The universal appeal to us. And how to create one Porch living has long had universal appeal. Porches are a place to catch a breeze, socialize, and chat with a passing neighbor. These days, porches also have a nostalgic quality as we rush through our day. A porch is the space between the outside world and our inner home. It is the space where we show the world a bit of ourselves and our home’s ... View Post
Tackling clutter one space at a time
Organizing in 4 Easy Steps Tackling clutter and the steps in organizing can be daunting. Let me stop and say - If you don’t know me, Please Let Me Introduce Myself - “I am Bobbi, and I am trying to get organized. I am thinking of shoving it under a bed, in a closet, and in a dark basement corner.” As I write, please note I am partially joking and more than halfway there to do just that. We ... View Post
Help Care for the Planet; Earth Day Ideas
I realized it is Earth Day, so let's help care for the planet and figure out a few Earth Day ideas. Time to make another change or adjustment. Maybe make a tweak in my lifestyle to help our planet. For instance some years I made big changes, paying for adding recycling to my garbage collection, while some years little changes were made, changing to CFL or LED lights as the old light bulbs burnt ... View Post
April’s Living Bucket List
April’s Living Bucket List: Here are my ideas for Living and Loving April in Extra-ordinary Moments, along with little reminders to enjoy this one moment today. It is time for renewal and spring rebirth. Let the fresh spring breeze clean out the cobwebs inside and outside of you and your home. Take a moment to dream about gardens, porch afternoons, and walks through budding trees. Here are my ... View Post
Choosing Optimism
As I was watching all the news about what is going on around us I heard something that made by heart and soul jump up and say "Yeah!!!" Choosing Optimism! Drew Barrymore talked about all the changes in her life brought on by the coronavirus. After being sad about them and the world she decided to keep steering her needle toward optimism. (Here is the Today show interview) That called to me so ... View Post
Giving Something Good…
Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. For many it is a religious time of giving up something for the next 40 days. I grew up with a few Catholic friends. As I was speaking with one on Tuesday; she was telling me what she was thinking of giving up for Lent. After I hung up the phone I wondered, "What if we decided to give something good for the next 40 days?" Now I want to say I am in ... View Post
