If you’re searching for homemade gift ideas for your friends and family, you’re in luck. I have put together a list of fun and interesting homemade Christmas gift ideas for everyone on your gift-giving list. Be sure to check out my stocking stuffer guide as well as my gift guide for homesteaders too! A few years back, I decided […]
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2022 Homesteader Gift Guide
When I think of buying gifts for my friends and family, whether they are homesteaders or not, I like to make sure the gifts I give are thoughtful. That means they have a great story, are handmade, are exactly what the recipient wants, or a combination of all three. In this homesteader gift guide, I’ve […]
6 Ideas for Living a Simple Life Now
As a homesteader, living a simple life is kind of a given. But how we get there is different for everyone. I started living more simply because of necessity. We needed to cut our budget. As a small-town gal, I was never much into buying fancy or expensive things for the sake of status. But I […]
How to Practice Mindfulness at Home (and on the homestead!)
Life can get overwhelming, especially when you’re in the building stage of life, whether that’s building careers, growing a family, or trying to save for a home, (or doing them all at once!) things can get really busy, really fast. Practicing mindfulness at home is an essential part of finding joy in the tough times […]
How to Finish a Project: The Procrastinator’s Guide
small attainable goals I used to be a chronic project starter but I never learned how to finish a project. I would get really excited about something and put a lot of time into starting it and then I’d have another brilliant idea for a project, which I would start with enthusiasm and then slowly abandon. Does […]
Free Monthly Budget Template for Homesteaders
Free monthly budget template – just for you! I wanted to share this FREE (and awesome) monthly budget template with all of you because, well, we’re buddies, right? (If you’re new to google sheets, no fear, it’s not too difficult. In order to use this spreadsheet, you have to make a copy. Check the directions below for saving […]