The Oven-Cleaning Lesson I Didn’t Want to Learn You know how some stories come with a moral, but you really wish they didn’t have to happen to you? Yeah. That’s what I’ve got for you...
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The Art of Enough: How to Stop Chasing More and Enjoy What You Have
I used to be a More Person: more stuff, more projects, bigger goals. I collected more gadgets that promised to simplify my life but mostly just filled my kitchen cabinets and closets. If there was an...
Light, lovely, and layered with meaning – for your hammock, headphones, or highway drive. The last time I posted my summer reading recommendations, I was pretty adamant about keeping things...
What It's Really Like to Leave the City and Embrace a Wilder Life Now that we’ve been living in the woods for a while, I feel like I can finally speak with some authority on the adjustments it...
Blending Beauty with Purpose: How I Made Peace Between My Favourite Plants and My Native Garden
This is now our third summer living in our home in the woods, and if the trees could talk, I’m pretty sure they’d say, “Look at them go … OMG again, with the shovel!” Next garden ......
Two Years in Our Manufactured Home: What We Love, What We’ve Learned, and What’s Next
I can hardly believe it’s been two years since we moved into our Quality Homes manufactured home! In some ways, it feels like we just arrived. In others, it’s like we’ve always been here - like...