I partied a little too hard on New Year’s Eve, lost my voice, and have been in bed for the past few days. Thank god for the husband, who plied me with much tea and sympathy, and- perhaps best of all- has been watching Sex and the City
Now that I’m finally up and about, I’ve been busying myself doing one of my favorite beginning-of-the-year things: updating my new calendar! If you don’t have one yet, may I suggest one of these? Keep Reading »
I’m talking champagne flutes- the best way to toast in the coming New Year! Here are some particularly lovely ones from around the web: Keep Reading »
Have you gotten your Christmas Tree yet? This year, we decided to forgo the usual real tree we buy, and get an artificial one. I figure it will last us longer, and I’ll skip all the obsessing about the water in the tree stand as well! We’ve unpacked all of our Christmas ornaments already, now we just need a tree to put it on. Keep Reading »
These apple candles are the type of thing I would love to receive as a gift, but will probably end up buying for myself and several people on my gift list. That’s right, I said several – because everyone needs a bunch of realistic apple candles in their home!
Mini Harvest Apple Candles are $25.00 at Uncommon Goods
, with an additional $4.50 if you want it in a gift box.
It’s 41 days to Christmas, and decorating is in full swing here at home (we actually started the day after Halloween, but that’s just us).
Take this as a warning that nearly all my posts from hereon will be Holiday and/or Christmas related- because I’m such a sucker for Christmas, commercialism and all.
But seriously, just look at this Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Skellington Resin Desk Lamp! How can you resist? It’s on sale for $45 over at our Amazon shop, is made of resin, and is a wonderful addition to any Christmas decoration collection.
If you prefer something a little more, um, subtle- the same company makes a Nightmare Before Christmas Tiffany Style Touch Lamp:
Look closer. Isn’t that fun? What better time than Christmas to embrace your inner kitsch?
