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🌻Our Little Friday Letter (Friday 1st August 2025)
Welcome to Our Little Friday Letter — a weekly pause from Our Little House in the Country. In this edition, we explore the ritual of everyday cooking, share two new blog posts, highlight three inspiring creators, and reflect on our summer rhythm. Whether you're here for family-friendly recipes, real-life homemaking, or a little reminder to slow down — you'll find it all in this week's letter.
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Making Space for What Matters: Small Daily Rhythms to Create an Intentional Home & Life
Slow Living Is for Everyone—No Matter What Life Looks Like Welcome back to our series on slow, intentional living and mindful homemaking! Each week, we’re exploring simple, meaningful ways to create a home and life that feel more aligned with what truly matters. If you’re just joining in, this series is all about embracing small, achievable rhythms that bring ease, presence, and balance into daily life—without pressure or perfection. Today, we’re talking about how to create rhythms that work for you, no matter what life looks like. 🏡 Slow Living Is for Everyone—No Matter What Life Looks Like For the longest time, I thought slow, intentional living meant stepping back…
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Slowing Down at Home Without Feeling Like You’re Falling Behind
Why Rest Is Productive, and How to Embrace Slow, Intentional Homemaking If I’m being honest, I’ve always struggled with slowing down. I like feeling productive. I like knowing things are getting done. And when the house is in chaos (which, let’s be real, is often with two teenagers, pets, and the general hum of life), it’s easy to slip into the habit of managing home instead of actually living in it. But lately, I’ve been asking myself a different question: What’s the point of a well-run home if I’m too exhausted to enjoy it? The more I prioritize busyness, the more home starts to feel like a never-ending list of…
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From Deputy Principal to Slow Living Blogger: My Story
If you had told me a few years ago that I’d leave behind a 25-year career in education to write about slow, intentional living, I would have laughed. Life doesn’t often take the straight road we expect, does it? For years, my identity was wrapped up in my role as a deputy principal. I was dedicated to my work, my students, and my colleagues. I loved the sense of purpose, the structure, the challenges. But somewhere along the way, the pace of it all started to feel… relentless. I found myself constantly pulled in different directions, with very little energy left for home, for my family, for myself. The Moment…
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Letting Go of the Home You Thought You Needed
🏡 What If Your Home No Longer Fits Your Life? (Hint: You Don’t Have to Move—You Just Have to Rethink.) Have you ever looked around your home and felt like certain spaces just… don’t work anymore? Like you’re holding onto rooms, routines, and setups that no longer fit your life? Welcome back! If you joined me for last week’s post, I’m so glad you’re here for another chat about home, life, and all the ways we can make our spaces work for us. And if this is your first time here—welcome! Grab a cup of tea, settle in, and let’s talk about letting go of the home we thought we…
