Mother’s Day is often framed as a time to celebrate moms with flowers, cards, and gifts. But what so many mothers really need can’t be wrapped. They need rest, reconnection, and a moment to remember who they are beneath all the roles they carry. This post isn’t about pampering. It’s about healing. It’s about the kind of self-care that actually helps; for the moms we love, and for the caregiver inside each of us.

Every spring, big-box stores roll out their budget-friendly bare-root plants and bulbs in brightly colored plastic bags, promising dreams of lush growth for a fraction of the cost of nursery plants. But if you’ve ever bought them, you know the disappointment that usually gets me. Many are dried out, rotten, or just plain dead by the time planting season arrives.

Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights a...

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Hello, world! My name is Raymond Waller, and I’m excited to finally bring this blog to life. If there’s one thing I’ve spent my entire life trying to figure out, it’s how on earth to take care of myself and the people I love. In other words: homemaking. Me and my rescued poodle, Jordan. Homemaking has a complicated history. The basic tasks of daily life—cooking, cleaning, home repairs, gardening, decorating—have been weighed down with gender roles, religious expectations, societal trends, and even personal guilt.

Every day, we make hundreds of decisions—how to spend our time, what to do with our money, which events to attend. It can be overwhelming, but identifying your personal values makes decision-making easier. TL;DR – Short on Time? Start Here If you’re short on time, follow these steps to apply this post right away: Identify your top values using the self-reflection questions and the list below.