I do digital art journaling to help with my mood, and to release the constant stream of creativity flowing through my brain. I need many outlets. Digital art journaling This piece, which features a layer of pastel painting combined with scrapbooking paper and text, reflects on my happiness with my life at home. Some people … Continue reading Art Journal Pages
Tag: Trad wife
Peaceful Life Update
It has been a relaxing weekend at home. I came across Married at First Sight Australia, and I have been binging that. I got some beautiful new journals for my journal collection! They came from Books a Million. One is orange and embroidered! I love orange things! I love embroidered things! It's perfect for me. … Continue reading Peaceful Life Update
My Portable Life
I wrote about this on my Instagram, but I want to write more about it here. I have made a portable life. Scrapbooking, writing, art, reading, etc. can be done anywhere. I have to move, on average, every two years or so. Having things I love that can be done anywhere enables me to have … Continue reading My Portable Life
Interview
Today, I did a delightful interview with a German social science researcher about the trad wife movement, what brought me to it, how was I raised, etc. The researcher was very nice and friendly, and I'd be glad to help her in the future. She said something too that really stuck with me. I told … Continue reading Interview
Seven Benefits of Patriarchy for Women
Patriarchy isn't just for men. Women benefit, too. 1. We are protected. 2. We are provided for. A woman in a traditional "patriarchal" relationship doesn't have to worry about paying the bills. She also gets shopping money each month, an allowance from her husband. 3. I am convinced that with patriarchy, the s*x is better. … Continue reading Seven Benefits of Patriarchy for Women
Cutting a Little Sexiness From My Wardrobe
My husband mentioned to me yesterday that he thinks some of the dresses I wear are daring. Some of them, many in fact, are quite conservative. But I do have some dresses that are very short and low cut. I have cleaned my wardrobe out of clothes like that to please my husband in the … Continue reading Cutting a Little Sexiness From My Wardrobe
New Visual/Poetic Project
I am beginning a new project that is part surreal poetry, part visual art. I am using typography as a visual art form. The very shape and color of letters and words on a page can be visual art, irrespective of meaning. I want to create a book of visual and verbal poetry/art. I want … Continue reading New Visual/Poetic Project
Goal Setting
I have been meaning to clean out the refrigerator for a long time. It's totally time to do it. But I haven't. So this week's goal is to clean the refrigerator. Do you set goals in your homemaking? I love setting goals. Productivity feels good. For instance, this might surprise you but my husband cooks. … Continue reading Goal Setting
Don’t Be Intellectually Lazy
Before I fell in love with being at home, I wanted to be a professor. I like debates and critiques. I adore scientific and philosophical inquiry. Poetry was going to be my focus (for my first grad degree), and I wanted rigorous feedback on my work. Research is my passion. In my senior year of … Continue reading Don’t Be Intellectually Lazy
11 Years
Yesterday was my husband and I's eleven year wedding anniversary. We didn't have a babysitter booked, so we took our daughter out to lunch with us and then to go get ice cream. He got me a sweet, romantic gift that is being made as a gofund me. It will be ready in a couple … Continue reading 11 Years