If you have bare floors, you have to mop. And having always had hardwood floors and pets, this has always been a miserable weekly chore for me. Why? In a word: mops.

Mops that were hard to use, that spread water everywhere, that were hard to ring out or hard to clean. On a particularily muddy floor day (thanks to persisting rainstorms and a dog that loves dirt), I began searching the internet in earnest for some kind of miracle mop. And I found (a close) one on QVC.

What I love about the Fuller Brush Mop is the set up. It comes with a bucket that you dump the mop in, then put the mop into the white cup, press the black pedal a couple of times and water is rung out of the mop. You get the right amount of moisture in the mop with ease. The heads come off for easy cleaning (and you can put additional ones on) which makes cleaning floors relatively painless.

I’ve had mine for over a year and it still works great and I no longer fear walks with my dog in the park during rain as much as I used to.

BUY AT: QVC

There are few things that I’m snobby about (linens, bubble bath, Four Seasons Hotels) but tea is definitly one of them. I’m one of those people that will buy expensive tea during her travels because that perfect cup just makes everything better.

Luckily for my bank account and 4PM daily slump, I discovered Smith Tea’s Earl Grey.

The first thing I noticed about this tea was it’s packaging; it comes in a beautiful box, with a chord  tie and beautifully and individually wrapped tea bags. If you’re a font & colour lover, you will love fonts that Smith Tea has chosen for their packaging (grey + orange? Love!). But this tea goes beyond looks. This Earl Grey is bar far the best I’ve ever had (and I’ve had a lot). From the flavour to the way it smells brewing and in your cup, it’s 100% pure perfection. I know it sounds dramatic but this is more than tea, it’s an experience.

And the last thing I’ll mention before you start to think I’m crazy for adoring a tea so, is that this company is based out of Portland and makes the tea in an artisanal fashion. And there’s something charming to me in just that.

BUY AT: SMITH TEA

I’ve tried a lot of eye shadow primers for two reasons: the first being that I tend to have dark’ish lids (thank you genetics) and secondly my crease tends to eat eye shadow. But a lot of primers either didn’t last or didn’t actually cover the darkness on my lids. The latter being the biggest problem because I tend to wear very light eyeshadows, which don’t come out as light on my lids.

A celebrity makeup artist friend turned me onto Trish McEvoy’s eye base (in bare for me) a couple of years ago and I’ve been a loyalist ever since. In fact, I love this so much that I often just use it alone when I want the ‘no makeup makeup’ look.

It comes in a small tube, goes on smoothly, stays on and looks natural (especially because there are several shades available to match your skin tone). Using this allows your eye shadow colour to go on true, whether it’s a neutral or a virbrant colour. All shades just look better.

BUY AT: Amazon