Bath Shower Home Design

It’s winter here in Kansas. It’s biting cold out, the heat is on, the air is dry. I don’t have a maid and I haven’t invented a magic sink, so the dishes still need washing every day! My hands just want to be rough and scratchy this time of year. Rough and scratchy hands are a frustrating inconvenience when you’re working with fine embroidery threads – any time of year! You know how it is: you’re stitching along pretty happily with a brand new thread, when disaster strikes! Your thread snags on, of all things, your thumb! That curséd dry scratchy patch on the side of your thumb ! Grrrrr! The plies of the thread bunch up, the fibers get hairy, you have to trim the thread and start anew. I know I’m not the only one with this problem, because inevitably, in the winter, I get a lot of inquiries about how to work with fine embroidery threads when your hands are rough. Over the years, I’ve tried myriad solutions for this problem. Today, I’ll chat about what works for me, and then ask yo...

I’ve written about this  Aromatherapy Associates Little Luxuries set, before, but make no apologies for it, as there is always one in my travelling beauty bag . Because I leave home so frequently, I’ve taken to keeping a sponge bag perma -packed with everything that I might need in miniature, from toothbrush to shampoo, facial serum to cotton buds. This pocket- sized bath oil set , which contains 3 of the brand’s most popular bath and shower oils (Revive Morning, De-Stress Mind & Light Relax) is the added luxury in the bag. Most hotel bubble bath tends to strip the skin – too many parabens and an excessof SLS, but these oils cosset and protect the skin, and the scent allows you to drift away at the end of a long day. I’m coming down with a proper cold, fashion flu if you will, with a clouded head, heavy aching limbs , scratchy throat and the start of a chest infection. Truly delightful. It has not made today in Paris too much fun, so the first thing I did when I checked back into ...