Household Archives



Kiss Clutter Goodbye

clutter 1

The new year is upon us and for many of us that means New Year's resolutions.  Do you do New Year's resolutions? Many people have personal goals for better health and fitness or financial security. Along with these personal goals, it is a good idea to have resolutions for your home for the new year.  One of the best home resolutions is getting organized and managing clutter. Clutter can multiply and take over it seems whenever we turn our back.  There are television shows...

Mood Enhancing Scents and Sounds for the Home

vie luxe

  Touted as one of the most recognizable figures on the international social scene, Marjorie Gubelmann, Founder and CEO of Vie Luxe, bases one of her home fragrance lines on her vast travels. The Voyage Collection features candles with scents from exotic places such as Capri, Istanbul, Maldives and one of our favorites, St. Barth’s. Bitter orange peel, black currant, green palm, night blooming jasmine and white pepper are but a few of the luxurious scents used to create...

What A Woman Needs Challenge: Reorganize To Revitalize Part 1

laundry

by Melissa Cummings RN BSN My house cleaning routine is a bit ridiculous. Basically I run around living life and then when I have no more clothes in my closet I realize it is time to do the laundry... same goes for dishes and other household duties. I HATE this way of living. It is actually stressful for me to live in a home that is not tidy. Usually I end up spending three or four entire days cleaning when I realize I am living in chaos. After analyzing why I let it get to that...

What A Woman Needs Challenge: Day 39 A Slightly Green Thumb

happy flowers

By Melissa Cummings RN BSN I'm so sad to say that I have absolutely no luck keeping plants alive. No matter what, even the hardiest plants don't seem to work with me. I keep trying though, because of the incredible benefits plants have on well being. A study performed by Seong-Hyun Park and Richard H. Mattson showed that following surgery, patients who had flowering and foliage plants in their room had lower heart rates and blood pressures and requested pain meds less than patients...