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Finding Calm in a Busy Christmas: Choosing Connection Over Perfection
Feeling overwhelmed this December? Finding Calm in a Busy Christmas is a gentle reminder to slow down, embrace imperfection, and choose connection over perfection. Simple, heartfelt ways to bring peace back to the festive season.
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Our Little Friday Letter (Friday, 5th December 2025)
A shorter Friday Letter this week, with a gentle theme on “Christmas at Heart,” a quick look at the latest festive blog post, and a preview of Episode 5 of the Seasonal Notes podcast. Thank you for reading along.
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The Heart of Christmas: Exploring Meaning Over Materialism and Cherished Traditions
The heart of Christmas isn’t about doing more — it’s about feeling more. This reflective post explores meaning over materialism, cherished traditions, and simple ways to bring joy, connection, and calm back to the festive season.
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Our Little Friday Letter (Friday, 28th November 2025)
This week’s Friday Letter is full of cosy seasonal updates — a 14th birthday, Christmas tree magic, market preparations, slow living reflections, the new December calendar, and Episode 4 of the Seasonal Notes podcast. Settle in with something warm and have a read.
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31 Ways to Slow Down and Savour December: The Calendar for Advent and Beyond
A gentle, intentional guide through December — from festive joys and acts of kindness to quiet reflections and mindful pauses. The Calendar for Advent and Beyond offers 31 simple ideas to help you slow down, savour the season, and carry calm into the new year.
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Our Little Friday Letter (Friday, 21st November, 2025)
This week’s Friday Letter from Our Little House in the Country is full of gentle slow-living reflections, Christmas preparations, candle shop updates, and a look ahead to what’s coming on the blog — plus a little chat about Seasonal Notes, the new podcast. Pour something warm and settle in.
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The Beauty of Doing Less
As the year gathers pace, it can be easy to slip into overdrive — but there’s real beauty in doing less. This gentle reminder invites you to pause before the festive season, pare things back, and savour what matters most.
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Our Little Friday Letter (Friday, 14th November, 2025)
This week’s Friday Letter comes from a house in cheerful disarray, with thoughts on holding steady during messy seasons, cosy winter rhythms, new blog posts, and a little candle update.
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The Rituals That Anchor Us
In a season that invites stillness, the smallest rituals can bring us back to ourselves — lighting a candle, stepping outside into the cold morning air, taking a slow moment before the day begins. These gentle habits become the anchors that steady us through winter.
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❄ Our Little Friday Letter (Friday, 7th November, 2025)
This week’s letter is a cozy one — written by the fire on a windy November evening. I’m sharing a book that has captured my heart (The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater), a few quiet reflections on wintering well, and gentle reminders to slow down, savor the season, and find comfort in simple rituals.
