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 · 6 min read

10 Determined Homeowners Who Refused to Leave Their Homes at All Costs

For many people, the place they call home is truly important. Many of us have witnessed parents or grandparents refusing to leave their lifelong homes to move into assisted living or elsewhere. The truth is, it’s just too difficult to leave the place you call home. The place you’ve built over the years, a place […]

Penelope Wilson

Penelope Wilson

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 6 min read

The healing power of finding humor in difficult situations

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted nearly everyone around the world. Our day-to-day lives have been changed in a significant way, and there is currently no way of knowing exactly when -or if- things will return to the way they were before. In these scary, uncertain times, people are looking for ways to cope. Some are […]

Brittany Hambleton

Brittany Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 2 min read

Should all children learn sign language?

Imagine the excitement you would feel on the day your baby brother is being born. Not only can you not wait to meet them, but your head begins to fill with ideas about all the fun things you will do together as you get older. Now imagine being told that your new baby brother sustained […]

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 5 min read

There Are Merit Badges For Adults Because Adulting Is Hard

Teenagers can’t wait to be liberated by adulthood so they could do what they want, how they want, and when they want it. Then they become 19, 20, or maybe even 21 and discover adulting is hard. Many people at this age may struggle with identifying themselves as adults; after all, they struggle to handle […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

 · 5 min read

The Beauty In You

When we meet someone for the first time, we never know how things are going to play out with them. That first week, while we’re texting, calling and getting to know each other, happy hormones in our brains would make us think everything they do is cute. Although not everyone wants a long-term relationship/life partnership, […]

Penelope Wilson

Penelope Wilson

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 3 min read

“We-shed.” One for You, the Other for Your Spouse

The she-shed is undoubtedly one of the coolest trends of the 21st century.  Man caves (he-sheds) have been around for as long as anyone can remember, and women have been feeling left out for too long. Also, a man cave will lose its “essence” when feminine colonization starts to creep in. Well, who needs that […]

Penelope Wilson

Penelope Wilson

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 5 min read

Living Off-Grid for Almost 80 Years

As technology advances and becomes more widespread, so does the group of people who reject it. The living off grid movement where individuals reject civilization and choose to live independently isn’t a new phenomenon. Epicureans, Quakers, hippies, Puritans, and the Amish are all examples of groups who stepped away from society’s status quo to pursue […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

 · 5 min read

‘You hold on tight. Somehow 20 years isn’t enough. When it’s time for them to go, it all hits you like a ton of bricks.’: Mom of teens urges us to ‘soak it all in’ during younger parenting years

When our children are babies, we wish they were old enough to sleep through the whole night. When they are toddlers, we wish they were old enough to stop throwing tantrums. When they are elementary school kids, we wish they were old enough to stop picking fights with their siblings. When they are teenagers, we […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

 · 3 min read

These Self-Sufficient Island Cabins Have All the Comforts of Home

Do you ever think while flying through another busy day, walking down your noisy street, or cleaning up the rooms in your home that you rarely use: “Wouldn’t it be great if life were a little simpler, quieter, and serene?” While for most of us this is just a dream, this couple in Finland has […]

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team