Danae Smith

Danae Smith is the founder of This Wondrous Life, a lifestyle blog rooted in pursuing a life lived simply, slowly, and with community. She believes there is more to the mundane than meets the eye. You can also find her on Instagram.

Cooking Dinner — An Invitation to Showing Affection

As I embark on this journey of finding the sacred, intimate, and tender in daily life tasks and ...

Mind & Spirit March 9, 2022
The Challenges of Daily Routines and How to Face Them

There was a moment when I first started adopting daily routines where I got really frustrated. It was ...

Mind & Spirit February 15, 2022
Invest in Yourself: Building a Self-Care Practice Part 1

This is a two-part post because let’s be real, it’s a lot and I don’t want you scrolling ...

Free to use January 28, 2022
Daily Routines: What They Are, What They Aren’t, and Why They Matter

Daily routines are deeply familiar territory here at This Wondrous Life and an integral piece of my slow ...

Free to use January 19, 2022
Building a Routine to Reflect, Release, and Reset

The hard part of routines isn’t building or creating them, but maintaining them. I’ll start an evening routine ...

Health October 28, 2021
Seeing the Full Picture

I almost got into an accident. It was Monday evening, and there was a line of cars in ...

Health October 18, 2021
Keys to Building a Routine

Anyone who has tried to improve themselves will encounter the "routine problem." If you have, you may have ...

Better Living October 6, 2021
The Challenges of Daily Routines

There was a moment when I first started adopting daily routines when I got really frustrated. It was ...

Health October 2, 2021
Be. Do. Go.

I sat on my bed looking at the last page of a journal I’ve yet to use. Almost ...

Health September 16, 2021
Your Why Matters

We are inundated each day with ideas, messages, beliefs, and expectations. We ingest more information than we can ...

Health September 10, 2021
Gratitude: Living in the Tender Space

There are days that feel hard. Not necessarily because stuff is out of whack or not working out. ...

Health September 8, 2021