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DIY Flower Crowns with The Flower Peddler
If you've stopped by Slow North on weekends, you may have met Kenzie Nixon, better known as The Flower Peddler, selling gorgeous flowers from the back of her newly renovated...
The Significance Of The Summer Solstice
June 20th, 2021 marks the longest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere — and it also marks the official beginning of summer. That day is one of the...
Father’s Day Gift Guide by Enneagram Type
It’s time to celebrate dads! Father’s Day is almost here, so we’re breaking down our favorite ways to celebrate the fathers in our lives, by Enneagram type! The Type One...
29 Seasonal Summer Foods You Don’t Want To Miss
Welcome to June, everybody! We’ve made it another year around the sun, and it’s time to reap the spoils of summertime. Not only does summer mean vacation getaways and a...
Flower Pressing 101
It’s spring and maybe it’s just me, but flowers look extra beautiful this year! Pressing flowers is a lovely process that you can use to preserve sweet memories (like a...
How is Your Anti-Racism Work Going?
Like a lot of people, 2020 might have been the year you got woke. Maybe your eyes were opened, you had some (really) uncomfortable conversations for the first time, and...
Yoga for Your Face? Yes! (3 Poses You Could Be Doing While You’re Reading This)
I live in my head, and I’m notoriously disconnected from my body. I’ve learned to depend on small routines like earthing and facial massage (with my facial roller or without)....
3 Really Helpful Ways to Support a New Mother
I have four kids--bringing each one home from the hospital was special but also really difficult! Each time, I’ve had sweet friends and family members reach out with help, and...
Self-Care for all 4 Zodiac Elements
Nothing is quite so magical as stargazing. I love to stand outside on a dark, clear night, crane my neck to the sky, and watch as my eyes adjust to...
5 Unique Pets to Make You Smile & Bring You Joy
It’s not a total exaggeration to say Mr. Pokee’s hedgehog smile on Instagram got me through the worst of quarantine last year. Here is the smiling hedgehog as a pineapple!...
7 Cute Picnic Date Ideas To Try This Spring
If nothing else, the past year will go down in history as the year of picnicking — the year in which we collectively headed outside to eat with family, friends,...
10 Ideas For Celebrating Earth Day This Year
One of our favorite holidays is steadily approaching — this year, Earth Day falls on Thursday, April 22. Our home planet is certainly deserving of many celebrations, and, as the...
How To Use Essential Oils (with Pets) Safely
Animals often seem to have an innate knowledge about plants: which will help them, and which to avoid. And while it makes sense that the essential oils we know and...
8 DIY Fertilizer Hacks for Houseplants and Gardens
Photo by Annie Spratt It’s already April, which means our plants are ready to shake off those winter cobwebs and welcome spring. What better way is there to help them...
Here’s How To Spring Clean Your Digital Space
For better or worse, much of our lives are spent in the digital world. That’s why we believe in applying some of the same rules of living IRL to our...