Maybe my mind repressed this memory, but toddlerhood is so messy. Fun, absolutely. But oh my Goddess, my house sometimes looks like a !@#$%^ crime scene. While I’m all for kids making “memories,” mine are going to learn that they can also make Mama happy by learning to clean up after themselves. I’ll occasionally use commercial cleaning products, but for the most part, I prefer to make my own. Here’s…
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5 Homemaking Creators Worth Learning From
Since personalizing my homemaking routine, homemaking has felt much less like a chore (pun absolutely intended). That’s easy advice to give and much harder to do when you’re juggling children, work, relationships, finances, and the eternal question of what’s for dinner. So where do you actually begin? I can’t tell you which homemaking system will work for your family. But I can introduce you to the people who helped me…
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Your Home Already Has a Rhythm. Here’s How to Read It.
If you struggle to stick to a cleaning schedule, or find that somehow, your cleaning routine falls apart the moment you have a real life problem, I want to assure you, it is not you. I’m willing to bet that whatever resource you are using, it isn’t designed around the way you think, your preferences, your life. I’m willing to make that bet solely on my personal experience. I have…
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30 Days of Gamifying Chores: What Actually Happened
It hasn’t quite been 30 days of gamifying chores in our home, but I wanted to post an update for anyone who might have been following along. The TLDR version Pros Cons Are we going to keep doing it? Yes, but we need to make adjustments The longer version A month ago, I decided to try gamifying our housework. While I know there is magic in the mundane, and I…
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The Morning ROLLING CART SYSTEM FOR MUMS AND KIDS – MAKING TIME FOR MAGIC
I tend to do my best Tarot/oracle readings in the morning, after a full, steaming hot mug of coffee. But as it is the summer, my kids’ internal sensors are set to wake the exact moment that mug touches my lips. So, in the rush of trying to meet everyone’s immediate needs, I’ve found myself foregoing my morning Tarot readings. My kids’ needs will always come first, but Tarot has…
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Gamifying the Chores – A Cozy Magic Home Experiment
For the next 30 days, The Cozy Magic HQ will be conducting an experiment. My family and I have agreed to hold a housework competition. Our goal is to see if gamifying chores will: Disclosure: This post/page contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you What makes me think it might? Going on a slight tangent,…
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From Frazzled Homemaker to Head Innkeeper – The Magic of an Alter-Ego
The Mid-Year Check-In Are you a New Year’s resolution type of person? I know they irritate a lot of people, but I love making them. This year, my resolution was to treat homemaking like a big experiment, and to approach it with curiosity instead of obligation. I didn’t blog about it at the time, but I did make a video sharing the launch of my “Homemaking Lab” (check it out…
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The Cozy Magic Home’s Cleaning Blueprint
Fancy a laugh? This used to be my cleaning schedule Yes, it is wildly detailed, but kind of sort of worked. Back when I lived in a small one bed apartment with one child who reliably napped for two hours a day, and when I had a lot more time at home because I didn’t drive. It was also back when my anxiety and depression had yet to be diagnosed,…
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The Low-Stakes Summer: Ditching the Guilt and Finding Our Summer Rhythm
The school year is DONE. How?!? It went by in a flash! And even though I am a stay-at-home-parent, I am not prepared for the summer. I thought I would be, but having a toddler (side note, I can’t believe he isn’t my little baby anymore! He is a parkour loving ray of sunshine) does not make prepping anything easy. I’m lucky to do a full laundry cycle most days…
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A Quick Guide to Installing a Rain Barrel
Guide for Installing a Rain Barrel Did you know plants need water? And while I love Illinois and it is well and truly home now, something I do not like is the doolally weather, and the stonking hot summers. Also, the price of everything is dumb right now, including basic utilities. So, in an attempt to be a little greener for my raised beds, I started looking into installing a…
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