I love the hotel-style bedding that many of the more luxurious hotels I’ve stayed at offer. Many of them have a wonderful colorblock pattern and until now, I’ve never found an inexpensive alternative for the home. Luckily, Beyond Bedding, an online store offers several sleek and unique hotel styles in beautiful colors! Beyond Bedding also [...]
Read More Bedding, Bedroom, Home & Garden, Hotel, Interior design, Pillow, Shopping
If you’re like me, you’re in a mad dash to finish up your holiday shopping, but that doesn’t mean you have to step foot into the local mall that’s overcrowded and deal with the parking lot craziness! No way! I’m shopping online like I do most of the year – I even order my groceries [...]
Read More Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Collective Bias, Duane Reade, Gift card, MasterCard
I love handmade things. I just loving knowing that an item was created first in someone’s imagination and then crafted with their hands. Sure, they’re more expensive, but you’re paying for the craftsmanship and quality, neither of which is generally found in mass-produced items. This distinction is even more important to me when I’m giving [...]
Read More Art, Arts, Christmas, Crafts, Gift, Gift card, Red Clay, Shopping
Safeway is one of two home delivery stores I make use of year round; but they’re especially helpful during the holidays. I shop from home and use delivery for several reasons. The first is convenience – I can check my refrigerator and cupboards for items before ordering to avoid having duplicates (or worse triplicates) of [...]
Read More Cook, holiday, recipes, Turkey
I received a Cerra Be Aware, Act, Reflect™ Program kit to help me carve out a little “me time” every day. I don’t really need more “me time;” my kids have grown and gone. But what I do need is more time to reflect on how my life has changed in the last few years. [...]
Read More Family, Mother, ParentI love handmade items, especially when the purchase of them benefits those in need. Novica is a website dedicated to bringing artists’ work from around the world to enjoy in our homes that benefit artisans in impoverished areas. In their partnership with National Geographic, they offer gifts for Dad, Eco-Friendly Gifts, Corporate Gifts, Collectibles, Spiritual [...]
Read More Andes, Bali, Brazil, Central America, National Geographic, National Geographic Society, Novica, Thailand, West Africa
