I don’t hate winter. In fact, I love hot chocolate and find snow magical. I don’t even mind the cold. …but, I am definitely looking forward to more sunlight. Sunset was finally at exactly 5:30 here today. This might not get you excited, but I have been patiently waiting. It means I can take a…
Author: the italiagal
Practicing Self-Discipline at Home: A Consistent Wake Up Time
4everballetdancer via Pinterest Jennifer at The Daily Connoisseur spoke about self-discipline at home in this recent video. She says that when you make yourself do things that eventually “you will have developed habits that are now a part of your daily routine and your life will run so much better and your time spent will…
New Recipe #6: Roasting a Turkey
I realize that I haven’t been trying new recipes lately. It’s just that I’ve been pretty poor this past month. As soon as I can afford new ingredients, I will get back into branching out in cooking and baking. Then, I will share each experience with you. Plus, I’ve been wanting to prepare my first…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Pizza Dinner
Winter is my toughest time financially. I can pay my bills as well as purchase minimal food, red wine, gifts, needed items from Target with my hourly wage. As a leasing professional, I earn commission on every move-in at work. Commission seems to pay for everything else I want and need. Of course, with the…
Book Review: Seven Letters from Paris: A Memoir
The last book I read was Seven Letters from Paris: A Memoir by Samantha Vérant and I highly recommend it. This is a wonderful love story about an American woman who seeks out a Frenchman she spent about a day with in Paris twenty years ago. Right after that, he wrote her seven incredible love…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Dinner Party for 2
I had Elizabeth over Friday evening. First, we shopped for dinner and dessert at the grocery store, then the wine at the nearby liquor store. I also picked up a small bouquet of fresh flowers with the ingredients. (I can’t wait to move to a city and patronize a better liquor store where the bottles…
Have a wonderful weekend!
I am looking forward to my weekend which I will be spending with friends. Emily05MLE via Pinterest Since I am currently poor and some of my friends are in the same boat, I will be hostessing a dinner and a lunch in my home. For both meals, my guest(s) and I will prepare some sort…
Decluttering 100 Things
I value simplicity, so I keep my home decluttered. Simple Scrapper via Pinterest I like living with only what I love, need and actually use. Chinoiserie Chic via Pinterest Fiona of the blog How to be Chic challenged herself to get rid of 100 Things over seven weeks or so before Christmas. She invited her…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Dressing Up for Everyday
I have written about dressing up for a dinner out or special occasion here, but today I dressed up without any plans to leave my home nor to entertain here. No places to go; no people to see, so far on this cold rainy Sunday. I wore a dress just because I felt like it….
What I’m Reading
I started reading the new book Seven Letters from Paris: A Memoir by Samantha Vérant last weekend after having picked it up from the hold shelf at the library during my lunch on Friday. This love story is wonderful so far! Since there are rave reviews, I’m sure I’ll enjoy it until the end. Current reading belongs…