Do you struggle with depression and stress sometimes? Lots of women do. Whether it’s clinical or situational, crafting can be a wonderful way to alleviate your stress, lift your spirits and even improve your home and family with the things you create! Everything including cooking, food preservation, fabric arts, gardening and baking are all creative…
Homesteading
How to Make DIY Vitamin C Capsules
Over the holidays is a fabulous time to get your hands on some gorgeous citrus! Citrus comes into season in the warmer parts of the country during the holidays, so it’s in great supply! What a wonderful source of Vitamin C! Here’s “How to Make DIY Vitamin C Capsules”! Vitamin C is so important to…
3 BIG Things to Be Grateful For
It’s Autumn and the farm is beginning to slow down. The holidays are around the corner and soon, last year will be just a memory. Around this time, I begin to reflect back over the year. I go through a bit of an “assessment” of myself and the farm. It’s also a time for gratitude…
How to Homestead With No Money
I’ve been there. Broke. Not just a little broke, like WAY broke. So, how to homestead with no money? Stay with me and find out! As I write this somewhat personal post about my past, I’m thinking about the single moms and dads out there who are trying to homestead. When I was 25 years…
6 Benefits of the Homesteading Lifestyle
After 10 years of homesteading, pretty much from scratch, I’ve learned a lot. I mean, A LOT. My strength, both mentally and physically, has grown exponentially! Allow me to unpack some of my thoughts with “6 Benefits of the Homesteading Lifestyle”! 1. Mentally Stronger I’ve always considered myself to be a strong person. I…
86 Ways to Make Money on 5 Acres
As homesteaders, we have a unique opportunity to make an income on our properties! You can even make a significant money with small acreage! With that in mind, let’s take at “86 Ways to Make Money on 5 Acres”! Many people desire to make a living from their homestead…and it can be done! Whether…
5 Mistakes Newbie Homesteaders Make
Your homestead dream finally comes true! Dreams of livestock and gardens fill your head – the sky’s the limit! I’ve been there, and it’s wonderful. But, in my “homesteading bliss”, we made some critical errors that cost us a lot of time and money. It’s never flattering to expose our mistakes in life, but…
54 Ways to Be More Sustainable
In “54 Ways to Be More Sustainable”, you’ll discover big and small ways and ideas to promote sustainability in your home…no matter where you live! Creating more sustainability and self-reliance in your life brings more freedom from unfulfilling jobs, stress and debt. By becoming more sustainable, we gain confidence and freedom that we can indeed…
How the Death of a Friend Changed My Homesteading
A close friend of mine died suddenly this week. It was a very untimely death and came as a great shock to all her knew her. She was in her 50’s and in great physical condition, but she drowned at the beach while on Spring break with her children. Absolutely heartbreaking. So, today I want…
How to Homestead Alone and Not Die in the Process
Today, more and more women are running their own homesteads and decreasing their dependence on the grid. But, just how do you homestead alone and not die in the process? Exactly how is that done in your 50’s? 60’s? 70’s? Or if you’re a single homesteader? Or disabled? To homestead alone, successfully, there are…
