Living in NYC, I love having fresh flowers in my apartment. It makes me feel one with the outdoors and just brightens up a room. I’m always trying to get them to last just a few days longer by cutting the stems, changing the water, etc, but here’s some tips some of which I’ve heard […]
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Clean with style
When I clean, I always, always use rubber gloves (I think it’s a mindset thing). In the past, I’ve always bought those plain, yellow, blah rubber gloves to tackle my apartment. Not anymore! I’ve found these cute, stylish rubber glove by Jessie Steele www.jessiesteele.com. Believe me, no one hates cleaning more than I do, but […]
The king (or should I say Queen) of wine openers
This is the wine opener. Made by Oster, it’s sleek, reasonably priced and best of all electric! It can open up to 30 bottles of wine on a single charge and removes the cork in seconds. I’ve given this as gifts and my friends love it. You can find it at Target, Walmart or […]
January Best Buys
Everyone loves a deal, but did you know that they are certain times during the year you can snag items at the best discount? The following is a list of items to purchase in January: Linens: During the month of January, department stores have “white sales”, typically up to 60% of sheets, blankets, towels and […]
Wax on, wax off
Everyone who knows me knows I love candles, who doesn’t really? But with my love of candles have come some mishaps along the way…ex: wax dripping on my nice wood table. Here’s a way to remove wax easily while preserving your wood furniture. Removing wax from a wooden table: Fill a zip lock bag with […]
Glass cleaning, windows, mirrors….
I found the best way to clean mirrors and windows is to use newspaper instead of paper towels. For some reason the ink from newspapers takes care of those annoying streaks easier. And you’ll save money on paper towels!