Making Home
What is a life if not a collection of days?
September 1, 2022
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)
December 3, 2021
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)
November 12, 2021
Re-evaluating my earlier efforts to reduce household consumption in my homemaking labours.
Looking forward to a real couch and our future
February 18, 2021
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
July 15, 2020
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
April 9, 2020
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.
Getting extra stuff done (or not) in confinement (week two)
March 31, 2020
Without our usual out of the house appointments and activities "it feels" like there is more time in our days. Except for a few online gatherings, my calendar is empty, which gives a sense of expansiveness.
