Lifestyle blog for homemaking and personal growth
I grew up in a family where we spent a lot of time at home. Aunts and cousins and uncles would visit even if it wasn’t a birthday or holiday. I have fond memories of family gatherings and thinking back now, I always knew that home was a safe place. Now that I have a…
I am going to point out something I think all of us know: we all need a day of rest. How many times do we complain on Monday morning that the weekend was just too busy? That we had no time to re-set and rest? That we are just so tired. As someone who has…
Homemaking is a busy job, with tasks that never really are completed. By that I mean, is the laundry ever really done? Meal preparation and cooking is on going on a daily basis and often requires a lot of planning and pantry management. You can clean and tidy a room one day only to have…
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…