A well designed home can help you raise helpful kids.

Welcome, friend.

I’m Natasha — Christian, wife, mom of four, ex-teacher, and creator behind By Design.

You’ll find a podcast / newsletter / youtube available. It’s all the same content. You choose your experience.

Simplify your motherhood by designing and organizing your home with your kids in mind.

Home spaces designed with kids in mind can help you raise helpful little family members and keep your home running smoothly.

Scroll to the bottom to learn more about me, personally!

By Design {the podcast}

For busy mothers of young children.

Simple home solutions that will—

  • help you keep a tidy, welcoming home

  • give you a sense of calm

  • provide children opportunities to be helpful, productive family members.

Take home ideas and make them your own.

Make motherhood easier with a home designed with kids in mind.

**Each episode begins with a bonus quick chat
on an interesting feature of a favorite children’s book.

Monthly newsletters that provide you with

chats on—

motherhood, caring for our people and homes, contentment,
simplifying, decluttering, and realistically living more balanced

helpful links to—

further reading
favorite books
home favorites
motherhood favorites

Take home ideas and make them your own.

By Design {the newsletter}

Let’s journey toward a simpler motherhood, together.

**I am hoping to provide each newsletter in both written and audio formats.

To get to know this Wisconsin mom a little better, here is an incomplete list of things I love:

Jesus. My husband. My kids. Dance parties. Singing terribly off-key to made up lyrics in my kitchen.

Learning. Satire. Coffee. Tea. Pretty mugs. Audiobooks.

Decluttering. Organizing.

Sunshine. Campfires (and s’mores, duh).

Small towns. Vast landscapes. Small houses. Big stories.

The quiet. The mornings. Poetry. Photography.

TV shows > movies (with ice cream).

Being miles from civilization with a backpack full of gear.

Neature.

And a good laugh.

My qualifications for sharing on the internet: I’m human. I don’t feel entitled to have listeners / readers. But I do feel entitled to share in hopes of bettering the life of someone like you!

Random ‘official’ accolades (for those who like to see this small piece of the puzzle): I’m an ex-teacher with my masters in education and a continued passion for childhood development and learning. My undergrad degree was a double major in zoology and child development/family studies (from UW Madison GO BADGERS!).

Fun fact: I used to want to travel and save the elephants with my zoology degree that taught me nothing about elephants. Instead, we decided to have a litter of kids and chickens. Maybe one day I’ll work with an elephant or two. Never say never right?

Hello new friend.
<3 Tash

Image from November 2024.