In this episode of The Coop, you’ll learn:
- How Shaye defines homesteading (you’ll love this)
- Letting your definition evolve as seasons change: kids, business, capacity, and real life
- The overlap and differences between homesteading and homemaking
- What it actually means to “cultivate the beautiful life” in an ordinary week
- Using the five senses … music, scent, texture, light, and taste … to transform daily chores
- Simple non-negotiables: making the bed, cooking dinner, and “putting the kitchen to bed”
- Learning what’s worth preserving (and what isn’t) for your actual family
- Cooking with fewer ingredients, more pleasure, and what you already have on hand
- How travel (especially Italy) has shaped Shaye’s home, cooking, and aesthetic
- Practical strategies for traveling while homesteading … without burning out
- Why your homestead is here to serve you, not the other way around
- Holding onto what’s good, true, and beautiful in a home-centered life