Hi Anna! I also put my homes to sleep and wake them up, whether I am in my city apartment or country house. My routine is very similar to yours! This video was great- always learn something new when I hear you speak. ❤
Enjoyed the video! I close my blinds at night, but not until I’m ready for bed. I love to sit and look out at traffic passing by. I close them before bed and open them of the morning. Like you, I love to tidy up before bed. Have a great weekend ☺️
Definitely put the house to bed, I could never enjoy my evenings thinking someone’s in the dark looking in. I so look forward to opening all the curtain and letting the daylight in to start my day.
Hi Anna! We live in the country in Texas we have 10 neighbors but our homes are pretty far apart. I still close the blinds at dark & open them in the morning. The only room that doesn’t have blinds is the great room as there’s nothing but woods behind us. And the roof on the back porch protects it from the sun. The study is absolutely gorgeous.
@@homeandgardenwithanna we own an acre down the hill into the woods & there’s a ranch on the other side. It’s not too bad but there are wild hog down there among other things. I do like the protection the woods gives us & the privacy.
Pizza looked so yummy! I'm with you, I always put my house to bed and I always close the blinds right before dark. My dad used to say, trouble brews if you leave those blinds open. 😊
I enjoyed watching your night routine. I also have to walk around my house to make sure everything is back in its place and clean before I go to bed. I truly feel that I sleep better if my house is tidy! I can not have my shutters or shades open when I head to bed! Also, I think Sylvester Stallone and his wife moved to Florida😊.
I purchased my forever home 4 years ago. I had new windows and shutters installed before I moved in. The one thing I did not pay attention to was how long the hot Florida sun hits the front of my house. I can only open and close my shutters during the winter months. I love the routine of waking up my house and letting the sun warm up all the rooms.
I shut majority of my blinds at night but I don’t live in a neighborhood so I don’t have to worry about close neighbors. I do love your study I just redid our home office earlier this summer in the color anchors aweigh by sherwin williams it is so beautiful. I was petrified of going so dark but I fell head over heels with room once I finished
I’m in agreement with you. The thought of someone looking into my home at night….when they can see in and I can’t see out!!!, freaks me out. I live in Brisbane Australia so shutters to let light and fresh air in during the day and shutters closed at night for privacy.
Hello Anna… I am child of late 40, 50 so I remember my Mom, grandmother, neighbors of South. First thing my Morning .. normal wash face. Toothbrush etc., combed hair, just lipstick. Breakfast for Dad, off to work ( she had on a Housedress ( for cleaning, etc). Sweep front & back porches, watered indoor plants. Then opened blinds, drapes . The radio on to music & later Soap Operas. 😄. My Mom started typical routine. OST of her neighbors busted in back yards at clothes lines, flowers beds. lol. Oh, Mondays were Wash Day. Clothes were hung properly by length and categories on the Line. Mos t of all your laundry had to be clean white. lol. No judging anyone BUT if your looked dirty … Wellllll. lol. A housewife never went to store unless properly dressed, hair, makeup, hose. Yep, and Dr. Visits & shopping was Sunday Clothes, hats & gloves. ( they kept down passing infection). The best object used for safety was a long Hat Pin, $$$ in small pouches worn in Bra. I like to have my lamps on a windowsill open for people to see as they drive by because it’s so friendly & inviting. Only living room & dining room showing. Then close up before bed. Kitchen were where we usual supper. Slow down my friend. Recharge to slower speed. Happy Happy🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi Anna, It was fun seeing what you do in the evening. I'm like you. I close all the window blinds. I don't want someone looking in. In this day and age you need to be careful.
We live in the middle of the woods, so our windows are open no curtains in the living room. All the other rooms have curtains or blinds but they're never closed. Now I do put our home to sleep by turning off ceiling fans lamps setting up the coffee. Now if we lived in town oh you bet I'd have my windows closed at night. I'm like you I don't want anyone looking in at me. Love from Missouri
lol, on the subject of putting the house to bed I’m half & half. I pull the drapes close 8:32 d in rooms that have them, (living room & bedroom) but rooms that have roman blinds (family room, kitchen , gym & library) stay open. ❤
Your entire house is beautiful...my nearest neighbor is 1/4 mile down the road, so I don't close my blinds. Also, wish to say, I admired a blouse you recently wore. I did find your link, and I got mine delivered yesterday. Yours is the beige cheetah print; I bought the solid black and a solid burgundy in long sleeves. Like them both so I think you also have good taste in clothing.
I love puttering around about an hour before bed. Set the coffee maker and dishwasher, neaten anything out of place. Love waking up to a clean, tidy kitchen and house. Yes, we love seeing your evening routine ❤
I love the 50’s and 60’s era! I told my coworker that when I retired I was going to be just like June Cleaver from Leave It To Beaver. Except I won’t be wearing the pearls 😂😂
Anna, for your garage door lights, or outside lights, you can buy ones at Home Depot that come on at dusk and go off at dawn. They use much less electricity but are a more expensive light to buy… but they also last for years. I love mine. When I’m out and come home at night it’s so nice to have them on when I open my garage because I live alone. Also, if you have Alexa, you can buy lights for your house and name each one or name them as a group. So, when I come inside I just say Alexa turn the living room lights on and the house is lit. It helps when I have my arms full and come in at night. Also, when I’m ready to go to bed, I tell her, “Alexa, turn the living room lights off” and they all go off. In the evening I ask her to dem them too. ❤️
Oh no! I couldn’t live without mine! Anna, also, Alexa has bulbs that will turn white or any color you want. Alexa even has a program on her app that sets them to so many colors, orange for Halloween, etc. The bulbs are expensive but I bought a few at a time and now have them in my bedrooms too. She turns them off or on in seconds.
