Many times during the week….in my privacies, I light candles and say my intention. I then light it and release all the positive energies in my ❤. Universe, I need a room, or a place. A room or place with my own bath and a window to sit by and do my makeup. I need a space for the things that I love, like my pictures of white flowers and street cafes in Paris. I need a space for my car and a park that I can walk to and hug a tree. But most of all…dear universe, is there a place where I can finally live authentically, be accepted authentically, and be just who I am…… Me.☮️ ❤☮️
I so wish you will find your perfect place to call home Eilenn....I will light the candle too for all of us to feel that love and peace of a home...anywhere we may find it. xxooo Love to you! Susan & Desi
I am 70 and have finally decided to leave my husband (who doesn’t love, appreciate, or respect me) and move with my daughter and her partner and my two grandchildren from Portland, Oregon, to join my other grown son who is a musician in Nashville, Tennessee. No more negativity! The move will be difficult, but us being together (where I am loved, appreciated, and respected) brings us all tremendous joy! On to a new adventure 🎉
I grew up in foster care, ten homes to be exact! So, to me my home represents stability and security. I decorate it in a peaceful way, free of clutter, i call it my sanctuary.
I loved your comment. I was so thrilled when I bought my little house. I would wake up and look at the ceiling and I'd think that's MY ceiling! My walls and it was a sanctuary. Your house must be so lovely and comforting.
@@patticakesintexasI love my art colorful, but also soothing. I’m blessed to live in a beach town in California so my theme and colors are coastal. I also love flowers, paired with vintage terracota vases. Also, lots of candles to remind me of that inner light that guided to overcome struggles! ❤
I surprised myself when I finally bought my own home. I no longer cared about decorating. It is so peaceful. I think of remarrying and then I can’t imagine sharing my home with anyone. I’m just so happy and so thankful, material things no longer matter-comfort and happiness is everything!
My Mom told me not to remarry because I get to watch whatever I want now. LOL! My husband was a sweetheart.. he didn't care what we watched- just so we were sitting beside each other.😥💖
If you remarry you would need to ask yourself whether or not you want to trade your peace and comfort to accommodate his tastes. Decor USED to be a woman’s venue (feathering the nest), but not so anymore. Once he retired my spouse decided to become very opinionated about changing how our house is decorated, although over half of the house is already decorated to suit his tastes! Arrggghh!
I am Proverbs 31 and I wanted to take this opportunity to give God all the glory for my new home. Ephesians 3:20! Praise God! I will forever be grateful. It is more than I could have ever hoped or dreamed and whatever or whoever He has in my future, I will gladly welcome!
When my husband passed away I cleaned out all his clothes except his plaid flannel shirts. I wear them around the house or out in the yard on a chilly morning. They feel like a cozy hug from him.
I look forward to this all week, and especially all day Saturday. As a 65 + woman living alone, weekends can be lonely, but your videos are balm to my soul. The music, the images, the laughter, the shopping recommendations. All so therapeutic.
I do agree with you. Susan brings joy to lonely times for me too. She’s a dear soul and a very creative one too. She cheers me to get up and go do instead of being down in the dumps.
I totally agree with you all!! Living alone has its moments! I feel in limbo, but then she does a video like this, and I feel hopeful! Thank you, Susan, for inspiring us widows trying to find our new normal! 💗
I enjoy living alone. I'm married now (remarried at age 65) and there are times I yearn for my single days. What about getting into a routine of going for a walk every day? That has helped me.
I've been single for 23 yrs., I'm just turned 70. I've never been bored a day in my life. I have a small patio home, that I love. I have a son and 2 granddaughters. that live 15 min. away. I love to decorate, like to thrift, and cook. To me my home is beautiful, I love everything in it!
There was a small town my Dad used to drive through to go visit my Grandparents in Southeastern Kentucky. Even as I small child, I loved this little town because it had an energy and even an aroma that I dearly loved. Well, I grew up and married a soldier, lived in Europe for 14 years and in 9 different States in the good old USA. When we retired my dear husband brought me back to Kentucky and we bought a little house in that town I had fallen in love with when I was a little girl. That town is Bardstown, KY which happens to be the Bourbon Capitol of the World. The aroma I smelled when I was little was the sour mash that would grow up to be none other than Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey. It still smells like baking bread and I still love this town! Enjoy your house-hunting!
Debra, as I was reading your comment, I was thinking that sounds like Bardstown, the town I was born in 64 years ago ..! My family moved to Florida when I was small but we went back and I lived there for two years right on Main St. I haven't been back in years, but Bardstown is still in my heart ..❤Charlotte
my home is an Scottish/English styled cottage, where the tea kettle is always on, the door always open, and some sort of bite to eat at the ready. Friends, neighbors, and family come by for visits and conversations. Once, a friend sat down on the sofa, and said, "I love your home, I feel like I can put my feet on the coffee table if I wish". My reply was, "Of course, go right ahead, that is what I do when I sit there!" I thrift a lot, and have a lot of things that were my mom's, and some of her friend's, so it is comfortable, eclectic, and filled with all the things I love!
This episode was one of your BEST! Very thought provoking and definitely from the heart. I relocated to be closer to my daughter and son in law and only four months later my daughter was pregnant with my first grandchild. To live within walking distance of our little family, seeing them often and spending time with my granddaughter building memories is so much more than I’d ever imagined.
Your new house is perfection ! The hydrangeas alone would’ve sold me ! The craftsman style, the porch.....Is there a second floor ? What ages grand kids? Is this Too many questions? To make a huge decision to alone...cannot wait to see your optimistic changes.....God Bless
I’m so happy you’re talking about decorating 😊. I love how your place look. I hope I can learn from you. I don’t have creativity 😔. Please make more videos about decorating, where you shop, how to combine everything. Just to give you and idea about my house, all walls are empty because I just can’t decide what’s the best decor to buy. Take us shopping for decor for your new home😊. I’m so happy for you😊🌷🌷🌷
My home is my sanctuary. I have it decorated in tones that are calming…like the light blue-gray of my living room to the deep rich cherry red of my formal dining room. I feel safe and peaceful for the most part. I can’t wait to go on this journey of decorating your new home with you Susan. I love to decorate and it will be fun to see how your new place comes together for you and that cute little boy Desi. Sending you prayers and hugs ~ Darlene
As you know my first 20 years I didn’t have a save place, and now my home is my castle, I am always decorating with new or old stuff and I love it. It looks a lot like your current place, cosy and romantic, and less is more, is not my quote 😂. But my favorite “item” in my house is my loving husband for over 37 years, so you can take everything away from me but please don’t take the one I love until my last breath. Thanks for your positive vlog because I am a little down this week. Car has broken and is going to cost my last saving money and I have a new bump in my breast and wednesday I am going to hear what it is ( had breastcancer in 2013 ). Xxx for you and Desi 🥰
I am so excited to watch you change up your style. I’m also 67 years old, and (thankfully) divorced this past year. I bought a new home, (my cottage) and completely changed everything! More color, a new style, and finally have serenity in my life. I love my new home, and you will too!
Hi Susan! I am a 71y/o American living in Italy. My husband and I came here to live 6 years ago...this is where he is from, so we had a place to live. Sadly, he died this past October. So now I am getting ready to move back to the states. Like yourself, I am not sure where I'll be living yet..although it will be near my only son and his beautiful family, in Georgia. I've lived there before, and I like it, but it probably wouldn't be my first choice. I realise that now that I am alone, and being the age I am, my choices start to narrow....so be it. Like yourself, I have a great appreciation for art and anything beautiful that speaks to my heart. I also love beauty products and make-up application. While living here, I've gathered around myself some wonderful pieces. But I cannot take them back to the states because it's expensive, and impractical. These things, for the most part, are not expensive, but just enjoyable to me. And people coming to visit would comment on my unusual, but happy choices. I wanted to tell you how much of a comfort your channel has been to me here. Your honesty, and love of beauty has inspired me many times over the past few years . And being a full time caregiver, far away from friends and family, and hardly speaking the language....it has been at times, a very lonely road. You have brightened my journey! I really wish I could stay here because it is an extremely beautiful place....but it is also a very complicated system to navigate. So off I go, once again! God bless you in your next adventure! I'll still be watching your uploads, and since we are in a somewhat similar situation, looking for ideas and thoughts on decor and starting a new chapter in life's journey. Ciao Bella!
I want you to know I love the way you decorate your homes. I don't think they are too busy. I am excited to see your new home. You have helped me through a terrible divorce. God bless you.
I was just looking at 55 and over communities. I've lived in my house for nearly 29 years and I think I'm just going to stay here. It's going to all 4 of my kids in my will, so it's my investment. I only have stairs to use the laundry, so I think I can do it. Also, I don't really want to downsize when my family does come visit and it's a big family. So, that's my decision. Oh, I have a fenced in back yard for my dog, too so that's another thing. Right now I've got to focus on cleaning, sorting, donating, and I just bought a new couch and chair for my living room and I'm very excited about them arriving. Oh flooring! Under the carpet here we're worn out hardwood floors and now I don't think I can have those floors done. Oh well. My kids love this house. First base is a tree that has grown 20 feet in all these years. There's room to grill in the back yard and play corn hole so I'm staying!
