Save 30% on everything in my online store this weekend!

This is the perfect opportunity to stock up on all of your Longaberger favorites!

Today (thursday) through Monday May 31st, all products in my online store are 30% off!

Baskets, Pottery Wrought Iron, Home Decor...if it is online, it is on Sale!

What a way to get ready for summer entertaining!

Order early for best selection... as product sells out, it is taken off of the website.

Order today! www.longaberger.com/jeanninezito

Hello Blogger Buddies!

I apologize for not posting for a bit. The end of the school year as well as the start of my kids swim season can sometimes put a bit of stress on my time. I did want to share today's Longaberger online special with you though.

The Summer brights Medium Market Basket is on special today only for only $59!

What can you do with said basket you maybe asking yourself...well...

Use it to hold cook books, mail order books, magazines. Hold coloring books and crayons, A family mail organizer- everyone has their own folder, gift wrapping supplies, stationary, bill collection center. Holds kindling, pine cones or rolled hand towels...not at the same time :) . With the available lid, use it to organize sewing and craft projects-books, patterns ...larger items in the bottom, then put the smaller items in the divided protector on top. Hod diapers, stuffed animals and toys or videos. Use it as a staircase catch-all. On top of the refrigerator, fill it will bread or buns or bags of chips. Use it for a Library-book basket a picnic basket or for a fishing tote.

Whew! So many ideas for just one basket! I know you are thinking..."I just gotta have one NOW!"

Order yours here: www.longaberger.com/jeanninezito

Things You Can Do In 1 Minute or Less

You just found out someone is coming over and you don't know where to start picking up the mess in the house! We've all been there. Scrambling to make it look like we are the most "with-it" people in the planet. HA!

We seem to live with the pile next to the phone, or the stack of bills on the counter, without really seeing- them until someone comes over. Putting them away takes just seconds, yet we ignore them.

Letting things clutter my home makes me feel disorganized...even if I KNOW where everything is. So why do I let things pile up? **Rule of thumb: Only handle it ONCE!

Lots of easy things to do can make a real difference in the way you feel about your home. Short on time? Here are things you can do that take 1 minute or less:

1. Turn on some fun music

2. Wipe the crubs off the table

3. Carry a basket and take things to rooms they belong in

4. Reply to an e-mail

5. Water a plant...before it is too late!

6. Put papers to be filed in a basket. Later, take basket to file papers in file cabinet.

7. Empty the trash can

8. Change the TP roll

9. Wipe spots off the mirror

10. Gather empty dishes, and take back to the kitchen

11. Put your plate in the dishwasher

12. Swish a brush around the toilet bowl

13. Hangs towels up...don't drop them on the floor.

14. Sweep the kitchen floor

15. Toss junk mail as you sort the mail

16. Put a basket with your errand supplies by the door so you are ready to go

17. Toss dirty laundry in the landry basket NOT on the floor.

18. Use the last of something? Add it to the grocery list.

19. Put shoes away

20. Give someone a hug!

Cinco de Mayo Party!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, the Longaberger Co. is offering the Bright Multi-color Pottery for 40% off!

Sale items include Small Bowls (set of 2) $18, Luncheon Plates (set of 2) $24 and Mugs (set of 2) $18.

Bright Multi-Color Pottery mixes beautifully with many Woven Traditions Pottery color selections, including Sage, Paprika, Butternut and Ivory. Use it with your existing collection or by itself to creat a festive flare to your tabletop!

Click here to order on Weds, or e-mail me to order for you!

Shape Up Your Tabletop!

Today, Tuesday, May 4th, from noon to 11:59 p. m., EDT, the

Longaberger "Factory Store Online"

features the beautiful

TRIANGLE BOWL BASKET COMBO

only $76 - choose from six different stains including Bright Multi-Color.

Pair the Bright Multi-color Pottery on sale Weds., and create an eye-popping look to any tabletop! Use the set for chips and salsa, salad and croutons, fruit and dip or bagles and cream cheese, just to name a few.

Click here or e-mail me to order a set for you!

How to Make an Upside Down Tomato Planter

For the past 2 years I have been intrigued by the upside down tomato planters I have seen in the stores. I have a pretty serious squirrel problem...they love to eat my vegetables! The planters in the stores are a bit pricey, so I decided to make one of my own with items I have laying around my home.

First, find a large plastic hanging planter and a tomato plant. I reused an old hanging planter from last year. The tomato plant I chose, produces medium sized fruit. (I was afraid if the fruit was to large it may pull itself out of the pot!)

Drill or cut a 2" hole in the bottom of the planter.

Place a piece of fabric over the bottom hole, inside the planter. I used a piece of reminant fabric. This keeps the dirt from washing out the hole in the bottom when you water. Cut throught the fabric a couple of inches...enough to feed your tomato plant's roots though the opening.


Feed the tomato plant through the hole, upside down of course. Hold the plant in the bottom of the pot with one hand, while you use your other hand to fill the pot with potting soil. Lightly tamp down the soil around the root ball to secure it into the pot. Water the plant from above, and hang on a shepherd's crook.

For a finishing touch, plant herbs in the top of your pot. You could use oregano or parsley or just about any smaller herb. I hope this strategy keeps the pesky squirrels hungry!

My List

I am not one to make a big "To Do" about New Years Resolutions...and you may be asking, why is she talking about that when it is clearly April!? Well, with a new season everything seems to refresh itself and Spring speaks to me louder than the dead of winter.

So, I have decided to make a list of things I would like to do this spring and this summer.

My List:

1. Start exercising regularly.
2. Sew some things for my home, myself, and my family.
3. Have my sewing machine "tuned up" so sewing will be less of a chore.
4. Visit family more often.
5. Plant my veggie garden and actually "tend" it!
6. Preserve some of the bounty of my garden.
7. Plant a wildflower garden in the "way-back" of the yard.
8. Learn to take better photos.
9. Brush up on my Spanish
10. Be more organized!
11. Spend "quality" time with my family.

Most of the items on my list are enjoyable to me. A few are more or less ambitions. I guess the theme of my list is to live my life simpler. (if that is a word) Instead of buying everything, I would like to be more self sufficient in my own home.

I am excited to start on my list and I will keep you updated on how I am doing. Wish me luck!