Just because you get married doesn't mean you automatically know how to be a homemaker. Homemaking is an art that needs to be learned and refined.
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“There is nothing more terrible than activity without insight.” Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Are you living more as a human being or a human doing? At our core, we were meant to be, not do. …To be in God’s presence. To be still. To be His people, and as an outflow from our identity in Him, to live godly lives and love others. Yet most of… Read more
Learn what old fashioned homemaking is, how to embrace it, and whether or not its for you! Recently I added a sub page to my ABOUT page, with the Back Road Bloom manifesto. I wanted to have a short and sweet version of what Back Road Bloom is all about and I wanted to showcase
Is there a difference between homemaking and housekeeping? Do you differentiate between the two? I asked this question on my Facebook page and all who answered agreed that the term "housekeeping" seems to refer largely to cleaning while "homemaking" encompasses a much wider variety of activities. What do you think?
Vintage homemaking skills can help us save money and live more eco-friendly. Many of us never learned these homemaking skills and now is a great time to learn.
It is still a little strange for me to think of myself as a homemaker. Isn’t that synonymous with the 1950’s and June Cleaver? I don’t look much like her, and I do other work besides managing a home, as a blogger. When I quit my teaching job to be a SAHM six years ago, it felt awkward to put “homemaker” on my taxes… Read more
Vintage homemaking skills can help us save money and live more eco-friendly. Many of us never learned these homemaking skills and now is a great time to learn.
Old-fashioned homemaking skills that are still useful for modern homemakers to learn and practice in their own homes.
Create a vintage homemaking routine that encompasses all aspects of keeping the home. Grandma knew how to do it the right way!
Over the past two years, I’ve slowly gotten into homemaking. Now, it’s sort of “my thing.” I didn’t see it coming, but somewhere along the way, I began to realize the eternal, beautiful, godly, glorious significance of Biblical homemaking. I began to see that this is much more than cleaning toilets. Godly homemaking is the intermingling of craft and work for the purpose of… Read more
Feeling overwhelmed at the thoughts of homemaking? These tips will help you stop feeling like you are failing at being a housewife and homemaker.
Discover the art of slow homemaking and transform your daily routine. Learn to savor the simple joys of home life.
This is so cool! I just need to find an old chair with character.
Wondering what dehydrating cucumbers entails? Get everything you need to know right here in this guided post.
This is so easy to put together and tastes delicious!
Finding good climbing plants for cold climates can be tricky. There are plenty of perennial vines for zone 4 conditions, if you just know where to look. Learn more about cold hardy vines, in particular zone 4 vine plants, in this article.
One of the first places to look at when redesigning your consumption lifestyle is your bathroom. Specifically in your beauty bag, each product can be a separate piece of plastic which gets used and tossed multiple times a year. When searching for new products, first ask if it can be refilled? Is it cruelty-free? What are the ingredients? How is the business run?
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Low bookshelves, art, and a chaise.
