You know how the saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” Well, that sounds pretty and happily optimistic now doesn’t…
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Large Family Laundry (Homestead Style)
The only thing worse than having to do laundry is having to do laundry for 10 people… who live on…
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Failure
If I could summarize life with one word right now, it would be “failure.” Seems like everything we put our…
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Homemaking (Without the Stress)
Spring has barely begun and already I’m feeling overwhelmed! I should have started some seeds over the weekend, an ewe…
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A Peek Into My Homesteading Binder
With the end of the first month of the new year, it’s time for me to manage my Homesteading Binder,…
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Time & Money {Why I DIY}
In the wake of my cost analysis for our meat chickens this year, an interesting conversation began on why I…
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In Praise of a Scoon
So I’ve got this problem. I don’t know if it’s a “large family” problem or a “medium family” problem. Or…
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How To Use A Homestead Management Binder
Today I’m going to show you how to organize your homestead by maintaining a Homestead Management Binder. I learned the…
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Finding Simplicity: 11 Tips To Help You Organize Your Home
Despite my struggles with finding joy and simplicity on the homestead this year, I know deep down that the simple life…
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When the Simple Life Doesn’t Feel Very Simple
Can I be honest with you? This past year has been one of the most difficult I can remember. No,…
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~Homemade Laundry Detergent~
What do you get when you mix…. a pile of this after it’s melted in a quart of hot water… …
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~Seed Sowing Schedule {and a Template}~
UPDATE: You need to edit the following templates to correspond with your own frost dates & growing zones OR you…
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