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General, Lifestyle, Mindfulness

Slow Living in my 30s: Embracing a Homebody Lifestyle

Corie Muldoon

A homebody is a person who deeply enjoys spending time at home and centers their life, interests, and social activities around their home environment.

They prefer cozy, low-key indoor activities—like reading, cooking, or relaxing—over going out, traveling, or attending large social events.

Key Characteristics of a Homebody

Preference, Not Fear: A homebody chooses to stay home because they find it comfortable and rejuvenating, not because they are afraid to leave (which may indicate agoraphobia).

Recharging: For them, home is the best place to recharge, often allowing them to be “unapologetically themselves”.

Social Life: Homebodies can be social but often prefer having friends over or engaging in intimate gatherings rather than frequenting loud, crowded places.

Activities: They enjoy hobbies that center around the home, such as home improvement, gardening, cooking, or watching movies.

Common Synonyms & Related Terms

Stay-at-home: A direct synonym for someone who rarely goes out.

Introvert: While not all introverts are homebodies, many share the preference for quiet, solitary, or small-group settings.

Cozy enthusiast: Someone who prioritizes a comfortable “hygge” atmosphere.

A homebody is not necessarily shy or lonely; they simply find their greatest comfort and relaxation within their own four walls.

What is a Hygge Lifestyle?

A hygge “hoo-gah” lifestyle is a Danish concept centered on coziness, comfort, and deep contentment through simple pleasures and togetherness. It’s about creating a warm, safe atmosphere and slowing down to enjoy the present moment.

Key Elements of Hygge

  • Warm Lighting: Using soft lamps, a crackling fireplace, and lots of candles to set a gentle mood.
  • Cozy Spaces: Surrounding yourself with soft blankets, plush pillows, and thick woolen socks.
  • Togetherness: Sharing long, relaxed meals and deep conversations with close family and friends.
  • Simple Pleasures: Enjoying basic treats like hot cocoa, fresh baked goods, or reading a good book in a quiet nook.
  • Mindfulness: Unplugging from phones and work to appreciate the current moment
Relationships

Building Emotional Intimacy: A Couples Guide

Corie Muldoon

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we’ll be touching on relationships this month!

Emotional intimacy is the sharing of thoughts and feelings with another person in a way that is… safe, trusting, and vulnerable. It is a key aspect of interpersonal relationships.

What does emotional intimacy involve?

  • Feeling close to another person
  • Sharing personal feelings
  • Receiving personal validation
  • Being open and honest with each other
  • Sharing your deepest thoughts and feelings

Strong emotional intimacy comes from showing up emotionally for someone consistently over a long period of time.

When we show up for someone emotionally, we’re making a deposit into their emotional piggy bank. Make enough deposits = something of true value.

Here are some ways to build emotional intimacy, starting with smaller steps:

Daily Connection:

  • 10-minute check-ins about your days
  • Share one good thing and one challenge each day
  • Physical touch without sexual pressure (hand holding, hugs, light touches)
  • Express appreciation for specific things you notice

Activities Together:

  • Cook a meal together
  • Take walks and talk
  • Try a new hobby or class together
  • Create shared goals or projects

Deeper Connection:

  • Share fears and hopes
  • Ask about each other’s feelings beyond surface level
  • Show vulnerability about your own emotions
  • Listen without trying to fix
  • Share memories of why you fell for each other

Small Daily Gestures:

  • Send thoughtful texts
  • Leave little notes
  • Do small favors
  • Express genuine compliments
  • Ask about their feelings/thoughts

Remember to:

  • Start small and build gradually
  • Be patient with the process
  • Focus on quality time without distractions
  • Share your appreciation when they make efforts

A little bit everyday adds up.

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Tis the busy season!

Corie Muldoon

Happy Holidays to my fellow restaurant workers. Pls hang in there 🙂

A gentle reminder today that our life is the sum of our choices.

What we experience today is the result of something we did or did not do.

Embrace that fact & change things up next time if you’re feeling up to it.

What do you want to end result to look like? Align your choices accordingly.

If we’re not happy with the way things are… let’s ask ourselves: “what can we do next time to make sure things are different?”

Awareness is the first step to change.

Remember: positive ripples

What are some holiday mindset tips that keep you centered?

General

Staying Centered: How Healthy Reminders Keep Good Vibes Flowing Daily

Corie Muldoon

If you’re looking to create a more positive mindset, there’s a practice in the Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale that I love and use on the regular. It’s easy and only takes a few minutes each day.


