February 2018 - Homespun Oasis by Millie Copper

A few of my favorite things ~ February 2018

by Sierra Smith | Feb 28, 2018 | A Calm Sanctuary

ZuzkaLight.com – The Zgym The past couple years I’ve struggled with getting enough daily exercise. I’d try to wake up early, or workout after I finished working 8 hours and driving 1.5 hours in my commute (45 min there and back, if I was lucky). Then...

Millie’s Menu February 26, 2018

by Millie Copper | Feb 26, 2018 | Meal Plans, Traditional Foods, Trim Healthy Mama

Happy Monday! Last week I didn’t put a menu together. It was a busy weekend and when Monday morning rolled we started on a busy week. I thought it would be no big deal. I was wrong. Since the first of the year I’d been making, and mostly following, a...

How to Deal with Stress

by Sierra Smith | Feb 21, 2018 | A Calm Sanctuary

I once heard Kevin Michael Geary of RebootedBody.com compare modern society, from a hormonal standpoint, to being chased by a bear, constantly, every day. You’re dealing with traffic, with loaded schedules, a dreaded commute, bills to pay, family to care for and...

Setting Up House – Establishing a Cleaning Routine

by Sierra Smith | Feb 14, 2018 | A Calm Sanctuary

When my husband and I bought our first home, I struggled to keep up with the housework. It makes me anxious to come home from work and have a living room strewn with used dishes across the coffee table; mail, opened and unopened scattered about; halfhearted cooking...

Millie’s Menu February 12, 2018

by Millie Copper | Feb 12, 2018 | Meal Plans, Traditional Foods, Trim Healthy Mama

Happy Monday! We had an exciting weekend. On Saturday we went skiing at a nearby downhill resort. Joe had a birthday a few weeks ago and this is what he wanted to do to celebrate. It had been over ten years since I skied. I thought it would come back to me easily. I...