You can dress femininely for everyday hard work. Repeat that to yourself every time you think wearing your husband’s work shirt is more “practical”. Feminine clothing is practical if you own items that are comfortable, wash well, are warm enough or cool enough, that stay on your body and do not hinder your movements. Women …
5 Ways to Become an Elegant Woman
Elegance may be found in aesthetic alone but it is also the quality of grace in attitude, speech, even the way we move. Elegance spans all earning brackets. While there is elegance unique to the very wealthy that comes with affording the most luxury, there is also elegance with little money and the right taste …
5 Truths about Homemaking from a Career Housewife
Ladies, Your work at home is a job. The home job is serious work too. But this work is different from jobs outside of the home in that many people see a woman working in her home as not “working”. A home is a place of rest and leisure yes, but it is also a …
5 Keys to Feminine Fashion
Ladies, Now that I have made all of the mistakes, and I am safely in my late 30s and looking better for my wisdom gained…I can impart to you the keys to true feminine fashion for any woman. One of the greatest fashion obstacles for women of any age is confusing sexy for feminine. Modern …
Nurturing Your Femininity
Femininity is not just for charming vintage decades past. It is not just a phase of little girls. It is not just for the teenager and 20 something who has youthful beauty on her side. Femininity belongs to women. It is timeless. As silver hairs begin to glitter around my face, the late 30s mean …
Feminine Country Fashion
Picture rolling vineyards and walk among the vines with me. Picture apple orchards and meander the rows harvesting. Imagine being barefoot in the garden to cut flowers for the table. Think about the scent of hay in the barn. There are so many different kinds of country properties from vineyards, to orchards, to livestock ranches, …
12 Frugal Christmas Gatherings & Party Ideas from a Country Woman
It can seem unwise to invite guests over or have get-togethers when money is tight. However, we have history replete with times of scarcity to give us ideas for how women offered hospitality with very little. There are specific types of gatherings that allow you to have guests over without spending much money. It is …
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 …
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 Boots for the Country Woman’s Wardrobe
Ladies, If you are a country woman, you know what it is to live closer to God’s green earth. We aren’t teetering around on spikes out here. We are free range women, breathing wide open air into our lungs and hopefully you will join me in praising God to be surrounded by His creation. So, …