Modern Homemaking I Mindset and Methods for Happier, Healthier Homes

By Christy from The Common NestEducation Self-Improvement Leisure Kids & Family Home & Garden

Modern Homemaking I Mindset and Methods for Happier, Healthier Homes episodes

September 13, 2024026 - The Psychology of Home: How Our Spaces Impact Us
Today, I talk about the psychology of home and understanding how our physical environment affects our wellbeing and overall mental health.
In this episode, we look at some different psychological aspects of home. How our homes impacts our health and contribute to our healing. And I share some tips to get started creating a home that supports our wellbeing.
Here’s a recap:
The psychology of home explores how our physical environment affects our well-being, behavior, emotions, and overall mental health. Some different psychological aspects of home include: safety, identity, control, relationships, attachment and emotional wellbeing.

Understanding the different psychological aspects of home help us with our home creation.

Often when we think about psychology and mental health, we also think of healing. Our homes can be spaces of healing and we can experience healing through our home creation.

Three ways we can get started with creating a home that is to (1) start with decluttering, (2) create a special space in your home and (3) incorporate personal touches in your home.

The Holistic Home Method and the Five Foundations of Home are designed to support you in creating home with these psychological aspects in mind and prioritizing your wellbeing in the context of your home creation. We look at our mindset & motivation, decluttering, developing plans & routines, decorating in a way that brings function, beauty and support, and living within natural rhythms and cycles. Working together might be the support you need.

Please reach out if you would like to talk about the possibility of working together in creating a happier and healthier home with more success, fulfillment and joy.

Join the 5x5 Declutter Challenge HERE
Get the Declutter Quickstart Guide and Checklists HERE

WORK WITH ME: Book a FREE discovery call HERE. Find out more about Holistic Home HERE.
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26 min
June 28, 2024025 – Home Styling The Feels Off in Home Creation
Today, I talk about design and décor in home creation. This is the final episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation.
In this episode, we look at how we can feel overwhelmed and frustrated when our home doesn’t quite reflect our personality, style, or needs. We explore why the style of our homes might feel off, how that contributes to overwhelm and what we can do about it. I share practical tips for us to start creating a home that really fits who we are now.
Here’s a recap:
When our homes feel off and don’t reflect our personality, style, or functional needs, it can lead to feelings of overwhelm and frustration.

There are several reasons why our homes might not fit our style or function properly. Buying or inheriting furniture and decor that doesn't fit our personal style. Living in a rental or having a limited budget for personalization. Evolving personal tastes and changing family needs. And we can be influenced by trends that may not align with personal preferences.

Our surroundings have a profound impact on our mental and emotional well-being. A home that doesn’t match our
style or meet our functional needs can lead to increased stress and reduced productivity.

The first steps in creating a home that feels right is understanding our personal style and figuring out the function of a particular space. We can understand our style through self-trust and with mood boards to discover our preferences. And understanding the needs in our spaces will help us design and decorate with function in mind.

When we understand our style and the function of a space we can begin to make changes: start small, grow slowly and you do you. Small changes can have big impact. Start with decluttering, arrange the furniture for function and slowly add pieces and personal touches to create a space that really resonates.

We cover this topic and more in Holistic Home Method and Five Foundations of Home. Creating spaces the we truly love with confidence, function and beauty is within The Fourth Foundation of Home – Release and Reset. Working together might be the support you need for creating more success, fulfillment and joy in your home and with your home creation.

Please reach out if you would like to talk about the possibility of working together in creating a happier and healthier home with more success, fulfillment and joy.

Get the Declutter Quick Start Guide HERE
Join the 5x5 Declutter Challenge HERE
Join the waitlist for the Holistic Home Method ⁠HERE⁠.
Sign up for The Common Nest Collective ⁠HERE⁠.
A free community for home creators like you!

