Homemaker Chic

In reference to being bored, I’m famous in my group for saying “try something on”. Take a class, write poetry, seek out a new rhythm. You don’t have to be married to it to give it a go! That’s my advice on boredom, and how I ended up literally being a farmer! This podcast is such a gift! I am a woman who farms as my profession and you ladies are a beautiful, not so gentle reminder, to take consistent stock of my life, how I’ve changed, why I do what I do and to keep my commitment to my families health and wellness as my priority. To consistently be reminded that making our homes beautiful and a comfortable place to rest our weary bones and to laugh our way through it is paramount to my success as a woman in this world, and I need the external reminders that I am not alone in my quest. Sending you blessings from Maryland for a beautiful productive growing season! We must learn to be content with being happier than we deserve, as Jane Austen said. -Ryan Marie

Been listening since 2020! Thank you for being two very much needed homemaking and mothering “mentors” in my life. So very grateful to have found a little corner of the internet to be spurred on in faith and “my post” and at times nearly have coffee come out my nose #balance. When Angela cries about her babies growing up I am always brought to tears thinking about my own. My early years of motherhood have been full of joy but also a lot of grief and loss of people too soon and this podcast has done so much more than entertain in those hard seasons when parenting doesn’t stop for grief. My long distance best friend and I are both superfans - here’s hoping you two get to hug each other in 2026 🥂

Mama of 9 here ages 2-18. Been listening for years, truly feel we’d be friends in real life. Thanks for being my “folding laundry” and “putting my face together” buddies. I do have one question-I’m traveling to Spain (first international travel since I was 13, and I did not enjoy it then…) and I feel like a fish outta water. Any tips for traveling/customs/airplane/etc?! Feeling completely outta my league, but excited to go and SEE something with my bestie.

I’ve been a fan since just about day one; this week’s episode reviewing your health journeys was like a warm hug. I’m 8 years older than Angela, but I feel like we could’ve cruised the same locker-lined school halls together in our Swatch watches and Benetton sweaters. I too have experienced a health radicalization over my years as a wife and mother and am roughly where the two of you are now. My 88 year old dad was a doctor right up until Covid and such was my seismic shift that I went from “listen to dad- he’s a doctor”, to telling my dad he needs to eat more protein, drink whole milk, and sending him homemade plantain salve and other herbal remedies. (To which he would accuse me of voodoo, right up until the time he started asking me for refills on the voodoo). This message about personal health advocacy needs sharing, and for you to be so forthright about the ups and downs of your health journeys and encouraging others to think and act for themselves is nothing short of breathtaking; you are galvanizing countless people to get behind the steering wheel of their own lives, and resist surrendering their instincts and autonomy. Please do more episodes like this! BIG HUGS ❤️