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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Better to Light Just One Little Candle

I follow @LauraSlatkin on Instagram. I love her beautiful hairstyle, her fashion sense and her tabletop photos. She is the founder of Nest Fragrances and co-founder of NEXT for Autism. She has two beautiful kids, a young adult son and daughter. Her son has autism.

When I went to Atlantic City for a quick overnight with Punch during spring break in April, I blogged about the little blue Nest candle I bought at Blue Mercury down there in that casino mall on the boardwalk. In a city past its heyday, a bit down on its heels, and overall, pretty unfamiliar to me, this candle was a luxury and a comfort. It smelled sooooo good. It transported me to another place. Oh, the power of that little flickering light, that intoxicating Blue Garden scent. I have been wanting to get another, and now Nest makes lip balms and body care, too.

So...I worked at home today and applied for another job and washed my dresses and skirts in Woolite on the delicates cycle--and I spent some money on Nest, with 15 percent discount code and free shipping. The votives have 20-hour burn time; the classic, 50 hours. Trust me, these will bring beauty into our home and on our Cape Cod vacation in early August. This was truly a serenity investment.

Good night to you.

$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET
  • NestFragrances.com. The company donates 10% of the retail price on all items in the Blue Garden Collection to Autism Speaks. Ocean Mist & Coconut Water Lip Balm SPF 15, $16; same scent votive candle, $16; Blue Garden votive candle, $16; Blue Garden classic candle, $42; and two free samples: mini Blue Garden votive candle and Ocean Mist wet & dry wipes, plus $5 tax and with $13.50 discount, $81.57.
 TOTAL DAILY SPEND: $81.57. 
RUNNING TOTAL FOR MONTH AS OF JULY 17 [AND STARTING JULY 5]: $834.
AVERAGE DAILY SPEND SO FAR: $64.15.

I'm having trouble cutting and pasting now but this Nest spend definitely goes on my list of big-ticket firecracker items in July.




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