Homemaking Tips for Beginners (From Someone Still …
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
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.
View PostToddler 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.
View PostHow 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
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.
View PostHomemade 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.
View PostWhat to Grow in a Midwest Garden (What Works in Ours)
After a few seasons building our garden in Long Grove, here's what actually earns its space in a Midwest garden, what I plant for a second harvest, and what I've stopped fighting.
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Slow Living With a Baby: What It Really Looks Like
What slow living with a baby actually looks like day to day in our farmhouse, the year after Lochlan arrived. Honest and real, not the aspirational version.
View PostFrom-Scratch Meal Prep Ideas for Low-Energy Days
The from-scratch meal prep that actually sticks for me isn't a grid of matching containers. It's building blocks in the fridge, made on a good day, for the days I've got nothing left.
View PostA Slow Living Morning Routine That Is Actually Real (With a Toddler)
What a slow living morning routine really looks like with a toddler in the house. No perfect quiet, just a gentler pace, slow coffee, and rest built into the day.
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