Natural health remedies seem to share a certain distinction when it comes to health care. While that may be the case, we’ve found many different herbs and essential oils to be a key component of maintaining good health. On this podcast episode, I explore the different tactics that I’m utilizing with my family. This involves everything, including simple habits like getting more sleep and eating less sugar to how to ...Continue Reading
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What Homesteading Really Costs…
Homesteading can be deceiving. When you first get into it, it can seem so quaint, innocent, and simple. After all, what can be more romantic and simplistic than building a compost pile, canning your own food, and frolicking with your goat herd out in the pasture? When we bought our property in 2008, no sooner did we sink the first fence post in the pasture did we realize: homesteading is expensive, y'all. We ...Continue Reading
My Blogging Story
Pretty much never. That's about how often I talk about blogging here on the blog. Why? Well, because I know you come here to read about chickens and mason jars, not Wordpress and HTML. But to be perfectly honest, blogging is a big part of my life, and it consumes just as much time as my milk cows and deep mulch garden, in fact. I just keep that part of my life a little quieter. However, many of you have been sending me emails ...Continue Reading
Homemade Playdough Recipe
Motherhood has really taught me how to mellow out. And it's a good thing--especially considering my former uptight, perfectionistic ways. I have learned how to: Have people over without giving the goose poop on the deck a second thought. Come to complete acceptance of the fact that there will always be crumbs on my floor. Wear my pig-slimed jeans to town with pride. I'm especially proud of my most recent development: I can now ...Continue Reading
Snakes and Tornadoes… Who Needs Reality TV When You Live on a Homestead?
(First off, to answer the question in the title, I don't think anyone EVER really needs reality TV, but especially not when you live on a homestead. ;)) Each week, I generally try to post clever DIY tips, tasty recipes, or tips for farm life. But today, I'm deviating ever-so-slightly from my usual content. I've had several requests to write up a "day in my life" style of post. and although this past Saturday was far from a regular ...Continue Reading