I’m looking for the same style of home and I thought there was ONLY 55+ im in Arizona east valley I found few very few families but we do have a lot rent there’s no way going around that I’m 35 and I’m looking into purchasing it next year. Congrats on dreams
@@Arizona_lilly hi. I’m in the East Valley too. Chandler! I’m in a 3200 sq ft house and just the 2 of us! Both retired and moved here from Hawaii. We’re living the good life. I’m staying put ❤
You are sure what’s the best thing is for YOU! That’s huge!💖💛💝 Excited about your new furniture! Enjoy it and your home that’s brought you joy! I’m happy for you!
Sounds like a plan. I’m similar with my home that my husband and I built almost 35 years ago. He is gone now. I luv the home and pool and woods. The only downside is the maintenance and paying property taxes here in Md not to mention when the normal tax time rolls around, like now. Ha Good luck. ❤️🙏
I retired from a job that I worked many long days and Saturdays. I get so much enjoyment from getting to be in this home where I have lived in for over 30 years. I remodeled it by knocking out walls, adding a walk in closet, a fireplace, new kitchen, new floors and doors, deck and patio and picked out every piece of decor and furniture. Susan, I know when you get your new house that you will make it every bit as beautiful and it will bring you so much enjoyment also, which you so deserve!
Hi Susie - moving to another state to be with our two little grandchildren is one of the best moves we have ever made..... making wonderful memories together & watching them grow is priceless!!
20 years ago, I persuaded my husband to go look at a fixer upper in a cute neighborhood I had always admired. He was reluctant to say the least. However, when we turned the corner and entered the back yard, we both fell instantly in love. It was the best of two worlds. A house located within town limits that had 20 acres of untouched woodlands beyond the back yard. We bought the house and in the midst of remodeling, added a sunroom and deck so we could enjoy the beautiful scenery every day. This home has been my sanctuary and oasis through the turbulent waters of life; sickness, death, job layoffs, etc. We've created beautiful memories with our kids and 7 grandchildren. I love it even more today than I did that first day. I hope you find your sanctuary too.
This was so fun! You are making the right decision to be close to your family, and enjoy seeing your grandkids grow and enjoying them. You are blessed.
And not only a blessing to you, but to those dear children. So priceless for them, and for their "sense of family", to grow up knowing their place in life, with regular multi-generational contact, love and support. As they say, it takes a village to raise a child.
I live a few hours away from my family. I am 74 years old, and I have one thing that brings me joy every morning when I wake up. There is a gallery wall of my grandparents, my parents, my daughter, and her family, my grandsons. My husband and I. We got married 8 years ago. This all makes me smile and makes my day that I moved to a new home. It was scary at first, but I enjoy my life in the country.
I found that the color purple...lilac and dark plum....make me feel gooooood. So I took my son's old bedroom and painted the walls and ceiling and bookcases and trim in my wonderful color palette. I feel really fine when I'm in there! It's my yoga, crafting, office room and I now spend the most time there. (Or here...that's where I am now. LOL). My daughter walked in and said....ugh! It's so, so, ....so....purple! I love it!
Life has chapters. Spending time near your grandchildren when they are young will be wonderful. Who knows what the future holds. Cheers to new beginnings🧙🏻
I think at the age 64, I realize how much I hate to dust stuff! Done with spending so much time dusting! Stuff is out of here! So relaxing now! Less is sooo much more for me.🙂
I love Swiffer dusters. I hide them around the house so I can whip them out and dust just a little when the urge or need arises. They hold the dust well and are light and easy to use. To be honest I have resisted dusting for years 😂 until these nifty little tools.
I agree. I love my home & decor but lately I have placed many xtra seasonal items in labeled tubs for my daughters. Regular items too ~ dust collectors.
Hi tammy/im florrie/short for florence/yuk/hate my name/lol/my grandma named me/1958/that was a named used for quite a few ladys/I got stuck with it/I believe when you said less is more and I down sized too.I have a small china cabinet in my dinning room/lights up from the 1950s early 1960s.just a few things i have saved from my kids and thats it/dusting/cleaning my fridge i hate doing but i do it every two weeks/little things like i do not mind washing the glass with windex/buttttt/I do not like polishing wood/and taking all the nick nacs out and soaking them in the sink/other then that/life is great when you have less to clean.amen/
I’m so happy for you & precious Desi! I lost my precious fur Baby almost 2 weeks ago now he was 15 years old. My heart is broken, he was also a rescue. I’m 57 years old & you inspire me so much about, changes for my future & how to make it my best years & life yet! Peace & love to you & Desi
I love your little apartment with the balcony and wooded view. You’ve decorated it so cozy and charming and I will miss it when you move. But I’m certain you will find just the right house and can’t wait to see what you will do and how dreamy you will make it.
I absolutely love everything about your apartment 💕 I am so looking forward to decorating your new home. I just know it will be fabulous . I am praying you and Desi find that perfect space very soon.
I’m 71 and have had one beautiful cozy warm home of my own for only 8 years while I was in my 30’s. I entertained often and loved it. The more the merrier. During that time my marriage crumbled and ended and I developed agoraphobia. I have been in apartments ever since and managed to function very well. I would love a house to call my own again and I haven’t given up. Eternal hope is the key. Another knee replacement in a few months then a part time remote job to make some money to save and enjoy life. I live close to my kids and grandkids in Iowa but warm sandy beaches or any beaches would be wonderful. Susan, your home is beautiful and I know that your son and grandchildren will be so happy to live close to you for however long you do. You’re a beautiful lady, inside and out. Thank you for your smiles and Desi😊
This video today, Susan just sinks right down to my soul. My friend, it's a long story, but she needed a larger apartment, so she moved us. I feel it's cold in feeling and hollow. I followed your suggestions on thrufting for art and little things to add. She pays the rent because she needs a secondary home for work, I need a roof over my head. I have very little money to spare each month, so a thrift store visit it was, following your guidelines for art and unique items. I found wonderful things. Thank you so much. I couldn't wait for you to launch tonight so I could share with you and the other lovely people here. Thank you, Susan. 🫶⭐️💕
Hal's sure going to miss you Susan. I'm so happy for you and the fact that you will be close to your family. I know too well how precious that is and also how fleeting time is but I can't help but feel bad for Hal, I hope that your not moving so far that the two of you rarely get to see each other, you seem like wonderful friends. 🏡💛
My home is my sanctuary, a place I love pulling in the driveway, a place that has nurtured my soul, a place that has sheltered me in happy days and sorrowful days, a place that every time I walk through the door makes me glad to be inside, a place that I have shared with my love for 40 years and wish we had another 40❤…Love,Liz
Another beautiful video, Susan. I made the same choice you are making for the very same reasons. I enjoy being 68 and single living a life of peace and joy. My condo reflects me the minute you enter my home with prints I collected while living and traveling in Italy. Your home should make you smile when you walk in the door speaking to your heart “Welcome Home”.❤
We relocated from Florida to Northern California to be near our kids and grandkids. Best decision we ever made. I can walk to my daughter’s house and it’s a short drive to my son’s house. I grew up in a college town and loved it. There’s always something to do. Concerts, exhibits, art shows, libraries, sports, good food and good music. Family is everything
A real home has animals in it! I love when a home is really lived in and there's order but it's not a perfect space. When it's too perfect, it just makes me nervous and that takes away from really enjoying entertaining and living in it. I like order since everything in the home has a place of it's own and it's much easier to find things when I'm looking for it. I love the smell of home cooked meals and home made deserts, now that's a home. Calm and peaceful energy in a home is another thing that I enjoy without any drama. I read once as I recall it said "a house is made out of brick and stone and a home is made of love alone.
I live in Oceanside California and I own a condo 1 or 2 minutes walking to beach & Pier. I absolutely love it here & I’ve decorated my condo in blue and white Chinoserie . I love it and it makes me happy 😊❤️
I'm going to miss your beautiful home. I hope the next one can be set up just as much or even more beautifully. You deserve it. Always, thank you for your love and fun and real life chit chats with us. You're so delightful.
Susan, Your new home will be so welcoming, I know it! And, yes, I have big decisions in front of me. I’m preparing for whatever they may be as I feel things out and gain the answers to those important questions. At this age, 67 years, the decision to uproot myself feels so much more momentous and impactful than at any other time in my life.
The one thing that makes my house my ‘home,’ and is very special to me is - When I lived in England, I collected antiques, and my home is decorated with them - very eclectic and cozy. But my favorite is the Victorian tiles I hunted down everywhere I went. When I returned to the USA, and renovated my kitchen, I had enough tiles to form my backsplash. I laid them out in all the various colors and designs, like a patchwork quilt. I could never leave this house because of my quirky (and I think) lovely backsplash! All the best of luck, Susan, in your new adventure - I am SO looking forward to seeing all you do! It will be a lot of fun!! 🙋♀️🥰💕‼️
I absolutely LOVE your choice of artwork! Your pieces are not too small or bland. Some small pieces are a nice mix, in a balanced scheme. And your house is beautifully decorated.
