Author: the italiagal

I am hosting Easter dinner for my family this year! A small dinner party, there will actually only be five of us including my parents, my maternal grandparents and myself. I normally host one or two guests as often as possible and have had a dinner party for four once. (Read about the preparation and…

Michael Moody via Pinterest Life can be tough. I mentioned back in February that I am dealing with difficult situations that I cannot and will not reveal on this blog as they simply do not have a place on this positive space for both me and you. If known, you would be shocked as they’re both pretty…

I’m sharing nearly all of my beauty products with you today, as promised in the comment section of this post. For budget reasons, I don’t use a lot, plus many of my products are not very expensive. Nonetheless, I do love them and these items help me to achieve le no makeup look for everyday….

Back in this post, I reviewed fellow blogger Tracy Lee’s wonderful eBook Ideas for Creating a Luxurious Home on a Budget and showed you how it inspired me to enhance my home’s curb appeal. I agree with the author that one’s bed linens should be as luxurious as one an afford. I mentioned that I was…

Since I simply adored A Paris Apartment by Michelle Gable a year ago, I jumped at the chance to pre-order the Kindle version of her new novel I’ll See You in Paris back in October. Released on February 9th, I read it in less than a week. It was good. It actually got me back into…