We've Moved

 Hello, if you are here....thanks for coming....but remember we have a new website.

Please go to

www.onthecouchunderathrow.com

Can't wait to see you there.

Ready, set, move!

 Ok, pack your bags we are moving to the new site on Monday!!!

If you have this bookmarked, make sure you update to

www.onthecouchunderathrow.com

I hope to finish sprucing up our new home this weekend and I will be there to greet you on Monday morning!!!!

Let me show you another move I recently made

Y'all, when COVID hit and we left the office on March 13th, we all thought we'd be back in a couple of weeks.  Well five months later and we are still working from home. I finally went out and brought my plants home.  Aren't they pitiful.....but amazingly still alive........well sort of.

This peace lily

is 9 years old.  She was lush and full and gorgeous.  I have confidence she can make a comeback

This is actually a poinsettia.  

She's about 7 years old.  I am shocked that she's made it this long.  But I'll keep putting in the effort .

This orchid......

well.....I am not sure I have ever had the orchid touch but since she still has leaves, I am going to give her another go.

Now this next one actually looks the best of them all

I have had this plant for over 15 years.  It is called a goldfish plant because its blooms look like goldfish.  I feel like it is going to make it for sure.  I am going to give it a much needed re-potting.

Now this little fella

It is definitely the worst of the lot.  I'm not even sure what kind it is and we may never know again.  But I will give it some TLC and we will hope for the best.

I will report back on whether there is any success or not.

Hope you have a great weekend.  I will see you at the new website on Monday.

Keepers After the Pandemic

 First of all, thank you for all the sweet comments about the blog.  I appreciate you all being willing to pack your blog bags and move with me to our new website.  If you missed the announcement, go back and read Monday's post.    

I will keep you posted on when we will all move over!

But today I want to share a few things I hope we keep after the pandemic.

1) Sanitizing Shopping Carts - anyone else feel like maybe we should have been doing this all along?  Just feels like a good practice to wipe down a surface that the public has been touching all day.

2) I feel the same way about the frozen food door handles and the card readers.....let's keep up the cleaning on those

3) Giving everyone some personal space.  Honestly, have you ever been standing in the check out line with someone breathing down your neck and every step you take forward, they take a step forward.  I hope we keep those dots on the floor and can maintain a little personal space.

4) Staggered college move in/outs.  Yes, to not every college student with 18 plastic bins and 5 family members showing up on campus the same day.  Please, please can we keep this!

5) No waiting room at doctor/dentist visits.  How nice that we have figured out that you can show up for your appointment, go in, be seen and leave so the next person can arrive for their appointment.  It is a wonderful concept that I fully embrace.

6) Drive by birthday parties and showers.....I don't mind them.....I really don't

7) Being home more.  I think we may have all over done the being busy thing.  It has been nice cutting back on the running around to something all the time.  I may need a new sofa more often....but I feel it is a good trade off.

Have you found some things that you would like to keep too?

I think we all have.  See you back on Friday!

Welcome to Monday

 Hope everyone had a great weekend.  We had a busy but good one.  Still lots to do, but a lot of progress was made.

I mentioned an announcement on Friday that I would have for you this week.

Well we are moving......not me personally.....all of us on this blog.  When I started this blog a little over 3 years ago I wasn't sure if or how long I would last.  I honestly wasn't sure if anyone would tune in to read and if I would have enough to say.  I am humbled and honored that you guys show up here.  This creative outlet has turned out to be such a blessing to me.  And it would mean absolutely nothing without each of you ..... a BIG thank you to each of you.  Since I wasn't sure about our longevity I started out on a free blogger platform.  But now that I think we are here to stay....I have purchased the domain which means no one else can be called On the Couch Under a Throw! And we are going to be a real dot com very soon!!!

If you go and look at www.onthecouchunderathrow.com, you will see a Coming Soon!!!

And it really is coming soon.  Many of you subscribe, so you will continue to get the blog sent to your email.  But I know some of you just pop in so you will need to eventually change the address you type in.  I will let you know when we officially pack our bags and make the move.

Right now we are in the process of moving over all 500 plus blog posts to the website and making it nice and pretty.  Hopefully, this will make searching things easier, leaving comments easier, hopefully everything will be easier.

I am very excited to make everything better and better for you all!

Just a quick little note of a find we had over the weekend.  Huntsville now has a Crumbl Cookies and we gave them a try

We tried an oatmeal chocolate chunk, a rocky road, a sugar and a pina colada.

They were all good.  They are a pretty good size so we all cut a piece from each and sampled them all.

If you need a quarantine treat.....here you go.

Have a wonderful week!!!

Coming Soon

 Short and simple post this week because I am off working feverishly on a BIG announcement for next week.

So wishing you all a great weekend.  Stay safe, stay cool.....and wish me luck for bringing this across the finish line and having it ready to roll out to you next week.

August Gift Guide

 Are you in need of a gift this month? Well let's do some gift shopping.......

If you need a gift for the beauty lover, check out this beauty bag

Rosmax Beauty Bag is the perfect organizer for the friend (or you) who has a lot of products to organize.

