My Blog
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Mastering Homemaking: Practical Skills to Save Money and Live Simply
Discover practical homemaking skills to save money and reduce waste. Learn how preserving produce, cooking at home, and DIY cleaning supplies can transform your budget. Homemaking And Saving Money Throughout history, people have relied on their skills to accomplish tasks themselves, aiming to avoid spending money they worked hard to earn. Homemaking is one such…
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Timeless Traditions: How Daily Habits Shape a Peaceful Home
Discover how daily homemaking tasks, inspired by my mother and grandmother, create a functional and peaceful home. Learn timeless habits that foster harmony and control in everyday life. The Rhythm Of Daily Tasks There is something truly remarkable about daily tasks that makes a house functional and easy to maintain. Since childhood, I recall how…
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Beyond the Dryer: Why I Still Hang My Laundry Outside
Learn why I still prefer the sun’s natural touch for fresh, lint-free laundry. Discover how air-drying clothes in the sun has been a cherished tradition in my family. My Mom Used to Wash By Hand Growing up, my mom often washed clothes by hand. Although she had a washing machine, it was an old-fashioned model…
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The Best Sourdough Tips: Basic Recipe + Beginner’s Guide
One simple sourdough recipe – endless ways to make it your own. Try my basic method and learn how I customize flavors with different grains. Last Christmas, I started baking sourdough at home. I’ve had my share of trial and error with it, and now I’d like to share my basic sourdough bread recipe. Things…
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Transforming Grocery Shopping Habits: Back to Homemade Meals
Have you ever considered eating more homemade food? My goal is to avoid the freezer section at the store and prepare meals from scratch. While I still keep some ready-made meals in my freezer for those days when cooking feels overwhelming, I’ve noticed a shift in my habits. We All Have Those Days We all…
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Saving Money and Food: Glass Jars Help Food Last Longer
Discover practical tips for preserving food and reducing waste in your home. Learn how simple changes can save money and keep your pantry fresh. Preserving Food Saves Money As a homemaker, there are numerous skills to learn, and one of the most valuable is knowing how to preserve food to prevent it from spoiling. This…
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The Best Strategies That Helped Me Tidy Up My Home
Learn practical strategies for decluttering and organizing every room in your house. Join me on my step-by-step journey. I Have Realized The Need For Simplifying My House About 18 months ago, I began watching videos on organizing. Initially, I felt lost, as every room, closet, and cabinet in my house seemed overwhelming. I thought that…
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Not Quite Minimalist: My 18-Month Journey of Letting Go
Curious about minimalism? Read about my 18-month journey of decluttering and finding peace in less. I Cannot Call Myself a Minimalist For the past eighteen months, I’ve been focused on decluttering and reducing excess. I estimate I’ve let go of about 30–40% of my belongings. However, I wouldn’t call myself a minimalist. I still have…
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Changing Priorities: From Cluttered Creations to Clean Spaces
Want to change your home for better? Learn my journey from a creative upbringing to applying minimalistic principles in my house. I Was Brought Up In Creative Atmosphere In my family, all the women found no greater joy than creating something beautiful with their sewing, knitting, or embroidery skills. My mother, grandmother, and aunts were…
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Easy, Seasonal, and From Scratch: Stress-Free Home Cooking
Learn how I feed my family with simple, seasonal meals—no meal planning, no stress, just real-life cooking from scratch. Why Meal Planning Stresses Me Out I’m a full-time working wife and a mother of two adult sons. I don’t do meal planning; instead, I cook meals using the ingredients I have on hand. Meal planning…