ralph Lauren towels. I order my towels every couple of years when they are on sale.

I love the quality of the towels and the fact that I can get them monogrammed.

I always get the white towels with the ivory monogram.

I wanted to make all my readers aware of this great sale.

Where else can you get great quality of towels with a monogram for $11.49 each!!! Be sure and use the free shipping code of JulyFS!!!

Go HERE to order your towels!!

Let me know if you get some new towels!!! I am such a shopping enabler!!

Kathysue

Back To Basics!!

Do you ever look at your home and feel like you need to change things? You get out your list of wants, and it seems like it is a mile long! So many of the things on our list aren’t doable right now, and then we start to feel at sorts with the home we live in.

We can get so caught up in what we want that we don’t see what we have right in front of us.

When I am starting to feel at sorts with my home, and the projects that need to be done, or the furniture that needs to be purchased, I go back to the basics, the simple things.

I get great pleasure out of making my home more comfortable and pretty. I know I am not alone in this desire to nest or play house!!

After reading the comments on my last post it was very apparent to me how many of you also like to nest. 

One reader wrote about putting flowers in her Grandmother’s silver pitcher. She not only had a beautiful container, but she had memories attached to her pitcher of flowers from the yard.

I am sure we all do different things when we nest, but we are all trying to achieve the same goal.

We are trying to make our house a home for our family and friends, but it does not have to be a new sofa or a new rug. It can be the simple things.

I discovered years ago in my thirties that is was the simple uncomplicated things in my life that truly made me happy.

Guess what it involved? My family, and making my home comfortable and pleasant for them. A simple meal, a clean house and everyone being together. I realized then, that it was not big stuff or complicated stuff but simple little pleasures that seemed to make me and my family happy.

When I did the post on “Simple Flowers” I realized that many of you felt the same. I could tell by how you all spoke of bringing in flowers from the yard and putting them in a simple vase.  It also made me think about how we go about nesting or playing house as I like to call it.

Sometimes it involves bringing in greenery or a flower from the yard.

A pretty bowl of fruit………

Fresh hand towels on the sink……….

Clean sheets that have been sprayed with lavender water.

 Spraying down my counters with lavender cleaner, and making them shine. Or even the fresh scent of citrus will give my kitchen just the right scent. If I don’t have any special scented cleaner a quick spritz of window cleaner gives a wonderful shine. 

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A special candle with a lovely scent......

 

These are only a few of the basic things we can do that virtually only cost a positive attitude and a little bit of effort!!

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 I am sure most of you already do most of the items I have mentioned. I hope you don't mind me reminding myself and YOU about getting back to the basics. How about you? What are some of the basic things that you do when you are nesting?

Remember...........

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“Enjoy the Process” Of:

Nesting, by doing some of the simple things in life!

Kathysue

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