How do we cook from scratch without spending all day in the kitchen? Here’s my slow living realist approach to meal planning, pantry stocking, and feeding a family without burnout.
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Why I Read the Little House Books as an Adult (And Why You Should Too)
Reading the Little House books as an adult has reminded me that simple living isn’t about aesthetics — it’s about gratitude, resilience, family culture, and perspective. The Ingalls family didn’t have abundance, but they had contentment. And that might be the greater wealth.
Simplifying Chore Charts for Kids: A System That Works
Tired of complicated chore charts? Our simple system teaches kids responsibility, money management, and cheerful attitudes with daily, weekly, and as-needed tasks. Plus, get a free editable chore chart template to customize for your family!
Cranberry Bread (or muffins) – with Freshly Milled Wheat and Sourdough
I’m working on a book list for books for each holiday, and since we’re currently in the midst of Thanksgiving I figured I’d share at least one of our favorites right now! We love Cranberry Thanksgiving (and all the other cranberry holidays!) and every year we make grandmas secret recipe found in the back of…
Holy Hygge Questions – Free Printable
Hello! I hope you’re all having a wonderful winter. I recently joined a Facebook discussion group on the book Holy Hygge by Jamie Erickson. So far, it’s been such a great book, even if I haven’t been able to join any of the discussions so far, reading with a group keeps me consistently reading this…
Slow Living in September
*This post may contain affiliate links* Today marks the first day of September. And for a lot of us that mean back to the daily grind of juggling homeschooling and homemaking. Personally, I love this time of year, making new plans for our homeschool days (as if I didn’t already plan that back in April),…
Easy Summer Dinner Ideas
At a loss for easy dinner ideas in the Summer? Give this blog post a read to gather some ideas you may not have thought of!
The Best Home Made Play Dough
*This post may contain affiliate links* Does the perfect play dough exist? I’ve been on a quest to try all the homemade play dough recipes on Pinterest and still have not found the best one, sure there’s been great ones but not what I’ve been looking for. I started looking at popular small batch play…
How to Create an Advent Calendar
*This post may contain affiliate links* Two Christmases ago, I wanted to make an advent calendar that we could refill and reuse each year. I scoured the internet and couldn’t find anything I loved, so what did I do? I just kept obsessing over it until I figured it out, basically. A friend from high…
How to Get it All Done (or At Least Some of it):
*This post may contain affiliate links* Have you ever felt just straight up overwhelmed with the demands of life? Me, too. The cooking, the cleaning, the sibling fights, the wife duties, the paperwork, the homeschooling, the side hustles, the laundry, the animals, the house, the field trips, the… the… Everything. The list goes on and…