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How To Stay On Budget This Holiday Season
How To Stay On Budget This Holiday Season I know I said that we would start to look at home-based business bookkeeping systems, but I’d like to take a quick break and talk about the holidays. This is a very stressful time for most people. One of the biggest stressors is the cost. So, how can you get what you need and still stay on budget? I have a few ideas: Make a List! First, make a list (I love lists) of all of the people you need to purchase gifts for. Next, make a list of other things you need to buy. Do you need or want any…
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The Magic of Christmas at Roger’s Garden
We are fortunate to have a gorgeous nursery down the street from where we live called Roger’s Garden. Every year we head over there during Christmas time to check out their holiday decor to get ideas to decorate our house. They have rooms upon rooms filled with the most beautiful ornaments, trees and so much more! I had a chance to speak to Nava Rezvan, their marketing manager, about what it takes to prepare for their expected 250,000 guests that come through their doors during the holiday season. She explained that their team will travel the world to find the most beautiful and diverse collection of ornaments that they use to decorate their twenty-five…
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Feng Shui in the Garden
The garden is a wonderful place to introduce feng shui principles. Here you can create a tranquil oasis of peace and calm, and boost the overall feng shui of your home. There are a few key features to keep in mind when incorporating feng shui into your garden design. Houses are usually made of straight lines, so in the garden you can introduce soft, flowing shapes and curves. Paths or driveways should be gently curved to allow chi (or positive energy) to flow smoothy. If you do have a perfectly straight driveway you can soften the edges by planting shrubs or flowers. Feng shui is always concerned with balance.…
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Add Sparkle To Your Home When You Shine Your Sink!
My sister introduced me to The Fly Lady a long time ago, and I wanted to share a few things that I have learned from this fun and incredibly helpful website. The Fly Lady site is loaded with many tricks, tips and ideas that can help make your life easier. One thing that has helped me in my house is to shine my sink every night. It might sound like a little thing, and to be honest, when I first read about it I thought it was nuts. But I decided to give it a try and I have to say that waking up to a shiny sink has indeed been wonderful. My kitchen might…
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Gardening Styles: The English Garden
Traditionally viewed as a symmetrical and intricate “outdoor room,” the English garden evolved in the 18th century to yield its current state. Depicted now as informal elegance and naturally enticing, the English garden shed the previous vision of straight lines for curving paths, rows of trees for those sporadically planted thus allowing the garden to morph into a wandering park instead of the groomed formal setting that shied away from nature‘s bounty. The typical English garden of today is often referred to as a country garden or a landscape garden. Filled with architectural eye-catchers, such as topiaries, hand-crafted benches, and garden ornaments, the garden appeals to the young and old,…
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Big! Bold! Beautiful!
Are you wondering what decorating trends are hot right now? Well, as we come to the end of 2012 and enter into 2013, there are some exciting looks and colors that are making quite a splash onto the design stage. Bold Colors! So many new design looks are involving the use of bold colors. There is no longer a fear of using “color”. You can either chose to use bright bold colors in all-over-wall-color or add it sparingly into your accessory story–accent pillows, throw blankets, florals, individual furnishings such as an accent chair or a painted armoire. In paint colors, the current…
