

Kathryn Bechen
- Apr 17
Blessed by Blooms & Happy Easter
Hello, my lovelies! April brought flowers to our little cottage home -- indoors and out! But here's our secret: they are all faux. Yep, after years of planting real flowers and succulents in other places that we lived, in Arizona it's easier to "grow" faux flowers! They look so real but we don't have to water or weed them or change out the soil or fertilize or ... :) I still love real flowers, of course, but as a "seasoned 60s senior" now, I know my limits of time and


Kathryn Bechen
- Feb 22
What Should You Move to Hawaii?
Hello my lovelies! Welcome to both my long time readers and my new readers/subscribers. January and February have found me and my husband Steve streamlining our entire little house and systems, because even though we "declutter" our home on an ongoing basis, once a year or so we do a bigger deeper declutter and donate to Goodwill, and we also spruce things up aesthetically. When are you moving to Hawaii? Below is one of the "games" I play with myself to make decluttering and


Kathryn Bechen
- Feb 13
Quick Tips for Decluttering & Relocating
Hello, my lovelies! With so many people relocating now due to the pandemic, and/or just wanting to make the home you already live in feel less cluttered, more spacious, and more organized, I thought this was a good time for a sale on two of my home eBooks on those topics. Just $1.99 through the end of February. Here you go ... Steve and I have been streamlining our little cottage home since January 1 or so. We do this on a regular basis, but once a year we re-evaluate ever


Kathryn Bechen
- Sep 7, 2021
Lifestyle & Future Travel Goodies I'm Liking Lately
DISCLOSURES Hello, my lovelies! I thought it was time to share some things I've come across lately that made me smile. I'm feeling a little wordy today, so this will be a long post, but hopefully it's filled with useful resources, tips, and pretties that you might use yourself, and also enjoy! If you want to get yourself some tea or "calming" coffee in your favorite cup, (here's my fave cup lately), I'll wait for you! ARIZONA ARMCHAIR TRAVELS PAST & FUTURE Let's do a little