Sierra Smith, Author at Homespun Oasis by Millie Copper

Setting Up House – Establishing a Cleaning Routine

by Sierra Smith | Feb 14, 2018 | A Calm Sanctuary

When my husband and I bought our first home, I struggled to keep up with the housework. It makes me anxious to come home from work and have a living room strewn with used dishes across the coffee table; mail, opened and unopened scattered about; halfhearted cooking...

Why not have a frugal Valentine’s Day?

by Sierra Smith | Feb 7, 2018 | Around the Homestead

Sometimes the way to someone’s heart isn’t through expensive gestures, fighting other consumers for the same goods just so you can remind the person you love how you feel. Why not spending your time and energy creating an experience instead? Instead of...

A few of my favorite things ~ January 2018

by Sierra Smith | Jan 31, 2018 | A Calm Sanctuary

GoodReads This handy website and app lets the avid reader (or wannabe avid reader) track their book consumption, rate and recommend books to their friends. I find this especially helpful since I read a lot and more than once I’ve found myself part way through a...

Adding Daily Movement for the Office Worker

by Sierra Smith | Jan 24, 2018 | Health

Why Move at Work? We’ve all seen the reports lately that say a sedentary lifestyle is dangerous for your health, increases your waistline and your risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. Experts recommend 30 minutes of moderate exercise today, but...

Setting Up House – Where to Put Guests

by Sierra Smith | Jan 17, 2018 | Around the Homestead

My first house, we hardly ever had people over because we lived so far away from family and outside of the city, so not much of a friend’s destination. One of our intentions with moving closer to family (45 minutes, 4 hours, 12 hours for the family we see the...