Take a breath. A big one. And think of your favorite things.
Sugar lip treatment by Fresh keeps my lips hydrated during cold weather. Either clear or rose-tinted and with an SPF of 15. My original set of two was a free gift from Sephora one year and I liked it so well that I bought some. It ain’t cheap at around $18 and if you use it liberally, it goes quickly… but it’s very emollient and so protective. Your lips will love you for this little luxury.
I love my oldies music. To be honest, I’d go back and do the 1960s all over again. Sirius 60s on 6 is my favorite in-the-car music, followed closely by 50s on 5 and several other channels offering the music of my generation. Although I’ve been known to hang out on contemporary Country and alternative channels every once in a while.
On a nearby shelf is a little different bowl. I found it maybe 15 years ago in a shop in Venice (that would be the real Venice and not Epcot Venice) that made its ceramics the 14th century way. I remember being surprised that it actually arrived, since I don’t usually ship things to or from Italy. Another beautiful memory when BFF and I –and the husbands we had then– went to Italy for a cooking class outside of Rome, then extended our trip a bit.
Touching my heart every day is this beautiful snow globe that my husband gave me to memorialize our late Little He and his close relationship to Riley. Both of our hearts are covered with footprints of our beloved pets. This was such a thoughtful gift.
I received my first Reiki-charged candle from the sister of my soul a few years ago and now I am never without one. I love this Dream candle and the Reiki charge that goes with it.
My friends know that as much as I love the culture San Francisco offers, I can spend half a day in the city’s Macy’s and that’s where I found these incredible bracelets a couple years ago at a STEAL. I really do love them.
Our family room. We love it. But I especially love our redesigned fireplace, the gas insert we had installed, the original painting –really, the whole scene. The Buddha head (Overstock.com!) catches my eye all the time. I love looking at it. My gay husband turned it a tiny bit to the left the other day after I’d already taken this photo. He was correct, it looks better.
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Thanks for sharing your special things with us. You have great taste! Love your fireplace…wish I had one just like it to warm me up right now – brrrr..
I’d love to know your own favorite things…!
I love finding new lip products! Your sugar lip treatment definitely piqued my interest because it’s so hard finding products that help my lips in the way I need them to! And I am in love with that fireplace! Looks super easy on the eyes and cozy.
Here are a few of my fav things:
A teapot and bowl from England purchased while I was pregnant with my youngest daughter, who is now 23! And a cookie jar, inherited from my Nana, where she kept it FILLED, with silver dimes (imagine what that would be worth today!!) Oh and fruit..yeah love fruit, at least in the New Year!! hahaha. Thanks for making me really ‘look’ at some of my fav things. I am smiling more today!
I took a picture…but couldn’t get it to paste to here!! Sorry, now that’s a project for 2016. Learn how to do that!
Carol – I love Numi tea!! You’re the second person I’ve seen share it in the last two days and I’m so excited to see others enjoy it, too.
And I’ve missed my lip scrub stuff. This one looks like I might be needing to try it.
I think I just had that Numi tea yesterday — it was in our pantry from when my college kid (who I think hoped it would taste like chocolate) had been here. // Just ordered the B12 before I even finished the post. I really need to do this exercise!
I love the mosaic work around your fireplace, it’s gorgeous
I really enjoyed your Favorite Things List! I have an obsession with dishes and love the two bowls that made your list! I could definitely appreciate them too!
I take that same B-12! Lol!
I did have fun on the holiday. Family was crazy and busy. NYE danced with my friends and drank way too much prosecco but it was fun to relax.
My favorite things include…cheese fries, green juice (the balance each other out right?), when all my favorite T.V. shows come back from winter hiatus and backrubs
Thank you for sharing so many of the sweet little things that bring happiness into your life and spaces at home. I adore the cute ceramic bowl that you found in Venice. And I absolutely love your fabulous, modern fireplace! Beautiful taste. My favorite things are colorful, whimsical, sweet, and fun. They’re unique items that make me smile. 🙂
I really like the dog globe, I would love to have a cat globe! heheheh
I love all of your favorite things especially your fireplace. It’s fabulous and I can see why you like it. I love your little bowls too, the second one especially.
I love 60’s on 6 on Sirius-XM – all the variety of music. I’m also a HUGE herbal tea lover… 🙂
I bet it’s fun doing a post of your favourite things. I love sugar lip treatments.
These all sound lovely. I also like listening to 60s on 6 on Sirius XM.
We all need to treat ourselves now and then. You’ve chosen good treats. I used to take the better-than-cocaine vitamin but stopped for some reason. I’ll have to pop a few again. Thanks for the reminder!
I think I need to start taking B-12 supplements too. Meanwhile, I’m in love with that bowl! I have so many favorite things, including my beloved Anthropologie blanket(s).
That’s really nice! I love all the beauty products that you featured, they are all definitely awesome. I like the fireplace too, it looks really nice, a head turner!
I have the worst cracked lips at the moment. Our weather went from 70’s to 9 degrees overnight. The Sugar fresh looks delicious! My husband and I take the vitamin B that dissolves, love it!
That bowl is beautiful. For me its teapots and soy candles, I love them.
happy New Year!
I have satellite television. Most of the day it is on a 60s radio station. At night I switch over to an elevator music station… I never have insomnia, unless I am not doing well at playing “Name That Tune” in my head…
By some great miscalculation, I seem to have overbought on Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars for the Christmas stockings, and now I have stock on my shelf. Sly move, eh?
Very fun article here, Carol. I got some serious smiles. Who could ask for more than that.
I have satellite television. Most of the day it is on a 60s radio station. At night I switch over to an elevator music station… I never have insomnia, unless I am not doing well at playing “Name That Tune” in my head…
By some great miscalculation, I seem to have overbought on Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars for the Christmas stockings, and now I have stock on my shelf. Sly move, eh?
Very fun article here, Carol. I got some serious smiles. Who could ask for more than that.
Great idea for a post! I love that beautiful bowl!
I love your selection of favorite things! I love that fireplace! (Miss one – grew up in the Northeast and truly do miss one)! And love the reminder to take Vitamin B-12 – I keep reading all the great things about it!
The look like great products. I’d like to try the sugar lip treatment.
I love this post! Sometimes you really do just need to treat yourself. I’ve heard such great things about taking B-12 vitamins, I’ll definitely be looking into getting some for myself.
Some of your favorite things that you have shared are so special to me as well. I always have one of those beauty facial pack & I love taking Herbal tea every day. I would love to get that Reiki-charged candle as well.
Thanks for sharing this article.
Thank you for sharing the knowledge and the tips! It is very helpful and informative. Don’t forget to use elcometer to measure the thickness of the paint to make it easier for you to get the painting job perfectly done. Anyways, would love to see more of your posts.
Thanks for sharing your favorite things. Some of them matches with me. However, you have a great taste.