Habits of a Modern Hippie

21/10/2025

With the holidays upon us (I can’t believe it’s almost Halloween!) I’m baking up a storm and constantly need brown sugar. Here’s how to make it on the fly!

🍪 1 Tbs Molasses to 1 Cup granulated sugar.

I’m using organic molasses.

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01/09/2025

I honestly do not understand how it is already September! Comment ‘September Guide’ to have the instructions to download the guide DMed to you!

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27/06/2024

🥕🍉🌶️ COOKING MINDFULLY🥒🫑🥬

I wrote a book!! I know I’ve been hinting at a huge project for a while, and for the last eight months I’ve been elbows deep in produce and ink pens writing a cookbook! Cooking Mindfully is part cookbook (both food and herbal remedies,) part preserving manual, and part lifestyle guide to get you started on your slow living journey whether you’re living in an apartment or have your own urban homestead!

It is available for preorder everywhere now so pop over to my profile to grab your copy! The official release is December third in the US and slightly later elsewhere depending on shipping times! Eeeeek!

These photos are a selection of those that didn’t quite make the actual book, but give you a taste of what’s inside!

https://modernhippiehabits.com/index.php/cookingmindfully/



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30/04/2023

Have you ever taken a moment to think, really think, about how wild and varied this planet really is?
No two places are alike, nor are they the same from season to season (just like this glacial lake changing color because of silt!) and we accept that! 🌏

We have to remember that people are not the same, so the ways in which they are stewards of the earth are always different! Some are hikers that leave no trace and help preserve the trails they love, some people preserve the earth at home by growing some of their own food and reducing food waste or packaging, and some are vocal and passionate in public- actively campaigning for laws to be changed and for systems to be geared towards preserving our planet. 🌎

Everyone is different and because of that we are so powerful as a collective! One of the ways I like to keep up with that collective is to subscribe to the newsletter. It allows me to keep up with sustainability advocates across all the verticals I love in one place! I highly encourage you to subscribe as well! https://bit.ly/Kaitlin_Pattrn

28/04/2023

How amazing is our planet? Pattrn
No two places are alike, nor are they the same from season to season 🌏
We have to remember that people are not the same, so the ways in which they are stewards of the earth are always different! Some are hikers that leave no trace and help preserve the trails they love, some people preserve the earth at home by growing some of their own food and reducing food waste or packaging, and some are vocal and passionate in public- actively campaigning for laws to be changed and for systems to be geared towards preserving our planet. 🌎
Everyone is different and because of that we are so powerful as a collective! One of the ways I like to keep up with that collective is to subscribe to the newsletter. It allows me to keep up with sustainability advocates across all the verticals I love in one place! I highly encourage you to subscribe as well! https://bit.ly/Kaitlin_Pattrn

14/02/2023

Happy Valentine’s Day from these little landclouds! ♥️

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05/01/2023

I have been working a lot with citrus lately, but I’ve still been seeing many comments asking for more ways to use and preserve the citrus bounty and specific types of citrus! I don’t want to overwhelm you with an overload of one specific type of video, so I’m asking: what would you like to see in terms of citrus from me?

Pop any and all opinions and requests in the comments! I can’t wait to see what you’re interested in! (Also- have other winter produce requests? I’d love to see those too!) 🍋 🍊

15/07/2021

“She’s a wild thing, with a soft heart and deep mind.” - .ironword

My mind works better in nature- allow me to remove myself from the hectic energy of cities and people and machines and bring me into the stillness of a forest or the beautiful chaos of an ocean and I settle back into myself. 🌲

You remember that everything and everyone is beautiful in their own way when you remove the expectation of perfection. The perfect photo, the perfect light, the perfect hike, the perfect day, the perfect route, the perfect body- perfect is an illusion that we create to give ourselves boundaries. Something to force ourselves to strive for- to make sense of a world that really doesn’t have any order, to make sense of ourselves, our pasts, and our own ideas that we are inadequate. 🌊

To really experience nature we need to connect ourselves to it, to expand without those boundaries, those rules, that we cage ourselves with. Let yourself be wild, love with abandon, and experience the world with child-like wonder. To release control is to be free.✨

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12/07/2021

I have been fighting mealie bugs in my home jungle for MONTHS. The little critters are everywhere, and to help fight them instead of composting the dying plant matter, these infested leaves are going straight into new sustainably made trash bags! I don’t need any mealie bug babies breeding in my compost bin!

