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All things homesteading: small livestock, homeschooling, gardening, homemaking, and much more.
March Health and Wellness
I've been sharing what my journey through menopause and more. Several months ago I started having some issues that I finally attributed to...
February Health and Wellness
Last month I shared how January went for me as far as health and wellness. In a nutshell, it was a rough month. And so was December, November,...
Thoughts on Health Care
Something that has been on my mind a lot lately is health care. You may know that when we changed our diet in early 2009 from a diet of mainly...
January Health and Wellness
We have had a very mild winter. We do have snow on the ground today but for the most part this winter as been super mild. Which is good in some ways...
Budgets, Rules and Going Forward
Happy 2013! With the new year here I thought it would be a great time to give an overview of our food philosophy and this blog. When I...
A New Development
Almost four years ago, I heard about something called traditional foods and a book called Nourishing Traditions. It took several months to locate a...
The Road to Good Health is a Journey
A few years ago I thought my health was fine. Sure, I took a few different medications. One for stomach issues (Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS),...
The Drought and Our Food
I'm sure that everyone is familiar with the fact that over 50% of the United States. I've seen several news reports that indicate we can expect...
Giveaway: Perfect for a Road Trip
Each month during the Someone Else's Shoes experience I have a giveaway to coincide with that month's experience. The first two weeks of June the...
Home Again!
The children and I arrived home from Oregon on Saturday afternoon. The girls had a great visit with family and my work went quite well. But it is...
On the Road Again
We are back in Wyoming after our surprise trip down to Oklahoma. The children and I were down there for a week and then my husband came down along...
Real Food Hits the Road: Week 2 Wrap-Up
Real Food Hits the Road is the latest installment to the series Someone Else's Shoes. The purpose of this experience was to see if we could follow...
Real Food Hits the Road: Week 1 Wrap-Up
Real Food Hits the Road is the latest installment to the series Someone Else's Shoes. The purpose of this experience was to see if we could follow...
Real Food Hits the Road: The Final Days
Real Food Hits the Road is the latest installment to the series Someone Else's Shoes. The purpose of this experience was to see if we could follow...
Real Food Hits the Road: Just a few Days Left
At this point we've been on the road for nearly 2 weeks. I'm writing this in advance to share our plans. I may update this post closer to...
Real Food Hits the Road: The First Week
At this point we have been on the road since the evening of Friday, June 1. 9 full days on the road with 6 days to go. I'm writing this post...
Real Food Hits the Road: The First few Days
This is the most recent installment to the series Someone Else's Shoes. Real Food Hits the Road-- that's what my family is attempting. The desire...
Planning for a Real Food Road Trip
This is the most recent installment to the series Someone Else's Shoes. Real Food Hits the Road-- that's what my family is attempting. The desire...
Real Food on the Road
How do you stick with your real food eating when on the road for vacation or work? Or do you just not worry about it? For this month's installment...
Money v. Time: The End
Wrap Up! Money v. Time has now concluded. This was the most recent installment of the series Someone Else's Shoes. While this experience was...
Money: May 7 to 13
"The mint makes it first, it is up to you to make it last." Evan Esar (American Humorist, 1899-1995) Week 3 of the 'accounting' report for the money...