Posted in General on Jun 30th, 2008
If you suffer from hot flashes, I have a cure: whenever you feel your temperature going up, think about decorating your home. Why? Well, if you are like most women, you’ll probably go into a cold sweat whenever you think about selecting paint, buying a sofa or making any decision involving furniture. Goodbye hot flash. [...]
Posted in General on Jun 26th, 2008
Like many people I was a big fan of Tim Russert and since his untimely passing I’ve been reading as much as I can about him and his life. Every article has recounted what a great guy he was, even more wonderful than most of us knew.
I was also a loyal fan of the amazingly [...]
Posted in General on Jun 24th, 2008
Most of the homes I work in have open plans: Living rooms, dining rooms and, sometimes, other rooms that are all exposed to one another. If you have this layout in your house or apartment and you have a rug under your dining room table, you may need to remove that rug.
Why? Because, assuming you [...]
Posted in General on Jun 20th, 2008
Have you noticed that there’s a big baby boom going on? Maybe it’s just our family - 7 of our first cousins are about to have babies, and 4 of them are due the same week in mid-August! (Note to self: Start scouting for gifts.)
If you are expecting a little one, here are a [...]
Posted in General on Jun 18th, 2008
Today I worked with a woman whose home made her feel bad every time she walked through the door. The problem wasn’t the space nor her things. She liked most of her furnishings but she had a common problem: Her home looked and felt dated and seemed to represent who she was a decade [...]
Posted in General on Jun 15th, 2008
Although no critic, I want to share a restaurant with you called Chima. It’s a Brazilian steakhouse that my family dined at last night in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for a little pre-Father’s Day dinner, and the place was exceptional in every way: concept, design and food. The owners put a lot of thought into creating [...]
Posted in General on Jun 14th, 2008
If you believe, as I do, that every day is a gift, not to be taken for granted, and if you aspire to use whatever talents you have been blessed with, I hope that this blog will inspire you and give you the courage to do whatever you love most so that you can live [...]
Posted in General on Jun 10th, 2008
‘So happy you’ve dropped by!
Today has special significance: My husband, Joe, and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary and it is also the anniversary of the Interior Refiners Network. Therefore, I have chosen this fortuitous day to launch my new blog.
With this new addition to my website home, I hope you will feel as though [...]