Are You A Sheet Snob?

Are you a sheet snob? I don’t mean a sheet hog… as in you have a tendency to steal the sheet and blankets from the person with whom you share a bed. I mean do you refuse to sleep on a bed unless it is fitted with sheets that have a thread count of less than 800, 500 or 200 (the higher the thread count the softer the sheet–200 is standard)? A new study shows that most home good’s buyers are reluctant to purchase sheets that are under 200. My take on that is this: most stores don’t offer sheet … Continue reading

Splurging On a Second Honeymoon

I got married in my hometown on the Big Island of Hawaii and honeymooned on the island of Oahu. As a wedding gift my brother paid for my husband and me to stay at a five star hotel in Waikiki. The Halekulani resort has been named by both “Travel and Leisure” and “Condé Nast Traveler” as one of the greatest hotels in the world. We had an amazing time there and whenever anyone asks my husband what he enjoyed most about his trip to Hawaii he immediately says, “staying at the Halekulani.” But, just a few months ago, the hotel … Continue reading