Another full, productive month around the farm! I love this time of year because signs of new life pop up everywhere you look. Here’s what we accomplished in March: + Our biggest project of the month was the construction of the Critterfence! We used six foot T-posts as the stakes and since we wanted to […]
FEBRUARY’S FRUGAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS My Goal: Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. And if you have to spend money, do it with intention. + I bought a merino wool sweater for $4, but one of the leather elbow patches was coming undone. My son didn’t care for the patches anyway, […]
My Goal: Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. And if you have to spend money, do it with intention. + I replaced a missing button on a hand-me-down shirt. My mother gave me a soft flannel shirt but it was missing a button right at the belly button, ha! […]
This post contains affiliate links. 1 // A NEW PLANNER FOR A NEW YEAR I’m just a few weeks into my new 2022 planner from Passionate Penny Pincher and I really love it so far. Just enough space for each day’s tasks and lots and lots of checklists! I like that my daily household tasks […]
My Goal: Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. And if you have to spend money, do it with intention. + I replaced a missing button on a hand-me-down shirt. My mother gave me a soft flannel shirt but it was missing a button right at the belly button, ha! […]
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. – J.R.R. Tolkien + We’ve been interested in solar generators as another piece of our power outage solution plan, but always thought it was out of our price range. Thankfully, I stumbled on a Youtube video with an affordable […]
This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission of any sale made at no extra cost to you. The weather outside is // Look at that flip flop weather! It’s getting hard to know how to dress these days… As I look outside my window // I can see the first hints […]
This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission of any sale made at no extra cost to you. 1 // BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD HAIR ACCESSORIES Back in December, I learned that tying your wet hair back with elastic hair ties was terrible for your hair health. I was doing that […]
This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission of any sale made at no extra cost to you. FIVE THINGS I LOVED a new licensed driver in the house! our sweet little kitten the new gravel pathway in the garden my husband’s dietary changes that are making a difference opening the […]
Eighteen weeks of meals! This month, like all the rest, tells a story: cooler temperatures, birthday celebrations, and a renewed enthusiasm for the kitchen. Is it possible to be a cold-weather cook? During the summer, I hate to be in the kitchen, but once that cool air hits? I’m all about those chilis and soups […]
This post contains affiliate links. I’ve been in my head too much lately and all the worries and stressors and to-do lists and contingency plans have been reeking havoc. I feel like I’ve been walking in a fog…there but not there, distracted. I finally had to put my foot down and firmly say, “Self, it’s […]
This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission of any sale made at no extra cost to you. #8. EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck // ★★★☆☆ (amazon // bookshop // better world books) First line: “The Salinas Valley is in Northern California.” I read this chunky novel for book club. […]
This post contains affiliate links. The weather outside is // As I look outside my window // I can see our newest additions to the homestead: four sweet little Berkshire/Tamworth pigs! They are so darn cute and are slowly warming up to us. We’ll be keeping two to breed and bringing two to processing late next […]
Week 75: Saturday, December 1: one skillet chicken with green beans and mushrooms Sunday, December 2: P’s birthday! homemade pizza and cake Monday, December 3: boys had pizza out between activities, the little kids and I had popcorn and ham&cheese rollups Tuesday, December 4: beef stroganoff one-pot soup with crusty bread Wednesday, December 5: chicken […]