Author: Abigail
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How to Keep a Tidy Home Even When you are Exhausted
Summer is the busiest time of the year for most people, including me and my family. After weeks of travelling with my husband for work and going to weddings and just all the things that summer comes with, we came home to a house that was just a disaster. We were all exhausted. All I… Read more
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Sourdough Bread: Troubleshooting Common Issues
Making Sourdough Bread is a Rhythm not a Recipe I started making sourdough bread a few years ago, and now I almost never buy bread from the store. At first it is a little intimidating because of how complex the information can be. Some people say you have to make it this way and with… Read more
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Cleaning Rhythms are Better than Schedules: Here’s How to Start
The Problem with Schedules Keeping schedules is hard. Life always seems to get in the way. You get your schedule all set (or you find one you think will work well for you), and you stick to it for a week or maybe more. You feel like, “Hey maybe this will finally be the time.” … Read more
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How to Make and Use Chicken Bone Broth the Simple Way
Bone Broth is a major talking point right now for a lot of different people, for a lot of different reasons. Whether you’re trying to heal your gut health or simple make and eat more whole foods, bone broth is the thing for you. Here is how I make weekly bone broth with minimal waste… Read more
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Top 4 Practical Uses for Thrifted Baskets
Why I love thrifted baskets I love baskets; I have always loved baskets. As a child I had a collection of thrifted baskets so big that mom had to start re-donating them. Baskets still fit really well into my adult style, but for a long time I struggled to know what to do with them.… Read more
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Affordable, Healthy Eating Tips for Homemakers
Intro There is so much information out there telling you what to eat, how to eat, how to shop, and even what you should NEVER eat. It can be extremely overwhelming, especially if you’ve never been shown how to do these things. This is my take on affordable, healthy eating tips for single people and… Read more
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Un-Recipes: What to Make When There’s Nothing in the Kitchen
Picture this: you just got home from work, tired and hungry; you go to the kitchen to find a mostly empty fridge and pantry. You’ve been trying to eat at home more for whatever reason, but tonight you are so hungry you decide to just order food. What if I told you that you might… Read more
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Essential Kitchen Tools: What you Need to Make Basic, Healthy Meals
If you have never ever picked up a cooking spoon, but you just moved out and don’t want to eat take out every day, then stick around. I’m going to give you a list of my essential kitchen tools to make basic healthy meals at home. I’m going to separate the tools into three categories:… Read more
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Why You Need Rhythms in Homemaking
If you’re anything like me, no matter how hard you try, you cannot keep consistent with a routine. You get grand plans to start a morning/ evening routine, or a workout routine, or a cleaning routine, or whatever; and you’re really consistent and feeling good about the whole routine thing, until life happens. You end… Read more
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Why I Think Homemaking is for Everyone
When I see “homemaking content” on social media I very much notice a trend. Married women with lots of children, usually wearing aprons and flowery dresses, cooking and tending to chickens. Don’t get me wrong I love this homemaking aesthetic–minus the chickens–, but this social media view is only a very narrow look at what… Read more