Sometimes you just have to savor the little things in life and this week I took special note of a few things that made my day a little brighter.
The other morning when I was in the shower I realized just how much I love this particular part of my morning routine — most especially using this stuff:
It’s L’Occitane’s Almond Shower Oil. It leaves my skin feeling soft, but better yet, it smells divine. I do love great smelling skin products and this does not disappoint!
While browsing through my iPhone pictures I ran across several I took at my parent’s cabin in northern Minnesota this summer.
My mom is a great container gardener. I love how she makes such colorful combinations. They’re so bright and cheerful. They make me happy just looking at them!
This year she started a little garden where they had to cut down a tree a few years ago.
It’s such a happy little place. It just proves that gardens don’t have to be large to be beautiful.
Of course, a sweeping array of the same plant is always stunning.
I sure wish I could grow hydrangeas like that here!
Finally, I just have to share my daughter’s amazing creativity (I’m not biased or anything).
While at the craft store this week, she spotted the embroidery hoops and asked if I would buy one for her. She told me she had the perfect craft for it. When she explained her idea I agreed and then we picked up a few other supplies. Within an hour of getting home she made this:
A dream catcher!
She makes me so proud!
What are the little things in your life this week? Anything making your day/week?
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Love L’Occitane’s products!…have not tried their shower oils yet…your mom’s flowers are just beautiful…and hope you give us a tutorial on that fabulous dream catcher…my granddaughter loves them!…Your daughter is adorable and very creative!!
Thanks, Shirley!
I’ll try to get her to do another one of those dream catchers so I can do a tutorial on the blog. I’m sure she’d love it. I think I have a future blogger on my hands! haha
Have a great day!
Julie
Beautiful flowers. My hydrangea s hardly bloomed this year. I never have good luck with them. Your daughter is adorable and very creative. Takes after her Mom!
That dream catcher is gorgeous, love the different style of it, so pretty with the turquoise yarn and pretty things hanging, where did she learn to make that? She did a wonderful job. And she is one very pretty young lady, about 12 or 13? You’re a good influence Mom, she’s getting the crafting bug. She looks very much like you. Hope you’ll do a tutorial on that dream catcher also.
I’ve never tried any of that brand for any reason. Where do you buy it? Would be nice to try that shower oil, our water is very hard here, can’t use enough lotion ever.
Wow what gorgeous flowers, MN is perfect climate for a garden and she had great knack combining gorgeous colors. Some people just have that talent. It’s so darned dry here (western CO) it’s hard to grow much, especially hydrangeas, tried in containers, just too dry/hot. Our soil has so much alkali also ,looks like snow or salt on ground. I’m so envious of those incredible hydrangeas. Happy weekend
Hi JaneEllen!
Thanks for your sweet comments.
I have no idea where my daughter dreamed up the dream catcher. I know she has liked them for awhile but I don’t know if she saw a tutorial somewhere or what. I will try to share a tutorial on the blog soon. Can you believe she is only 9 years old? I always say she’s 9 going on 16. lol
The L’Occitane brand shower oil can be found online (they actually have a store near me) at http://usa.loccitane.com/almond-shower-oil,82,1,29229,262185.htm
It’s not cheap but it’s one of my indulgences. I also have dry skin and it does help, but the best thing I’ve found is a moisturizing cream recommended to me by my dermatologist. CeraVe cream…you can get it at WAlgreens, Target, Walmart. It’s about $15 for a tub of it, but it’s sooo worth it. Maybe I’ll share it on the blog because it really is the best if you have extremely dry skin.
Thanks for all of your wonderful thoughts and comments. Have a great day!
Julie