Enjoy the beach for a walk, a sunset or just play.

Walk or camp at Redondo Beach's Wilderness Park.

Go camping & enjoy the night sky.

Hit the fun "motorcycle" roads in the Santa Monica Mountains or Angeles Crest Highway.

Take a picnic to the Malibu hills. 

 

2)  Bring nature into your home - real or fake flowers and greenery, twigs, stones, brick, sisal rugs, etc.  Trader Joe's is a great source of inexpensive fresh flowers.

 

 

 

3)  Enjoy well-crafted words in poetry or books like Anne of Green Gables and Heidi.

 

4)  Music has the power to uplift us, help us to cry, comfort our hearts, or to get our bodies moving!  Make the most of it by making music a regular part of your life - attend symphonies & concerts, and play in your home and car. 

 

5)  Enjoy your children to the fullest.  Regardless of their age, there is so much beauty in our children.  Smile at them, laugh with them, dance with them.  Enjoy them!

 

6)  Embrace womanhood (especially if you're a woman!).  We women have the privilege to bring even more beauty into the world - through our love, by radiating joy, our appreciation, and our physical beauty. 

 

And lastly.....

 

7)  Bring beauty into your home.

 

a)  Make sure you have a good conversation area in your home to nurture good communication with eye contact.  Place sofas or chairs facing each other, perhaps with a lovely area rug to pull the grouping together.

 

b)  When you purchase large upholstered pieces, keep them solid or very subtly patterned in neutral (nature) colors.  According to Christopher Lowell, that way you can use them in different rooms or change your whole color scheme by simply changing the color of your pillows, throws and other accessories. 

 

c)  Make sure nearly every room has some form of greenery, whether used for fill-ins in booksheves, a nice tree in the corner or plants & faux flower arrangements on tabletops or plantstands.  Greenery completes a room.

 

 

By practicing an "attitude of gratitude" and truly enjoying the beautiful things in our life, we will bless others and encourage them to think about the good stuff!

 

Bringing beauty into homes is my mission.  If you would like any help, please feel free to give me a call.  Check out my website with more pictures at www.hsdca.com