One thing I love to do after fluffing the nest is to light a candle! The flickering light reflects off of those freshly cleaned surfaces and the scent adds a pleasing aroma around the home. Sometimes when I need motivation to clean, I may even go ahead and light the candle before I begin my work just to get me inspired and moving. I found this pretty acorn dish at Home Goods a couple of weeks ago. What actually caught my attention was the fact that it's a dish for baking a wheel of brie in and I enjoy serving baked brie during the holidays. I loved that it's an acorn with a matching lid to keep the cheese hot until time to serve and little handles on each side to carry it. It's just so ... Read more
Fluff the Nest for Fall
Too early to decorate for fall? Nah!! I usually try to wait until the official first day of fall to decorate for the season, but this year I just couldn't wait that long! My daughter and I have been longing for autumn days and have decided to just go ahead and jump in with some decorating and baking. I brought down my box of fall decorations from the attic last week and have put out a few things each day after school, beginning with the entrance. I added some fall stems and tan gingham ribbon to my front door basket but haven't done anything to the front porch so that will come later. I've got to get outside this weekend and do a lot of yard work, so I'll probably go ahead and ... Read more
The Secret to Getting It All Done
Good morning, friends! I have a little thought to share with you today but first, how cute is Miss Pumpercot! She is actually photo-bombing here. I was trying to take a picture of my desk and she hopped up right into the very middle of the frame. Cutie. Do you ever have those days when you feel completely defeated by your to-do list? I used to always feel like such a failure at the end of every day because I couldn't finish my list no matter how motivated I was at the beginning of the day. One evening while going over my list and seeing all the items that did not get marked off that day, I expressed my frustration to my husband. He took one look at it and said, "That's all for ONE day? ... Read more
Fluff the Nest Friday: Dust Free for a Month?
It seems that as soon as I dust my house, the dust just starts to immediately collect again on every surface. We live in the country with a lot of dirt and dust getting tracked in the house and I always felt like that's why the dust collects so quickly. But I remember my husband’s grandmother telling me once that she had to dust a lot with her house being in the city because of all the traffic coming by and stirring it up along their streets. So, I guess homes are just dusty no matter where we live! Have you heard about the homemade dusting spray that not only cleans, disinfects, and leaves a shine, but also keeps the dust away for a whole month? Well, I gave it a try! There are many ... Read more
A Random Photo Post
Good morning! A couple of weeks ago (Aug. 5) I challenged myself to put out a blog post every day until the end of the month. After taking a long break through late winter and most of spring, I was ready to post again but couldn't get in my groove, so I thought this challenge would help me. I've never had a set posting schedule and hopefully after this month I will. I've truly enjoyed blogging every day this month, but wow my hat is off to those of you who consistently post several times a week and have done so for many years!! Ok, so for today! I have several longer posts in the works that aren't ready and we were out all afternoon yesterday and then late last night. So, I thought I'd ... Read more
Fluff the Nest Friday: La Laverie!
It has been a really long time since I did a "Fluff the Nest Friday" post! They used to be one of my favorite posts to share so I'm going to try and get back to doing them. For any of you who might be new, I'll explain. Even though I do different cleaning chores throughout the week, Friday is typically my main cleaning day because I like for our nest to be nicely fluffed for the weekend. So, Friday just seems like a good day to post different housekeeping topics here on the blog. Today, I'd like to share something I learned about laundry.....from the French! A couple of years ago, my daughter gave me a very interesting book for Christmas. Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of Making a ... Read more
Prepping the Kitchen for Fall Cooking and Baking ’24
Summertime brings a huge cleanout for me each year. This summer, I reorganized a lot of areas of my house, but definitely spent the most time in the kitchen! My cabinets and drawers had really gotten bad. We do a LOT in there. It's more than just a kitchen, really. It's also our school, our science lab, art studio, gift wrap station, and much more. One of the benefits a of good kitchen cleanout is that everything I do in there now works a lot smoother than before and I'm already looking ahead and seeing how much more enjoyable it will be for fall cooking and baking. Last August '23 I posted 3 things I had done that month to prepare my kitchen for fall. You can read that post here. Today ... Read more
Lady Liberty!
Happy Independence Day from Lady Liberty! Well, not that Lady Liberty...... ....this Lady Liberty! Isn't she cute! My daughter got her exactly two years ago this week, the day before the 4th of July, so she named her Liberty. For the last several weeks she's been away at "good girl school" (the dog, not my daughter, haha) and we are so happy she's finally home! She came home so grown up and nicely disciplined, my daughter and I decided she deserves the title of Lady. My son helped me get the front porch cleaned up and a few patriotic touches added. I wasn't going to put out the fanned buntings this year because they're getting old. My son was disappointed and said it would ... Read more
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