Category: Simple Spaces
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Homekeeping 1.0
I write for a living. Just to make some extra money every month, I do freelance writing for a few different clients. Some are ebooks, some articles, and I never know what the topic will be. Most of all, I love writing about places I’ve never been; the Hawaiian Islands, rentals in Argentina or Canada…
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Little Known Ways to Understanding Nasal Surgery
For all of my life, I have suffered with bad sinuses. I can remember back when I was a kid, sneezing and being stuffed up even on the nicest of days. Especially in Spring, when all the trees and flowers would start to bloom, I would be sneezing my head off. Years later, whenever I…
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What My Grand Daughters Have Taught Me About Relationships
Is it a mere four days to Christmas? The most glorious holiday of all? My house is all decked out; every room is aglow in candlelight, tinsel, snowmen, village houses, Rudolph figurines, many-colored garland, angels, and of course my Christmas trees which hold treasured ornaments and memorabilia from over the years. That’s not all .…
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5 Ways To Smaller Spaces
Once upon a time I had a pretty big house. It was a 4-bedroom colonial, with a full basement. Then, after some time living in New Hampshire in a beautiful 150-year old home which is a bed and breakfast, (and was 6,000 sq. ft) we moved into a 1500 square foot home. Then, three years…
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5 Ways to Avoid the Christmas Lunacy
Can you believe it! We are almost through with the month of October. Days away from Halloween. You know when I was a kid, Halloween was an afternoon; now, it’s morphed into its own season, complete with outdoor decorations and adult costumes. I have to tell you, I don’t like it. Because when I turned…
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Advent Takes The Crazy Out of Christmas
We’re getting very close. Christmas Day. So far this December it doesn’t feel like winter is just around the corner; temps have been in the 60s and 70s even! Nice for some, but I prefer my Christmas-time, if not in bridal-veil white, at least with frosty air. If you haven’t finished shopping yet, sit down.…
