In the New Home Economics, we as mothers know that what happens in our homes isn’t a backdrop to real life - it is real life. 

Our homes are the safest places, the warmest places - the places where our families are nourished. Our homes are the first economy, the first school, the first laboratory - and the first place where we as mothers can define and redefine our roles as we honor all of our versions. 

What happens at our dining tables, in our gardens - weedy or pruned, in our home offices, and in our kitchens all deserves the same thought and ambition we previously brought to our careers. We’re not striving to make Instagrammable and magazine-worthy homes. We’re not aspiring to become that “name-brand” homemaking woman. We’re simply designing our lives to center on well-being on our terms. As women who led brilliant careers, we don’t need to become someone we’re not - we need to embrace our multiplicity and honor all the versions of woman and mother that we are.

We refuse the idea that domestic life, that family and health, is somehow “less than” other work. At the same time, we believe our intellect deserves outlets that let us shine, be it inside or outside the home, or both. We are not “not working.” We are not “just” homemakers. We’re driven, worthy women with perspective - and we’re bringing that perspective and our values to how we raise our families.

The work we do in our homes is the work of civilization and society carried out at human scale. There is nothing more important than the choice we’ve made for our families - to love and nurture them while we love and nurture ourselves.