In the last week of my yoga teacher training I was given the gift of Dharma. We had a whole lecture on this idea of Dharma, this belief that each person has a divine purpose on this earth. That in order to achieve ones Dharma they must be willing to listen. To pay attention to … Continue reading Doin my Dharma
I reevaluate my meditation practice from time to time. As I've shared in a previous post https://thehotmesshomestead.com/2019/07/27/meditation-and-motherhood/ I take one minute to however many minutes I have available each morning to do a small centering before I start my day. I have noticed a vast difference in how I greet the events of each day … Continue reading A Mothers Meditation for 2020
About eight months after my second child was born I was at a physical. We got to the questions surrounding my post natal health when I said "Ya know its weird, my feet havent unswollen yet." My primary looked at me with equal parts pitty and humor "Oh honey, if they haven't unswollen yet they … Continue reading Loving the Mom Bod
My oldest turned six recently. On his birthday I explained why that is such a big deal. Me: "So when you are five and you hold up your fingers to show how old you are it is one hand. Now you need to add another finger so it takes two hands. That is a super … Continue reading Children and chores
I recently told my five-year-old that he could do anything for his sixth birthday and that we would do it as a family. Keep in mind that offer includes the trampoline park, movie theaters, interactive play museums things of that nature. However he responded that he wanted to hike to the top of a mountain … Continue reading Hiking With My Littles
We happen to be a household that celebrates just about everything. And so this particular season is an abundance of gratitude, love, and food. So this here is a guideline to the month of December as we know it and mayhaps you will find a thing or two you would like to incorporate for the … Continue reading Good Tidings of Comfort and Joy
I have spent my life diving head first into subcultures. Living and breathing into all they have to offer. I find an ease floating from one group of people to the next, or from one state to the next. But their is nothing quite so satisfying as being able to fully immerse oneself in an … Continue reading Weekend Warriors
This year we will be hosting 25 people for Thanksgiving dinner. I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but I do know I said yes to each person that asked me. And I know that I invited some people who I knew wouldn't have another place to go. And fundamentally when it comes down to … Continue reading A Recipie for a Stellar Thanksgiving
Now, before you get too excited I am not talking about cannabis or cold hard cash. It is something way sexier... thank home made and upcycled gift giving. I am sure I have mentioned before that I am cash broke. So I am left to scour Second hand shops, look for beautiful treasures out in … Continue reading I Give Green Gifts
For those of you with children I am sure you have been in the position where you have been out in public with an out of control child. Or perhaps just unable to meet your own needs while slowly drowning beneath the children crawling all over you, getting their bodily fluids on you. There's no … Continue reading Help a Mother Out
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