COUNTRY LIVING
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Styling Leggings with Class : Wardrobe Staple for the Country Woman
There comes a point with style that you just have to like what you like regardless of what someone else declares. A designer who lives in a city might not be someone I should even be taking my style advise from. But I have heard a lot of women, not necessarily fashion designers push back against leggings. I think we need a quick guide to wearing leggings with class. I think styling is the problem, not the item itself. I love a good pair of straight leg or slightly tapered trousers and jeans. However, those are a bit more particular to style as a short woman. But when I wear…
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The Lord Jesus Lives
Happy Resurrection weekend. There are no words to praise Jesus enough. There are no words. I was outside one day and looked up and saw the clouds in a cross and took this photo. We all need to look up more. “The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation” Psalm 18:46
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5 City Fashions to Declutter from Your Country Wardrobe
Welcome to whateverlovely.com my Country Living Home & Fashion Blog. My name is Barbie and I encourage women in homemaking and feminine style. Let’s talk decluttering city fashion from your country wardrobe! Just because you live rurally does not mean your style has to suffer but it definitely will change. Take it from a woman who wears a dress nearly daily and always dons jewelry but it’s what works for where I live. This article is meant to direct you to declutter items that may clash with your new country life and I will share stylish alternatives for country life. 1) Declutter: All Black. Women have been told for decades…
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Finding the Dream Property : Country Life & Style
Not all of us are born and raised in the country but we get there as fast as we can. If you, like me, spent years or decades of your life dreaming and trying to move to the country, you may have some solid ideas of what you want. Here are some things that I learned along the way that helped me to edit and curate the dream so that I could buy the right property….and I’m still shopping for it. But I have been renting in the countryside for some time now and have a lot of first hand experience on what to be aware of and the nuances…
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A Peaceful Christ Centered Christmas Season in the Countryside
There is a special beauty about Christmas in the countryside at my home. But Christmas everywhere else feels pretty stressful to me. Do you feel uneasy with society’s version of Christmas? I find pop Christmas music played in stores to be extremely unpleasant as well as the stress of shopping and crowds. Here are my 5 ways to create a peaceful Christ centered Christmas season and how you can too even if you don’t live in the country. 1) Shop online instead of big box stores or shop local small businesses. The hyper environment of big box stores with loud pop music, stuff overwhelm and unfriendly crowds can be stressful…
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5 Boots for the Country Woman’s Wardrobe
Welcome to whateverlovely.com my Country Living home & fashion blog. My name is Barbie and you can think of me as your country living stylist. Are you new to living in the country or just need some help making it better and more beautiful? Let’s talk boots today because you will need them! Nice Casual Leather Boots A leather boot that can go from dresses and skirts to jeans and leggings. A stylish boot that speaks to your feminine senses but practical needs as you can do housework and outdoors work and look put together. Hardy leather that will protect your feet and ankles. These are your nice every day…
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Dressing for the Home and the Homestead
I rarely leave my home. My shopping takes me to town once a month. We fellowship with the church twice per week. My outings must seem very limited to people who wake up to leave the house every day. Yet I do not see myself as having “no where to go” or being “stuck at home”. Dressing for the day is as doing the dishes and preparing dinner. None of this feels trite because this is nourishment to a day lived with joy and purpose. This is dignity that I am responsible to provide my household and that we are blessed to experience and it is done out of thanksgiving…
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Homemaking Revival: Modern Household Makeover to Traditional
Aside from the negatives we have experienced due to Covid, there are five ways the modern household has had a traditional makeover for the better. For many homes, this time has been a revival of traditional living, a revival of family relationships, a revival of lost home skills. Being at home for months on end has revived the home in many ways. There has been a homemaking revival from the very need to survive and thrive. Open floorplans to segmented floorplans People realized that open floorplans do not work when a family actually spends time at home together. Open floor plans gave no noise blocking, no quiet zones, no creative…
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Shopping for Your Homestead 10 Tips to Buying Land
This article will cover the most vital ten items to question about potential properties. If you are purchasing an existing house check out Top 10 Tips for buying a Country House click here. 1. Road access. You drove up to the property listing. Is the road to access to the property maintained by the buyer, the county, a neighbor? Is it level or steep? Is it narrow or wide? Will this road be dangerous in the winter? Consider the vehicles and the size of any loads you will need to drive down the road to the property and make sure it suits those needs. I caution to not get involved…
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10 Tips for buying a House in the Country
These are the ten most important questions to ask when buying a house in the country. To see the 10 Tips for Buying Land click here. 1. Water. Is it well or city water? What is the age and condition of the well equipment? What is the well water pressure like? 2. Test your water. Test for bacteria, chemicals, minerals, etc. 3. Septic system. Where is the drain field on the property? This would be an area that you cannot plant or build anything. Or park on. How close to the water well is the drain field? What type of plumbing pipes were used? Ceramic, metal, pvc? 4. Zoning. Can…
