Valentine’s Day is less than a week away, so I’ve been thinking about Valentine’s Day gift ideas.  I hope you have too…time is running out! Have you heard of the book The Five Love Languages?  It was written by Dr. Gary Chapman.  My husband and I read that book when we were first married, and […]

You know how they sell those little rings that you can put around wine glass stems so your guests can tell which wine glass is theirs at parties?  Don’t waste your money. I bought several dozen very basic wine glasses at IKEA a couple years ago.  They were on sale for about 50 cents each, […]

Thanksgiving’s less than a week away, but I’m already thinking about Christmas decorations, which I usually put up on Black Friday.  I change things up a little bit every year, but I usually go for a mix of easy-to-do decor and some handmade items.  Although, as the years go by, my assortment of handmade items […]