I don’t like clutter, and sometimes even organized clutter looks chaotic.  My husband and I recently converted the room next to our kitchen into an office.  My husband built a custom desk and bookshelves for another room, but I think they work even better in their new home.  The problem?  We have a bunch of […]

Last night, my husband and I bought some fresh strawberries, raspberries and blueberries.  When I got home and cleaned them, I just had to taste a few.  Sometimes berries aren’t naturally sweet enough and need a little sugar to taste good, but these were very sweet on their own.  I’m usually not a huge fan […]

I love Australia.  I’ve always loved Australia.  Last year, my husband and I took a dream vacation to Australia to celebrate our 5-year anniversary.  There were so many things that I loved about the trip, from the pleasant flight on Virgin Australia (it was fun even though it was 15 hours from L.A. to Sydney), […]

As I mentioned in a previous post, I have a baby on the way, so I’ve been knitting up some cute little toys.  I searched pinterest for ideas and found a couple hand-knit toys that I couldn’t resist. One of my first pregnancy dreams was about a baby elephant, and the baby elephant represented my […]

  To me, decorating is all about layering, and there’s nothing prettier to layer than fresh flowers in delicate glass vases.  I live in Southern California, so we have flowers year-round, but Spring is the perfect time to display them.    There are several rose bushes in my backyard that are in full bloom, so […]

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, […]

My husband was envious of my fingerless gloves, so I decided to make him a pair.  Since the knitting stretches width-wise, the only change I had to make was making the gloves a little longer.  You can refer to the pattern here.  Just keep in mind a couple of modifications: Before knitting the final ribbing, […]

I got a Tiffany’s holiday catalog in the mail a few weeks ago, and I was so impressed with the artistry of some of the pictures.  I mean, yeah, the jewelry is over the top gorgeous, but, honestly, most of it is just too blingy for me to actually wear…and I don’t have the big […]

There’s nothing worse than cold hands, but when I wear gloves, it’s hard to grip things, and it’s impossible to use my smartphone.  The solution?  Fingerless gloves. These gloves are so soft and warm, and I can still use my smartphone! The following pattern is for gloves with stripes in a contrast color.  If you […]