What does it mean to be organized? What does it take to be organized? How can we swap our feelings of overwhelm for those of contentment and satisfaction in a day's work well done? We'll get clear on all this at my next free workshop: Overwhelmed to Organized: The One Practice That Changes Everything June 29, 2026 - 10am Pacific Join this free live workshop and learn the simple daily practice that helps you finally get real traction at home. Click here to register for free! Then forward this...
about 24 hours ago • 1 min read
Today is June 1. That means two things: It’s my birthday. The Smile and Start Summer Challenge begins today inside Convivial Circle. So, for TODAY only, I’m giving you 20% off enrollment with code HAPPYBIRTHDAY. Inside Convivial Circle this month, we’re using June to reset three things that make the rest of summer more peaceful and productive: your weekly review your vocations your attitude We’re not trying to turn summer into another school year. We’re not adding pressure. We’re keeping the...
15 days ago • 1 min read
The Weekly Review from Mystie Winckler Commonplace from my reread of Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry - “ This is the story of my life, that while I lived it weighed upon me and pressed against me and filled all my senses to overflowing and now is like a dream dreamed. — Wendell Berry Hello, again! In May our monthly topic in Convivial Circle was limits. We talked about telling the difference between real, God-given limits we are to creatively work with in our life and the limits we place on...
17 days ago • 2 min read
New on Simply Convivial Want a More Productive Summer? Do These 3 Things Summer is the perfect time to reset your homemaking routines and build habits that will carry you into the next school year with more peace, confidence, and consistency. Watch now -> from the archives How to get organized at home reading time: 5 minutes Learning how to get organized at home does not begin with buying matching containers or labeling every drawer. Real organization begins with your head and heart. To get...
19 days ago • 1 min read
New on Simply Convivial Smile first: The secret to cheerful productivity at home Your attitude affects everything in your home, so you should smile first, even when you feel overwhelmed. Your smile is your secret to cheerful productivity at home. Watch now -> on the blog When using AI gets you into trouble reading time: 6 minutes Have we been trained to seek the Right Answer as quickly as possible rather than struggle through figuring things out for ourselves? Do we help our children short...
21 days ago • 1 min read
New on Simply Convivial How to make progress when you don’t have much time (with Megan Ward) Big projects stop feeling impossible when you learn to count the tiny steps as real progress. Watch now -> new on the blog A Survival Mode Chore Guide reading time: 3 minutes Often, life takes unexpected turns and leaves us scrambling to pick up the pieces. Routines thrive in regularity, but for a variety of reasons, all forms of regularity can vanish and our routines can fly out the window. Whether...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
The Weekly Review from Mystie Winckler Commonplace from my read of All Things for Good by Thomas Watson this week - “ Cheerfulness is a perfume to draw others to godliness. — Thomas Watson Hello, again! I realized this week that I never let you all know that Audible finally approved my audiobook of Home Is for Hospitality! If you've been waiting for the option of me reading it aloud to you, it's finally up on Amazon. Click here to get the 3-hour book, read by me. --Mystie construction work...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
The Weekly Review from Mystie Winckler Commonplace from my read of All Things for Good by Thomas Watson this week - “ The mercies of God have a melting influence upon the soul; they dissolve it in love to God. — Thomas Watson Hello, again! We only have one week left of school and then we're off for the summer! I've been thinking through the different projects I need to and want to work on. Soon I'll have to actually brain dump and work out what's reasonable and where to start, but for now I'm...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
The Weekly Review from Mystie Winckler Commonplace from my read of After Virtue by Alistair MacIntyre - “ The relationship of our beliefs to sentences that we only or primarily sing, let alone to the music which accompanies those sentences, is not at all the same as the relationship of our beliefs to the sentences that we primarily say and say in an assertive mode. — Alistair MacIntyre Hello, again! It's been a great week kicking off Sweep & Smile inside Convivial Circle. It's not too late to...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
New on Simply Convivial The Problem with Rigid Cleaning Routines You don't need a strict cleaning schedule. Discover a practical way to manage your home that adapts to your real life. Watch now -> Starting TOMORROW: Sweep & Smile Course For the next six weeks Mystie, Stefani, and a couple hundred women around the world are going to be incrementally building the routines we each need to keep up with our particular homes, families, and circumstances. This isn't a one-size-fits-all plan. It's a...
2 months ago • 1 min read