Do you need a refresh in your home? Do you need to use items you don’t normally use?
Do you need to invite people over? Do you need to “Wear the Perfume!” in your home?
If you are like me, you get tired of seeing the same thing in your home. However, an entire new living room ensemble or a complete bathroom renovation is not in the budget. Instead of just sitting around and settling with what you have had for so long, mix things up a little. Home is our safe haven. We want to enjoy it. We want to look forward to coming home from a long day and cherishing our surroundings. We should want to share it with others. So let’s talk about what we can do to enjoy life NOW in our home!
Here are some things I have done to make our home refreshed without breaking the bank:
- Buy a neutral comforter for your bed. Then change out the pillows and throw every season. It can be less than a $100 investment if you search at a store like Homegoods. It is so fun and the result is refreshing.
- Paint a room. The investment here could be a little more money and a little time consuming. But oh my how much better do you feel when a room is refreshed with that new color you love?
- Print out some new photos you have taken and hang them in new frames. It spices up the room and you can regularly look at the people, places or things that you love.
What about those items you don’t normally use?
- If you keep certain dishes for holidays, get them out. Use them for a regular day’s dinner. Enjoy them! Use them! What good is something you only use once or twice a year? Life is too short.
- Maybe you don’t use a particular appliance because clean up is a pain – use it anyway. You know you love the taste of a homemade shake. Use that blender and make a shake!
- Do you have a holiday decoration that can go across seasons? Use it more than one holiday!
Do you need to have a party? Seriously it is time to celebrate just being with friends or family. A friend of mine once said to me “we never do anything. We just work and go home.” I have thought a lot about that. I want to enjoy friends and family more. I still have a long way to go in this area.
- Invite friends or family over for the next ball game you all love! Have simple food and drinks. It is about being together. No one cares if the food is perfect or extra special. I just did this one today!
- Have a wedding shower or baby shower for a friend. I think sometimes we don’t volunteer because we don’t think we can “do it good enough”. Just do it! Celebrate people!
- Have a friend luncheon just because. I have wanted to do this for quite some time and haven’t done it yet. I would love to have a special luncheon menu, refreshing drinks, yummy desserts and a purpose. Maybe we do something for a charity after the luncheon – make a craft, write notes to people who are in the hospital. I am still cultivating this idea but I can’t wait to try it.
Get creative! Work a little bit! Enjoy your home! Share it with others! “WEAR THE PERFUME!” in your home! Live life lavishly!
Thank you for stopping by!
WEAR THE PERFUME!
Linda