I live opposite nature reserve in Western Australia. On Waterperry Drive. I can walk to every shop and service I need, and don't need. Including lovely cafes, and a library. God has been so kind to me.❤
Susan, I am so happy for you and Desi. I can’t wait to see your new house and how beautiful you decorate it. You and Desi will be so happy in your new house. Oh my, I just noticed that you have almost 100,000 subscribers! Your channel has grown so much since I started watching you. I just think this is AMAZING! Love to you and Desi ❤
Susan I LOVE your videos! You are so calming and we really think alike. I am 63 and still working. My children have all moved to South Florida. I want to move down but still am undecided if my son ( that I’ll be close to) moves with his job I’ll be alone! So very undecided! It’s a huge decision. Thank you for your support and amazing ideas. Oh I love your hair too!! ❤❤
Once upon a time I was a single parent without much money and we did a lot of thrifting. Sometimes now, I've tried to talk myself out of it because I don't need more stuff. But then I see You Tubers like you making it so much fun. Last week I found an original painting for $6.00, that I absolutely love. Positive reinforcement. I saw a saying the other day "buy things that will make your place the best estate sale ever" -- and that's now my philosophy. Your videos are beautiful. I watch You Tube while cooking or cleaning, but yours I have to sit down and watch every minute all the way through. Good luck in your house search. You'll find the perfect place.
I just love college towns. Even small ones have energy, things to do (shows, music, etc) & restaurants/coffee. I think you are going to be even happier once you move close to your family.
You are so right! I am at a huge crossroads going from a huge farmhouse and land to a small cottage after the passing of my husband of 40 years. It feels so foreign and lonely. Decorating is definitely a huge hi-light to look forward to. Decorating brings me joy and helps me to express myself and to express the new journey for the future! It’s what I’m taking with me! Thank you for helping me understand that I’m not alone!❤️
What makes my house a home are my books. There were times in my life that books have been my only companion, except today, today I have your UA-cam channel!
I hope you find the perfect home for you and Desi. You buy so, so, so much stuff, a lot, continually. I’m always wondering how you keep finding places and spaces for all the things you keep buying. That’s got to be a talent in itself. Hal is so funny and just a sweetheart. You and Hal are such a cutie couple. ❤
I think I speak for most, if not all, (and no, they didn't appoint me. Dang it!) that we will miss your 2 bdrm apartment (to distinguish from yr 1st place). Not just because of the wonderful way you have decorated but because you and Desi were there to WELCOME US every week. It was a safe, comfortable "home away from home". But it means a new chapter (it's going to be a long but much beloved NYTimes Best Seller)-- filled with great opportunities to shop, collect, display and cherish. We luv you so much. So much you'll never know. Take us with you, will ya? And remember we are sending prayers and focused, concentrated vibes to manifest the perfect "Enchanted Cottage". Remember that movie? The black & white version? Well, it will be. Because that's what you are. Enchanting.
So glad you moved near your family. They need you and you will add so much to each other's lives. I live a few minutes from my daughter and her family and have helped raise my granddaughter. I watched her since she was born while her parents worked. She's 13 now and i pick her up from school most days and visit with her and her parents a little each day. She still asks to sleep overnight at my home and I love it! I still have my own friends and life and we respect each others privacy . My husband died a few years ago and occasionally living alone can be lonely but I am not ready to give up any of my independence either. Congrats on your decision and new home Susan!
One of the things I love about our new(er) home of 5 years is our six foot white artificial tree in the living room. The attached lights can either be in pastels or white. Our option with a handy little button. We bought the tree 5 years back to use for Christmases here, but two years back, during COVID, I decided to leave it up all year and REDECORATE it for every occasion to keep our spirits bright . So there's Christmas, Valentines day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and then that long stretch from Easter to Christmas I decorate it with cute little nautical things because we live on a canal. A person could do the 4th of July and Birthdays, little antique cars, anything made of light woods, fancy press board, plastics or cloth over plastic. It's endless. Doing this yearly decorating brings us so much joy. When kids come over I have often let them decorate it and it brings everyone such fun and makes for happy memories together. The white tree is something I always thought about doing and now we are. I love it and thanks to specialty shops and Amazon I really have unique and awesome collections to hang in it. So festive. The one mistake made, and it was expensive too, was the first round of Nautical Decorations I bought were all made of blown glass from a fairly famous company back east in the USA. They arrived completely in tack (all the way to Alberta Canada) and are so very breathtaking, but they were way too heavy for the limbs. My dreams were dashed as they are gorgeous. I found a good home for them near the dining room table but it WAS A a costly error for the white tree. I'd love to send you photos if you'd like to see the different seasons that I've done. I'd include hubby by always saying "WE" decorate it but he was no help at all. 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Susan! Love what you say about moving close to your son. I recently retired and moved a few states away to be near my sister. She and her husband made it possible to move right next door in a beautiful home I never dreamed I'd live in. Keep looking and praying! It will happen! Love your videos and style!!!
I love your weekly chats Susie. We all have the same conversations in our heads as we age and move through this life. The "ifs" can stop us in our tracks. Wasting time and emotions on those "ifs" is something we no longer have time for.
I think my personal attitude about my life, either makes or breaks my home. If you love yourself, your life, then your home will reflect that and make others become so comfortable sharing your space. I think so anyway. I know where I have to make changes. Your home is so lovely and inviting and it goes beyond your style and things and thank you so much for sharing with all of us fans.
One of the things that I like the most, about your apartment, is the long gallery wall. You don't see that in very many apartments and it is quite magical the way you have your art displayed. When I look around my house, I have a few pictures, on the walls, but it is very minimal. It does not give the same vibe or pop that you have been able to achieve in decorating your home. You have a definite knack of using a lot of art and decor, but it gives a very warm and inviting vibe and does not really look overdone. I am sure I am not the only one that picks things up, at the thrift store, and says, "Susan would love this". LOL
Oh Susan..... sitting here crying tears of happiness for you!!...congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!! (it's so wonderful it needed repeating 3 times!!😂) How fabulous this will be for you and Desi, I'm so excited for him too and so glad he has such a beautiful life with you, his sweet little soul deserves it. Being near your grandchildren is so incredible. I know for my husband and I, it has been some of the most precious times we have ever had. So happy for you!......AND.....How fun it will be decorating your gorgeous home with you ...and... going shopping and thrifting with you too.. (oooh yes!!!😁) Susan, you are a joy to watch every week, thank you so much for sharing your life with us......many hugs and much love to you and sweet Desi! Congratulations on your wonderful home, your 100K subscribers and your UA-cam anniversary! You go girl!!!🎉❤😊
Hal seems like the best friend you could possibly have. Always up for adventure, and that burrito he ordered looked divine!!! I hope that he will be a part of your life once you move and will not be shyed away because of the distance. I love that he's always willing to do something fun and make a fool of himself for a good laugh! Humor really is a wonderful thing in a person's personality. I'm looking forward to seeing how you do decorate in your new home.
Hola Susan Im from Ecuador.. My friends always ask me to decorate their homes, but I dont think I decorate..in reality I set a tone a vibe ..a house is a place for our soul.. In the last two months I've been donating and gifted lots of my things..I prefer space..flowers..light..candles..books and music..Im with you in that space with four confort otomans (I dont know if that s the correct name) around a round table yoo show in a picture.. Love your energy..creativity and wisdom and you seeing the beauty and depth in tiny moments...Love to all your subs🥰🤗🤗🤗
Home: That word encompasses so much. No matter what, “there’s no place like home”. I’m a thrifter, and honestly I cannot think of one certain thing that makes my home, but I love pictures of friends and family. My mother always covered book cases and shelves with pictures of the people who were the greatest part of her life. I’m pretty sure, those people were her granddaughters. When she passed , my dad was still with us for another seven years, but when he passed I became the keeper of her collection of photos. Photos that are candid and capture a real life moment are the best!
I have always loved decorating, since my first apartment 54 years ago and now my home I share with my husband and two dogs. It’s my nest and I love to feather it!
What makes my house a home is many things: the furniture set from the 50s that my parents gave me (reupholstered in orange, my favorite color), the furniture I took when I got divorced after 32 years of marriage, and the new items I bought for me. Also, my dog Pete made my house a home when I moved here. This house was for both of us. He died in April 2022, but now I have a crazy cat, who makes my house a home❤
A house isn't a home until I have herbs growing!! I have never lived somewhere that I felt was well decorated. I don't have that ability. Learning to accept who I am🙂 Enjoy your videos and look forward to them. Thank You.
How exciting to be on the hunt for a new home to enjoy with your grandchildren nearby! The one thing I learned in my small home is we define the space - the space doesn’t define us. I have no doubt your new home will be lovely.
We moved to Georgia and we have a big home and my son passed away 8 yrs ago then our grandson got married and has two beautiful children, he's in the military and I can't wait to see them, you've inspired me to get back into decorating getting some new into our home best wishes to you Susan and Desi💞🌹
I have been watching your channel for years. Our stories are similar. I left an abusive marriage 2 years ago and hd to start over with almost nothing at 55. You are such an inspiration on how to overcome difficult challenges alone. Your kind and gentle way brings me to your channel every Sunday morning. BTW watching Desi play in his new backyard is so heartwarming. ❤
Hi Susan, I love my home , we’ve been here for 34 years this month, unfortunately it is too big for us to look after properly we should of moved a few years ago but we just can’t bring ourselves to do it . Thank you for today 👏💕
My mother was perhaps your mother's age. My mother too liked her plastic flowers around the house (and a few plastic fruits). Those were new when she was just married, so I guess that stuck with her. I got rid of my Living Room couch when my parents died, and I inherited their stuff. Before I sold their house, I had to clean it out. I took their upholstered Living Room chairs. So around a large round cocktail table I have two pairs of chairs (2 antiques and to newer ones) and also two other chairs, an antique Martha Washington upholstered chair and a cushy lounge chair with a matching ottoman in Burgandy velvet with tassel fringe at the bottom in another corner of the room. Together with her tier table and her piano and a few of her side tables, they conjure better times with my parents. I sometimes cry when I go in that room now. I am so glad you showed us that picture of the chairs around a low table. I have often thought that what I inherited was not very good design-no couch in that room, but I love those pieces so much. I think the chairs make the room more conversational. BTW, I think it is brave of you to find a new adventure and purchase a new home in another town so far away from where you are now. Good luck. The things that make my house a home are all the things I inherited from my parents' home. However, I would give it all up, just to spend more time with them. But before they passed, I would have said, my two cats (before they also passed), my husband (still here) and my house plants make this house a home. Also, the smell of my cooking and the happy feeling I get from just sitting in my own house, decorated with my taste in every room.
