Four things that are making everything sweeter.

Four things that are making life sweeter.

Four things that are making everything sweeter.

Big and small, we answer some of your most burning questions.

We love you guys across the pond.

Getting out of the house — with your offspring or with your friends.

Overcoming body issues and learning how to rest — just in time for summer.

Weaving your ancestral heritage into your everyday home life.

It's good to change our minds. It means we're growing and willing to learn.

The Internet, for all its foibles, can also be a really beautiful breeding ground for cultivating some of our best friends!

Why it's good to name frogs. And why it's good to be around teenagers.

We’ve gotten into this episode’s topic off and on here, but Crystal’s a bit unique: while she doesn’t use social media for her own personal work, a huge part of her job is helping others use social media for their work. She knows what it’s like to use it both for connecting her real life with the Internet, and for helping business owners find their people online. The Internet can become a downward spiral when it comes to things like mental health, relationships, societal structures,...

We can delight in food AND eat well.

We can't stop thinking about Notre Dame.

What's the difference between a scarcity and an abundant mindset? It really comes down to gratitude as the ultimate antidote, whether it's fear, overwhelm, jealousy, or good old-fashioned FOMO. What does it mean to be a hometown tourist? It’s also about mindset, discovering where you live with a spirit of curiosity. Tsh and Christine get into both these things, including a few practicals on how to incorporate both of these in your daily life. Then somewhat ironically, in the third segment...

Turns out, we have a thing for the same type of coffee mugs. Who knew?

Full plates (vs. busyness) can be lovely indeed — and so can making time to read "classic" books.

You can make anywhere a home: even a rental, even a renovation project.

Learning truths about yourself from the acts of decluttering and travel... it's surprising what these vulnerable endeavors can teach us.

Coffee (because of course), a poem, and two other things.

What happens when you're hit with the truth that you're WAY busier than you thought you were? Katherine shares real-talk truth she gleaned after she wrote out a recent day-in-the-life recap — seeing her day broken down by the hour helped her realize a truth lots of us can relate to: she's busier than she wants to be. Then Tsh shares what she's learned about why she's felt overwhelmed by reading more non-fiction recently: too many gurus. She shares four ways to keep these smart-but-distant...

Life lessons from writing (even if you're not a writer), plus why every one of us benefits from regular silence. Yep, silence.

Cultivating a healthy marriage sometimes looks different when kids are at different ages. Christine and her husband have kids under 8, so she shares how they find ways to date in the nooks and crannies of their life. Tsh and her husband have kids 8 and up, so she shares how they model their marriage at home, right in front of their kids. Related Posts:Tsh's letter to her (slightly younger) selfAnd the two shall become one, separately, by Christine Links From This Episode:Christine...

Crystal and Tsh get into Marie Kondo, a new book they're both excited to read, and something Crystal's been doing weekly with her husband (and then Kyle & Tsh started doing this right after this conversation). And then springboarding off her somewhat-vulnerable post she shared this week, Tsh talks about the beauty of good ol’ partial solutions. To round things out in the third segment, Stephanie and Tsh once more tackle another one of your travel questions. Related Posts:Crystal's Good...

Reading more, managing anxiety, and what's on the liturgical calendar in February.