Category: Homesteading

  • Cooking From Scratch: Saving Money and Eating Better

    Cooking From Scratch: Saving Money and Eating Better

    As I’m sure you all know by now, I am really into making things from scratch. Sure, it takes some time to do, but in the long run I feel so much better knowing exactly what my family is eating. The other benefit is that it saves us money. I don’t have to tell you… Read more

  • An Unexpected Change: A Seven Year Eating Journey

    An Unexpected Change: A Seven Year Eating Journey

    Hello again! As I mentioned in my previous post, I wanted to share a bit about some pretty major diet changes we have implemented in our family over the last few months. As a homesteading family, our main goal is to be as self-sufficient as possible. When I took a look at our long-term homesteading… Read more

  • Building Confidence: As Easy as Riding a Bike

    Building Confidence: As Easy as Riding a Bike
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    As always, it’s been a busy few weeks for our family. It feels like there are never enough hours in the day. We are still adjusting to the schedule change with adding my son’s martial arts to the mix. Originally, we were planning that my husband would bring him and I would make dinner while… Read more

  • Organizing for a New Beginning: A Routine for Success

    Organizing for a New Beginning: A Routine for Success
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    Hello, friends. It’s been quite a while since my last post. Life has a way of throwing everything at you all at once, and the last few weeks have been no different, hence my temporary hiatus from the blog. But I’m back now with lots of good stuff to share! Family is Everything We were… Read more

  • The Storm Gives New Hope

    The Storm Gives New Hope

    Phew! Today I was finally able to get some work done. We got hit with Tropical Storm Debby last week, and it’s rained every single day since then which means nothing has had a chance to dry out! My garden beds have been saturated for an entire seven days, and the chicken coop had become… Read more

  • Sharing the World of Great Soapy Stuff

    Sharing the World of Great Soapy Stuff

    If you read my post Branching Out: Becoming a Lifetime Learner, you might remember that my husband and I took a trip to a local farm to learn how to make soap. We were both excited to begin making our own soap at home after taking the class and getting more comfortable with the process.… Read more

  • You Can Never Press “Pause” on Growth

    You Can Never Press “Pause” on Growth

    The last couple weeks have been busy! One of the beautiful things about where we live, is that we get a lot of visits from family and friends who still live up north. We have been blessed to receive not one, but two visits over the last two weeks! Our days have been filled with… Read more

  • Hatching Chicks: Witnessing the Miracle of Life

    Hatching Chicks: Witnessing the Miracle of Life
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    When you have chickens, it just makes sense to hatch your own eggs sooner or later. This past spring, we did just that. The hatching project was initially part of a homeschool unit study on chickens, but quickly became a learning opportunity for the whole family. Since we are operating on a tight budget, we… Read more

  • A Beautiful Homestead Experience and Battling Bugs

    A Beautiful Homestead Experience and Battling Bugs

    When you make a purchase through links on this site, I may earn a small portion as a commission through the Amazon Affiliate Program. These commissions help off set costs associated with blog production and do not affect your purchase. This past week has been busy! Sickness kicked me down a bit, but life on… Read more

  • Branching Out: Becoming a Lifetime Learner

    Branching Out: Becoming a Lifetime Learner

    Confession: I hate not knowing how to do something. I also hate not being able to figure it out on my own. Jumping into this lifestyle has forced me to admit that I don’t know sometimes. We are doing things neither my husband or I have any idea about, and even though I’m pretty good… Read more