by Millie Copper | Dec 27, 2017 | Off Grid
October, November and December have been all about food and water. Food With our kitchen *almost* finished, at least finished up to the point we now have cabinets to store things and our walk-in pantry in place, though not yet completed, has shelving and space to...
by Millie Copper | Aug 15, 2018 | Camping, Road Trip
So back in January I received an email that plans were being made for my 30th Class Reunion. After the shock that I was old enough to have been out of high school 30 years wore off I started planning in earnest a return trip to my hometown for my reunion followed by...
by Sierra Smith | Jun 14, 2018 | A Calm Sanctuary
This week we’re continuing our Creating Margin series by talking about Personal Growth and Development. I don’t know when I first started focusing on Personal Growth and Development. It may have been in high school, when I’d take an hour long walk in...
by Sierra Smith | Jun 7, 2018 | A Calm Sanctuary, Around the Homestead
One of the most stressful parts of our lives is dealing with finances. Many people grow up without solid financial role models in the home, and without schools teaching personal finance. Debt has become the new normal. The “Perfect Credit Score” the thing...
by Sierra Smith | May 30, 2018 | A Calm Sanctuary
The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything More When I first started reading this, we’d just gotten our patio set out back. I sat in the sun, and ate very slowly. I savored every bite and every word on the page. This book made...
by Sierra Smith | Nov 1, 2017 | A Calm Sanctuary, Around the Homestead, Health
When I got my first place, I didn’t think about how to set up house in an intentional, movement-oriented way. Over the past 5 years, I’ve moved around quite a lot. First to an apartment. A self-proclaimed wannabe minimalist (sounds good on paper but the...