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3 Step Homemade Lip Balm Recipe + How-To Video
April 15, 2025
First time making lip balm in my new home with my tried and true recipe.
Tale as old as time: Empty nesters buy off-road vehicle for midlife adventuring
April 2, 2025
I would hope we keep trying new things throughout our lifetimes and our marriage. But our move to Nova Scotia and becoming empty nesters has created the perfect conditions to start new things. Enter ATVing.
I have a new video at YouTube & some thoughts about what I'm doing on YouTube
March 20, 2025
Now that my Master’s degree is nearly completed I’m returning to YouTube with a renewed focus on creating lifestyle content videos that integrate my daily life, projects, and adventures. With the goal that this will be of interest to other people also and maybe I'll be able to monetize my channel.
Thoughts on seasonal living in the season of the empty nest
March 11, 2025
As I step into the empty nest season of life, I find myself leaning more deeply into the rhythms of nature, my own body, and the cycles that shape human experience and existence. In this essay, I share reflections on seasonal living—what it means, why it matters, and how this stage of life has granted me the freedom to align more closely with the natural world.
Some foundations of Western cultural unseasonality: An introduction to seasonal living
January 30, 2025
The philosophical introduction to a seasonal living essay. (Let's talk about it at the seasonal living salon.)
January Vibes, 2024 reflections, 2025 desires
January 20, 2025
I approach January as a time for rest, reflection, and hibernation, aligning my actions with winter’s natural energy rather than cultural pressures for productivity. Reflecting on 2024, I am deeply satisfied with my home, relationships, and overall security. My journaling process also provided a good visual reminder of where I want to grow and see improvements, specifically in career, writing, and homesteading. As I look ahead to 2025, I am so appreciative for exactly where I am and committed to building resilience for the challenges and joys this year (and others) will bring.
