Just The Right Things

A Drink for Your Beats

Joan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:08:54 +0000

This week, I’m circling the wagons and concentrating on family. So while I’m doing other things, I thought I’d give YOU something to do. My Very Good Friend Terry introduced me to Drinkify recently. Prepare to be entertained…. It works like this – type in who’s spinning on your turntable (or if you’re under 60, [...]

Trying Dr. Oz’s 48-Hour Cleanse Diet

Nancy — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:41:17 +0000

One of the headlines on the cover of this month’s issue of Oprah reads, “Dr. Oz’s Two-Day Wonder Cleanse: 6 Meals, 8 Snacks and a Happier Healthier You.” I was intrigued. In general I don’t believe in the concept of cleanses. What I learned in grad school about the science of digestion is that the [...]

Best Snow Boots Ever

Joan — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:24:14 +0000

A while ago, 2009 to be exact, I wrote about my favorite pair of snow boots, my Sorels. I was all sentimental about how they were old school and I’d had them forever and how cool that was. Well, it’s 2012 I’m over that now. I now have a new pair of snow boots, and [...]

Great Free Valentine Printables

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:00:24 +0000

Okay fellow Valentine procrastinators – here’s my annual favorite free Valentine printables and quickie gift idea list. Print Your Own Valentines Five fun fresh Valentine cards from the Sweet Muffin Suite blog. Here’s a cool “love is” tear off poster. A sweet idea: “I love you more than…” fill-in-the-blank notes. Print several and leave them around the [...]

My Favorite New All-Purpose House Cleaner

Nancy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:09 +0000

Do you have cupboards overflowing with a variety of house cleaners? Recently I cleaned out a stash of cleaning supplies underneath one of my bathroom sinks and discovered I had five different all-purpose surface cleansers. Why do I do this? I know. The little housekeeping fairy that lives in my brain is beguiled by the [...]

Wasting Time AND Doing Good – At the Same Time!

Joan — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:06:18 +0000

The Internet is sucking the life out of me. There, I’ve said it. Between e-mail and Facebook and Words with Friends and Pinterest and StumbleUpon and CraftGawker and shopping on Amazon and reading all the great blogs I follow…sometimes I feel like the entire day is blown before I’ve actually torn myself away from the [...]

Putting My Shellac Pedicure to the Test: 11 Days at the Beach

Nancy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:40:43 +0000

A pedicure is one of those splurges I give myself a couple times a year, usually in summer but also each January for our annual getaway to Mexico. One of the great things about pedicures is they last much longer than manicures, except if you are spending a lot of time walking on the beach. [...]

Dips for the Big Game

Joan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:14:47 +0000

Super Bowl Sunday is just around the corner!!!! Yawn. I’m SO not a football fan. Growing up in small town Texas completely ruined me on the sport. But I do love good commercials and yummy food eaten with chips, so for me Super Bowl Sunday is just a good excuse to make some dips. As [...]

Two Small Just the Right Things

Nancy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:18 +0000

I am on a beach getaway vacation at a villa in Mexico. And, not to sound like a whiner, I keep thinking there are two small just the right things I wish I had here with me that I don’t. The first is my AccuSharp Knife Sharpener. It occurs to me I ought to put [...]

The BEST Sparkling Water

Joan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:20:05 +0000

We’ve had a few days of beautiful, warm sun around here and I’ve been hanging out in the yard doing some winter landscaping duties. OK, mostly I’ve been watching the chickens, throwing the ball for Keela and dreaming about the outdoor projects I’m going to throw myself into as soon as spring arrives. Anyway, all [...]