Tip #179: Hide it in plain sight. What’s a thing in your home that you use regularly but that doesn’t have a home of its own—a special spot to return to? A laptop? Your…
I have water on the brain. For one thing, at the time of writing, it’s pouring fat, wintry drops begging to be snow. For another, last week, I got cheeky and shared a glimpse…
1. this bench in a new spot. {cause it’s been a few weeks and it’s a little wonky, but also perfect? tbd.} 2. this tincture. {for making this week so much more comfortable.} 3.…
I worry that when I write about kids and tidying I’ll come across like a draconian weirdo. Or, more precisely, that I’ll have come to my own defense. No, I’m not constantly haranguing my…
Four things to do today to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: + Listen to the Seeing White podcast. I suggested this last year at this time and (many times before…
1. this steam from a borrowed humidifier. {for helping me breathe just a little easier.} 2. these flowers. {for getting to play with them and getting to gift them.} 3. these bobby pins. {and…
My general approach to electronic appliances is to do without them. Our coffee’s made in a French press. Milk is warmed on the stovetop. I’d go without a microwave if our apartment didn’t come…
Last week, James finished a box of chocolate-covered salted caramels I’d slipped into his Christmas stocking. I fished the small cardboard box from the recycling basket we keep by the front door and, after…
1. this new spot. {because the table needed a move. also: roses for a birthday boy, and a pile of weeknight napkins. three things, really.} 2. this mid-day sun. {because it’s the best part…
ALYSON MORGAN | MAIA TERRA Last year Alyson Morgan began her blog Maia Terra as a way to build community in conversations around climate change, environmental stewardship, and spiritual resilience. From the vantage point…