Everyone has a soap box these days. Some scream HUSTLE HARDER! While others yell at us to stop striving... to chill out... to quit trying so hard. Who's right? Well, both of them, I think. The older I get, the more I realize the answer to most of life's questions is: It depends. Life is less about formulas, and more about feel. There's a time to run hard and there's a time to breathe and ...Continue Reading
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Breaking all the Homestead Rules
By definition, homesteading is a culture of rule breakers. That’s part of the reason I love it. Yet even the most contrarian clubs tend to develop rules of sorts. It’s funny how that works. As I’ve watch the online homestead culture explode over the years (the topic of my podcast this week), I’ve realized that I’m not great at coloring within the lines— even in the world of homesteading. Here are a few of ...Continue Reading
When the Old Ways Make More Sense
A few weeks ago, I had professional make-up artist do my make-up (No, this is not a regular occurrence... It was for my book cover photo shoot.) As she was working her magic, she commented on my face several times. She said she rarely sees skin that's so evenly and deeply moisturized. (Considering I live in one of the driest, wind-blown places in the United States, this is high praise.) So which of the high-tech modern skin care ...Continue Reading
How to Use Up Extra Milk from a Family Milk Cow
Milk cows are truly the stars of our homestead. It's no secret that I'm in love with our dairy cows. I spent many years going back and forth between dairy cows and dairy goats, but if you've listened to my podcast episode about how I'm pruning my life these days, you know that I've finally decided on focusing on our family milk cows for our dairy needs. In fact, I personally feel that dairy cows are some of the biggest assets to ANY ...Continue Reading
Homesteading Skills to Develop Over Winter
Homesteading doesn't stop because the garden is full of snow or the hens have decided to go on an egg-laying hiatus during the winter. This time of year doesn't mean that there aren't any outdoor homesteading chores to do: the animals still need to be fed, ice needs to be chopped out of the livestock water tanks, and the snow needs to be shoveled. But the winter months seem to be a bit slower without the hustle and bustle of gardening ...Continue Reading