Made with 100% renewable energy, Glad’s most sustainable trash bag is made with 50% recovered material- 20% recycled plastic, 30% reclaimed plastic (see side panel for more details.) I’ve made the switch to these trash bags to do my part in combating plastic pollution- trash is a fact of life in our current economy but Glad is making it easy to lessen our impact! Their Drawstring Kitchen bags use less plastic than the leading competitors (ranges from 7% to 24% less plastic VS top 10 competitors) and if everyone in the U.S. chose Glad trash bags, it would save 100MM Lb of plastic from going into landfills every year! So into the trash bags the mealie bugs go!

Make sure to check out your local to find these bags packaged in 100% recycled paperboard near you! https://rebrand.ly/Target_Glad

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29/04/2021

When I am feeling a bit under the weather or it is *that* time of the month I tend to reach for items that make me feel comfortable and healthy! This month’s BabbleBoxx was their Earth Month box and it was filled with goodies from eco-friendly companies that were PERFECT for a self-love night wind down!

I started out with taking my nightly capsules (yes, I keep them in the bathroom! Makes it easy to remember as I get ‘un-ready’) of Belle and Bella Probilogy Skin Therapy and Probiology Flora Restore! You know I’ve been dealing with some problem skin, so anything that can help me clear that up I’m SO excited for! (EarthDay21 for 20% off!)

Now, I’m not the biggest watch person, but I’ve noticed while hiking I tend to check my phone *way* too much. So this limited edition Solar Watch from Fossil is perfect! The World-Timer is packed with features (including a compass!) and can reach a full charge after 8 hours in the sun!

I’ve talked in the past about how some hormone issues as well as aging has affected my eyebrows, so using this Organic Castor Oil Eyelash and Brow Serum from Sky Organics (that you can grab at Walmart!) is great. I’d love to be able to fill in my sparse ends! Also, Sky has SUCH a wonderful face scrub full of ultra-fine walnut seed and Manuka honey!

Next up is hair care! I’ve been using Rhyme & Reason US that I picked up at Target for MONTHS now, but this Color Protect Shampoo and Conditioner set is new to me! I love their 92% naturally derived formulas, and this color-specific set is full of antioxidants and essential fatty acid that helps re-build color treated hair like mine! (I may be brunette now, but that bleach from being a mermaid is hiding under there!) Target Style

That gorgeous liquid lipstick you saw me get distracted by while getting ‘un-ready?’ It is Embellish Beauty Concepts, LLC. ’s Signature Lipstick that are packed with vitamin E, avocado oil, jojoba oil, and grape seed oil! Normally liquid lips make me feel like I’m wearing concrete, but this was was SO luxurious! (Use code RedCarpet21 for a discount online!)

Http://bit.ly/EarthDaywithBBxx

23/03/2021

Did you know it is National Nutrition Month? I've teamed up with BabbleBoxx to showcase some new, fun, innovative brands in the nutrition space to celebrate! Bragg Live Food Products, Chomps, Veestro, and Running Press! https://modernhippiehabits.com/index.php/2021/03/23/national-nutrition-month-with-babbleboxx-sponsored/

A huge part of holistic health is healthy eating! So I am always excited to try new foods, ways of eating intuitively, and finding new resources to help me understand the foods that I am putting into my body on a deeper level. National Nutrition Month is a wonderful initiative that spotlights nutrit...

29/01/2021

Got a few plants yesterday, some for styling a bedroom and a bunch for styling a set at. and tried to take a cute photo- proceeds to get attacked by landclouds!