Romantic Vinegar?!?!

I've been slackin' since getting home from California. I mean to post several times a week, but sometimes "life" gets in my way!! Hah......

Anyway, I found the most wonderful vinegar. Vinegar?, you say. Yes, a vinegar that is beyond description. Now I love balsamic vinegar but I've never tasted this particular brand. But we decided to give it a try and "WOW"!! This is incredible. Can I say it is a "romantic" vinegar - all sweet and delicioso? (Smacking her lips!) It is just vinegar with no sugar or sweetener but you will think you're drinking a sweet drink when you add this to salads. We particularly like vinaigrettes on our salads. Pure and simple. You've really gotta try this one. Name is Colavita sweet vinegar and you're gonna love it!

For Amy Joy Henry

I heard today that a very special humble sweet lady has breast cancer. Both breasts have to be removed and lots of chemotherapy must be endured. I was very sad to learn of it. This ribbon was created for that lady. Take it and post it on your blog or website. Pray for her and her family. They will need a lot of prayers and support to get through this difficult time.

She once granted me permission to use one of her graphics on her ebay page and I've never forgotten it. What a gracious and kind woman! Thank you, Amy, this is for you.

Making Humdrum Chores Fun

There is no such thing as a humdrum chore. It is our attitude that affects us. As I've said before, I find joy in the mundane things around the house because of the way I approach it. If I have ironing to do, I may take a bit longer to do it, but I go about it cheerfully. It's a difficult chore if one has a bad back, so I "break it into periods of time." I'll iron a few shirts and then come in on the computer and do something, then go back to it and take another "break" when I'm feeling as though I need one. Same with most things. If it is boring to you, it is only because you make it so. Make them fun to do.

I usually have a drink with me when coming to my office; although, I never put the liquid on my desk. It sits behind me on a credenza. This I learned from spilling a glass of mango/orange juice into my keyboard! Never ever again. Always on the credenza.

If you have to write some correspondence then, put soothing music on and a flower on your desk and write! If you have something you absolutely detest doing, just do it. There is nothing to it but to do it. It'll pass quickly and you'll have gotten the chore done. :-) Always have a positive attitude whatever you are doing. Find the "joy" in it.
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Spending Time & Money

I've been very busy with my laundry room but it is finally finished. Haven't I said that before?!?! I made a darling little clothespin holder and couldn't find a hanger to put in it that would fit. I eventually went to the infant's department at Wal Mart and they gave me a little plastic hanger. That fit, but I shall be more careful with the next ones that I make. Above is a photo of it.
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I received a magazine the other day that I don't subscribe to, but it had my name on it. I've never cared for this magazine because it is 90% ads. But I wondered why it was sent to me. I immediately emailed them and told them I had not subscribed and asked if it was perhaps a gift subscription. I am always receiving things from people who like me - hmmmmm, can't figure that one out, but it's true! (Received something 3 days ago and hubby said, "You have those people wrapped around your little finger." I said, "No, it's just that they love me!" ) Anyway, in the magazine was an article "Hidden in plain sight"! Well, I tell you, I almost fell over. Just what I've been telling you on this page. Only this instance was a bathroom. Yes, they hid a bathroom in plain sight. Very well done also because most people thought it was a hallway entrance. See how creative you can be.
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Now, I want to discuss what a lot of people do. Most of them spend all 95% of their money on 5% of their lives. Ridiculous. Live life fully and spend all of it on the 95% of your life. Make the things you do everyday beautiful. I could have settled for the laundry room just the way it was - boring. But that is NOT the way I do things. If I have to spend any of my time someplace it had better be beautiful - laundry room, bathroom, kitchen, whatever room. I love seeing the beautiful things in every part of my house. It certainly didn't take a lot of money to do that laundry room. A few scraps of fabric, a wallborder which cost a total of $40, old rugs, vintage bookcase for $20 and a few incidentals I had laying around the house. You go on a "once in a lifetime vacation", come home, have photos, may have spent thousands of dollars and have nothing to show for it except those photos. I'd rather put it into my home where I'll spend the rest of my life and view lovely things than that. But, hey, that's just me. Get inspired and do something beautiful!!
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Finding Unexpected Uses

I was at the crafts store the other day and bought some little cherries for a project I was doing. When I got home I didn't have any room in my sewing/craft room to put them! I kept them on the kitchen counter until I cleaned my sewing/craft room. I have some order in there now - some being a relative term. Hah. Anyway, I had this old vase and some vintage hankies I display and thought "hmmmm........well, what if I just put them in there until I can figure out what to do with them and then wrap a hankie around the vase. Voilà! It turned out even better than I could have imagined. They look adorable sitting on that counter in the living room. Hubby is going to take that out (someday!) and put a wall there to separate the two rooms. When he does I think I'll just leave them in that vase on a shelf that I will put up there. See how cute it turned out.
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