WORK WITH ME: Book a FREE discovery call HERE. Find out more about Holistic Home Method HERE.
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29 min
June 21, 2024 024 - The Exhaustion in Home Creation
Today, I talk about exhaustion in home creation. This is the
seventh episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation.
In this episode, we look at why many home creators are tired
and exhausted. We explore some reasons behind our exhaustion, how is impacts our home creation and our lives, what we can do to combat our tiredness, and how we can overcome the overwhelm in our homes. I share practical tips to minimize fatigue and increase our energy.
Here’s a recap:
Exhaustion and Fatigue is such a big topic and there are so many contributing factors to why we are feeling so tired. Today we just skimmed the surface.
It is really important to look at the connection between exhaustion and overwhelm in homes, recognizing the multi-dimensional, multifaceted aspects of exhaustion is the first step towards addressing it in our home and with our home creation.
Exhaustion can creep in easily and start to make everything feel that much more overwhelming, and it goes beyond
mere tiredness; it encompasses physical fatigue, but it also includes emotional drain, and just a mental weariness.
Some of the reasons we are so exhausted are lack of sleep, over commitment, poor time management and ignoring our natural energy cycles.
We can begin to break that cycle of exhaustion and overcome overwhelm in our homes when we work on improving our sleep hygiene and habits, set boundaries and learn to say no to over commitment, manage of time well with plans and routines, and care for our energy levels by leaning into our natural rhythms and cycles with care practices.
We cover all these things and more in the Holistic Home Method and Five Foundations of Home. We explore our values, motivations and boundaries in the First Foundation of Home – Mindset & Motivation. We look at time management and routines in Third Foundation of Home – Plans & Routines, we create a home environment for us to thrive in both the Second and Fourth Foundation of Home – Release and Reset and Design & Décor, and we lean into Cyclical Living in the Fifth Foundation of Home. Working together might be the support you need for creating more success, fulfillment and joy in your home and with your home creation.
Please reach out if you would like to talk about the possibility of working together in creating a happier and healthier home with more success, fulfillment and joy.

Get you copy of the Holistic Home Routine Snapshot ⁠HERE⁠.
Sign up for The Common Nest Collective ⁠HERE⁠.
A free community for home creators like you!

WORK WITH ME: Book a FREE discovery call HERE.
Find out more about Holistic Home HERE.
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35 min
June 07, 2024023 - All The Clutter in Home Creation
Today, I talk about clutter in home creation. This is the sixth episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation.
In this episode, we look at how clutter contributes to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation. I talk about what clutter is, how is impacts our home creation and the benefits of decluttering in our homes. I share how having regular habits for decluttering in our homes can help us overcome overwhelm.
Here’s a recap:
Clutter is different for everyone, but it basically anything that you don’t use, need or want. It could be a limiting belief, a negative thought, or a pile of old unnecessary papers.

This is about recognizing our own clutter, working in our own time, at our own pace towards better life, and creating space for the important things and what we really want in our homes and in our lives.

Clutter is significant in our homes, and it can impact our mindset, time, energy, and decor in home creation.

One of the best ways to overcome overwhelm with our clutter is to have develop regular habits of managing, maintaining and organizing our stuff. Having a system for the whole home is so helpful.

The Holistic Home Plans and Routines can be a guide or starting point for you to adjust and personalize. It is a home system that I designed it to balance key household tasks and home management activities, while also prioritizing our well-being in home creation. The House Zones is the third part of the system to tackle decluttering, and is such a great way to declutter, organize and deep clean the whole home in a regular cycle.

We dive deeper into these in the Third Foundation of Home – Plans & Routines. Working together might be the support you need in developing your own plans and routines for more success, fulfillment and joy in your home and with your home creation.

Please reach out if you would like to talk about the
possibility of working together in creating a happier and healthier home with more success, fulfillment and joy.

Get you copy of the Holistic Home Routine Snapshot ⁠HERE⁠.
Sign up for The Common Nest Collective ⁠HERE⁠.
A free community for home creators like you!

WORK WITH ME: Book a FREE discovery call HERE. Find out more about Holistic Home HERE.
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26 min
May 31, 2024022 - The Lack of Routines in Home Creation
Today, I talk about routines in home creation. This is the fourth episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation.
In this episode, we look at how a lack of routines might be keeping us stuck in overwhelm, and how developing
intentional routines in our homes connects to our values and our desires. I share the advantages to having routines and how we can start to create routines in our homes.
Here’s a recap:
The idea of a structured home plan and routines can sometimes sound overwhelming, However, it might be the lack of routines and unpredictability in your days that is keeping you stuck in overwhelm.

Home plans and routines help us intentional in our actions
in our home, and they can save us time and energy. The goal is to have routines in place, so that we can actually enjoy our home, our days, and our life. Allowing us to have time and space to focus on that which is most important to us (whatever that might be for you).

Home Plans and Routines have many advantages: they keep us intentional and proactive, over reactive, they take away the guesswork out of household tasks, they help you create a balance between home, work and people, they allow us to get more done in the time that we have, thus save us time, and they can help us help us change our perspective, really acknowledge what we are accomplishing in our homes, see purpose in our days and give us a focus when we are feeling overwhelmed
with little ones at home.

Three things to consider before we start making a plan and routines are to Start Small, Grow Slowly and You Do You.

