Making Home


The year I find my fire

The year I find my fire

The year I come into my power and purpose through unexpected means.

What is a life if not a collection of days?

What is a life if not a collection of days?

Focused attention and a narrowed scope seems like a prerequisite for achieving noteworthy success.I lack a discrete and narrowed focus of interest and I feel this will prevent me from achieving noteworthy levels of success.

Women's work is never done (especially during the holidays)

Women's work is never done (especially during the holidays)

Are you starting to feel the stress of the season yet? Are you feeling all the things that you need to do (organize, plan, cook, etc.) to make this a good holiday season for your family? Why do women & especially mothers continue to do this work? How did we arrive here? What are possible solutions?

A late in the game feminist critique of the labour of reducing household consumption (& why I shop at Costco)

A late in the game feminist critique of the labour of reducing household consumption (& why I shop at Costco)

Re-evaluating my earlier efforts to reduce household consumption in my homemaking labours.

Looking forward to a real couch and our future

Looking forward to a real couch and our future

We don't own a couch. We haven't had a couch for almost 6 years.

*Finding home in heritage, apartment living, and public spaces

*Finding home in heritage, apartment living, and public spaces

An interview about finding home in our ancestral lands and heritage, apartment and small-space living hacks for families, and the value of publicly-owned property in extending our personal space and opportunities.

A place for creativity, community and connection

A place for creativity, community and connection

Bethany's story is a good one. It's about the imprinting effects of our earliest memories and childhood experiences on our ideas of home. It's about creating a family culture of radical and life-enriching hospitality. It's about trust and freedom and finding a home where your heart is secure, safe and loved.