Homesteading

Making the Most of a Small Space Garden

Last week I shared pictures of our land, mostly in its bare state, from when we first moved here. We have 2 acres in Central Wyoming. We've had...

Money: April 30 to May 6

Budgeting, food thoughts, Money v. Time, Shopping Trip, Someone Else's Shoes

"The mint makes it first, it is up to you to make it last." Evan Esar (American Humorist, 1899-1995) Week 2 of the 'accounting' report for the...

What if the Family is not on Board? Plus a bit of a Rant…

Feeding Children, food thoughts, Health, Starting Out

I have a confession to make, I've been feeling a little frustrated lately. There have been several online conversations lately that have me...

Happy 3 Year Anniversary to us!

Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming

Three years ago today we arrived in Wyoming. The trip here had actually started in July of the year before. We came on a road trip from Oregon to...

Money v. Time Kickoff

Budgeting, Feeding Children, food thoughts, frugal options, Health, kitchen experiments, Meals, Money v. Time, Someone Else's Shoes, Starting Out, Traditional Foods

This month's experience for Someone Else's Shoes is two-fold. The two most common conversations that come up when discussing a diet based on...

The Frugal Zealot v. the Time Zealot

Budgeting, Eating Real Food and Working, food thoughts, frugal options, Meal Plans, Meals, Money v. Time, Someone Else's Shoes

When the discussion of real food comes up one of two things is almost always mentioned. Cost and time. Many people believe that a diet based on...

Take it Easy! How do you do it?

Health

Something I've been thinking alot about lately is Self Care. I get pretty busy and forget about tending to my own personal needs in the process. I'm...

Thrifty Food Plan Experience: The End

Budgeting, planned overs, USDA Thrifty Plan

$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else's Shoes. We're starting...

Thrifty Food Plan Experience: Almost the End

Budgeting, planned overs, USDA Thrifty Plan

$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else's Shoes. We're starting...

Thrifty Food Plan: Shopping Results Week 2

Budgeting, Feeding Children, food thoughts, USDA Thrifty Plan

$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else's Shoes. We're starting...

Thrifty Food Plan Week 1: Four Days Down, Three to go

Budgeting, food thoughts, Someone Else's Shoes, USDA Thrifty Plan

How many things in your cupboard do you take for granted? If you want to make tacos do you have all of the seasonings to add? Chili powder, cumin,...

Why I Don’t Follow the USDA Cost of Food at Home Plans

Budgeting, food thoughts, Someone Else's Shoes, USDA Thrifty Plan

Did you know that the USDA has a list of how much money we should be spending on food? It is actually a tiered list. The USDA Food Plans: Cost of...

5 Warning Signs You Might be Living in Denial

Health

Do you drag yourself out of bed each morning wondering why you feel so tired, sick, worn out, exhausted, etc? Do you find yourself with a...

Re-Visiting the Food Budget

Budgeting, Food Storage, Nourishing Traditions

> When I first began this blog, one thing that I did was share our monthly food budget and the results of achieving (or not) that budget. Toward...

Compromises

Budgeting, Food Storage, frugal options

A couple of weeks ago one of my friends gave me a lesson in pressure canning. A different friend taught me how to water bath can a couple of years...

GAPS and Our Food Budget

Budgeting, GAPS

> Something that has been on my mind as we do the GAPS Introduction diet is our food budget. When we began our real/whole/traditional foods...

Summer Recap

Camping, Road Trip

Whew. What a busy summer this has been! We went on our fabulous road/camping trip for my daughter's college graduation and after we returned I went...

Road Trip: Segment 5- Part 2 of the Long Trip Home

Camping, Meal Plans, Road Trip

Photo Credit: hoi polloi on flickr We are up to the final leg of our Road/Camping trip back to Oregon for my daughter's graduation. Segment 5: Part...