The Holistic Home Plans and Routines is such a great as a
guide or starting point for you to adjust and personalize. It is a home system that I designed it to balance key household tasks and home management activities, while
also prioritizing our well-being in home creation.

We dive deeper into these in the Third Foundation of Home – Plans & Routines. Working together might be the support you need in developing your own plans and routines for more success, fulfillment and joy in your home and with your home creation.

Please reach out if you would like to talk about the possibility of working together in creating a happier and healthier home with more success, fulfillment and joy.

Get you copy of the Holistic Home Routine Snapshot HERE.
Sign up for The Common Nest Collective HERE.
A free community for home creators like you!

WORK WITH ME: Book a FREE discovery call HERE. Find out more about Holistic Home HERE.
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31 min
May 24, 2024021 - The Big Emotions in Home Creation
Today, I talk about the big emotions in home creation. This is the fourth episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation.
In this episode, we look at about our reactions to certain situations and the reasons we might experience big emotions in homes and with our people. I share some ways we can better prepare ourselves for the moments when we feel really activated, especially when we might have little people with big emotions of their own.
Here’s a recap:
Big emotions and big reactions are part of home creation and they contribute to feelings of overwhelm in our homes. It can be especially challenging to be faced with our own big emotions when we are also trying to help our people navigate their big emotions.

Our reactions to certain situations or behaviours are often more a result of own stress levels and dysregulation, than about the actual situation or behaviour.

Practicing ways to regulate our nervous system can help us be better prepared for activating situations. Some ways we can practice regulating our nervous system are taking regular pauses and system resets throughout the day, working on transitions, opening up more spaciousness in our calendars and creating a home environment that supports our nervous system.

When we do experience big emotions and moments of activation, it is important to work through those big emotions by identify what activates us, learning our internal signs, recognizing our patterns, naming them with parts language, caring for ourselves, and repairing with our people.

We dive deeper into these practices and more in the Holistic Home Method. Throughout the Five Foundations of Home, we develop the mindset, motivation, and methods to really support ourselves and our nervous systems. Working together might be the support you need to experience more success, fulfillment and joy in your home and with your home creation.

Please reach out if you would like to talk about the
possibility of working together in creating a happier and healthier home with more success, fulfillment and joy.

WORK WITH ME: Book a FREE discovery call HERE. Find out more about Holistic Home HERE.
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35 min
May 17, 2024020- The Never-Ending To-Do List in Home Creation
Today, I talk about The Never-Ending To-Do List in home
creation. This is the third episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation.
In this episode, we look at the never-ending to-do list in home creation, and the number one thing we can do to can stop chasing the To-Do List and start really creating the home and life you really want.
Here’s a recap:
For many of us the To-Do List is long and it just gets longer and longer.

The number one thing we can do to can stop chasing the To-Do List and start creating the home and life you really want is to develop plans and routines. Plans and routines are about being intentional and proactive over reactive. Plans and Routines reduces the busy work, the reactive work and even the mental load, because they take away the guesswork and the decision making.

I develop the Holistic Home Plans and Routines as a way for me to personally stop chasing the to-do lists and I share as a guide or starting point for you to do the same.

The Holistic Home Plans and Routines is divided in four parts: 1) Daily Dozen, 2) Weekly Tasks, 3) House Zones and 4) Cyclical Living.

We dive deeper into these in the Third Foundation of Home – Plans & Routines. Working together might be the support you need in developing your own plans and routines for more success, fulfillment and joy in your home and with your home creation.

Please reach out if you would like to talk about the
possibility of working together in creating a happier and healthier home with more success, fulfillment and joy.

Get your copy of the Holistic Home Plan & Routine Snapshot HERE

WORK WITH ME: Book a FREE discovery call HERE. Find out more about Holistic Home HERE.
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18 min
May 11, 2024019 - The Shoulds in Home Creation
Today, I talk about The Shoulds. This is the second episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation.
In this episode, we look at all those shoulds in our lives and homes, how they contribute to feelings of overwhelm and what we can do to address all those shoulds.
Here’s a recap:
The “should” are all about the standards, rules, or
expectations that we set for ourselves and others. These are beliefs about how things should be, how people should behave, or how we should feel. And when these standards or “shoulds” are not met, it can lead to feeling of guilt, shame and frustration.

The stress, guilt, shame and frustration that we feel is often a result of the tension between what is and what we believe should be - all those “should” that dictates the way we think, act and feel. Science tells us, that we have the power to change the way we think and to leave all those “should” behind.

