I'm not a mommy blogger. But you probably already knew that, huh? It's partially because I have little interest in telling folks how to raise their kids when I'm still trying to figure out how to raise mine, and partially because my inspiration rarely flows when it comes to that stuff. I've never been one of the cool moms... We don't all have matching outfits for Christmas pix. (Heck, I haven't even done a Christmas CARD in ...Continue Reading
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Practical Ways We Save Time On Our Homestead
Time and I have always had a complicated relationship. There have been seasons of my life with never enough time, seasons where I had too much time, and seasons where time seemed to expand to fit my to-do list perfectly (I like those seasons the best, by the way). Over the years, I've received bunches of emails asking how I "do it all" as a homeschooling mom of 3, doTERRA leader, blogger, author, homesteader, and horsewoman, among ...Continue Reading
7 Lessons My Kids Have Learned from Homestead Life
It was our second date... We were at Applebees, and I sat there chewing my cheeseburger as the future Prairie Husband told me of his dreams to own land and cattle someday. They were pretty audacious statements from a guy who had lived in town his entire life with little to no agricultural background. Interestingly enough, I just-so-happened to share those same audacious dreams, and I had only ever lived in town my whole life too. We ...Continue Reading
Raising Meat on a Small Homestead
I have always been a firm believer that you can homestead no matter where you are, whether you have 1 acre or 100 hundred. A smaller homestead may not be able to have all the things, but there are defiantly things you can do to create that sustainable homestead lifestyle. Today I am happy to welcome Heather from The Homesteading Hippy so that she can share her best advice for raising meat on a small homestead. She is proof and the ...Continue Reading
How to Take a Vacation When You Have a Homestead
"I'd like to homestead like you, but then I could neeeeeever go anywhere..." It's a phrase I hear quite a bit, and yeah, I totally get it. In a day and age where the extent of most folks' home responsibilities end at keeping the goldfish fed, the mere thought of being responsible for a milk cow, and a garden, and a flock of chickens sounds daunting. And crazy. And it kinda is. I'll be honest: I don't love traveling. I'm ...Continue Reading