sustainable living, homesteading, sustainable homemaking
Most modern-day homesteaders have one foot on the farm….and the other foot still in the working world. To keep the sustainable lifestyle going, many folks need to keep their “day jobs” in order to finance it, at least for now. Being pulled between two worlds can be stressful, defeating and expensive. Routinely simplifying all parts [...]
I believe in sweating. I do. Sweating is ok, body odor isn’t. While I have used deodorant, as opposed to anti-perspirant for many years now, I can’t say that I have been all that pleased with any of them. Paying upwards of $7 a stick at the health food store, the deodorant is mediocre, at best. I [...]
What are essential oils and how can they be useful to you around the farm? “Essential oils” are highly concentrated oil extracts from certain species of flowers, grasses, fruits, leaves, roots and trees. They have been used for thousands of years for a number of purposes. Further, they are readily available at the health food [...]
Kelli is the winner of the contest today and has been notified by email- Congrats! Aren’t you having a blast with our “Easter Chicken” giveaway?? Milo sure is! Milo, The Morristribe’s Spokes-Hen So far, we’ve given away two books and a hoe dag to some lucky winners! Today, we’ll be giving away a wonderful herbal [...]
I hope and pray that I never take life so seriously that I forget to play. I’ll admit, playing doesn’t come natural for me, I have to work at it. But there’s something about the screams and squeals of my peeps that pulls me off my comfortable couch and beckons me outside to partake in the madness. [...]
Today, I wrote a guest post over at “Simple Organized Living” by Andrea Dekker. Andrea is amazing! She is a motivational speaker, professional organizer, personal coach and much more. I’m so glad to know her (in a bloggy kind of way) and am honored to write for her during this transition time while she is [...]
Do you struggle to bounce back after the Christmas season? Are you overwhelmed with fatigue? Is your house littered with holiday shrapnel as far as the eye can see? Yep, me too. The two times of year that have the greatest effect on my sense of balance in life are back to school/football season and the Christmas [...]
Ever have trouble sticking with things? Are you the Queen of the unfinished? Do you jump from project to project, never feeling satisfied about the outcome? I’ve been there, I think all of us have. I wish everything in life were as easy as a Mousetrap game. From the unfinished sewing project, to the [...]
As I take this week to set my 2012 goals, it only makes sense to include some reflection on last years goals. Assessing what was accomplished, why or why not and looking forward all have a place in setting goals for your life and/or homestead. Yesterday you heard me talking about healing and resting during [...]
Perfectionism has no place in my life today…as a ‘recovering perfectionist‘, I see more clearly than ever how much relational damage I’ve done over the years by my need to be perfect. I have been reminded of my tendency towards perfection during Christmas, as I am tempted to fantasize about that Norman Rockwell holiday that [...]
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