50 Years
Wow… 50 years of anything is a commitment… The Trenton area Mill Hill House tour has residents who have been opening their doors since 1966. Yes. That long. Couples can say they’ve been married that long, brands can say they Read More …
Author: Dawn aka Hat Girl
Peppermint and Candy
In our house we have two friends staying with us for the next 4 weeks – Peppermint and Candy, the Elf on the Shelf and his girlfriend have returned. I came home late last night after a long week of Read More …
Coming Together
This time of year, it is wonderful when all the planning, the stress, the hard work and effort just starts coming together. Moments of simple…realization of what you have learned. The hours of listening, reading, researching – they have all Read More …
Clear Skies
Even though we need the rain that we have had – steady, street flooding, Seattle-like rain – I wish we had clear skies. The crisp evenings of fall make for wonderful star gazing…dreaming and thinking about what can be. We Read More …
Cyber Everyday
This year, we are not just seeing the usual post-Thanksgiving specials, like Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday online specials…it is literally becoming “cyber everyday” with more deals added, extended to Tuesday and beyond…pretty much all week long this week. Read More …
Step Back
No matter where you are, this month, take a step back and think about everything. It is nearly December and if you haven’t already thought ahead to the new year, you should. It isn’t that I believe in “New Year’s Read More …
Be Tempted
It is hard not to be tempted to do things that you don’t think you should do. The e-mail this weekend (and for the last few years around this time of year) promotes any and everything that you may or Read More …
Need It, Want It, Got It
Which is it this year: need it, want it, got it? Reading the countless emails promoting Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday sales, I’m not sure that any of the categories fit this year. Even if we don’t have it… Plus, Read More …
You’re Young, You’ve Got Time
Probably the best line of the Gilmore Girls revival so far is “You’re young, you’ve got time.” There is always time, no matter how old or young you are to decide what is next in your life. Go back to Read More …
Abundance
Thanksgiving is a celebration of abundance, starting with that first harvest – which we’re no longer dependent upon any longer – not really anyway. We have more food than anyone should ever have in one meal, and then, we eat Read More …