This week was a fun week for me I got to spend time with two life long friends that I had not seen for awhile.
It is so amazing how you can just pick up like you saw them the day before.
That
is how good friends are. I consider myself very blessed to have some
wonderful lady friends, friends of the heart, chosen family, soul
sisters.
Both
days were talking marathons, we talked for 5 hours straight, and to be
honest we probably could have talked even longer if time would have
allowed.
One of the days was spent here in my home, talking and visiting in my family room.
It was a rather cold dreary day so the fireplace was ablaze, and we stayed warm and cozy in my little home.
On my kitchen bar I always have a tray of some sort with bowls of nuts and dried cranberries.
It is such an easy thing to do, and it is out every single day, whether we have guest or not.
In fact my friend asked if we always had it set up like this and it felt good to say, “YES!”
The
other thing I do is always have soft music playing in the background,
and candles are lit. None of this takes great effort, and to be honest
it is such a habit I don’t think much about it at all.
Each
morning I get up, make a cup of coffee, and as it is brewing, I turn on
the ambient light, light the candles, and turn on soft music.
I am not sure when I started doing this. It is obviously a very long time ago, because it is now a way of life.
(Large basket tray filled with seasonal goodness)
The
other thing I try to do is to have fresh flowers, whether it is
greenery from outside, or a flower that is blooming in the yard, or a
grocery store bunch, I like to have life in my home with real flowers
and plants.
(a simple sprig of fern in antique bottles on the window sill)
Another easy way to have snacks out for your family and your guest.
You will notice it is really nothing fancy at all, it is just displayed nicely so that makes it feel special.
It is amazing how a touch of greenery in a white vase makes a beautiful, clean, fresh statement in a room.
These
are all such simple things to do, and these are things that my guest
will inevitably comment on, and ask me if I do this all the time. I can
always answer with a, “YES!”
With the cold, and dreary months ahead of us, do this for yourself, family and friends.
It is like a dose of good medicine!!
