New Year, New Home on the Web
Reflections, Expectations, Healthy Living and Growing Something Beautiful in 2026
There’s something poetic about launching a brand‑new website on the very last day of the year. While everyone else is clinking glasses and making resolutions they’ll abandon by mid‑January, we’re over here lighting a candle, refreshing the homepage for the 47th time, and wondering if the sourdough starter should have its own bio page.
Cozy Crumb Cottage finally has a digital home — a place where the bread can rise, the herbs can dry, the chickens can not be allowed inside, and the stories can live. And honestly? It feels like opening the door to a freshly swept cottage and saying, “Come on in, y’all. The kettle’s on.”
Looking Back at 2025
This year was the spark — the moment we realized our accidental in‑town homestead wasn’t just a quirky lifestyle… it was a way of living that made us feel healthier, calmer, and more connected.
2025 gave us:
Asked to go on a adventure with a new home, and a vision for a raised bed garden that will possibly grow faster than our ability to label things
A kitchen full of bread experiments (some magical, some… character‑building)
A deeper connection to Appalachian foodways, herbal wisdom, and seasonal rhythms
A growing desire to share what we were learning about living well — body, mind, spirit and home
All of that led to this: a website, a blog, and a place to gather around the virtual hearth.
Why This Space Exists
Cozy Crumb Cottage isn’t here to preach perfection or sell you a 12‑step wellness plan. It’s here to offer real, sustainable, deeply human healthy living — the kind that grows from your kitchen, your garden, your routines, and your heart.
People come here because they want:
A slower, cozier way of living
Bread that nourishes, not stresses
Herbs that support wellness, not just sit in jars
A home that feels grounding and sacred
A lifestyle that prioritizes health without losing joy
A community that values intention over aesthetics
And maybe… a little humor to get through the chaos of everyday life.
What You Can Look Forward to in 2026
This new website is just the beginning. Here’s what’s coming as we grow together:
🥖 Bread & Nourishing Recipes
Wholesome, seasonal, gut‑friendly, and deeply comforting — with plenty of room for imperfection.
🌿 Herbal Wellness for Real Life
Simple, approachable ways to use herbs for everyday health, from teas to tinctures to kitchen magic.
🏡 Healthy Living in a Small‑Space Homestead
Movement, fresh air, homegrown food, and rhythms that support your body — even in town.
🔥 Hearth Magic & Home Rituals
Seasonal practices that nurture emotional well‑being, reduce stress, and make your home feel alive.
🥗 Mindful Eating & Intentional Cooking
Not diets. Not rules. Just food that feels good, tastes good, and supports a vibrant life.
📚 Stories From the Cottage
The mishaps, the triumphs, the possibilities of chickens, the bread… all of it.
🌱 Growth — Yours and Ours
This space will evolve with the seasons, with the community, and with the messy, beautiful process of learning.
Stepping Into the New Year
Launching this website today feels like planting a seed in winter — quiet, intentional, full of promise. We don’t know exactly how it will grow, but we know it will grow beautifully.
Thank you for being here at the beginning. Thank you for stepping into this cozy corner of the internet with us. And thank you for believing that small, simple things — bread, herbs, home and health — can change a life.
Here’s to 2026. To growth, to wellness, to magic, to community and to the cottage we’re building together.
Happy New Year from Cozy Crumb Cottage — may your hearth stay warm, your body feel nourished and your bread always rise.
