Lifestyle blog for homemaking and personal growth
Life is hard. We suffer a lot in life. We suffer in various ways throughout our lives, when we lose a loved one, when we struggle with illness or chronic pain. Another way we suffering is with our mental health, and mental health struggles are on the rise. We suffer financially, struggling to find ways…
Family is important. They are the ones who are there in every season of life, for happy times and sad times, the people who care for you when you are ill or help you out with things like moving homes, child minding, even things like loans. But often, we don’t spend a lot of quality…
In the past, I’ve often emphasized the importance of having hobbies in your life. After all, we can’t always work. Hobbies are the play of adults in a lot of ways. But I do know that life is often busy, sometimes so busy we don’t know where the day went and can feel dis-regulated and…
Right off the bat, I’m going to say that I’m not totally sure this is a French Canadian recipe. What I do know is that this recipe was given to my mother decades ago by a French Canadian, so we are going with it being French Canadian. But, no matter where this recipe came from,…
I think if you have been paying attention to some of the things I’ve said in recent blog posts, and have been following me on Instagram, you’ll have noticed that I am approaching life from a Christian–specifically Catholic–viewpoint now. I had a gradual pull and return to the faith, and I have found that it…
I’m going to be honest–getting out into nature isn’t easy for me. I’m not really sure why, as I want to be out in nature, but I always find myself indoors doing everything but being outside. But being out in nature is the best way to reduce stress and re-set your nervous system. It’s the…
One thing that always causes me a lot of anxiety is cooking meals on a weeknight. I don’t know how many nights I come home and think, “oh no, what am I going to make for dinner?” or “I really don’t want to make dinner” because it is hard to put in a full day…
I have to be honest…there is a part of me that feels as though I’m not really a homemaker. Now, of course there is no one way or a right way to be a homemaker. It’s going to be different for every home and family, and for different seasons of life. But there is a…
Where I live, it’s not quite yet spring. Winter like weather is still with us, though we do have some warmer days filled with sunshine. As much as we want to be outside, it’s not yet time to garden, and so it’s a tricky season to know what to do as a homemaker. I certainly…
Hello again friends, and thanks for dropping by today! I know I said I’m not sure which direction entirely this blog is going to take, but I am feeling as though I need to dip my toe in with some ideas that are floating around in my mind and in my heart. And since in…