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A Slow Living Cleaning Routine That Works With Your Life, Not Against It

A Slow Living Cleaning Routine That Works With Your Life, Not Against It

A slower, gentler cleaning routine spread across the week in small pieces, so your home stays tended without wearing you out.

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Cozy Bedroom Ideas (Warm, Layered, and Lived-In)

Cozy Bedroom Ideas (Warm, Layered, and Lived-In)

Our bedroom was the last room in the farmhouse we touched, and getting sick is what finally made me turn it into the softest room in the house. Here are the cozy bedroom ideas that actually worked for us, from layered bedding to warm lighting to leaving room to rest.

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How to Simplify Your Home (The Slow, Gentle Way)

How to Simplify Your Home (The Slow, Gentle Way)

I didn't simplify our farmhouse in a weekend. I did it slowly, one drawer at a time, with a baby on my hip and not much energy to spare. Here's what actually worked for me.

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Homemaking Tips for Beginners (From Someone Still Figuring It Out)

Homemaking Tips for Beginners (From Someone Still Figuring It Out)

New to homemaking and a little overwhelmed? Here is how I actually do it, one small rhythm at a time, from our green farmhouse in Long Grove.

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Our Friday Night Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe

Our Friday Night Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe

Friday is pizza night in our house, and this is the homemade pizza dough recipe I keep coming back to. Just six pantry ingredients, the way I actually make it, plus how to get ahead on tired weeks.

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Toddler Activities at Home: The Ones We Actually Do

Toddler Activities at Home: The Ones We Actually Do

Lochlan is sixteen months old and into everything. Here is the short, honest list of the toddler activities we actually do at home, low energy days included.

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How to Make Your Home Feel Cozy (The Slow, Lived-In Way)

How to Make Your Home Feel Cozy (The Slow, Lived-In Way)

Coziness is not something you buy, it is something you build slowly. Here is how I make our green farmhouse feel warm and lived-in, from the light to the blankets to the pot on the stove.

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Minimalist Baby Gear: What We Actually Used

Minimalist Baby Gear: What We Actually Used

The honest, from-the-other-side take on minimalist baby gear: what we actually used every day in our farmhouse, and what quietly gathered dust.

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Homemade Bone Broth Recipe (My Slow, From-Scratch Method)

Homemade Bone Broth Recipe (My Slow, From-Scratch Method)

There's almost always a pot of something going on my stove, and this time of year it's usually bone broth. Here's how I actually make it, the real way, not the pretty version.

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