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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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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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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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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