Home & Intentional Living

Homemaking, gardens, homesteading, tiny homes, and creating a life with intention.

Acrylic illustration of Catherine and a friend beside a converted yellow school bus, with thick purple, mustard, green, and brown brushstrokes.

School Bus Conversion: Seats Are Gone, A New Life Takes Shape [Video Interview]

I am posting vintage Homestead Guru videos and this one holds a special place in my heart. My friend Jamie passed away several years ago, not too long after we shot this video. She was an absolutely magical soul and I am so grateful I got to see her dream coming to life, even if […]

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Thick acrylic illustration of a compact beach bungalow with a garden doorway, plants, and a woman relaxing with a mug.

Tiny Home Tour: How to Live Big in a Small Beach Bungalow [Video Interview]

In this video, I take you inside my friend Amy’s teeny tiny beach bungalow in Ocean Beach, San Diego. This adorable space proves you don’t need a lot of square footage to live a full, intentional, and even abundant life. This tiny house tour took place in 2018 (yes, it’s basically vintage!!!!!!). At the time

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Acrylic illustration of a woman meditating in a peaceful home and woodland garden sanctuary.

The Sanctuary Project: How To Design A Sacred Life [Personal Essay]

Word of the Year: Sanctuary I made a decision to create a Sanctuary this year – to make my home a sanctuary, make my mind a sanctuary, make my yard a sanctuary, make my car a sanctuary, and make my friendships / motherhood / marriage into living sanctuaries as well. There is a song by

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Acrylic illustration of a cozy reading chair, an open book, a green blanket and houseplants.

Soulful Interiors: Reflections from the Book ‘Shelter for the Spirit’ [Book Review]

One of my favorite books that I read in 2023 is Shelter for the Spirit. As a homesteader who works from home and homeschools, my home is the centerpiece of my lifestyle.  When my older children were toddlers I moved into a converted school bus where I’d spend most of my day to day life

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