@homeandgardenwithanna we have a google home. Most of our lights come on and off according to a schedule. Others I just say...hey google turn on family room lights etc and all the lamps come on. Even our BR TV, HVAC, pool salter, crock pot, washer and dryer and home security is controlled with voice command. It's wonderful. I haven't turned on a lamp/light in years. The washer/dryer lets you know when your loads are done to your phone. My hubs is into home automation.
I always put the house to bed, it helps in the am when you open everything up! I could not sleep with my house open, too many crazies out there in every neighborhood and nosey people. I make sure the coffee maker is filled with water and even put out the dry goods and pans if I am cooking or baking in the am.
We only close drapes on one bedroom window at night. Bedroom, upstairs. Kitchen, in back of house, 1/2 acre and a 6' fence around our yard, so, shutters remain open. I tend to feel clostrophobic if we close things up, but, privacy not an issue.
I do close everything even during thd day when I’m nog Homs which is a log ,I couldn’t leave the blinds opened when I’m not home !! I know people who do not close anything or they don’t even have blinds or curtains!!I know someone who only has curtains in their bedroom bug theg ard see through no blinds ,I would bd awake all night that’s creepy to me !!Your office is so beautiful!!
I'm going to use that line with my kids," let's put the house to bed." I worked in the hospital all my life, so cleaning is crucial for me before I end the night with a clean home. Your home reminds me of a model home or just walking into Ethan Allen furniture store. I love to clean and organize so its satisfying to see you clean especially because I can see you genuinely like to. I have to keep the blinds closed at night and open them upon wake-up time. After marrying my husband (police officer), he taught and explained so much what criminals do in life. We even have cameras outside our house because California appears to have so much weird activities now going on with crime. My mother leaves ALL her blinds open even at night since I was young. She says, she gets anxious if they are closed. You have a cheery and outgoing personality, so I tell my husband, 'I need to have coffee with Anna '.☕♥ Have a blessed day!
Anna, the blinds are closed every night and then opened up first thing in the morning. When I was a new bride and the first time we visited my sweet Mother-in-Law as a married couple at her summer home in the Adirondacks (Lake George, NY), she would tell me, when her bedroom drapes were opened, come down for coffee (we stayed in our own cabin). When our daughter came along (now 20 and in college), my husband would take care of her first thing in the morning so I could enjoy some quiet coffee time with his Mom before the day got busy. MIL is in heaven now, but I have fond memories of our time spent over coffee and enjoyed listening to the stories she shared of my husband’s childhood. God bless you and your family!
My mum always said when she was raising us, it is time to tuck the house in. At night the house was tidied up and windows closed. So, we woke up to a clean house. I still to this day tuck the house in. And yes I close the window coverings every night also.
Yes; I like doing that too; closing up at night. I check all the windows and doors and then open in the morning. I love looking at the sun setting in the evenings and the sunrise in the morning. Today we had a gorgeous sunrise. God sure created a beautiful world for us to enjoy. Your home is beautiful and cozy as always. Appreciate your videos; have a wonderful day! God bless you and Ernie 🙏🌹
Hello Anna I love all the fall decor it looks elegant cozy and very inviting. I’m like you shut the blinds close the house up. Thank you for sharing your days with us . I love your videos it’s like visiting a friend. Blessings
I’m like you Anna. I’ve always been one to put my house to bed just like I used to prepare my kids and myself. Everything gets put in its place, blinds closed, clean kitchen, etc. I don’t like waking up to chaos. A clean house helps starts my day. And I need to see who’s looking back at me at night. The darkness makes me afraid. I also keep a bottle of water beside my bed for any night time medications or wake up thirsty.
Oh my goodness, Anna, I am so with you on closing all my curtains and blinds at night. I feel like I would be living in a fishbowl if I left curtains open at night time.
I enjoyed this . I have a routine to make sure no dirty dishes left in the sink overnight and usually at 9 pm I read the Bible - trying to read the whole Bible thru for the 1st time and maybe some other motivational books to read also. Anna - you are great!!!😊
How about nighttime pick up? I was the SAME way watching the old sitcoms and such. Because my husband and I are Christians and conservative, we wished we were of age in the 50s when things were better., Morally better at least. My husband would often tell me to come sit down take a break or whatever and I’d say, almost done. in the very beginning of your video, you get a really good view of your dining room table all the way back to the fireplace. Absolutely beautiful and absolutely my style as well. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤❤❤❤ PS. I don’t live my life being paranoid, but we do live in a spooky world and there’s no way I leave my curtains open at night. I would imagine somebody peeping in on me.
I also put my house to bed! Shut the blinds, all dishes are put away, couches are fluffed and blankets or throws are back in their place! Loved the video, Anna!
I loved this Anna, you are just the cutest. I love how down to earth you are and how relatable you are. It brings comfort to me and I smile along with the video as if I was Facetiming with you. LOL
Anna, everything looks so cozy, love the look of soft lights, being on at night. Our window treatments, are light filtering bamboo, so I leave them closed. It’s just enough, you can see out during the day, but not see in at night. I’d love to have them open, during the day, but the sun will blind you! 😂 Love opening all the doors in the morning, my husband locks up at night. Lol I lock up at night as well, but he must make sure we are all secured. Once a Marine always a Marine, as they say. ❤ one of the many beautiful Things about him;) 🫶🏻🙏🏻
Anna, When I was young we moved into our home in the country and my parents would go to football games, etc. and I would stay home. It was so dark and scary to this 14/15year old girl. Then their were some break ins in the area and my daddy put this large antique lock on our French doors with a large chain and there were no drapes or anything on the doors. Since then you better believe my windows are covered, blinds closed and no one will be peeking in on me. My family makes fun of me but I don’t care. I remember one night I was standing at that French doors and looked out and a fox was staring at me. I jumped and screamed and he stood there staring at me. When I told my dad he said that the fox was probably rabid because they didn’t normally get close to humans and when I screamed that should have drove him away. I’m just rambling now. I did enjoy this video! 😊❤😊🍂🍁
All the windows that are at the back of our house, including the primary bedroom & family room/kitchen I leave open….we don’t have neighbors behind us. I normally only close the windows in the front of the house….sometimes☺️😊
The house looks so pretty - I like the brown tones in the pillows and the fall colors. Gives the living room a whole new look. When you started talking about closing and opening the house each day I thought OMG I do the same thing. I open the curtains/blinds each morning when I am ready to start the day. I say good morning to the world and a brand new day. I agree with you - I like to have some kind of window treatments for privacy when I want it. I like to have them open during the day and let the light come in. I have a couple of lights on timers so I never walk into a dark house. I feel like it's more inviting to come in to the house with some soft light on. Have a great day!