I can understand you wanting to be near the children. I moved back from Florida so I could be near them and my daughter..downsizing and decorating again. Love the decor you have now Susan. Remember to take time to relax and have fun. Lots of handsome men in that state, and maybe the one who deserves our lovely you will find you. You deserve the best.
I wanted to let you know just how much I love your channel. I live in West Cornwall UK. You are a joy to listen to and I so look forward to your posts. You are very inspirational and at 55 this year I feel that I can embrace getting older yet look forward to creating goals and enjoying life and I feel so much brighter for seeing your posts. I wish you much happiness, peace and fun when you find your new home. I am looking forward to seeing it :) xx
Susan, you are an amazing videographer! Also an amazing decorator and friend. I'm facing the same situation living far from my son and grandkids. I also want them to know who their grandma is. It's a huge step to apply for a mortgage at our age and go house hunting but you have been so inspiring. So I'm ready to take the plunge also. I hope you find your dream house. As we all know, dreams do come true. Many blessings to you my friend. ❤️🌹
I Love My Husband. I enjoy making my door wreaths and making flower arrangements. Last year and this year I loved working with different shades of Pink Flowers. My Christmas Tree and Decor were Pink too. I enjoy hearing You talk about "Your New Home You're Going To Buy"! Thank You for inviting us to Your Home😉😊
I love your current home decor. It's busy but beautiful! It isn't my style but I still absolutely love it in your space. I also have found that my style changes for each home I have lived in.
I have loved watching you find thrift store treasures for you lovely home, and I cannot wait to see your new home and how to are going to decorate it. Your channel is bringing me such peace, in a life that is now confusing and uncertain for me and my children, as we watch my husband and their father battle a progressive health problem.
Susan I love you talkin about purchasing your own home!!! Kudos for you gal, you go for it !!! I also love decorating and you will have so much fun you have wonderful taste actually just like mine so I will enjoy watching your decorating if your new home.... I would like to warn you about your gardening.... At the age of 70 I could still get on my knees and pull weeds and plant and have thoroughly enjoyed gardening my whole life...BUT now at 75 I can no longer get up and down to pull weeds... Yes the age does catch up with us.... So my suggestion is to plant things that come up every year.. and keep your gardening to a minimum.... Stone , brick and mulch are beautiful , lots of grass a few trees, electric lawn mower). Just recommendations from an older version of you, and on her own😊
It makes me happy to see your eyes light up when you talk about the prospect of your new home. I look forward to watching your videos and joining you for the adventure.
So happy for you moving! A great thing about moving to a college town is that the college usually offers free classes to seniors- and that does keep us young! You will love it all- and with your family there too! Yeh! ❤😊
Live and learn, no matter your age🎉🙏🏼🌟. You have been so lucky so be able to afford to live on your own, support yourself and your different pets.. and to be healthy! I’m so happy you are getting your dream, which is also mine♥️
I was glad to hear you say that your mother's home (finally) taught you that the most important thing about home decor is that it needs to be what the owner enjoys. Tell Hal thanks for a good laugh.
I admire how beautiful your apartment is decorated with a❤🤍 balcony next to nature, pretty lights and flowers. I will miss it however, I also know your new place will be amazing. Can't wait to see your new adventures! Congratulations for 100K subs, your 8 years UA-cam channel and of course, your new home! I'm so happy and excited for you and Desi, so sweet, love you both! ❤💘
I just love it when your video comes up on Saturday nights! (Are you playing the piano, the background music? It's so beautiful!) I love how you use everything as decor! Your home makes me happy!
Susan I'm 74 and love your videos thanks so highly of you You do so much for us women that I think we might take you for granted you are so good and intelligent ‼️ The one thing I love about my home is I'm a widow I had nowhere to go lost everything in my home just like you is where my son is My son bought a home and a rural area which is kind of scary lol but he takes care of me helps me he's my life and so are my other three children but this one son bought me a home when I had nowhere to go when my husband died and everything was foreclosed on I'm so glad you are moving with your son because when you get to be my age your children are all that's important Big hugs have a wonderful week Susan xoxo 🌹❤️ Rose
My sister has passed away now but she was one who had every wall space filled with furniture and tchotchkes'! I'm more of a minimalist so I have a few things here and there. Darleen also loved silk flowers!! Most of my paintings are watercolor paintings I've painted, flowers and birds. Brightly painted that's what I like to paint.
Also, I suggest that when you get to your new town, you should put an add in the local newspaper and offer some paid interior decorating services . You can have a website for that purpose that shows some of your interiors from your UA-cam channel.
You are such a breath of fresh air. I so enjoy your channel. I love your little apartment and think you have great taste. When you find that little house you will know as soon as you walk through the door. It's that feeling when a house wraps itself around you, you know it's home. The little cottage I live in now is just that and I love and appreciate every inch of it.
I so love when you get excited. I love that you are so happy. I can't wait to see your new place and watch all your special touches. I'm so so happy for you Susan. Your dream coming true!
What gives me joy are Sunny and Tippy, my two wonderful cats. Their cat mama brought them when they were kittens because l put milk out on my porch for a neighbourhood stray. I also love my 4 birds. And my family live with me as well. My apartment is greatly decorated with my shoes and clothes. I am turning my place into a Parisian retreat. I love decor, fashion, writing and other hobbies as well.
Having a home of your own, where your monthly payments go towards YOUR mortgage and not someone else’s makes a huge difference in your life. Your home is your sanctuary a place where you surround yourself with beauty and items that have sentimental value and a significance to you alone. May GOD bless you as you continue your quest for a home and may the Holy Spirit give you guidance and wisdom when the time comes in making your decisions. 🙏🏻
What I love about my home are the night lights I have in every room. Some have been gifts from friends. My favorite has California poppies painted on it looking like stained glass.
So happy for you. As long as you have a friend or family near by home can be wherever you make it. So if your Son would up and move you can too. Just a new adventure!! Live for today and tomorrow, if we are lucky will be waiting for us to enjoy too. Don't worry about it. You have a great attitude you will be fine.
Hal is a hoot and a great thrifting buddy.Moving to a college town will be wonderful, I live near one and I love the downtown shops and restaurants.I love decorating too and less is more with beautiful statement pieces and having a cozy welcoming atmosphere making you and others visiting feel good.I love my back yard with a privacy fence with the trees and flowers and several seating areas to enjoy the birds and squirrels.I love the quiet time enjoying nature.😊💛
Many times during the week….in my privacies,
I light candles and say my intention. I then light it and release all the positive energies in my ❤.
Universe,
I need a room, or a place.
A room or place with my own bath and a window to sit by and do my makeup.
I need a space for the things that I love, like my pictures of white flowers and street cafes in Paris.
I need a space for my car and a park that I can walk to and hug a tree.
But most of all…dear universe, is there a
place where I can finally live
authentically, be accepted authentically, and be just who I am……
Me.☮️ ❤☮️
I so wish you will find your perfect place to call home Eilenn....I will light the candle too for all of us to feel that love and peace of a home...anywhere we may find it. xxooo Love to you! Susan & Desi
Sending love and peace to fuel you in your quest. To rest. In your own lovely room. ❤️
Eileen I just want to say a wonderful idea always put out your intentions out and I too lite my candles 🕯 😊
How beautiful and I too will light a candle for you myself and all others who need these things🌸🌸
You will find it ! 💖
I am 70 and have finally decided to leave my husband (who doesn’t love, appreciate, or respect me) and move with my daughter and her partner and my two grandchildren from Portland, Oregon, to join my other grown son who is a musician in Nashville, Tennessee. No more negativity! The move will be difficult, but us being together (where I am loved, appreciated, and respected) brings us all tremendous joy! On to a new adventure 🎉
OH MY!!!!!!!!! Alright!!!!!! A new life!!! You are free to be happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@LittlePoet That’s the plan👍
@Linda Anderson ❤
@@donnaleesalerno Thank you, Donna!
Yours had to be a very difficult decision to make. 🙏 ❤
I grew up in foster care, ten homes to be exact! So, to me my home represents stability and security. I decorate it in a peaceful way, free of clutter, i call it my sanctuary.
I love that you call it your sanctuary. What colors do you prefer?
I loved your comment. I was so thrilled when I bought my little house. I would wake up and look at the ceiling and I'd think that's MY ceiling! My walls and it was a sanctuary. Your house must be so lovely and comforting.
I am so happy for you. Enjoy every precious moment in you blessed home.