We can say goodbye to unrealistic expectations and stop “shoulding” on our selves by looking at them through three different beliefs areas: Achievement, social and control.

The Holistic Home Method and the Five Foundations of Home are designed to help support us in managing the shoulds in our home creation. We dive deeper into these topics and more in the First Foundation of Home – Mindset & Motivation. Working together might be the
support you need in navigating some of these should. Together we can look at how we can let go of shoulding on ourselves, and get into creating more success, fulfillment and joy in your homes and with your home creation.

Please reach out if you would like to talk about the
possibility of working together in creating a happier and healthier home with more success, fulfillment and joy.

WORK WITH ME: Book a FREE discovery call HERE. Find out more about Holistic Home HERE.
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23 min
May 03, 2024 018 - The Mental Load in Home Creation
Today, I talk about The Mental Load. This is the first episode in a multi-part series talking about the different things that can contribute to overwhelm in our homes and with our home creation.
In this episode, we look at what the mental load is, how is contributes to feelings of overwhelm and what we can do to try to manage the mental in our homes and with our home creation.

Here’s a recap:
The mental load is a term for the invisible labor that goes in the management of household and home and family, which typically falls to women. It is not just the physical tasks in the house, but rather the thinking and overseeing of those physical tasks.
The mental load is the real deal and has real effects on home, our home creation and our lives. When the mental load starts to be too much it leads to frustration, burn out, stress, overwhelm, and anxiousness. And can result in feelings of apathy, anger, resentment and a real disconnection in relationships.
The Holistic Home Method and the Five Foundations of Home are designed to help support us in managing the mental load in our home creation. We can do that by looking at our mindset & motivation, decluttering, developing plans & routines, decorating in a way that brings function and beauty, and living within natural rhythms and cycles.
In the Holistic Home Method and the Five Foundations of Home look at how we can shift our mindset, motivation and methods to support the mental load. Working together might be the support you need in managing the mental load in you home and with your home creation.

Please reach out if you would like to talk about the possibility of working together in creating a happier and healthier home with more success, fulfillment and joy.

WORK WITH ME: Book a FREE discovery call HERE. Find out more about Holistic Home HERE.
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19 min
April 26, 2024017 - Joy at Home: Finding Joy in our Home Creation
Today, I talk about creation joy in our homes and with our home creation. What does it actually mean to experience joy in our homes and live, what’s the difference between joy and happiness, and how sometimes we do not allow ourselves to experience joy or do the things that would take us happier.
In this episode, I will share some practical ways to create joy and pursue happiness in our lives, homes and home creation.
Here’s a recap:
When it comes to our own joy and happiness, many of us are familiar with the pattern of taking two steps forward,
one step back. One of the most common regrets people have at the end of their lives is that they wish they’d let themselves be happier.
We can start creating joy in our homes and pursue happiness when we:
Don’t go at it alone. Reach out to others. Share the journey and connect with others.

Create a joy list, which is like crafting a personal happiness roadmap. Identifying moments, people, and activities that light us up and intentionally create space for them in our life.

Dedicate ourselves to others. Activities such as volunteering produce greater joy than focusing on oneself. Giving a little goes a long way, not just for those on the receiving end but for our own well-being too.

Be KIND. Being kinder isn't just about outward gestures to others; it's also about extending that same compassion and generosity to ourselves.

Add some color to your home—and the world. Injecting color into your living space can significantly impact your mood. Start with small pops of colour.

Get moving with regular physical activity. Exercise not only enhances physical fitness but also has profound effects on mental well-being.

Savor joyful moments. Embracing moments of joy, both
big and small can significantly impact our overall happiness.

Get houseplants. The popularity of houseplants isn't just a trend; it's backed by science.

Go outside. Venturing outdoors is a prescription for better health and happiness.

Be grateful. Gratitude is a proven pathway to happiness.

Pay attention to the good and limit negativity. Skip negative news first thing in the morning.

If you have the means, invest in time-saving services. Money can’t buy happiness, but that can depend on how you spend it.

Then, use those extra few minutes clearing your mind. Meditation is a great way to cultivate more joy and happiness.

Don't dismiss bad feelings. Suppressing or denying negative emotions not only lowers your sense of contentment but also puts a lot of stress on your body.

We dive deeper into these topics and more in the Holistic
Home Method and the Five Foundations of Home. Working together might be the support you need to create more joy in your home and with your home creation.
Please reach out if you would like to talk about the possibility of working together in creating a happier and healthier home with more success, fulfillment and joy.

WORK WITH ME: Book a FREE discovery call HERE. Find out more about Holistic Home HERE.
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