I only have plantation shutters on my windows. I close only my bedroom l/bathroom windows at night. All the rest I leave open. I don’t mind dark windows. I think from the outside it’s so pretty to have a warm cozy glow through windows at night! 😊
Sylvester Stallone and Scott Baio moved from California to Florida. I do close my window treatments at night. I always think at night it's easier to see inside the window if your lights are on and the curtains are open. We're on 11 acres and I still worry someone might be looking in the windows at night.
They moved older daughter too. Fraser f safety & WOLK culture. They both believers. I just read Sylvester early history as a child. So sad. I had no idea how sick it was but God had his hand on him inspite of his HomeLife.
I do the same as you, Anna. As soon as it starts to get a little dark, I close my blinds. First thing in the morning, I open them up to let the sun in! I have always been this way.
I have the same night time “routine” as you. All blinds are drawn for sure. My mother used to say “ Close those drapes as we are in like fish in a fishbowl” when it’s dark outside for the neighbours to see in. Lol. Even when I moved from the city to farm with my husband in rural countryside with neighbours a mile away I still closed all my drapes! I like to turn off most of the lights and “gear down” for night. I also re-position my sofa pillows when I head to bed so they are inviting in the morning. Like you, dishes don’t always get done at night but I do feel better if they are.
I love that concept of waking your home, but I have no window treatments in any room. I dress in the closet, my bathroom window is frosted, but I have never hung any curtains/blinds or anything. I just love the light.
Good morning Anna I’m just getting caught up on as many videos as I can. The one I just watched was a month ago about putting your house to bed at night first off where on earth do you get all of your energy? I too close my blinds and then reopen them in the morning. I get my water ready for the next morning and put my thermos in the refrigerator so it’s nice and cold. Basically I do everything you do except for the vacuuming, again where do you get all of your energy? Absolutely love your videos and your transparency. Have a wonderful day.
I would think a tiny cross in between the pictures would be lovely. Never close my shades or windows, but we are very country. I enjoy the fresh air in the night
Every night close the blinds , turn on certain lights, lock doors and have to have the house picked up especially the kitchen!! We must be sisters 😂 Mix up at the hospital 😉
Hello Anna, I do close the house up at night and start turning on the lights I fluff up the pillows on the sofa, straighten out the throw blankets. In the morning, I open my courtins to start the day. Great video ❤
Hi Anna , yes I do the same too in the mornings I open all shutters ,go to the kitchen to make coffee while I let my sheets breathe and cool down then I fix the bed , and at night time I close all of them, vacuum , take the trash out put everything away in the kitchen.
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Thank you!! I get growth spurts like that! Then I'll loose some and gain at the same time and then it'll sit idol and then boom another spurt. Not sure why it does that, but, I'm working on figuring out out! Makes me dizzy all this technology!😄
@@homeandgardenwithanna -Just keep being your genuine self and before you know it, even the ones that unsubscribed, will be coming back for more of your awesome varied videos! 🤗
Where I live in the country, I don't close my curtains at night. Except the one bedroom side, because a solar yard light would glare through the window and annoy me when I got in bed. LOL !! I always told my sister, who lived in town, that the only thing out there to look in was probably the deer.
I open the blinds every morning and my husband goes through and closes them at night. My mother always kept hers open all the time. Your study is just so nice and cozy.
Hi Anna, of course we enjoyed this video. It was not silly. I am like you and that I close my house in the evening and then open it up when I get up in the morning. When my oldest daughter got married her and her husband had to really come to an agreement. He was raised in a house that was dark all the time and she was raised in a house that was always open with a lot of light. So she would open up things that he would go behind her and close them up. They’ve been married 30 years so I guess they figured it out. Ha ha. Your house is so pretty. As you were going along and tidying up I just thought how pretty it was and how cozy it all looked. I also do not go to bed without my house being tidy. Most the time it’s not too hard but the other day when I had put the new coat hangers in there was all the old coat hangers +2 sacks of clothes. One for trash and one for donate. I had to clean all that up. There were about 60 old hangers. I needed to separate them and throw some away and put the good ones in a box to donate. I never go to bed without a shower because it just feels so good. But that day by the time I got through with all that cleanup I fell in the bed and went sound asleep. I woke up at 1:30 AM and felt so icky that I got up and took a shower. Ha ha ha. Love in Christ
Oh my goodness…Anna! I absolutely agree with you. People who don’t close their homes for the evening….Amaze me. Have they never heard of ( Peeping Toms ) ? Lol I have plantation shutters… I’ll close the bottoms around 5….then the upper shutter is closed when its dark. I’m just shocked at how many lights you turn on…. Is it only for filming? I ( might ) have two lights on in the room I’m in…. But the rest of the house us dark. I think its a holdover from growing up during the energy crisis of the 70’s. Anyway…. You have a very relaxing evening ( even though its not a routine ) thanks for sharing! ❤
Good morning! 😃 I close everything up at night and open everything up in the morning. I do keep water by my bed also…and I like tidying up everything before going to bed. It’s so nice waking up to a nice clean home. Have a wonderful evening\day! 🥰
Good Morning friend! Omg yes as soon as it’s dusk curtains/blinds are closed! My daughter leaves hers open all the time and it freaks me out! I loved this video!
