Homesteading
All things homesteading: small livestock, homeschooling, gardening, homemaking, and much more.
Caring for Baby Chicks
With the calendar declaring spring, we're greeting babies. Baby chicks, that is. A few days ago, we received two shipments of chicks—a box of fifty...
Preserving Your May Harvest
Are you counting the days until your May harvest? For those of you enjoying fresh veggies either from the garden, the farmers market, or inexpensive...
19 Cold Weather Tips – Stay Warm in Any Situation
It seems only a few weeks ago I was complaining that we'd never get snow. That has changed. We got snow. And we got cold weather! And we're not the...
2022 Winter Homeschool Curriculum + Interest Led Learning
One of my favorite aspects of homeschooling is being able to combine our son's interests and passions into his homeschool curriculum. Interest-led...
Last-Minute Homemade Gifts
There's something magical about receiving homemade gifts. There's much thought, and often labor, that goes into making something from scratch. But...
2021 Black Friday to Cyber Monday Specials
These are some of my favorite 2021 Black Friday to Cyber Monday deals available across the world wide web. Check back for updates as I learn about...
Natural Ways to Treat Dry Winter Skin
Dry winter skin is an unpleasant side effect of the fun of the season. Whether we're doing the homestead chores, in the mountains snowshoeing, on...
Around the Homestead: 20 Acre Work in Progress
During the time I was planning and dreaming of my own small homestead, I'd scour blogs and websites looking for ideas and inspiration. When my good...
Preparedness and Homesteading Resources
In today's world, with information at our fingertips and a twenty-four-hour news cycle, we can learn almost anything on a whim. But what if we...
Summer Homeschooling and Leveling Up
As part of our year-round homeschool routine, we do summer homeschooling. I've found this works best for our schedule and allows us to take time off...
Homeschool Lesson Plans — Changes in the New Year
I love the new year! Among other reasons, I look at it as an opportunity to review our homeschool lesson plans. I take a look at what works and what...
Learning to be Flexible and Embracing Change
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...
Creating Margin – Personal Growth
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...
Creating Margin – Finances
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...
A few of my favorite things ~ May 2018
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...
From Couch Potato to Trekker
My little family is planning a backpacking adventure over the summer. Two weeks in and out of the wilderness. Considering not long ago I was what...
Creating Margin – Relationships
This week in the Creating Margin series, we're going to talk about relationships. Specifically, how to curate relationships so that they have room...
Creating Margin Using Rituals
This month I'm talking a lot about create white space, or margin, in different areas of our lives. When you fill every inch of your life with...
Creating Margin – In Your Career
In recent years, there's been lots of articles around this particular subject. In our go, go, go world, how do you stop busy from taking over your...
Off Grid Living 2018 Quarter 1
Hello Friends! It's hard to believe March is coming to an end. Our Wyoming weather has been very spring-like for most of March. It has been so nice...
A few of my favorite things ~ March 2018
March is nearly done already and I can't believe it! I've been busy, busy, busy this month. I've found little ways to slow down and relax. Here are...