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Holiday gift suggestions
I’ve now worked 4300+ hours in 356 homes. Ready for my very best professional advice? Here it is:
Enjoy your beautiful things! Use them up! Don’t wait for a special occasion, you ARE the special occasion!
In this spirit, I'm sharing a few of my everyday favorite things as possible gift suggestions for others or for your own fine self. I'm a firm believer in savoring small luxuries throughout the day to make every day delicious.
(The links below are not advertisements, just my own enthusiasm for beauty and delight.)
Early mornings, I light a Keap candle (currently 'Northlands'), drink an excellent cup of Harney & Sons' Hao Ya tea, and journal in a ProArt hardbound sketch book with a Uniball Rollerball Vision pen, no substitutions allowed.
After work I wind down by taking a steaming hot bath. I highly recommend scented Epsom salts, a bath pillow to recline on, an overflow drain cover to allow for deeper water, and thick, plush, Frontgate bath towels. I love a Kim & Ono long silk robe and cashmere socks for evening attire.
For meals, I set the table with linen placemats and napkins. When I feel extra festive, I serve chilled Martinelli’s sparkling cider in Crate & Barrel’s Edge champagne glasses.
To finish savory dishes, I use Maldon flaked salt or pink Himalayan salt, Tellicherry black peppercorns cracked in a Peugeot pepper mill, and Graza ‘drizzle’ olive oil.
For a cozy winter dessert, I serve MarieBelle’s spiced hot chocolate in vintage tea cups with McVitie’s Digestive Biscuits and satsumas.
Every night I am so, so happy to sink into my bed with memory foam mattress toppers, crisp Garnet Hill percale sheets, Blissy silk pillowcases to protect my hair, and silk velvet throws.
I hope this list helps you with holiday gift-giving and inspires you to enjoy all of your beautiful things. Carpe diem!
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