Homesteading
All things homesteading: small livestock, homeschooling, gardening, homemaking, and much more.
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
"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…
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!
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
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
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?
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
$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
$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
$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
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
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
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
> 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
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
> 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
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
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...
Week of June 5: The Week Without a Menu Plan
Photo Credit This time next week we'll be at the beach. However, not a beach that looks like the above picture. Photo Credit We'll be at a...
Road Trip: Segment 4- Part 1 of the Long Trip Home
> Next month my oldest daughter is graduating from college. We are driving back to Oregon for her graduation and then enjoying a little...
Road Trip: Segment 3- Camping at the Beach
My oldest daughter is graduating from college next month. She went to school in Oregon so we'll be driving back there for graduation. After the...




