Homesteading
All things homesteading: small livestock, homeschooling, gardening, homemaking, and much more.
Setting Up House with Movement in Mind Pt. 1
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...
Savoring the Last Sips of Fall
For me, fall evokes memories of being with family. The start of the holiday season is upcoming and suddenly staying inside, bundled up, cuddling on...
7 Essentials for Fall Decor and 4 New Twists
There's nothing like the first feeling of fall. Crisp, cool mornings replace the refreshing chill at the end of summer. The golden-hued trees awe...
Off Grid Living September 2017
September started off hot and dry. Since sometime in August we'd had smoke from the surrounding fires. We're very fortunate to not have any nearby...
Declutter with Digital Minimalism
Nowadays, clutter comes in many forms. Receipts, papers from school, junk mail, junk email, eblasts from online stores and chain letters; it seems...
Designing a Kitchen for Movement
It's important to find ways to move each day. We're taking it a step further by creating the need for movement while designing our kitchen. How much...
Walking Through the Fire
Most days I love our off-grid life. Our little farm of goats and chickens bring me joy. Building our own house, while often a struggle, is also very...
Building a House Together
18 months. We've been living in and building our off-the-grid cabin for 18 months. When we were dreaming and planning for our cabin we were positive...
Off Grid Living August 2017
We've been living in and working on our off grid cabin for 18 months. Sometimes I'm amazed at the things we've completed. Other times I'm...
5 Movement Practices to Feel Great Every Day
Why Daily Movement Practice? Everyone knows that abs are made in the kitchen and that if you focus on eating well 80% of the time, you're right on...
The Need for Movement
Have you heard sitting is the new smoking? "For people who sit most of the day, their risk of heart attack is about the same as smoking”...
Creating a Sanctuary to Restore and Refresh
Why is a sanctuary important? Now more than ever, it is increasingly difficult to step away and shut out the noise. They haven't established a space...
Off Grid Living July 2017
Hello, Friends! I hope you your July has been wonderful. We had a wonderful month at our off grid farmstead. Our grandson came to visit for about a...
Off-Grid Living April, May & June 2017
Hello, Friends! What a busy few months we've had! It's time to catch-up on the excitement around our place. The theme for April is kids! Cute little...
Off-Grid Living March 2017
It's hard to believe we've been living in our off-grid cabin for a year now! It's still unfinished and there is still much to do but we've made some...
Off-Grid Living January 2017
Hello, Friends! Winter is still in full force at our Wyoming farmstead. January brought many more snowy, cold days and even colder...
Off-Grid Living December 2016
The word for December was cold! We had very few days above freezing and several below zero. One morning a neighbor told me their temperature gauge...
Planning for a Smokehouse
Time for venison chicken fry! We have had a great year for filling our freezer and are definitely enjoying plenty of chicken fried venison and...
Off-Grid Living November 2016
The end of November already! This month just zoomed by. The main focus of November has been filling up our freezer. We finished our pastured...
Pastured Poultry 2016
For the last several years we've been raising chickens for meat and eggs. Over the years we've had an assortment of breeds of egg laying chickens...
Off-Grid Living October 2016
Hello Friends! I'm slightly delayed in putting up a recap of what happened at our place in October. Joe and I took a couple of days off last week...