Moving Outdoors
This post brought to you by Pier 1. All opinions are 100% mine.
My daughter celebrated her 15th birthday yesterday! She had a group of friends over last night for a fun meal, gifts, balloons and all around fun. After dinner they all went to see the new movie “Beastly” which they said was pretty good. My husband & I were a bit nervous about having a bunch of teenagers in the house with food around, but it was an amazing 80 degrees outside so we decided to open up the back door and give full access to the patio.
Before everyone arrived, my husband brushed off all the cushions on our patio furniture and even took the leaf blower to the patio to clean it. It’s a wonder how much can accumulate in the corners over the winter! The patio looked great (especially since I had just recovered all the cushions last summer) and then, the kids wound up never even going out there. I have no idea why, but they chose to huddle around the kitchen table instead. Maybe it was because it was a few feet closer to the food, they are teenagers after all!
Anyway, since they weren’t out there enjoying the lovely weather, I took my beer and stepped out to relax. While I sat there, I was envisioning the things I need to get done this Spring, particularly the trimming of the bushes that surround our pool. I thought plants weren’t supposed to grow in the winter? How did they get so messy, I just trimmed them in the Fall!
I was also thinking of things I could add to the patio to add to the relaxation affect, for after I do all that labor on the bushes. I recently joined the Pier 1 Outdoor newsletter and it gives great ideas on sprucing up the patio and adding backyard fun. Pier 1 has always been one of my favorite places to shop, in fact, I furnished my entire 1st apartment by shopping at Pier 1 many years ago! I like their furniture because many of the pieces can be used either indoors or outdoors, and they’re practical pieces that can be used for years to come.
I would love to have one of these Outdoor Swingasan Chairs. This picture shows it hanging from a tree, but there is also a Singasan Chair Stand available, which is good, since we don’t have a tree large enough to hang it from! March 20 is the 1st official day of Spring, and I can’t wait, how about you?
The Pier 1 Outdoor newsletter also gives updates on specials and sales including their special in-store off March 18-20. Also mark your calendars for the Pier 1 Tweetups in Orlando, March 9, Dallas, March 22, Atlanta, April 5 and NYC April 20.
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