God bless you Maria for the many struggles you have endured that the majority of us will never comprehend. 🙏
@@patticakesintexasI love my art colorful, but also soothing. I’m blessed to live in a beach town in California so my theme and colors are coastal. I also love flowers, paired with vintage terracota vases. Also, lots of candles to remind me of that inner light that guided to overcome struggles! ❤
I surprised myself when I finally bought my own home. I no longer cared about decorating. It is so peaceful. I think of remarrying and then I can’t imagine sharing my home with anyone. I’m just so happy and so thankful, material things no longer matter-comfort and happiness is everything!
My Mom told me not to remarry because I get to watch whatever I want now. LOL! My husband was a sweetheart.. he didn't care what we watched- just so we were sitting beside each other.😥💖
If you remarry you would need to ask yourself whether or not you want to trade your peace and comfort to accommodate his tastes. Decor USED to be a woman’s venue (feathering the nest), but not so anymore. Once he retired my spouse decided to become very opinionated about changing how our house is decorated, although over half of the house is already decorated to suit his tastes! Arrggghh!
I am Proverbs 31 and I wanted to take this opportunity to give God all the glory for my new home. Ephesians 3:20! Praise God! I will forever be grateful. It is more than I could have ever hoped or dreamed and whatever or whoever He has in my future, I will gladly welcome!
The open space in a room that you shared, is where the eye needs to rest...especially in a room that has lots of decorations.
Enjoy it!
When my husband passed away I cleaned out all his clothes except his plaid flannel shirts. I wear them around the house or out in the yard on a chilly morning. They feel like a cozy hug from him.
Same. I love them. They are like a hug!
I look forward to this all week, and especially all day Saturday. As a 65 + woman living alone, weekends can be lonely, but your videos are balm to my soul. The music, the images, the laughter, the shopping recommendations. All so therapeutic.
I do agree with you. Susan brings joy to lonely times for me too. She’s a dear soul and a very creative one too. She cheers me to get up and go do instead of being down in the dumps.
Amen, Sharon! I might start a lonely widows club. 🤣
I totally agree with you all!! Living alone has its moments! I feel in limbo, but then she does a video like this, and I feel hopeful! Thank you, Susan, for inspiring us widows trying to find our new normal! 💗
I agree!!
I enjoy living alone. I'm married now (remarried at age 65) and there are times I yearn for my single days. What about getting into a routine of going for a walk every day? That has helped me.
I've been single for 23 yrs., I'm just turned 70. I've never been bored a day in my life. I have a small patio home, that I love. I have a son and 2 granddaughters. that live 15 min. away. I love to decorate, like to thrift, and cook. To me my home is beautiful, I love everything in it!
There was a small town my Dad used to drive through to go visit my Grandparents in Southeastern Kentucky. Even as I small child, I loved this little town because it had an energy and even an aroma that I dearly loved. Well, I grew up and married a soldier, lived in Europe for 14 years and in 9 different States in the good old USA. When we retired my dear husband brought me back to Kentucky and we bought a little house in that town I had fallen in love with when I was a little girl. That town is Bardstown, KY which happens to be the Bourbon Capitol of the World. The aroma I smelled when I was little was the sour mash that would grow up to be none other than Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey. It still smells like baking bread and I still love this town! Enjoy your house-hunting!
Debra, as I was reading your comment, I was thinking that sounds like Bardstown, the town I was born in 64 years ago ..! My family moved to Florida when I was small but we went back and I lived there for two years right on Main St. I haven't been back in years, but Bardstown is still in my heart ..❤Charlotte
my home is an Scottish/English styled cottage, where the tea kettle is always on, the door always open, and some sort of bite to eat at the ready. Friends, neighbors, and family come by for visits and conversations. Once, a friend sat down on the sofa, and said, "I love your home, I feel like I can put my feet on the coffee table if I wish". My reply was, "Of course, go right ahead, that is what I do when I sit there!" I thrift a lot, and have a lot of things that were my mom's, and some of her friend's, so it is
comfortable, eclectic, and filled with all the things I love!
This episode was one of your BEST! Very thought provoking and definitely from the heart. I relocated to be closer to my daughter and son in law and only four months later my daughter was pregnant with my first grandchild. To live within walking distance of our little family, seeing them often and spending time with my granddaughter building memories is so much more than I’d ever imagined.
Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!! You are so sweet!! Thank you so much for being here and leaving such a great comment!!!!
Susan, I’m so very happy you will be getting a little home of your own close to your family!! My sister just made that move to be with her family!
Your new house is perfection ! The hydrangeas alone would’ve sold me ! The craftsman style, the porch.....Is there a second floor ? What ages grand kids? Is this Too many questions? To make a huge decision to alone...cannot wait to see your optimistic changes.....God Bless
That is priceless ❤️
I’m so happy you’re talking about decorating 😊. I love how your place look. I hope I can learn from you. I don’t have creativity 😔.
Please make more videos about decorating, where you shop, how to combine everything.
Just to give you and idea about my house, all walls are empty because I just can’t decide what’s the best decor to buy.
Take us shopping for decor for your new home😊.
I’m so happy for you😊🌷🌷🌷
I love the way you decorated your current apartment. It’s so warm and cozy. It’s beautiful! ❤️
Oh thank you so much!!! Happy Weekend!!! Love Always, Susan & Desi
My home is my sanctuary. I have it decorated in tones that are calming…like the light blue-gray of my living room to the deep rich cherry red of my formal dining room. I feel safe and peaceful for the most part. I can’t wait to go on this journey of decorating your new home with you Susan. I love to decorate and it will be fun to see how your new place comes together for you and that cute little boy Desi. Sending you prayers and hugs ~ Darlene
As you know my first 20 years I didn’t have a save place, and now my home is my castle, I am always decorating with new or old stuff and I love it. It looks a lot like your current place, cosy and romantic, and less is more, is not my quote 😂. But my favorite “item” in my house is my loving husband for over 37 years, so you can take everything away from me but please don’t take the one I love until my last breath. Thanks for your positive vlog because I am a little down this week. Car has broken and is going to cost my last saving money and I have a new bump in my breast and wednesday I am going to hear what it is ( had breastcancer in 2013 ). Xxx for you and Desi 🥰
@@ivonnevermeer3600 🙏
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I am so excited to watch you change up your style. I’m also 67 years old, and (thankfully) divorced this past year. I bought a new home, (my cottage) and completely changed everything! More color, a new style, and finally have serenity in my life. I love my new home, and you will too!
Hi Susan! I am a 71y/o American living in Italy. My husband and I came here to live 6 years ago...this is where he is from, so we had a place to live. Sadly, he died this past October. So now I am getting ready to move back to the states. Like yourself, I am not sure where I'll be living yet..although it will be near my only son and his beautiful family, in Georgia. I've lived there before, and I like it, but it probably wouldn't be my first choice. I realise that now that I am alone, and being the age I am, my choices start to narrow....so be it. Like yourself, I have a great appreciation for art and anything beautiful that speaks to my heart. I also love beauty products and make-up application. While living here, I've gathered around myself some wonderful pieces. But I cannot take them back to the states because it's expensive, and impractical. These things, for the most part, are not expensive, but just enjoyable to me. And people coming to visit would comment on my unusual, but happy choices. I wanted to tell you how much of a comfort your channel has been to me here. Your honesty, and love of beauty has inspired me many times over the past few years . And being a full time caregiver, far away from friends and family, and hardly speaking the language....it has been at times, a very lonely road. You have brightened my journey! I really wish I could stay here because it is an extremely beautiful place....but it is also a very complicated system to navigate. So off I go, once again! God bless you in your next adventure! I'll still be watching your uploads, and since we are in a somewhat similar situation, looking for ideas and thoughts on decor and starting a new chapter in life's journey. Ciao Bella!
I want you to know I love the way you decorate your homes. I don't think they are too busy. I am excited to see your new home. You have helped me through a terrible divorce. God bless you.
I was just looking at 55 and over communities. I've lived in my house for nearly 29 years and I think I'm just going to stay here. It's going to all 4 of my kids in my will, so it's my investment. I only have stairs to use the laundry, so I think I can do it. Also, I don't really want to downsize when my family does come visit and it's a big family. So, that's my decision. Oh, I have a fenced in back yard for my dog, too so that's another thing. Right now I've got to focus on cleaning, sorting, donating, and I just bought a new couch and chair for my living room and I'm very excited about them arriving. Oh flooring! Under the carpet here we're worn out hardwood floors and now I don't think I can have those floors done. Oh well. My kids love this house. First base is a tree that has grown 20 feet in all these years. There's room to grill in the back yard and play corn hole so I'm staying!
I’m looking for the same style of home and I thought there was ONLY 55+ im in Arizona east valley I found few very few families but we do have a lot rent there’s no way going around that I’m 35 and I’m looking into purchasing it next year. Congrats on dreams
@@Arizona_lilly hi. I’m in the East Valley too. Chandler! I’m in a 3200 sq ft house and just the 2 of us! Both retired and moved here from Hawaii. We’re living the good life. I’m staying put ❤
I agree. I’ve thought about moving several times, but this is home & I like the way it’s decorated. I like the area too & all of the nature walks.
You are sure what’s the best thing is for YOU! That’s huge!💖💛💝 Excited about your new furniture! Enjoy it and your home that’s brought you joy! I’m happy for you!
