Hey! Hola! Welcome!

I’m Alex, a wife and new SAHM of three writing about cultivating creativity, ease, and joy in our regular, everyday lives.

This blog started out as a space to document my zero waste lifestyle but since becoming a mother, this space has evolved to include my experience in becoming a parent, creating a cozy, minimal + functional home for our family, and sharing our approach to traveling near or far with our kids.

Everything I share comes down to finding delight in the everyday. Delight in mothering young children. Delight in a really good cup of coffee. Delight in making our rental a functional, lovely home.

It’s not as romantic as it sounds. I’m sure there’s someone out there who just rolled their eyes at the idea that caretaking could be anything but drudgery. Tending to children and home all day every day is demanding and often unseen or thankless work, but I’ve found that I’m a much better version of myself when I grumble less and delight more.

Regardless if you stay awhile or are on your way quickly, I hope you leave feeling that your caretaking work is just as valuable and good and “productive” as whatever work you did/will do outside the home.