Welcome to BrocanteHome: Housekeeping Heart, Renaissance Soul, Neurodivergent Mind
A Warm Welcome From Me
Welcome to the BrocanteHome Substack: a collection of all my writing drawn from twenty years of Brocantehome.Net, alongside all that I am writing now for all my readers here and those who are members of my Library.
For those of you don’t know me, my name is Alison and I have been documenting my days here on the interwebs since 2004. I am now 52 and my boy, Finley, will turn 21 this year, though he was just a gorgeous little babba when I first put virtual pen to paper telling tales from my tiny cottage, and inspiring women across the land to seek sanctuary at home. It’s been quite a ride since, with too many ups and downs to count as the gradual realisation crept in that the reason why life has been such a rollercoaster is because I am neurodivergent and nobody told me (rude right?).
So here I am, twenty years on, older and probably not wiser, but with the kind of clarity mid-life brings having navigated the slings and arrows of house moves, break-ups, chromic illness, menopause and a renaissance of body and soul at the age of fifty that made all the difference and reminded me that there is still so very much life to be lived!
The novelty of writing on the internet has never worn off and though I have rather spectacularly failed at making BrocanteHome anything more than one of the bestest kept secrets online, I have so enjoyed every minute and I would urge anybody who lies awake every night with words dancing in front of their eyes, to commit to creating a document of their lives in the way blogging and now Substacking has done for me: a true blessing that reminds me each and every day how very lucky I am…
So what can you expect from me here on Substack?
Above all else my work is about womanhood. Though I still write extensively about domesticity, these days it is wrapped in neurodivergent awareness and the truth of what it is to experience personal renaissance during or after menopause: choosing to look after heart, home, body and soul in equal measure with fierce focus on becoming as authentic as it is possible to be.
There are three subscriber levels to choose from: free (where all my blog posts will be), paid (my lovely Love Letters and other little freebies) or Library level - which grants you access to my entire collection of inspirational, seasonal downloads, planners and recipes and so much more.
Free Subscription:
All my new posts from Brocantehome.net in one easy place to read them. An eclectic selection of the very best of my writing from the past twenty years. And a weekly-ish Tiny Joy List curating all the bestest of Brocante style inspiration from around the net.
Paid Subscription: (monthly and annual payment options)
All of the above, and subscription only Love Letters from me to you, other seasonal freebies and downloads and a few little surprises throughout the year.
Library Subscription: (annual payment)
Access to everything here on Substack, alongside absolutely ALL my seasonal downloads, planners, courses and so much more. (Seriously, you will be AMAZED at what you will have access to over the course of your Library subscription!).
When to expect new content?
Honestly? I don’t know and in line with my commitment now to my neurodivergence I can’t promise to stick to any particular schedule as I experience block and burnout with regular monotony, but what I can promise you is that I am prolific and with twenty years of writing under my belt there is a lot to discover and so every much to come!
So yes. Welcome to my Substack. I’m so very glad you are here and I simply cannot wait to guide you towards a mid-life deliciously stuffed with authenticity and purpose.
Love Alison.x