Sounds like a plan. I’m similar with my home that my husband and I built almost 35 years ago. He is gone now. I luv the home and pool and woods. The only downside is the maintenance and paying property taxes here in Md not to mention when the normal tax time rolls around, like now. Ha
Good luck. ❤️🙏
I retired from a job that I worked many long days and Saturdays. I get so much enjoyment from getting to be in this home where I have lived in for over 30 years. I remodeled it by knocking out walls, adding a walk in closet, a fireplace, new kitchen, new floors and doors, deck and patio and picked out every piece of decor and furniture. Susan, I know when you get your new house that you will make it every bit as beautiful and it will bring you so much enjoyment also, which you so deserve!
Wow Laurie, great job!
Hi Susie - moving to another state to be with our two little grandchildren is one of the best moves we have ever made..... making wonderful memories together & watching them grow is priceless!!
Floosy it's wonderful that you could do that & didn't go it alone, too! 💖
20 years ago, I persuaded my husband to go look at a fixer upper in a cute neighborhood I had always admired. He was reluctant to say the least. However, when we turned the corner and entered the back yard, we both fell instantly in love. It was the best of two worlds. A house located within town limits that had 20 acres of untouched woodlands beyond the back yard. We bought the house and in the midst of remodeling, added a sunroom and deck so we could enjoy the beautiful scenery every day. This home has been my sanctuary and oasis through the turbulent waters of life; sickness, death, job layoffs, etc. We've created beautiful memories with our kids and 7 grandchildren. I love it even more today than I did that first day. I hope you find your sanctuary too.
This was so fun! You are making the right decision to be close to your family, and enjoy seeing your grandkids grow and enjoying them. You are blessed.
Oh thank you so much!!! Happy Weekend!!! Love Always, Susan & Desi
And not only a blessing to you, but to those dear children. So priceless for them, and for their "sense of family", to grow up knowing their place in life, with regular multi-generational contact, love and support. As they say, it takes a village to raise a child.
I live a few hours away from my family. I am 74 years old, and I have one thing that brings me joy every morning when I wake up. There is a gallery wall of my grandparents, my parents, my daughter, and her family, my grandsons. My husband and I. We got married 8 years ago. This all makes me smile and makes my day that I moved to a new home. It was scary at first, but I enjoy my life in the country.
I found that the color purple...lilac and dark plum....make me feel gooooood. So I took my son's old bedroom and painted the walls and ceiling and bookcases and trim in my wonderful color palette. I feel really fine when I'm in there! It's my yoga, crafting, office room and I now spend the most time there. (Or here...that's where I am now. LOL). My daughter walked in and said....ugh! It's so, so, ....so....purple! I love it!
Purple is my favorite color too!!😊
That's awesome Liz!
I love purple!
Life has chapters. Spending time near your grandchildren when they are young will be wonderful. Who knows what the future holds. Cheers to new beginnings🧙🏻
I think at the age 64, I realize how much I hate to dust stuff! Done with spending so much time dusting! Stuff is out of here! So relaxing now! Less is sooo much more for me.🙂
I love Swiffer dusters. I hide them around the house so I can whip them out and dust just a little when the urge or need arises. They hold the dust well and are light and easy to use. To be honest I have resisted dusting for years 😂 until these nifty little tools.
I agree 🌺
I agree. I love my home & decor but lately I have placed many xtra seasonal items in labeled tubs for my daughters. Regular items too ~ dust collectors.
Hi tammy/im florrie/short for florence/yuk/hate my name/lol/my grandma named me/1958/that was a named used for quite a few ladys/I got stuck with it/I believe when you said less is more and I down sized too.I have a small china cabinet in my dinning room/lights up from the 1950s early 1960s.just a few things i have saved from my kids and thats it/dusting/cleaning my fridge i hate doing but i do it every two weeks/little things like i do not mind washing the glass with windex/buttttt/I do not like polishing wood/and taking all the nick nacs out and soaking them in the sink/other then that/life is great when you have less to clean.amen/
@@florencecavallaro4599 I love your name, that was my grandmother's name.
I’m so happy for you & precious Desi! I lost my precious fur Baby almost 2 weeks ago now he was 15 years old. My heart is broken, he was also a rescue. I’m 57 years old & you inspire me so much about, changes for my future & how to make it my best years & life yet! Peace & love to you & Desi
I love your little apartment with the balcony and wooded view. You’ve decorated it so cozy and charming and I will miss it when you move. But I’m certain you will find just the right house and can’t wait to see what you will do and how dreamy you will make it.
I absolutely love everything about your apartment 💕 I am so looking forward to decorating your new home. I just know it will be fabulous . I am praying you and Desi find that perfect space very soon.
I’m 71 and have had one beautiful cozy warm home of my own for only 8 years while I was in my 30’s. I entertained often and loved it. The more the merrier. During that time my marriage crumbled and ended and I developed agoraphobia. I have been in apartments ever since and managed to function very well. I would love a house to call my own again and I haven’t given up. Eternal hope is the key. Another knee replacement in a few months then a part time remote job to make some money to save and enjoy life. I live close to my kids and grandkids in Iowa but warm sandy beaches or any beaches would be wonderful. Susan, your home is beautiful and I know that your son and grandchildren will be so happy to live close to you for however long you do. You’re a beautiful lady, inside and out. Thank you for your smiles and Desi😊
This video today, Susan just sinks right down to my soul. My friend, it's a long story, but she needed a larger apartment, so she moved us. I feel it's cold in feeling and hollow. I followed your suggestions on thrufting for art and little things to add. She pays the rent because she needs a secondary home for work, I need a roof over my head. I have very little money to spare each month, so a thrift store visit it was, following your guidelines for art and unique items. I found wonderful things. Thank you so much. I couldn't wait for you to launch tonight so I could share with you and the other lovely people here. Thank you, Susan. 🫶⭐️💕
I am heritage my antiques and my house but I have recordocated it with Goodwill
Home is where I find peace,my family,and garden and a little corner for books...bliss. being chronically ill,it's my sanctuary x
Hal's sure going to miss you Susan. I'm so happy for you and the fact that you will be close to your family. I know too well how precious that is and also how fleeting time is but I can't help but feel bad for Hal, I hope that your not moving so far that the two of you rarely get to see each other, you seem like wonderful friends. 🏡💛
You said what I was thinking also.. Hal is such a good friend. He may wish to come along. I want him to come along.
I was feeling bad for Hal, too! You can tell he adores Susan!!
My home is my sanctuary, a place I love pulling in the driveway, a place that has nurtured my soul, a place that has sheltered me in happy days and sorrowful days, a place that every time I walk through the door makes me glad to be inside, a place that I have shared with my love for 40 years and wish we had another 40❤…Love,Liz
Another beautiful video, Susan. I made the same choice you are making for the very same reasons. I enjoy being 68 and single living a life of peace and joy. My condo reflects me the minute you enter my home with prints I collected while living and traveling in Italy. Your home should make you smile when you walk in the door speaking to your heart “Welcome Home”.❤
Oh thank you so much!!! "Welcome, Home...I love that....! Happy Weekend!!! Love Always, Susan & Desi
I love Italian decorating, specifically Amalfi Coast. I'm decorating my dining room that way! Tuesday Morning usually gets in Italian pieces!
@@Good-DaySunshine I love Tuesday Morning but do u mean their art paintings??
We relocated from Florida to Northern California to be near our kids and grandkids. Best decision we ever made. I can walk to my daughter’s house and it’s a short drive to my son’s house. I grew up in a college town and loved it. There’s always something to do. Concerts, exhibits, art shows, libraries, sports, good food and good music.
Family is everything
Hal is a hoot, you have so much fun together, love seeing you two together
A real home has animals in it! I love when a home is really lived in and there's order but it's not a perfect space. When it's too perfect, it just makes me nervous and that takes away from really enjoying entertaining and living in it. I like order since everything in the home has a place of it's own and it's much easier to find things when I'm looking for it. I love the smell of home cooked meals and home made deserts, now that's a home. Calm and peaceful energy in a home is another thing that I enjoy without any drama. I read once as I recall it said "a house is made out of brick and stone and a home is made of love alone.
I live in Oceanside California and I own a condo 1 or 2 minutes walking to beach & Pier. I absolutely love it here & I’ve decorated my condo in blue and white Chinoserie . I love it and it makes me happy 😊❤️
Linda, Tuesday Morning has Chinoserie marked down right now (at least in our area).
@@Good-DaySunshine thank you I used shop there but end of March they closed it😢
I'm going to miss your beautiful home. I hope the next one can be set up just as much or even more beautifully. You deserve it.
Always, thank you for your love and fun and real life chit chats with us. You're so delightful.
Susan, Your new home will be so welcoming, I know it! And, yes, I have big decisions in front of me. I’m preparing for whatever they may be as I feel things out and gain the answers to those important questions. At this age, 67 years, the decision to uproot myself feels so much more momentous and impactful than at any other time in my life.
The one thing that makes my house my ‘home,’ and is very special to me is - When I lived in England, I collected antiques, and my home is decorated with them - very eclectic and cozy. But my favorite is the Victorian tiles I hunted down everywhere I went. When I returned to the USA, and renovated my kitchen, I had enough tiles to form my backsplash. I laid them out in all the various colors and designs, like a patchwork quilt. I could never leave this house because of my quirky (and I think) lovely backsplash! All the best of luck, Susan, in your new adventure - I am SO looking forward to seeing all you do! It will be a lot of fun!! 🙋♀️🥰💕‼️
I absolutely LOVE your choice of artwork! Your pieces are not too small or bland. Some small pieces are a nice mix, in a balanced scheme. And your house is beautifully decorated.
