Slowsteading at Pauline Manor is my take on Modern Victorian living, where old-world charm meets a slower, more intentional way of life. It’s about finding purpose in the everyday, creating beauty with your own hands, and caring for what you already have instead of chasing what’s next.

Slowsteading, the way I see it, doesn't have to include owning livestock or chasing some picture-perfect homestead dream. It’s a mindset. It’s about slowing down enough to actually live in your home instead of just passing through it. It’s caring for what you already have, making things with your hands, and finding beauty in the everyday work that keeps a home running.

Here at Pauline Manor, you’ll find all kinds of slowstead projects from herbal remedies from the home apothecary, thrift flips and DIYs, food from the garden, and from-scratch recipes that take time but give back more. It’s Modern Victorian living for a chaotic world, rooted in creativity, simplicity, and a little bit of quiet rebellion against the rush of modern life.