What Is a Boho Hippy Home?

Hi guys 🙂 welcome to Boho Hippy Homes. If you’re reading this, thank you. This isn’t my first foray in to the blogging world. Some of you may have read my previous blog, No Labels Living. If you did, thank you again (: That was a place to explore my past and how I ended up where I am now. Because I was surrounded by family who bought into the image obsession that is peddled to us by society as a way to buy mass produced unique authenticity. Luckily I’ve made peace with my past and Boho Hippy Homes will be a place for me to explore my true passion, homemaking.

I was diagnosed with epilepsy in my 40s. This was a blow to not only my ego but also just about every other aspect of my life. I couldn’t drive so I couldn’t see my friends and it limited my ability to find a career that suited my talents. But luckily I live in a city that has a world class transportation system and medical care not to mention education. Massachusetts is the greatest. My condition also made me realize what I truly wanted. A warm and loving home.

Because the home I grew up in was a desolate, violent and unpredictable place. I spent much of my time wandering around my house alone save for the episodes of The Simpsons that were on four or five times a day. To say I was raised by Marge and Homer Simpson is not that far from the truth.

As I grew I emulated the life styles of my family. I did this to feel belonging, but I strayed pretty far from who I am and wanted to be. What I most desired was a warm and loving home. A place that was safe and filled with kindness, caring and an open door policy for friends and family. Sanctuary. But also a place that reflects my personality. So that’s what I’ve decided to do. Be the change by creating the home I longed for in my youth (thanks Madelene:) A boho hippy home.

The home I grew up in, as I said above, was void of compassion the legacy of my parents’ broken homes. I don’t want to focus too much on my past, but I will be peppering my posts with lessons I’ve learned and things to avoid, while focusing on how I’ve learned to overcome them. As the Dead said, “What a long strange trip it’s been”. I’ll also be writing about practical tips and the things I’m doing to run my household. So it’ll be a mix of lessons learned and how to turn them into practices that will aid you in pursuit of making a home that feels most like home. Not one that I’m trying to sell you but inspiration on how to find your own. Because most businesses are trying to sell and tell you what’s best for their bottom line not your happiness.

Some of the areas I’m writing about are;

• Budgeting: you only have to stumble into $126k worth of debt once to know you’ve made some poor financial choices.
• Cooking & nutrition: I’ve been blessed to cook with some very talented people (looking at you Sarah and Chen Won:).
• Design: I truly believe that our built environment has the power to create a sense of safety and ease.
• Friendships and romantic relationships: because what’s a home without people to share it with.
• What going green looks like for me: because there’s a lot of green washed information out there and we all need to be doing our due diligence to help the environment.
• And what self-care looks like for me. That’s something I’ve had to learn the hard way, and isn’t as intuitive as you may think.

I also have some good stories to share along the way too. Basically, if you’ve ever found yourself wondering what you should do or where to go when you don’t know how to manage, maybe I can help. Or at least direct you to places I’ve found to be helpful on my journey. And you’ll be able to learn from my past missteps and have a laugh or two along the way (; So on that note, thanks for reading 🙂 and I hope you’ll be stopping by to visit more regularly. I’ll leave you with a song that has been inspirational to me. A calming anchor in a somewhat turbulent world : ) Peace, & thanks for reading :)🏔️🌙