A Cozy Life
My thoughts about cozy living and simple living based on many years of living this way. You can explore any of the categories below or scroll down to see the entire category.
Living A Quiet Simple Life
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My thoughts about cozy living and simple living based on many years of living this way. You can explore any of the categories below or scroll down to see the entire category.
As the official end of summer approaches, I thought I would make a record of what I did, thought about, and learned this summer as I was sorting it all out. Posting was quite slow here and there were …
A few weeks ago I started working on a simplify email goal. I have five main email addresses for a variety of reasons including our business and my websites (both past and present). It will shortly go …
As I continue to reset my cozy life, I’m returning to something I learned a number of years ago that serves me well. When tempted to feel overwhelmed by how many things I need (or want) to do, …
I quit Facebook in April 2018 after debating it for a few months. I never really looked back. In December 2022, God clearly impressed upon me that I was supposed to go back on Facebook. I did so only …
Today I spent time tidying my office/homeschool room. I have been working on decluttering and removing excess things off and on for the past few months. Today I made a few tweaks such as changing up …
I told David and Caroline I am crawling into my introvert cave now for the summer. I intend to hide out here, interacting with people in the in-person world only when absolutely necessary. All I want …
One of the core foundations of my homemaking is to create a pleasant atmosphere that serves our family. Our home’s atmosphere is now such a part of our family identity that I don’t even …
I’ve written about the idea of limits many times in posts such as Limits Are God’s Idea and Margin, Rhythm, and Decision Making. It’s difficult to have a cozy life of peace, understanding, …
I saw this idea somewhere online, but don’t remember where to give credit. The suggestion was that each month on the 25th to take care of some Christmas task. By doing something every month, you …
We long for beauty because God has placed that desire in us. We weren’t created to be visually assaulted by evil each day. And yet at this time in history we are surrounded daily by every manner …