Homesteading | Self Sufficient Living | Living off the Land
Sometimes I like to pretend that I'm a food snob. But let's face it-- the real reason I like to watch those fancy cooking competitions on Netflix is because the thought of having to prepare a restaurant-quality entrée from 5 mismatched ingredients scares the pants off of me. I consider myself to be a good cook, but honestly, things like homemade burgers and homemade fish sticks are more my style... But lest you think that real food ...Continue Reading
I must confess. Before we started milking our own goats, I had never had goat's milk. Risky? Perhaps. I guess there was that chance that I would absolutely despise the taste of it and then be forced to halt all dairy goat operations. But, I like to live on the edge... After hearing multiple people passionately explain why they thought goat's milk was utterly disgusting, I started to get a little nervous... And then the ...Continue Reading
Why bother with homemade air fresheners? Why not just visit the air freshener aisle at the grocery store, you ask?? I used to wonder the same thing... And there was a period of time when I was like a little kid in a candy store when I'd visit the air freshener aisle at the grocery store. I'd rub my hands together in delight as I perused the hundreds of brightly-colored packages begging for me to place them in my cart. The scents ...Continue Reading
This is a list of the 20 BEST essential oil recipes for diffusers. These 20 essential oil diffuser recipes are the tried-and-true recipes that I use in our home on a daily basis. The scent combinations are perfect and there's plenty of creative options for your many household's needs. I've officially broken-up with my store-bought candle collection. I used to be a complete candle-addict, but my candles have collected a lot of dust ...Continue Reading
Last night I was flipping through a magazine and came across one of those run-of-the-mill pharmaceutical ads. You know the ones-- they are usually about four-pages long and a serious annoyance when you are right in the middle of a good article. Usually I can't flip past them fast enough to get to the good stuff, but for some reason, I was compelled to read through this one in particular. It was for a prescription ...Continue Reading
