Hi! I’m Robyn Buchanan
Blogger & Youtube creator — I love helping women cook healthy meals and tame the chaos so they can thrive in a simplified life at home.
After 23 years as an emergency nurse, 911 dispatcher, and waitress (thankfully not all at the same time), I learned two things:
1️⃣ Life is BUSY.
2️⃣ The right systems make everything easier—especially your home and meals.
For years, I felt buried under mess, clutter, and the never-ending to-do list. My house stressed me out, and no matter how much I cleaned, it never felt done. Cooking? Another daily battle—especially with a family to feed.
And guess what? Everything changed.
Now, I can walk into a peaceful home, cook nourishing meals without stress, and finally enjoy a cup of tea in a quiet moment (I mean, I do have three teen boys, so relatively quiet).
If you’re craving a life with less stress, less mess, and simple, delicious food, you’re in the right place. Let’s make home and meals easier—so you can focus on what truly matters.
Then, I had a realization: I didn’t need to do more—I needed LESS.
So, I decluttered my home and simplified our meals. I focused on keeping only what we need, use, and truly love (like artwork…and cookies). I started meal prepping in a way that actually worked—quick, high-protein meals that fuel my busy life but don’t take forever to make.
When I’m not working, here’s what I’m hyperfocusing on
❄️ Cold plunging for mental health and longevity
🥬 Veggie gardening (flowers are okay too, but fresh carrots and potatoes always blow my mind)
☕️ Tea – In my world pumpkin chai is a year-round drink!
🏔 Mountains – I live on Vancouver Island and swoon over the Vancouver Island Ranges
📺 The BBC historic farm series (Historians recreating bygone eras? I’m obsessed!)
☔️ Rain and snow – both so cozy
🥞 Cooking and baking – Making pancakes relaxes me and I bake a mean blueberry pie
Let’s do the time warp
🧹 Childhood playtime: making houses in the forest and sweeping the forest floor with branches
🚶🏻♀️ I used to walk uphill to and from school – both ways! (through a valley 😜)
🎸 My first concert: the Canadian rock festival Edgefest (iykyk)
👨🏼🎤 First celebrity crushes: Christian Slater, Kurt Cobain, and Matthew Good
🛹 High-school hobby: skateboarding (I could do three tricks – and trust me: they were all killer)
🐶 First (and only) dog: a funny, chunky Yorkshire terrier I named Betty (after girl skateboarders)… and since then it’s been 100% cats