Sometimes the house is clean, but the atmosphere still feels heavy Have you ever had days where you’ve finished your cleaning to-do list, but something about your home still feels off It could be anything, coping with a long week, kids running riot, just watching the news. Sometimes, you can’t even put your finger on it. When I used to have those days, I rage-cleaned the house. Everyone knew to…
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How Many Cleaning Products Do You Really Need?
You are cleaning the kitchen, and feel overwhelmed. After a root through the cleaning cupboard, you realize you are low on all-purpose cleaner. You take a breath. This is no big deal. You pop to the shops to pick up something and then… WHY ARE THERE SO MANY OPTIONS? I’m just trying to get my house clean, not manage a cleaning inventory. And the more I look, the more overwhelming…
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Why I Quit Googling Better Homemaker Habits
Have you ever been told ‘just Google it’? I have. Quite a lot actually (I ask a lot of questions), so now I have a habit of Googling every problem, including the problem I found myself facing in 2015 when I first became a homemaker. ‘How do I become a better homemaker’? At the time, I was pleasantly surprised. There are people out there teaching exactly what I wanted to…
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A Chaotic Homemaker Reflects on The Major Arcana
I’ve been reading Tarot on and off for a few years now, and what started off as an activity my friend recommended (she thought I’d be good at it), has now turned into a way of life. It’s my ChatGPT so to speak. I ask Tarot everything. But it has only recently that I decided to use Tarot specifically on my journey to becoming a better homemaker. The Tarot is…
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Can the Minor Arcana Make You a Better Homemaker?
Most Tarot spreads talk about love, careers, or finances. But what about soup pots, laundry piles, and dust bunnies? I think the Tarot is an ideal tool for the homemaker, if not for actual readings, as a means of reflection. Especially the Minor Arcana It’s where it shines. What is the Minor Arcana? The Minor Arcana is a part of Tarot deck, a card based divination system. A Tarot deck…
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Why My Morning Routine Fell Apart This Summer (And the Cozy Reset Ritual That Saved Me)
~ a true tale of motherhood, mess, medicine, and mild mysticism ~ This summer, my morning routine fell apart. It hasn’t mattered how early I wake up to sneak into my magical headquarters (the kitchen) to make some tea and read some tarot. The moment my feet hit my bedroom floor, the cat is howling like he pays rent, demanding his favorite window to be opened, the baby wakes up…
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How I Use Tarot in My Homemaking Practice
How I Use Tarot in My Homemaking Practice ~ cozy reflections from a mostly self-taught tarot learner ~ Psst, want to know a ‘secret’?I’ve been using tarot for a few years now, but honestly? I still feel like I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m still learning, still Googling meanings, still pulling cards that leave me stumped. Some days, I feel like I’m just making it up. Sometimes I feel…
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