I agree, she has amazing tastes in art and decorating.
I live opposite nature reserve in Western Australia. On Waterperry Drive. I can walk to every shop and service I need, and don't need. Including lovely cafes, and a library. God has been so kind to me.❤
Susan, I am so happy for you and Desi. I can’t wait to see your new house and how beautiful you decorate it. You and Desi will be so happy in your new house. Oh my, I just noticed that you have almost 100,000 subscribers! Your channel has grown so much since I started watching you. I just think this is AMAZING!
Love to you and Desi ❤
Oh thank you so much!!! Happy Weekend!!! Love Always, Susan & Desi
Susan I LOVE your videos! You are so calming and we really think alike. I am 63 and still working. My children have all moved to South Florida. I want to move down but still am undecided if my son ( that I’ll be close to) moves with his job I’ll be alone! So very undecided! It’s a huge decision. Thank you for your support and amazing ideas. Oh I love your hair too!! ❤❤
You are so sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once upon a time I was a single parent without much money and we did a lot of thrifting. Sometimes now, I've tried to talk myself out of it because I don't need more stuff. But then I see You Tubers like you making it so much fun. Last week I found an original painting for $6.00, that I absolutely love. Positive reinforcement. I saw a saying the other day "buy things that will make your place the best estate sale ever" -- and that's now my philosophy. Your videos are beautiful. I watch You Tube while cooking or cleaning, but yours I have to sit down and watch every minute all the way through. Good luck in your house search. You'll find the perfect place.
ditto, Helga!
Thank you for sharing that saying about "best estate sale ever"...
Love it!
@Sylvia Jones Me too! Ditto! ❤️
I just love college towns. Even small ones have energy, things to do (shows, music, etc) & restaurants/coffee. I think you are going to be even happier once you move close to your family.
You are so right! I am at a huge crossroads going from a huge farmhouse and land to a small cottage after the passing of my husband of 40 years. It feels so foreign and lonely. Decorating is definitely a huge hi-light to look forward to. Decorating brings me joy and helps me to express myself and to express the new journey for the future! It’s what I’m taking with me! Thank you for helping me understand that I’m not alone!❤️
What makes my house a home are my books. There were times in my life that books have been my only companion, except today, today I have your UA-cam channel!
Their are no mistakes, only lessons, through what doesn’t work for us we find what truly does!
Blessings! 🙏🏻❤️
I hope you find the perfect home for you and Desi. You buy so, so, so much stuff, a lot, continually. I’m always wondering how you keep finding places and spaces for all the things you keep buying. That’s got to be a talent in itself. Hal is so funny and just a sweetheart. You and Hal are such a cutie couple. ❤
I think I speak for most, if not all, (and no, they didn't appoint me. Dang it!) that we will miss your 2 bdrm apartment (to distinguish from yr 1st place). Not just because of the wonderful way you have decorated but because you and Desi were there to WELCOME US every week. It was a safe, comfortable "home away from home". But it means a new chapter (it's going to be a long but much beloved NYTimes Best Seller)-- filled with great opportunities to shop, collect, display and cherish. We luv you so much. So much you'll never know. Take us with you, will ya? And remember we are sending prayers and focused, concentrated vibes to manifest the perfect "Enchanted Cottage". Remember that movie? The black & white version? Well, it will be. Because that's what you are. Enchanting.
So glad you moved near your family. They need you and you will add so much to each other's lives. I live a few minutes from my daughter and her family and have helped raise my granddaughter. I watched her since she was born while her parents worked. She's 13 now and i pick her up from school most days and visit with her and her parents a little each day. She still asks to sleep overnight at my home and I love it! I still have my own friends and life and we respect each others privacy . My husband died a few years ago and occasionally living alone can be lonely but I am not ready to give up any of my independence either. Congrats on your decision and new home Susan!
Your videos are so thought provoking and uplifting. I’m inspired to think. You are special, Susan, and thank you for sharing your heart!
Oh you are so sweet!!! Happy weekend!!!
One of the things I love about our new(er) home of 5 years is our six foot white artificial tree in the living room. The attached lights can either be in pastels or white. Our option with a handy little button.
We bought the tree 5 years back to use for Christmases here, but two years back, during COVID, I decided to leave it up all year and REDECORATE it for every occasion to keep our spirits bright . So there's Christmas, Valentines day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and then that long stretch from Easter to Christmas I decorate it with cute little nautical things because we live on a canal.
A person could do the 4th of July and Birthdays, little antique cars, anything made of light woods, fancy press board, plastics or cloth over plastic. It's endless. Doing this yearly decorating brings us so much joy. When kids come over I have often let them decorate it and it brings everyone such fun and makes for happy memories together.
The white tree is something I always thought about doing and now we are. I love it and thanks to specialty shops and Amazon I really have unique and awesome collections to hang in it. So festive.
The one mistake made, and it was expensive too, was the first round of Nautical Decorations I bought were all made of blown glass from a fairly famous company back east in the USA. They arrived completely in tack (all the way to Alberta Canada) and are so very breathtaking, but they were way too heavy for the limbs. My dreams were dashed as they are gorgeous. I found a good home for them near the dining room table but it WAS A a costly error for the white tree. I'd love to send you photos if you'd like to see the different seasons that I've done. I'd include hubby by always saying "WE" decorate it but he was no help at all. 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Susan! Love what you say about moving close to your son. I recently retired and moved a few states away to be near my sister. She and her husband made it possible to move right next door in a beautiful home I never dreamed I'd live in. Keep looking and praying! It will happen! Love your videos and style!!!
The one I’ve shared it with for 63 years makes it our special home! The very same house!
I love your weekly chats Susie. We all have the same conversations in our heads as we age and move through this life. The "ifs" can stop us in our tracks. Wasting time and emotions on those "ifs" is something we no longer have time for.
I think my personal attitude about my life, either makes or breaks my home. If you love yourself, your life, then your home will reflect that and make others become so comfortable sharing your space. I think so anyway. I know where I have to make changes. Your home is so lovely and inviting and it goes beyond your style and things and thank you so much for sharing with all of us fans.
One of the things that I like the most, about your apartment, is the long gallery wall. You don't see that in very many apartments and it is quite magical the way you have your art displayed. When I look around my house, I have a few pictures, on the walls, but it is very minimal. It does not give the same vibe or pop that you have been able to achieve in decorating your home. You have a definite knack of using a lot of art and decor, but it gives a very warm and inviting vibe and does not really look overdone. I am sure I am not the only one that picks things up, at the thrift store, and says, "Susan would love this". LOL
Oh Susan..... sitting here crying tears of happiness for you!!...congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!! (it's so wonderful it needed repeating 3 times!!😂) How fabulous this will be for you and Desi, I'm so excited for him too and so glad he has such a beautiful life with you, his sweet little soul deserves it. Being near your grandchildren is so incredible. I know for my husband and I, it has been some of the most precious times we have ever had. So happy for you!......AND.....How fun it will be decorating your gorgeous home with you ...and... going shopping and thrifting with you too.. (oooh yes!!!😁) Susan, you are a joy to watch every week, thank you so much for sharing your life with us......many hugs and much love to you and sweet Desi! Congratulations on your wonderful home, your 100K subscribers and your UA-cam anniversary! You go girl!!!🎉❤😊
Hal seems like the best friend you could possibly have. Always up for adventure, and that burrito he ordered looked divine!!! I hope that he will be a part of your life once you move and will not be shyed away because of the distance. I love that he's always willing to do something fun and make a fool of himself for a good laugh! Humor really is a wonderful thing in a person's personality. I'm looking forward to seeing how you do decorate in your new home.
I couldn't agree more. I so enjoy seeing Hal and the interaction between the two friends. I hope we will still see him every now and then.
Hola Susan Im from Ecuador..
My friends always ask me to decorate their homes, but I dont think I decorate..in reality I set a tone a vibe ..a house is a place for our soul..
In the last two months I've been donating and gifted lots of my things..I prefer space..flowers..light..candles..books and music..Im with you in that space with four confort otomans (I dont know if that s the correct name) around a round table yoo show in a picture.. Love your energy..creativity and wisdom and you seeing the beauty and depth in tiny moments...Love to all your subs🥰🤗🤗🤗
Home: That word encompasses so much. No matter what, “there’s no place like home”. I’m a thrifter, and honestly I cannot think of one certain thing that makes my home, but I love pictures of friends and family. My mother always covered book cases and shelves with pictures of the people who were the greatest part of her life. I’m pretty sure, those people were her granddaughters. When she passed , my dad was still with us for another seven years, but when he passed I became the keeper of her collection of photos. Photos that are candid and capture a real life moment are the best!
I have always loved decorating, since my first apartment 54 years ago and now my home I share with my husband and two dogs. It’s my nest and I love to feather it!
What makes my house a home is many things: the furniture set from the 50s that my parents gave me (reupholstered in orange, my favorite color), the furniture I took when I got divorced after 32 years of marriage, and the new items I bought for me. Also, my dog Pete made my house a home when I moved here. This house was for both of us. He died in April 2022, but now I have a crazy cat, who makes my house a home❤
A house isn't a home until I have herbs growing!! I have never lived somewhere that I felt was well decorated. I don't have that ability. Learning to accept who I am🙂 Enjoy your videos and look forward to them. Thank You.