Ohhhh yes, Anna, I shut the blinds ever night around dusk and thats the 1st thing that is opened in the morning. I can't stand walking into a dark, closed up house. I think its good for you to wake your house up, (as you say) (and I love that saying) to let the sun in and bring the brightness in. It let's you know the day has begun. My MIL was also one that wanted to be a wife, a mom and she was wonderful. They had 13 kids, my husband was 4th oldest. Her own Mom passed away when she was born. Great video, Anna. ❤😊
Hello Anna. I enjoy the video very much. About the windows will we have a to story home and upstairs I do leave the shutters open at night to let the some moon light shine in but down stairs I close the front of the house shutters because we have the the street car going back and forth. And the back of the house we have a very tall wall so I leave the shutters opened at night no one can see us at all and that’s what I like about it. But are room of course they are closed. But in the morning I will open all the windows for sure l love the light especially in the winters months.
Happy Thursday Anna! I too like to close my house up at night and turn the lamps on. Get up before daylight, so I love candles and low light in the morning, but when the sun comes up open shades to let the sun shine in,and get the day started!🌻☀️🌒
Hey Anna! As soon as it gets dark everything gets closed up. Your pizza looked really good by the way. Anna just the other day I congratulated you for hitting 15K, now your almost at 16K you go girl!
Love every morning seeing your video, I absolutely wouldn't leave my blinds and curtains open at nite, no privacy, to there's wackos out there. That's just kinda dangerous to leave windows not covered..I'm sitting here just drinking my coffee and watching your video, have a great day Anna...until tomorrow morning again......gwen
The front of my house faces south. The back of my house is where the LR and sunroom are located, and on the north and west side we have timber surrounding us. We leave the window blinds open all of the time, because nothing can see in. If I lived in a more populated area the window blinds would be closed at night.
When we lived in rural areas we never closed the blinds, Anna. But, living in a subdivision where the neighbors are so close the blinds are shut at dusk, no peeping Tom's. But, I must admit as soon as I'm up, no matter if it's still dark outside the blinds are open. Just love watching how night turns to daylight, as the world wakes up around me...❤🌙🌞
Growing up in the 50's didn't matter if the drapes were opened or closed, neighbor ladies would always pop in. It seems like the coffee percolator was always running, no matter the time of day....fond memories.❤
You have a beautiful home and I love how you keep everything clean you have great ideas your home should be in a magazine and I have a nighttime routine thank u so much for these fabulous videos…,,
Good morning! Thank you for hanging out with me today! I thought it would be fun to share a closing shift!❤ Enjoy!
Hi Anna! I also put my homes to sleep and wake them up, whether I am in my city apartment or country house. My routine is very similar to yours! This video was great- always learn something new when I hear you speak. ❤
I love that, Elizabeth! Thank you!
Enjoyed the video! I close my blinds at night, but not until I’m ready for bed. I love to sit and look out at traffic passing by. I close them before bed and open them of the morning. Like you, I love to tidy up before bed. Have a great weekend ☺️
You too Ashley,!
I loved seeing how you put your beautiful home to bed…thanks for sharing ❤
You're welcome! Thank you!
I close all blinds except in kitchen. Love your show.
Your home is beautiful! I just love to watch your videos! You are so pleasant!❤
Thank you so much for that, Lynn!
Definitely put the house to bed, I could never enjoy my evenings thinking someone’s in the dark looking in. I so look forward to opening all the curtain and letting the daylight in to start my day.
Makes for a happy morning! Fresh start!
Hi Anna! We live in the country in Texas we have 10 neighbors but our homes are pretty far apart. I still close the blinds at dark & open them in the morning. The only room that doesn’t have blinds is the great room as there’s nothing but woods behind us. And the roof on the back porch protects it from the sun. The study is absolutely gorgeous.
Thank you! The woods scare me ha ha
@@homeandgardenwithanna we own an acre down the hill into the woods & there’s a ranch on the other side. It’s not too bad but there are wild hog down there among other things. I do like the protection the woods gives us & the privacy.
Oh and PS…. I love the title that came up at the beginning of your video stating closing shift so cute.
Thank you, Karen!🥰
Your home is beautiful & your videos are awesome…thank you for sharing your day! Blessings my friend!
CM
Thank you so much!🥰
Pizza looked so yummy! I'm with you, I always put my house to bed and I always close the blinds right before dark. My dad used to say, trouble brews if you leave those blinds open. 😊
Thank you!
I enjoyed watching your night routine. I also have to walk around my house to make sure everything is back in its place and clean before I go to bed. I truly feel that I sleep better if my house is tidy! I can not have my shutters or shades open when I head to bed! Also, I think Sylvester Stallone and his wife moved to Florida😊.
Smart guy! LOL Love florida!
I purchased my forever home 4 years ago. I had new windows and shutters installed before I moved in.
The one thing I did not pay attention to was how long the hot Florida sun hits the front of my house.
I can only open and close my shutters during the winter months. I love the routine of waking up my house and letting the sun warm up all the rooms.
Congrats, Tammy! Love my shutters! I bet that heat thing though!
I shut majority of my blinds at night but I don’t live in a neighborhood so I don’t have to worry about close neighbors. I do love your study I just redid our home office earlier this summer in the color anchors aweigh by sherwin williams it is so beautiful. I was petrified of going so dark but I fell head over heels with room once I finished
Love that you feel head over heels for it! Thats how home should make you feel!
I’m in agreement with you. The thought of someone looking into my home at night….when they can see in and I can’t see out!!!, freaks me out. I live in Brisbane Australia so shutters to let light and fresh air in during the day and shutters closed at night for privacy.
