Category: Making a Humble Home
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Why We Need to Start Normalizing Normal Houses
Recently I was inspired by a reel on Instagram about the importance of normalizing normal houses. You know the ones. The houses where the wood cabinets are all original. The ones where the furniture doesn’t match, and there’s a permanent stain on the carpet from when you dropped tacos all over it. Maybe there’s a…
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Is More, More?
I remember the moment vividly. It was the first day of a macroeconomics class in college, and the professor asked us each to answer whether we believe that “more is more” or “less is more.” The first two rows of students answered, “more is more.” But when it got to me, I said “less is…
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Finding Joy in Daily Chores
As I was scrolling through Pinterest, I came across a quote from someone who claimed that everyone naturally likes household chores so long as we don’t focus on how long it takes us to do them. Like many of you, my first reaction was a groan. There’s a reason people call them chores–they aren’t meant…
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I Used To Loathe Cooking. Now I Love It.
What are you passionate about? Lately, I’m passionate about cooking. When I was a child I primarily learned to cook from my sister who wanted to be a chef, and from the Food Network which mainly consisted of home-cooking programs. Back then I didn’t cook often, and it wasn’t something I necessarily did for fun.…
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Three Easy Meal Ideas
Several of you have asked for meal ideas, so I’ve included 3 below. I plan on posting more in the future, so keep an eye out :). I’ve also received a specific request for summer meals. Two of the recipes below can be made using a grill if you have one (we do not), and…
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