How exciting to be on the hunt for a new home to enjoy with your grandchildren nearby! The one thing I learned in my small home is we define the space - the space doesn’t define us. I have no doubt your new home will be lovely.
Great thinking, Darla!
Because of you, I finally decorated my deck and it is lovely, I drink my coffee every morning there
We moved to Georgia and we have a big home and my son passed away 8 yrs ago then our grandson got married and has two beautiful children, he's in the military and I can't wait to see them, you've inspired me to get back into decorating getting some new into our home best wishes to you Susan and Desi💞🌹
I have been watching your channel for years. Our stories are similar. I left an abusive marriage 2 years ago and hd to start over with almost nothing at 55. You are such an inspiration on how to overcome difficult challenges alone. Your kind and gentle way brings me to your channel every Sunday morning. BTW watching Desi play in his new backyard is so heartwarming. ❤
Hi Susan, I love my home , we’ve been here for 34 years this month, unfortunately it is too big for us to look after properly we should of moved a few years ago but we just can’t bring ourselves to do it .
Thank you for today 👏💕
My mother was perhaps your mother's age. My mother too liked her plastic flowers around the house (and a few plastic fruits). Those were new when she was just married, so I guess that stuck with her. I got rid of my Living Room couch when my parents died, and I inherited their stuff. Before I sold their house, I had to clean it out. I took their upholstered Living Room chairs. So around a large round cocktail table I have two pairs of chairs (2 antiques and to newer ones) and also two other chairs, an antique Martha Washington upholstered chair and a cushy lounge chair with a matching ottoman in Burgandy velvet with tassel fringe at the bottom in another corner of the room. Together with her tier table and her piano and a few of her side tables, they conjure better times with my parents. I sometimes cry when I go in that room now. I am so glad you showed us that picture of the chairs around a low table. I have often thought that what I inherited was not very good design-no couch in that room, but I love those pieces so much. I think the chairs make the room more conversational. BTW, I think it is brave of you to find a new adventure and purchase a new home in another town so far away from where you are now. Good luck. The things that make my house a home are all the things I inherited from my parents' home. However, I would give it all up, just to spend more time with them. But before they passed, I would have said, my two cats (before they also passed), my husband (still here) and my house plants make this house a home. Also, the smell of my cooking and the happy feeling I get from just sitting in my own house, decorated with my taste in every room.
I can understand you wanting to be near the children. I moved back from Florida so I could be near them and my daughter..downsizing and decorating again. Love the decor you have now Susan. Remember to take time to relax and have fun. Lots of handsome men in that state, and maybe the one who deserves our lovely you will find you. You deserve the best.
Perfect comment! I’m chiming in with you! 👍💖🤗
I wanted to let you know just how much I love your channel. I live in West Cornwall UK. You are a joy to listen to and I so look forward to your posts. You are very inspirational and at 55 this year I feel that I can embrace getting older yet look forward to creating goals and enjoying life and I feel so much brighter for seeing your posts. I wish you much happiness, peace and fun when you find your new home. I am looking forward to seeing it :) xx
Susan, you are an amazing videographer! Also an amazing decorator and friend. I'm facing the same situation living far from my son and grandkids. I also want them to know who their grandma is. It's a huge step to apply for a mortgage at our age and go house hunting but you have been so inspiring. So I'm ready to take the plunge also. I hope you find your dream house. As we all know, dreams do come true. Many blessings to you my friend. ❤️🌹
I Love My Husband. I enjoy making my door wreaths and making flower arrangements. Last year and this year I loved working with different shades of Pink Flowers. My Christmas Tree and Decor were Pink too.
I enjoy hearing You talk about "Your New Home You're Going To Buy"!
Thank You for inviting us to Your Home😉😊
I love your current home decor. It's busy but beautiful! It isn't my style but I still absolutely love it in your space. I also have found that my style changes for each home I have lived in.
I have loved watching you find thrift store treasures for you lovely home, and I cannot wait to see your new home and how to are going to decorate it. Your channel is bringing me such peace, in a life that is now confusing and uncertain for me and my children, as we watch my husband and their father battle a progressive health problem.
I'm looking forward to seeing the adventures you and Desi are going on. So good to see you, Desi, and Hal.
Susan I love you talkin about purchasing your own home!!! Kudos for you gal, you go for it !!! I also love decorating and you will have so much fun you have wonderful taste actually just like mine so I will enjoy watching your decorating if your new home....
I would like to warn you about your gardening.... At the age of 70 I could still get on my knees and pull weeds and plant and have thoroughly enjoyed gardening my whole life...BUT now at 75 I can no longer get up and down to pull weeds... Yes the age does catch up with us.... So my suggestion is to plant things that come up every year.. and keep your gardening to a minimum.... Stone , brick and mulch are beautiful , lots of grass a few trees, electric lawn mower). Just recommendations from an older version of you, and on her own😊
It makes me happy to see your eyes light up when you talk about the prospect of your new home. I look forward to watching your videos and joining you for the adventure.
Nothing like Wood flooring . Is elegant, traditional English, Victorian and worm.❤️❤️❤️🙏
So happy for you moving! A great thing about moving to a college town is that the college usually offers free classes to seniors- and that does keep us young! You will love it all- and with your family there too! Yeh! ❤😊
Live and learn, no matter your age🎉🙏🏼🌟. You have been so lucky so be able to afford to live on your own, support yourself and your different pets.. and to be healthy!
I’m so happy you are getting your dream, which is also mine♥️
I was glad to hear you say that your mother's home (finally) taught you that the most important thing about home decor is that it needs to be what the owner enjoys. Tell Hal thanks for a good laugh.
I admire how beautiful your apartment is decorated with a❤🤍 balcony next to nature, pretty lights and flowers. I will miss it however, I also know your new place will be amazing. Can't wait to see your new adventures! Congratulations for 100K subs, your 8 years UA-cam channel and of course, your new home! I'm so happy and excited for you and Desi, so sweet, love you both! ❤💘
I just love it when your video comes up on Saturday nights! (Are you playing the piano, the background music? It's so beautiful!) I love how you use everything as decor! Your home makes me happy!
Susan I'm 74 and love your videos thanks so highly of you You do so much for us women that I think we might take you for granted you are so good and intelligent ‼️ The one thing I love about my home is I'm a widow I had nowhere to go lost everything in my home just like you is where my son is My son bought a home and a rural area which is kind of scary lol but he takes care of me helps me he's my life and so are my other three children but this one son bought me a home when I had nowhere to go when my husband died and everything was foreclosed on I'm so glad you are moving with your son because when you get to be my age your children are all that's important Big hugs have a wonderful week Susan xoxo 🌹❤️ Rose
My sister has passed away now but she was one who had every wall space filled with furniture and tchotchkes'! I'm more of a minimalist so I have a few things here and there. Darleen also loved silk flowers!! Most of my paintings are watercolor paintings I've painted, flowers and birds. Brightly painted that's what I like to paint.
I live on a lake and I love looking out at the sunset and sunrise every day. It’s always different and spectacular!!
I hope your friend is going to move with you 😊he seems to make you feel good and happy and you the same for him ❤
Also, I suggest that when you get to your new town, you should put an add in the local newspaper and offer some paid interior decorating services . You can have a website for that purpose that shows some of your interiors from your UA-cam channel.
You are such a breath of fresh air. I so enjoy your channel. I love your little apartment and think you have great taste. When you find that little house you will know as soon as you walk through the door. It's that feeling when a house wraps itself around you, you know it's home. The little cottage I live in now is just that and I love and appreciate every inch of it.
This is so perfect! We are all responsible for our own happiness.
I so love when you get excited. I love that you are so happy. I can't wait to see your new place and watch all your special touches. I'm so so happy for you Susan. Your dream coming true!
my fireplace warms my heart, mind and body. got it running now
What gives me joy are Sunny and Tippy, my two wonderful cats. Their cat mama brought them when they were kittens because l put milk out on my porch for a neighbourhood stray. I also love my 4 birds. And my family live with me as well. My apartment is greatly decorated with my shoes and clothes. I am turning my place into a Parisian retreat. I love decor, fashion, writing and other hobbies as well.
Having a home of your own, where your monthly payments go towards YOUR mortgage and not someone else’s makes a huge difference in your life. Your home is your sanctuary a place where you surround yourself with beauty and items that have sentimental value and a significance to you alone. May GOD bless you as you continue your quest for a home and may the Holy Spirit give you guidance and wisdom when the time comes in making your decisions. 🙏🏻
What I love about my home are the night lights I have in every room. Some have been gifts from friends. My favorite has California poppies painted on it looking like stained glass.
I love nightlights
So happy for you. As long as you have a friend or family near by home can be wherever you make it. So if your Son would up and move you can too. Just a new adventure!! Live for today and tomorrow, if we are lucky will be waiting for us to enjoy too. Don't worry about it. You have a great attitude you will be fine.
Hal is a hoot and a great thrifting buddy.Moving to a college town will be wonderful, I live near one and I love the downtown shops and restaurants.I love decorating too and less is more with beautiful statement pieces and having a cozy welcoming atmosphere making you and others visiting feel good.I love my back yard with a privacy fence with the trees and flowers and several seating areas to enjoy the birds and squirrels.I love the quiet time enjoying nature.😊💛