If you need a home gift, try the 

Echo Show - I think the quarantine has made this even a more fun thing to own.  

You know what else we have needed while spending more time in our homes?

This 

Extended Charging cord and it's this month's idea for the guys on your list.

For kids on your list consider this

This paracord comes in several different color options and will be perfect to help carry around that hydroflask.

And lastly for that girlfriend who has a birthday this month

Apple Watch band......this one comes in several color choices, but I think this pink would be fun to give.

Hope that gives you some great ideas for you or a friend.

See you back on Friday!

July Book Review

Welcome to this month's book review.  Three good books for you this month.  It was a decent month with three good reads.  Let's get started

First up, 

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight.  Essentially, there are a whole bunch of couples who interact with each other because of their kids, their jobs or mutual relationships.  Each admires one thing or another about the other's marriages.  But they all have hidden secrets, checkered pasts and some weird quirks.  When one of the moms is killed in her own home, the investigation will bring a lot of those things to light.  It is a twisted tale of connections that have all gone awry.  

Next up


The Light Over London by Julia Kelly.  I really enjoyed this one.  An estate sale leads to the discovery of a small box and journal.  This find identifies a small town girl who becomes one of the women helping with the war effort.  She has good friends, meets and marries who she thinks is her dream guy, and learns a lot about herself and about her misjudgment of other people. It has love, loss, more love.....an enjoyable read.

Lastly, this month



All Adults Here by Emma Straub.  Well the title says it all.  This family which consist of a mom and two adult sons and one adult daughter are making their way through life and encountering absolutely everything that could possible come up.  This is not a morally upright read, so just be prepared.  However, it is not overly descriptive in a graphic way.  I always need a character or two to resonate with and pull for.  This book has that, so I was able to enjoy the read. And it gave me an appreciation for those I call family.

Hope you are reading some good stuff too. 

Make it a great week!

Some of Nordstrom's Best

Featuring some of the best coming up in the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale today.  If you are an Icon member, go shop now. If you are waiting for the sale to go live for everyone, just put these  six items on your list

1. 1. A super soft throw for a great price

1. 2.  A Great nude lipstick kit

1. 3. A Barefoot Dreams Cardigan

1. 4. The Hydoflask

1. 5. Great Gold Hoops

1. 6. Diptyque Candle Set

And to keep my word about 6 items.......I numbered another one 6 too :)6, Bombas Socks I had to include the Bombas Socks because they donate a pair of socks to the homeless for every pair you purchase!
Have a wonderful weekend.

Nordstrom Anniversary sale - differently

This time of year we are normally putting on matching t-shirts, grabbing bottled water and cereal bars and heading into Nordstrom for a full day of shopping.  Although the store in Nashville is open, we are just doing some online shopping.  So while we won't be creating chaos in the stores, we will be burning up the internet.  We have been previewing the sale for the last week and making selections.  As soon as things start arriving we will be sure to show you some try ons and let you know what we loved.

At first glance, here are some items that have caught our eye

If you have a young girl on your list, I am in love with this faux fur sleeping bag
I would like this now and would have loved it as a little girl.  It is by BP and will be under $60 during the sale.

And I am loving these work clothes

 

Ok, they may be listed as lounge wear, but let's face it, they are now work clothes these days.  These are also by BP and come in 7 or so different color options.

I also really love this

This is the Tory Burch Carson Tote.  It is normally over $500 but during the sale it will be under $300.  Still a splurge item, but less of a splurge.

And I am really liking this Steve Madden white sneaker

It will be under $50.

The sale will go live for cardholders on August 13th, live for everyone else on August 19th.  We hope to have some of our items delivered and ready to show you by then.

I have 29 items in my cart right now.....hopefully, many will be winners.  Buckle in, ladies, we are heading into sale mode.

Worship Focus - August

Yes, it is amazingly August.  And so today we roll out a new focus of Worship.  I have enjoyed our word for 2020 being Worship because there is absolutely no circumstance that we can find ourselves in that the Worship of our God is not only appropriate, but necessary.  While 2020 continues to flex its surprises and challenges.....we continue to stay on course....to Worship.

Here's our focus verse for the month of August

Literally, everything that we know has been turned upside down.  Simple things like gathering with friends, going to the grocery store, schools and  working all look very different now.  Even our church services look different.

But God continues to show us His faithfulness, His sovereignty, His majesty through the skies.  I don't know if I have ever noticed so many beautiful sunsets and the night skies......well they always leave us in awe.  We have seen so many rainbows.....so many reminders that God is God.  And with all that is going on I am thankful for this constant.

Encouraging you today to to join with the skies in proclaiming the wonderful works of God.  Encouraging you to pause in the evening and admire the masterful display He provides for us each night.

His creation continues to praise Him and so will we.

Each month I select a winner from the those subscribed to the blog for one person to win their very own WORSHIP bracelet.

This month's winner is 
Debbie B. !!!!!
Debbie I will send your bracelet to you in the mail.  Thanks for reading along with us here.

Have a wonderful month of Woship and a great week!