Hello Anna… I am child of late 40, 50 so I remember my Mom, grandmother, neighbors of South. First thing my Morning .. normal wash face. Toothbrush etc., combed hair, just lipstick. Breakfast for Dad, off to work ( she had on a Housedress ( for cleaning, etc). Sweep front & back porches, watered indoor plants. Then opened blinds, drapes . The radio on to music & later Soap Operas. 😄. My Mom started typical routine. OST of her neighbors busted in back yards at clothes lines, flowers beds. lol. Oh, Mondays were Wash Day. Clothes were hung properly by length and categories on the Line. Mos t of all your laundry had to be clean white. lol. No judging anyone BUT if your looked dirty … Wellllll. lol. A housewife never went to store unless properly dressed, hair, makeup, hose. Yep, and Dr. Visits & shopping was Sunday Clothes, hats & gloves. ( they kept down passing infection). The best object used for safety was a long Hat Pin, $$$ in small pouches worn in Bra. I like to have my lamps on a windowsill open for people to see as they drive by because it’s so friendly & inviting. Only living room & dining room showing. Then close up before bed. Kitchen were where we usual supper. Slow down my friend. Recharge to slower speed. Happy Happy🙏🏼🙏🏼
I want you to write a book! I love your comments!!
Hi Anna, It was fun seeing what you do in the evening. I'm like you. I close all the window blinds. I don't want someone looking in. In this day and age you need to be careful.
100%!
We live in the middle of the woods, so our windows are open no curtains in the living room. All the other rooms have curtains or blinds but they're never closed. Now I do put our home to sleep by turning off ceiling fans lamps setting up the coffee. Now if we lived in town oh you bet I'd have my windows closed at night. I'm like you I don't want anyone looking in at me. Love from Missouri
I get that!
lol, on the subject of putting the house to bed I’m half & half. I pull the drapes close 8:32 d in rooms that have them, (living room & bedroom) but rooms that have roman blinds (family room, kitchen , gym & library) stay open. ❤
The bedroom is a must!
I feel like you’re putting out a lot more content and I’m really loving it.
I am! Thank you!!
Open blinds all the times. Never close blinds or curtains, but I do use sheers as a filter. Love your home!
Brave women!
We watch Tulsa King too and love it. We don't watch much TV due to us owning a cattle farm so always something to do or fix.
So cool to have that farm!
Love your videos ! I can relate re cleaning - I take items out of my broom closet floor and clean . I close up all at night and reopen in am. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Love that, reopen! Perfect use of term!
Your entire house is beautiful...my nearest neighbor is 1/4 mile down the road, so I don't close my blinds. Also, wish to say, I admired a blouse you recently wore. I did find your link, and I got mine delivered yesterday. Yours is the beige cheetah print; I bought the solid black and a solid burgundy in long sleeves. Like them both so I think you also have good taste in clothing.
Awesome! Thank you for that sweet compliment! I'm so glad you got them for yourself! Now I need the long sleeve ones!
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Thank you!
I love puttering around about an hour before bed. Set the coffee maker and dishwasher, neaten anything out of place.
Love waking up to a clean, tidy kitchen and house.
Yes, we love seeing your evening routine ❤
Love that I have friends that get me!🥰
I love the 50’s and 60’s era! I told my coworker that when I retired I was going to be just like June Cleaver from Leave It To Beaver. Except I won’t be wearing the pearls 😂😂
LOVE IT! YES, NO PEARLS HAHA
Anna, for your garage door lights, or outside lights, you can buy ones at Home Depot that come on at dusk and go off at dawn. They use much less electricity but are a more expensive light to buy… but they also last for years. I love mine. When I’m out and come home at night it’s so nice to have them on when I open my garage because I live alone. Also, if you have Alexa, you can buy lights for your house and name each one or name them as a group. So, when I come inside I just say Alexa turn the living room lights on and the house is lit. It helps when I have my arms full and come in at night. Also, when I’m ready to go to bed, I tell her, “Alexa, turn the living room lights off” and they all go off. In the evening I ask her to dem them too. ❤️
I dont have alexa. :(
Oh no! I couldn’t live without mine! Anna, also, Alexa has bulbs that will turn white or any color you want. Alexa even has a program on her app that sets them to so many colors, orange for Halloween, etc. The bulbs are expensive but I bought a few at a time and now have them in my bedrooms too. She turns them off or on in seconds.
@homeandgardenwithanna we have a google home. Most of our lights come on and off according to a schedule. Others I just say...hey google turn on family room lights etc and all the lamps come on. Even our BR TV, HVAC, pool salter, crock pot, washer and dryer and home security is controlled with voice command. It's wonderful. I haven't turned on a lamp/light in years.
The washer/dryer lets you know when your loads are done to your phone.
My hubs is into home automation.
Hi, Anna, we always close all the blinds at night😊.
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Yes I'm like you. We close blinds and the darkening curtains.
Love it!
I always put the house to bed, it helps in the am when you open everything up! I could not sleep with my house open, too many crazies out there in every neighborhood and nosey people. I make sure the coffee maker is filled with water and even put out the dry goods and pans if I am cooking or baking in the am.
Love it!
I love all your fall decor and yes, I close my house up at night and I open it up of the morning🍁
Thank you! 🍂🍁🧡
We only close drapes on one bedroom window at night. Bedroom, upstairs. Kitchen, in back of house, 1/2 acre and a 6' fence around our yard, so, shutters remain open. I tend to feel clostrophobic if we close things up, but, privacy not an issue.
Lucky!
I do close everything even during thd day when I’m nog Homs which is a log ,I couldn’t leave the blinds opened when I’m not home !!
I know people who do not close anything or they don’t even have blinds or curtains!!I know someone who only has curtains in their bedroom bug theg ard see through no blinds ,I would bd awake all night that’s creepy to me !!Your office is so beautiful!!
