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 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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Vertical Pumpkin Gardening – Practical, Not Pretty (yet)
You’ve seen what I’m growing in my raised beds this year, but I wanted to try my hand at growing some pumpkins too. And aside from the starter plants, I’m proud to say that I didn’t buy anything new for this project! I’m most proud of trying to use up the wood pile in our back yard. A couple of years ago, the ash tree in our backyard was struck…
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The Alchemy of Scraps – Reusing Food Waste
I wish my concentrated efforts were eliminating food waste in my home, but it’s a work in progress. We are doing baby-led feeding with my little one, so a lot of meal times look like this: But progress is being made. While my fridge contained a lot of food waste, my freezer has been my hero. So much so, I’m seriously considering investing in a larger freezer (not a chest…
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The Alchemist’s Redemption: Turning My Carbon Footprint into Hearth Magic
I learned I’m a Climate Villian 🙁 As April is Earth Month, I thought a fun learning activity to do with my daughter would be to calculate our carbon footprint as a family. Admittedly, I knew it wasn’t going to be great. Since having my second baby 18 months ago, I’ve definitely chosen the easier option for a lot of things (like individual snack packs). But I do general recycling,…
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When Your House Feels Heavy: 5 Ways to Shift the Energy (Without Rage-Cleaning)
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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