Coming home for the harvest - notes on slow living

a day of seasonal living: cultivating balance, social media, and cottage life
I’m so happy to share that my book - The Cottage Fairy Companion - is now available for pre-order!
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wUuaKA
Also available at my local bookstore, Trail’s End Books: https://www.trailsendbookstore.com/book/9781642509793
Other purchase options (including international) available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/the_cottage_fairy
I wanted to make a 2 part series on my relationship with technology and cottage living - both my love for it but also the challenges that can arise when I use it in ways that don’t benefit me. As an artist living rurally, my phone has allowed me to start my own business, without it I would not have been able to do that! I am so grateful and yet have discovered how empowering it can be to feel in control of your phone usage, instead of your phone controlling you. Next week I will wrap up the series with a video on how I film and communicate through these short films.

🦊🍄My Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/thecottagefairyart

❤️ No obligation whatsoever, but if you would like to donate to support this channel. $8 will get a thank you postcard (my own art) from me in the mail (please note: you must include address in your note so I can send it!). It is much appreciated: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=HHM6PC6SV23UN

🦋Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_cottage_fairy/

🌌 This video was made with my brother! He has a channel now! https://linktr.ee/rohan_merrill

🕯✨The fantasy candle shop I mentioned is called: https://mythologiecandles.com
Or Instagram @mythologiecandles
It is perfect for people who love to use scents to immerse themselves in stories, music, and daydreams. If you like fantasy, mythology, and folklore, you may enjoy these. Not sponsored, I’m just a huge nerd.

🌲Information and conservation efforts in the beautiful Okanogan County: https://methowconservancy.org
🌎 Take action to protect our lands (no donations necessary): https://www.audubon.org/takeaction
🌙 My favorite charity: https://www.nrdc.org
☀️Take Action: https://www.sierraclub.org/take-action

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License Number - 578124 License owner - Rohan B. Merrill

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I hope these tips can help you create your ideal relationship with your phone - it isn’t about how much you use it or don’t (this is not a competition on going tech-free), but simply finding ways to make time on and offline benefit you even more.
To clarify, I have always loved using technology and still do everyday (after all, I’m a video creator and literally work online! I love it). Technology has allowed literacy and education on an incredible level, and I think that even something as complex and noisy as the world of social media, messaging, and other forms of online communication has had many positive benefits of exposing people to different cultures and life experiences from around the world. I think that it is sometimes easier to categorize things as completely bad or completely good instead of leveraging both sides and learning to use tools to your benefit and limiting your use to the point that makes me feel empowered.

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