I have a confession, I love watching homemaking content on social media. If you were to log into my Instagram or YouTube accounts and see all the content creators I follow who share homemaking content.

My not so guilty pleasure is to sit and watch long-form homemaking videos on YouTube and relax at the sound of soft music, B-roll footage of cozy spaces lit with candles or scenes from farm life, and creators baking, cooking, or tending to a garden. Yes, I realize this is a highly romanticized version of tending to a house, but romanticized or not, I find it endlessly appealing.

I’ve always liked fall and winter and looked at those months we generally spend indoors as a time to lay fallow, to read, crochet, cook cozy meals, and do other “hygge” type activities. But since I started gardening, when August ends, I don’t look forward to the “ber” months like I used to. Back before gardening I anxiously awaited the end of hot weather and welcomed the cool, crisp mornings and changing leaves with open arms.

Now, I view autumn’s arrival a bit wistfully, because with the changing season comes the dying off of the summer garden, like wilting zinnias and sunflowers, less productive tomato plants, and the last bit of peppers have started ripening on the plant. 

However, taking the good with the bad, if you want to call the end of the summer garden bad, means looking forward to baking fresh bread frequently, cooking up soups and stews, and (hopefully) having a bit more free time to spend reading and for other cold weather hobbies, and making my space tidy and cozy for the months we’ll spend indoors. 

Although there’s no such thing as “homemaking season” since keeping a home is a 365-day-a-year activity, I am looking ahead at the months where I’ll have the time to invest in my space. Do you have any tips or routines for winter homemaking? I’d love to hear from you in the comments!