Anna, we love Tulsa King. Sylvester is awesome in it. Love your fall decor. Just beautiful
Thank you, Grace! He is really good in it!
I'm going to use that line with my kids," let's put the house to bed." I worked in the hospital all my life, so cleaning is crucial for me before I end the night with a clean home. Your home reminds me of a model home or just walking into Ethan Allen furniture store. I love to clean and organize so its satisfying to see you clean especially because I can see you genuinely like to.
I have to keep the blinds closed at night and open them upon wake-up time. After marrying my husband (police officer), he taught and explained so much what criminals do in life. We even have cameras outside our house because California appears to have so much weird activities now going on with crime.
My mother leaves ALL her blinds open even at night since I was young. She says, she gets anxious if they are closed. You have a cheery and outgoing personality, so I tell my husband, 'I need to have coffee with Anna '.☕♥
Have a blessed day!
I love that Leslie! Thank you! I could never sit and not know whos looking in!
No better satisfaction than cleaning cooking and family! I love home life! My friends use to call me Susie homemaker! Yep!
Best name ever!
I do the same as you. I never thought about it that way but I do put me house to bed also. Never is there a blind not closed at night.
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Anna, the blinds are closed every night and then opened up first thing in the morning. When I was a new bride and the first time we visited my sweet Mother-in-Law as a married couple at her summer home in the Adirondacks (Lake George, NY), she would tell me, when her bedroom drapes were opened, come down for coffee (we stayed in our own cabin). When our daughter came along (now 20 and in college), my husband would take care of her first thing in the morning so I could enjoy some quiet coffee time with his Mom before the day got busy. MIL is in heaven now, but I have fond memories of our time spent over coffee and enjoyed listening to the stories she shared of my husband’s childhood. God bless you and your family!
I love this so much! Thank you for sharing this!🥰
@@kimberlyellenwood8395 what a beautiful story ❤️ I was close to my MIL too! I miss her ❤️
I'm like you Anna.... I have to close my blinds once it gets dark out. Never know who's lurking around 👀 lol
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My mum always said when she was raising us, it is time to tuck the house in. At night the house was tidied up and windows closed. So, we woke up to a clean house. I still to this day tuck the house in. And yes I close the window coverings every night also.
Love that!
Yes; I like doing that too; closing up at night. I check all the windows and doors and then open in the morning. I love looking at the sun setting in the evenings and the sunrise in the morning. Today we had a gorgeous sunrise. God sure created a beautiful world for us to enjoy. Your home is beautiful and cozy as always. Appreciate your videos; have a wonderful day! God bless you and Ernie 🙏🌹
That he did!! God bless you!🧡🧡🧡
I love having my lights on a timer on Alexa! That helps me start and end the evening too!
Great idea!!
Hello Anna I love all the fall decor it looks elegant cozy and very inviting. I’m like you shut the blinds close the house up. Thank you for sharing your days with us . I love your videos it’s like visiting a friend. Blessings
I'm so glad, Mary! Thank you!🧡🥰
I’m like you Anna. I’ve always been one to put my house to bed just like I used to prepare my kids and myself. Everything gets put in its place, blinds closed, clean kitchen, etc. I don’t like waking up to chaos. A clean house helps starts my day. And I need to see who’s looking back at me at night. The darkness makes me afraid.
I also keep a bottle of water beside my bed for any night time medications or wake up thirsty.
Yes! I'm scared of the dark. Haha
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Hello Anna,
I do the same shut my window blinds and open them up in the morning!
Hello! I'm not alone!🥰
I am like you. I close the shades at night just after sunset and as soon as I wake up I open all the shades.
Yes!
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Oh my goodness, Anna, I am so with you on closing all my curtains and blinds at night. I feel like I would be living in a fishbowl if I left curtains open at night time.
Yup! Fish bowl! That explains it well!
Morning Anna😊 if I wake up to a messy kitchen, I’m get in a grouchy mood 😂
Same!
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I enjoyed this . I have a routine to make sure no dirty dishes left in the sink overnight and usually at 9 pm I read the Bible - trying to read the whole Bible thru for the 1st time and maybe some other motivational books to read also.
Anna - you are great!!!😊
I'm reading the Bible, the whole thing, for the first time too!
I only have plantation shutters on my windows 😊
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We make that pasta all the time!! Have for years!!
Me too!
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Luv it
I like it! I Like your style!
Thank you!
How about nighttime pick up? I was the SAME way watching the old sitcoms and such. Because my husband and I are Christians and conservative, we wished we were of age in the 50s when things were better., Morally better at least. My husband would often tell me to come sit down take a break or whatever and I’d say, almost done. in the very beginning of your video, you get a really good view of your dining room table all the way back to the fireplace. Absolutely beautiful and absolutely my style as well. Thanks for sharing with us. ❤❤❤❤ PS. I don’t live my life being paranoid, but we do live in a spooky world and there’s no way I leave my curtains open at night. I would imagine somebody peeping in on me.
Than you, Pam! Yes, a spooky world indeed!
I also put my house to bed! Shut the blinds, all dishes are put away, couches are fluffed and blankets or throws are back in their place! Loved the video, Anna!
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I loved this Anna, you are just the cutest. I love how down to earth you are and how relatable you are. It brings comfort to me and I smile along with the video as if I was Facetiming with you. LOL
Awe! I love that, Sonia! 🥰🥰🥰
I agree 100%!
Anna, everything looks so cozy, love the look of soft lights, being on at night.
Our window treatments, are light filtering bamboo, so I leave them closed.
It’s just enough, you can see out during the day, but not see in at night.
I’d love to have them open, during the day, but the sun will blind you! 😂
Love opening all the doors in the morning, my husband locks up at night.