The Process

  1. Write down some healthy reminders on index cards
  2. Flip through them everyday until you memorize them
  3. Repeat your healthy reminders daily

This practice helps to create a more positive mindset for ourselves.

Like a farmer, we must sow good seeds or weeds will start to grow.


Staying Centered

When I’m happy, healthy reminders keep the good vibes flowing.

And when I’m upset, healthy reminders help clear things up.

Up or down, healthy reminders work to keep us centered.

Repeating our healthy reminders daily is the key to lasting results.


Below are some of my favorite reminders that keep my mind feeling happy, healthy, and fit:


Healthy Reminder Examples

Keep on stepping

You are loved

Be unafraid

Yes you can

You can do all things

Be free

Hang loose

Believe

You matter

You are brave

Relax and release

You are beautiful

Any sayings come to mind that make you feel happy, safe, strong, empowered?


Faith-Based Reminders

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me

According to your faith be it unto you

If ye have faith nothing shall be impossible unto you

Be ye transformed by the renewal of the mind

If god be for me, who can be against me

Faith power works wonders

I believe God gives me power to attain whatever I really want

I expect the best and with God’s help will attain the best

Thou wilt guide me by thy counsel

Be unafraid of what you do not know
Give me Thy healing peace in my nervous system as well as in my soul

May the love of Christ fill my soul; may the love of Christ for __ fill my soul

The Lord is the strength in my life… in this I will be confident

They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength


Wrapping Up

This week’s healthy homework is to create your own list of healthy reminders.

Write them out on index cards, your mirror, your phone – wherever you can to keep these good thoughts top of mind.

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10 Health & Fitness Rules to Live By in the New Year

Corie Muldoon

Happy Holidays! If you’re like me, this time of the year can be a busy one.

Now that we’re at the tail end, we’re due for a good reset.

Here are 10 health & fitness rules to live by in the New Year to keep us happy, healthy, and fit:

  1. Good Sleep: 7-10 hours a night
  2. Intermittent Fasting: 8 hour eating window (e.g. 11am-7pm)
  3. Clean Eating: add in whole, organic foods whenever possible
  4. Stay Hydrated: half gallon of water minimum a day
  5. Daily Cardio: 20 mins a day (walk, run, dance, jump rope, stairs)
  6. Daily Movement: 30 mins minimum of yoga or strength work a day
  7. Think Twice: try to limit sugar, alcohol, fast food, chips, etc
  8. Read Labels: everything from food to lotions and hair products
  9. Decompress: selfcare, meditate, nap, read, journal, pray, declutter
  10. Express Low Feelings: if you are feeling low, let someone around you know about it; feel, express, let go

Cheers to a happy, healthy, and fit New Year ♡ 

Productivity

10 Minutes to Inbox Zero

Corie Muldoon

Let’s clear out your digital mail box!

If you can relate to having thousands of emails in your inbox, we may just have to do a clean break using the 10 Minutes to Inbox Zero rule, it goes as follows:

  1. deal with all email that arrived within the last 48 hours
  2. create a folder called Old Emails
  3. move ALL of the emails sitting in your inbox into the Old Emails folder
  4. YAY, now you’re starting fresh at Inbox Zero

I love this system because it’s quick, I can keep my old emails in case I need to go back to them, all while getting a fresh start with an empty inbox.

And now that we have that fresh start, we just gotta keep up with it.

STAR, FILE, FORWARD, DELETE is a system you can use to manage all future emails.

STAR: in Gmail, you can star an email – I use this feature when an email requires me to take action. If the to-do takes 5 minutes or less I try to get it done during email time. If the to-do takes more than 5 minutes, I schedule it in my calendar to get done at a later date & time.

FILE: creating folders can be super helpful to organize emails you wish to keep. Projects, properties, clients, (insert any topic here).

FORWARD: think twice before forwarding an email.

DELETE: goodbye spam, junk, and all the like (unsubscribe from subscriptions as you go).

Other fun email management tips to help you be a more productive and happy individual:

Unsubscribe to newsletters that don’t bring you joy or flood your inbox (multiple emails a day/week). Narrow your list down to your top 3 newsletters who provide value in a short email once a week / month.

Turn off all email notifications (remember: email isn’t a form of urgent communication).

Limit how many times you check your email per day (try 3: morning, noon, and night).

source: 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management by Kevin Kruse

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