Nourishing the Heart of Home: A Homemaker's Guide to Warmth and Wellness

In the sacred realm of homemaking, where every corner holds a story and every room echoes with warmth, there lies a beautiful tapestry of nourishment. Today, let's embark on a journey of self-care and tender gestures that not only nourish our homes, family, and kids but also nurture the radiant soul of the homemaker herself.

1. A Cozy Cup of Tea: Sipping Serenity

Begin your day with the simple ritual of a cozy cup of tea. Whether it's the earthy warmth of chamomile or the comforting hug of a chai blend, let each sip be a moment of serenity. As you cradle the cup in your hands, feel the nourishment seeping through, not just for your body but for your spirit. I love chamomile and try to have at least one cup a day. Grab my favorite organic variety here.

2. A Bath Drawn with Love: Soaking in Tranquility

Indulge in the luxury of a bath drawn with love. Enhance the experience with a sprinkle of calming lavender or invigorating eucalyptus. Let the warm water wash away the cares of the day, creating a sanctuary of tranquility within your own home.

3. Beeswax Candlelit Evenings: Illuminating Warmth

Transform your evenings with the soft glow of beeswax candles. The gentle flicker not only illuminates your space but also kindles a sense of warmth and intimacy. Allow the soothing ambiance to wrap your home in a cocoon of comfort.

4. Reading Nook Bliss: Cozy Corners for the Soul

Create a reading nook bliss for yourself. Adorn it with plush cushions, a soft blanket, and shelves of cherished books. Let it be a haven where you can escape into other worlds, even if just for a few precious moments.

5. Culinary Comfort: Nourishing with Love

In the heart of your home, the kitchen, infuse each meal with culinary comfort. Experiment with recipes that not only tantalize the taste buds but also warm the soul. Let the aroma of home-cooked goodness become the melody that lingers in the air.

6. Family Movie Nights: Shared Joy

Designate cozy family movie nights. Pile up pillows and blankets, choose a favorite film, and revel in the joy of shared laughter. These moments become the threads weaving the fabric of family bonds.

7. Nature's Embrace: Bringing the Outdoors In

Incorporate elements of nature into your home. Fresh flowers, potted plants, or even a bowl of seasonal fruits can infuse the indoors with the vitality of the outdoors. Nature's embrace nurtures both the environment and the spirit.

8. Mindful Moments: Breathing in Gratitude

Embrace mindful moments throughout your day. Pause to breathe in gratitude as you witness the sunrise, share a meal, or tuck in your little ones. These pockets of mindfulness become the anchors that ground you in the present.

Cultivating a Homestead of Wellness

As you weave these warm and cozy elements into the fabric of your home, remember that the act of nourishing extends beyond the physical. It's a dance of intention, a symphony of love, and a dedication to cultivating a homestead of wellness.

May the cozy cup of tea, the drawn bath, the beeswax candles, and every tender gesture you weave into your homemaking journey be a testament to the nurturing spirit that resides within you. As you nourish your home, family, and kids, may you find an abundance of warmth and wellness enveloping every corner of your cherished abode. 🏡✨

Getting emotional about the salmon run again…

a tangible point of pride I always hold close to my heart is that trans people always show up to protests. whenever I go to a protest, no matter what it’s for, trans people are always there

Okay but like. Two things about the volume 8 statue [redacted] chapter.

Firstly. By god no amount of "yeah it was unhinged" comments on this website prepared me for whatever the fuck that was. I need at least 5 business days to process.

Second, was I the only one who read that scene as:

Hua Cheng, teeming with self-satisfaction to see Mu Qing near writhing with scorned disgust and fury: this was a 100% successful trip

Xie Lian: our statues are fucking in Mu Qing's palace oh god oh fuck what do you m e a n successful

Hua Cheng, smirk getting even bigger: this was a 100% successful trip

i want to make a sewing piece with flowers from different liberation movements — e.g. lavender for queers, poppy for Palestine...

anyone have information on flowers linked to other movements / cultures? For instance, Black liberation or Latin American / Indigenous liberation?

SKYSTAR DOES WHAT TO ARC

Man send this guy to cat hell let his dark forest edition be one eye eating him

HE MAULS HIM

Arc goes into his territory and Skystar RIPS! THAT! BOY! UP!!!

And then later Skystar uses the will of StarClan to justify his invasion of RiverClan, which BTW is 10000% consistent with A Forest Divided (a post redemption arc book) where he completely misinterprets Fluttering Bird in a way that would get him more power.

So if you just ignore the fact they tried to write him as being so scared :( he doesn't know what he's doing :( for the 400th time, it totally tracks. That's Skystar. That's who he is.

