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Real Food Cooking
Healthy, traditional cooking: real food recipes, monthly meal plans, alternative cooking methods, and much more.
Homesteading
All things homesteading: small livestock, homeschooling, gardening, homemaking, and much more.
Preparedness
Preparing for an unknown future: food storage, emergency supplies, prepping resources, and much more.
About Millie
As a blogger for over a decade, focusing on preparedness, homesteading, off-grid living, and traditional foods, Millie has penned seven nonfiction traditional food focused books, sharing how—with a little creativity—anyone can transition to a real foods diet without overwhelming their food budget.
Millie uses her homesteading, preparedness, and off-grid living experience as a guide to writing her bestselling Christian Post-Apocalyptic series, Havoc in Wyoming and Montana Mayhem.
Recent Blog Posts
Declutter with Digital Minimalism
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Designing a Kitchen for Movement
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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”...
Save Money: Stretchy Chicken Meals
When you are on a tight budget, it's important to get the most out of your food dollars. Stretchy Chicken is a wonderful way to turn one whole...
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...