Lol I lock up at night as well, but he must make sure we are all secured.
Once a Marine always a Marine, as they say. ❤ one of the many beautiful
Things about him;) 🫶🏻🙏🏻
Yes! I check the locks at least 3 times!
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Anna, When I was young we moved into our home in the country and my parents would go to football games, etc. and I would stay home. It was so dark and scary to this 14/15year old girl. Then their were some break ins in the area and my daddy put this large antique lock on our French doors with a large chain and there were no drapes or anything on the doors. Since then you better believe my windows are covered, blinds closed and no one will be peeking in on me. My family makes fun of me but I don’t care. I remember one night I was standing at that French doors and looked out and a fox was staring at me. I jumped and screamed and he stood there staring at me. When I told my dad he said that the fox was probably rabid because they didn’t normally get close to humans and when I screamed that should have drove him away. I’m just rambling now. I did enjoy this video! 😊❤😊🍂🍁
Oh my goodness! See! Windows should be buttoned up! Haha!
All the windows that are at the back of our house, including the primary bedroom & family room/kitchen I leave open….we don’t have neighbors behind us. I normally only close the windows in the front of the house….sometimes☺️😊
Thanks for sharing!
The house looks so pretty - I like the brown tones in the pillows and the fall colors. Gives the living room a whole new look. When you started talking about closing and opening the house each day I thought OMG I do the same thing. I open the curtains/blinds each morning when I am ready to start the day. I say good morning to the world and a brand new day. I agree with you - I like to have some kind of window treatments for privacy when I want it. I like to have them open during the day and let the light come in. I have a couple of lights on timers so I never walk into a dark house. I feel like it's more inviting to come in to the house with some soft light on. Have a great day!
I agree on the soft light when entering!🧡
I only have plantation shutters on my windows. I close only my bedroom l/bathroom windows at night. All the rest I leave open. I don’t mind dark windows. I think from the outside it’s so pretty to have a warm cozy glow through windows at night! 😊
I can't, Kay....Im scared of the dark haha
Sylvester Stallone and Scott Baio moved from California to Florida.
I do close my window treatments at night. I always think at night it's easier to see inside the window if your lights are on and the curtains are open. We're on 11 acres and I still worry someone might be looking in the windows at night.
They moved older daughter too. Fraser f safety & WOLK culture. They both believers. I just read Sylvester early history as a child. So sad. I had no idea how sick it was but God had his hand on him inspite of his HomeLife.
Sounds interesting!
I agree!
I do the same as you, Anna. As soon as it starts to get a little dark, I close my blinds. First thing in the morning, I open them up to let the sun in! I have always been this way.
Makes happy home!🥰
I have the same night time “routine” as you. All blinds are drawn for sure. My mother used to say “ Close those drapes as we are in like fish in a fishbowl” when it’s dark outside for the neighbours to see in. Lol. Even when I moved from the city to farm with my husband in rural countryside with neighbours a mile away I still closed all my drapes! I like to turn off most of the lights and “gear down” for night. I also re-position my sofa pillows when I head to bed so they are inviting in the morning. Like you, dishes don’t always get done at night but I do feel better if they are.
It makes for a fresh start to your day!🥰
I love that concept of waking your home, but I have no window treatments in any room. I dress in the closet, my bathroom window is frosted, but I have never hung any curtains/blinds or anything. I just love the light.
Wow! I'm intrigued!
I am just like you Anna. I close up my house in the evening and open it up in the morning.
Love it!
Good morning Anna I’m just getting caught up on as many videos as I can. The one I just watched was a month ago about putting your house to bed at night first off where on earth do you get all of your energy? I too close my blinds and then reopen them in the morning. I get my water ready for the next morning and put my thermos in the refrigerator so it’s nice and cold. Basically I do everything you do except for the vacuuming, again
where do you get all of your energy?
Absolutely love your videos and your transparency. Have a wonderful day.
I get bored so it turns into energy lol!
Yes I am the same way close up all the blinds right before it starts getting dark, and open them in the morning.😊
Exactly!!
Lovely home!
Thank you!
I would think a tiny cross in between the pictures would be lovely. Never close my shades or windows, but we are very country. I enjoy the fresh air in the night
Lucky!
I agree I put my house to bed every night ❤🏠
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Every night close the blinds , turn on certain lights, lock doors and have to have the house picked up especially the kitchen!! We must be sisters 😂 Mix up at the hospital 😉
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I’m just like you!!! Lol❤
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Hello Anna, I do close the house up at night and start turning on the lights I fluff up the pillows on the sofa, straighten out the throw blankets. In the morning, I open my courtins to start the day. Great video ❤
Thank you! A fresh start, I always say!
Hi Anna , yes I do the same too in the mornings I open all shutters ,go to the kitchen to make coffee while I let my sheets breathe and cool down then I fix the bed , and at night time I close all of them, vacuum , take the trash out put everything away in the kitchen.
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I shut mine blinds. I always think what if some criminal past by lol That's not likely I watch dateline too much. Good video! Thanks Anna Jennifer 😊
Haha! I think most of us think like that!
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Thank you!! I get growth spurts like that! Then I'll loose some and gain at the same time and then it'll sit idol and then boom another spurt. Not sure why it does that, but, I'm working on figuring out out! Makes me dizzy all this technology!😄
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Where I live in the country, I don't close my curtains at night. Except the one bedroom side, because a solar yard light would glare through the window and annoy me when I got in bed. LOL !! I always told my sister, who lived in town, that the only thing out there to look in was probably the deer.
I open the blinds every morning and my husband goes through and closes them at night. My mother always kept hers open all the time. Your study is just so nice and cozy.
Thank you, Vicky. My mother closed and opened the home like I do. I guess that's where I get it from.
