Kitchen Management, Bulk Cooking and Grocery Shopping All of us are eager to eat every day. As we navigate through the phases of relating to food in our home, we must fetch our food, process our food, organize our food, clean food related spaces and do it all over again. All this takes practice, skill […]

Are you feeling crowded in your space?
Do you have to move?
Has stuff been coming into your house while stuff is not going out?

It might be time to ruthlessly purge.
Although we are deep in the cold of winter, many are thinking about purging. Some have already started. Here are some ideas on HOW and WHAT to purge. Whether you are taking a day to clean out an area or you are working through your home methodically, these ideas work.

It is critical to assess your personal health on multiple levels to ensure that you are a healthy, whole person. Several times a year it is clarifying to take inventory of yourself in the areas of physical health, mental health, relational, emotional and spiritual health. Examine yourself as a whole person to see progress along […]

If the weather is making your feel like refreshing your space, clear the clutter first. So often unnecessary items are crowding our living areas. When doing daily, weekly or seasonal cleaning it is best to begin by identifying trash. Identify things you do not use, things you don’t love and broken items and just trash. […]

All I have to say is that you must try this recipe!! It is seriously so yummy!! Bring this to any occasion or create it for a near neighbor, your favorite aunt or just an ordinary day for work! Expect to make it again soon!! Leah’s Cranberry Orange Bread Pudding 4 eggs 1 3/4 cup […]

Do you love putting up your Christmas tree? Do you have a rhythm that works well for you? Would you like to know what the professionals know? Early in my working life I worked as an interior decorator beside a decorator who put up Christmas decorations. Along the way, I picked up a few tips […]

What is gratitude? Does gratitude come naturally?How can more gratitude change my life? What is affirming? Does affirming come naturally?How can affirming naturally grow gratitude? The big idea is that gratitude toward others leads to affirming them which is followed by positive emotions for all. Increased social skills and an expansion in your community add […]

How can you fall into more cozy? Can you be too cozy?

Since it is fall by all indications here, it might be the right time to lean into what is spectacular about this season…coziness. As the late warm summer teases with cool, crisp temperatures, the glories of the promised transition to fall bring anticipation for many of our favorite things.

If we explore the best of all with our senses, it becomes palatable as it immerses us. Let’s think about how we can have more cozy with all of our senses. As we unpack each sense, consider where you can add more to what you are already doing with fall.

“I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find ’till after death, I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that country and to help others to do the same.” – […]