Hi! I’m Katie. I’m so glad you’re here.
I write about simple, slow, cozy living, in a busy and complicated world.
I first started blogging in 2011. At that time I was in my 20s, living in Sydney (Australia) and working in my first “grown up” job after university. My partner and I quickly realised the city hustle and corporate career ladder were not for us, and we began pursuing a slower way of life. We dreamt of a little house in the country with enough room for a veggie patch and chickens, more time to be creative and the opportunity to provide our future child with a beautiful, simple childhood.
With no real plans, no money and little more than hearts full of dreams, we packed in our jobs, our apartment and our lives in the city, in pursuit of a simpler life in regional Victoria. We bought an old house, planted a vegetable garden, adopted some chickens and had a beautiful baby boy. We blogged about that journey on a (now defunct) blog called House of Humble and we learned so much along the way.
I stepped away from blogging in 2015 but after a long hiatus, I began again here on Substack in 2024, when I realised connecting with people via words is rather critical in keeping me sane(ish).
Today I post about my simple life with my little family and the lessons I have learned over more than a decade of pursuing a slower way of life.
I am at my happiest reading a book with a sleeping cat on my lap. I grow veggies and bake cakes and (when time allows) sew things… But I also have a day job, shuttle my son to extracurriculars and have to vacuum my floors daily to keep up with the pet hair. I believe that it is possible to live a beautiful, simple and slow life, but I understand that the modern world makes it increasingly difficult. If you’re after slow living content, with equal parts contented optimism and compassionate realism, I’m your girl.
Thank you so much for being here and for taking time out of your day to get to know me better. I realise, in this age of infinite consumable content, just how precious every moment of your attention is, so I hope my words will resonate with you. Please snuggle in with a cup of tea and stay for a while.
Want to get in touch?
I’d love to hear from you! You can email me at katielivingsimply@gmail.com. I am also active on Instagram and Tiktok.