Nourishing Fats: Why We Need Animal Fats for Health and Happiness by Sally Fallon Morell My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have been working towards incorporating good fats back into our diet for several years now, but it's always been lower on the totem pole due to symptoms of my chronic health issues taking the spotlight. Without realizing it, I accidentally put my family on a low-fat, high-carb diet. I was seeing improvement in some areas of my health, but I was still having issues, while my husband was getting worse and worse. I don't remember exactly when I decided to get this book. My dad switched up his eating habits and we started talking about fats. It was also being discussed in my broader homemaker community. Either way, I decided to move fats higher up in priority and this book was part of that. I knew in my gut that something wasn’t right with our eating, and I had an intuitive sense that I wanted to incorporate tallow and such into our diet. I started reading this book and it was like looking in a mirror at many of the health issues I and my husband have been struggling with. We long ago gave up margarine because it always kinda freaked me out, but while I had ejected the bad fats, we weren’t eating enough of the good stuff. This book helped me see that we need more animal fats in our diet and why. I started upping our butter, tallow, and bacon grease. Guess what? My husband’s irritating little health issues started to fade, and my chronic health issues started to ease off drastically. We’ve both lost weight, and my husband kicked his sugar addiction without any side effects. I haven’t felt this physically solid since my chronic health issues started almost 10 years ago. I truly wish I had focused on fats in my early twenties. I probably wouldn’t have developed chronic health issues at all or I would have recovered faster. So, if you need some help on why you and your family may be struggling with your health, if you would like to eat more butter, if you would like to understand why it seems that the diet trends wobble back and forth every few years, if you would like to distrust every piece of low-fat propaganda, the government, and the medical systems, and if you would like to improve the life of those you love read this book. It will show you the lies we’ve been fed, explain the rise of mental health issues, chronic health issues, and infertility, and help you get back on the right path. View all my reviews

anybody got any requests or spare headcanons?

jack: no cats and other pets in the house for as long as i live [deep inside still not over the murder of his childhood cat]

also jack: finds a stray, brings it home, nurses it back to health, will kill anyone who breathes the wrong way in the cat's direction

rhys who always wanted a cat: watches silently with amusement and a knowing smile. life is good.

One must definitely grow plants in one's home just to serve as a reminder that if you don't tend to them and daily water them, they'll soon wither away and die - just like us humans that have an ever greater need to be constantly attended and nourished....

Random Xpressions

tip/reminder for anyone stressed about their grocery budget and/or who just loves to eat good food - MAKE YOUR OWN STOCK.

keep a zip-lock bag in your freezer for veggie scraps (literally shit you'd throw away - the ends of carrots and onions, onion peels, celery ends, etc. you can google and/or play with which scraps to use vs. not but mine always has lots of onion and carrot). you can put herbs you like if you want and have them.

if you don't eat meat, when the bag is full, simmer the contents in water for a long time - hours. you can also do it in a crock pot or pressure cooker if you have one. throw in some scraggly veggies from your fridge. peppercorns, bay leafs, some garlic. half a lemon. whatever you want and have. almost-bad tomatoes are fine in there but will make it much darker. simmer until you have broth (a little thicker, a lot darker, smells delicious), strain it and freeze it. use it in soup, sub for water when you make plain rice to make it healthier and tastier. make pastina. add it to other dishes for a nutritional and taste boost.

if you eat chicken or beef (or other meats but thats what i usually use), throw in the bones and scraps too. don't skim the fat (unless you have a medical reason to avoid animal fat).

i keep chicken and beef stock in my freezer ALWAYS and get super pissed when i have to buy broth/stock because it's expensive and tastes like nothing compared to what i make.

i freeze mine in mason jars (leave room at the top so they don't explode in the freezer!) because i'm southern and have so many in my house it should be a crime, but you can use tupperware, freezer bags, whatever you've got.

i ran out of chicken broth last week so i bought a whole chicken for $10 (they used to be $5 wtf) and roasted that in the oven with some veggies which was 2.5 meals for my family of 3 and then put the carcass and leftover bones and scraps in a pot with my freezer bag of random scraps and simmered it forever and the resulting broth smells so good it's making me hungry even though i just ate. i've got a quart jar and 6 pints of goodness going in my freezer and i made it all with stuff that otherwise would've gone in the trash.

good stock is my religion feel free to ask questions <3

What book did you finish??

yours from the tower 😌 i have a lot of nostalgia for sweet, easy, well-written historical YA novels; they were my escape of choice as an anxious 15 yr old.

i don’t understand. you live together, why not just share groceries? or agree on some fraction of the grocery budget to be paid by each

i mean we mostly do. my mom buys groceries for the household with the household account she and my dad share. but if there is something in particular that i like or i use regularly, i buy it. which is fine, but then i'm not the only one who eats the stuff i get, except for the oat milk and sparkling water and kombucha. and generally all this is fine but groceries are expensive and last week i had so many expenses that needed paying so my poor account is battered. so its just been overwhelming........and then there's the fact that i can't ask them for help on this front or with my student loan payments but they still pay for my sister's rent and utilities and my dad fills the apple cash so she has money for groceries or eating out or what have you, but she also has a job. that pays more than mine (but she lives in NYC). and when she's home, my mom gladly buys things for her. and so when i get particular down its hard not to seethe about this 🫠 and it's not really fair because she only graduated this year

last few hours in boston :(

Seeley Weslake "Beeley Westlake" by Berry Bads

It kinda seems like my homemaking has had a couple of topics this spring that is circling. One is Lost Knowledge. The other is the responsibility to manage the health of my home. I've really been pondering on this a lot. Is there anyone else in this headspace?