Hi Anna, of course we enjoyed this video. It was not silly. I am like you and that I close my house in the evening and then open it up when I get up in the morning. When my oldest daughter got married her and her husband had to really come to an agreement. He was raised in a house that was dark all the time and she was raised in a house that was always open with a lot of light. So she would open up things that he would go behind her and close them up. They’ve been married 30 years so I guess they figured it out. Ha ha. Your house is so pretty. As you were going along and tidying up I just thought how pretty it was and how cozy it all looked. I also do not go to bed without my house being tidy. Most the time it’s not too hard but the other day when I had put the new coat hangers in there was all the old coat hangers +2 sacks of clothes. One for trash and one for donate. I had to clean all that up. There were about 60 old hangers. I needed to separate them and throw some away and put the good ones in a box to donate. I never go to bed without a shower because it just feels so good. But that day by the time I got through with all that cleanup I fell in the bed and went sound asleep. I woke up at 1:30 AM and felt so icky that I got up and took a shower. Ha ha ha. Love in Christ
Love that you don't hold yourself to a schedule and showered at 1:30 am. That would have woke me up for the day! Haha.
Oh my goodness…Anna! I absolutely agree with you. People who don’t close their homes for the evening….Amaze me. Have they never heard of ( Peeping Toms ) ? Lol I have plantation shutters… I’ll close the bottoms around 5….then the upper shutter is closed when its dark. I’m just shocked at how many lights you turn on…. Is it only for filming? I ( might ) have two lights on in the room I’m in…. But the rest of the house us dark. I think its a holdover from growing up during the energy crisis of the 70’s. Anyway…. You have a very relaxing evening ( even though its not a routine ) thanks for sharing! ❤
I LOVE MY LAMPS! I turn them all on!🥰
Same here, Anna, even though there are no neighbors for a quarter of a mile .Also, i do a lot of my cleaning at night .Hope You have a great day .❤❤❤
Lucky!
Anna, I close my house every night.
It seems like as soon as I open the house its time to close it up again.
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Ha ha, you are opening to late! Lol
I am the same way...clean/straighten up in the evening before settling in to wake up to a fresh house.
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I had to look up what a SEO score is that you were talking about. 😂 Ernie seems like the most considerate. husband. Lucky lady.
He is EXTREMELY considerate and caring. I really got lucky. 🥰🧡
Good morning! 😃 I close everything up at night and open everything up in the morning. I do keep water by my bed also…and I like tidying up everything before going to bed. It’s so nice waking up to a nice clean home. Have a wonderful evening\day! 🥰
Makes for a happy morning!
Good Morning friend! Omg yes as soon as it’s dusk curtains/blinds are closed! My daughter leaves hers open all the time and it freaks me out! I loved this video!
Thank you, Lisa! Freaks me out too!
Ohhhh yes, Anna, I shut the blinds ever night around dusk and thats the 1st thing that is opened in the morning. I can't stand walking into a dark, closed up house. I think its good for you to wake your house up, (as you say) (and I love that saying) to let the sun in and bring the brightness in. It let's you know the day has begun.
My MIL was also one that wanted to be a wife, a mom and she was wonderful. They had 13 kids, my husband was 4th oldest. Her own Mom passed away when she was born.
Great video, Anna. ❤😊
I love this life! I wouldn't change it every!
Thank you so much!
Anna ; I’m making your cabbage Thai salad and baby back ribs 😊♥️
Sounds great! YUMMY! What times dinner? Hahaha
Hello Anna. I enjoy the video very much. About the windows will we have a to story home and upstairs I do leave the shutters open at night to let the some moon light shine in but down stairs I close the front of the house shutters because we have the the street car going back and forth. And the back of the house we have a very tall wall so I leave the shutters opened at night no one can see us at all and that’s what I like about it. But are room of course they are closed. But in the morning I will open all the windows for sure l love the light especially in the winters months.
Ohhhh the lights are so cozy in winter!
Happy Thursday Anna!
I too like to close my house up at night and turn the lamps on.
Get up before daylight, so I love candles and low light in the morning, but when the sun comes up open shades to let the sun shine in,and get the day started!🌻☀️🌒
Wake up the house! Love the candle idea in the morning! I'm a evening candle girl. May try that!
Yes I do the same thing you dol. I do put my house to bed. I do enjoy a pretty house.
Me too! Love that. PRETTY HOUSE. 🥰🥰🥰
Hey Anna! As soon as it gets dark everything gets closed up. Your pizza looked really good by the way. Anna just the other day I congratulated you for hitting 15K, now your almost at 16K you go girl!
Thank your! The algorithm likes me right now! Haha!
Love every morning seeing your video, I absolutely wouldn't leave my blinds and curtains open at nite, no privacy, to there's wackos out there. That's just kinda dangerous to leave windows not covered..I'm sitting here just drinking my coffee and watching your video, have a great day Anna...until tomorrow morning again......gwen
You are correct! Wackos! Thank you, Gwen
The front of my house faces south. The back of my house is where the LR and sunroom are located, and on the north and west side we have timber surrounding us. We leave the window blinds open all of the time, because nothing can see in. If I lived in a more populated area the window blinds would be closed at night.
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When we lived in rural areas we never closed the blinds, Anna. But, living in a subdivision where the neighbors are so close the blinds are shut at dusk, no peeping Tom's. But, I must admit as soon as I'm up, no matter if it's still dark outside the blinds are open. Just love watching how night turns to daylight, as the world wakes up around me...❤🌙🌞
Me too! It's so good to watch!!
Growing up in the 50's didn't matter if the drapes were opened or closed, neighbor ladies would always pop in. It seems like the coffee percolator was always running, no matter the time of day....fond memories.❤
You have a beautiful home and I love how you keep everything clean you have great ideas your home should be in a magazine and I have a nighttime routine thank u so much for these fabulous videos…,,
You are so welcome! Thank you, Melissa!