Whether you are buying a new home this year or you simply want to add some life into your current homestead space, there are always some great DIY home decor ideas you can use to get the most out of every nook and cranny of the home, and get that look you have always wanted in your homestead. Now that spring is on its way we can shed all the gloom and dirt from the rains ...
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How to Bind Digital Printable Planners and other PDFs {10 Ways}
In today's world, so much of what we purchase is digital. This is a useful feature for those of us who read a lot because it saves precious space in our homes, making it more functional for other things. Still, there are some digital ebooks that need to be printed, such as a printable planner. Let's talk about some ways we can make yours functional for daily use. These ...
How to Homestead When You Are Feeling Overwhelmed
From time to time, even seasoned homesteaders get to feeling overwhelmed with all there is to do to make their dreams come to pass. Homesteading is hard work, and homestead management is necessary for the smooth running of the homestead itself, let alone any plans for a future business, if that's something you are interested in. On this blog, I talk a lot about homestead ...
How to Start Your Homestead Farming Business Debt Free
Lots of homesteaders have dreams about starting our own farming business and enjoying the benefits that it can bring. It allows you to put all of your business skills to the test, be your own boss, set your own hours, and make a profit from something that you love to do. As homesteaders, we see great value in the skills we have learned. The people around us are wowed by ...
How to Make Your Homestead Kitchen More Functional
It’s safe to say that the kitchen is the nucleus of a homestead. It's where all the garden harvests are introduced to the food preservation process, not to mention all of your meal prep. The importance of having a functioning, ultra efficient homestead kitchen with as much cooking area as possible can’t be stressed enough, and when you have it, you'll wonder what you ever did ...
How to Live the Homesteader’s Life: 70 Ideas from Apartment to Acreage
In these uncertain times, many are turning to the a homesteader's life to give them the feeling of self-sufficiency and security they need. Sadly, some decide to forego making the choice to homestead because they don't live on acreage, or own their own property. The good news is that homesteading can be done anywhere, even in an apartment! While we aren't homesteaders in ...
How to Start a Homestead {3 Things You Can Do Now}
Have you caught the homesteading bug yet? How about the self-reliance bug? If you are any kind of DIY person, you understand how important it is to learn to do more things for yourself. Learning how to start a homestead in the home your presently live in is one powerful way to equip yourself and your family to do more for yourselves, and rely less on the grocery ...
How to Make a Homestead Management Binder
We’ve been talking about making homesteading goals now since the beginning of the year, and I’m willing to bet you have a whole lot of paper piled around with homesteading notes, amiright? Now you need something to arrange them all in a way that will make sense. That something is a homestead management binder! If you've been following along in the past few weeks, you’ve ...
How to Conquer Daily Tasks and Get It All Done
Managing home and life goals (like homesteading) are a balancing act that is worthy of perfecting. For some of us, life can feel completely in control even if our home is out of control. But for others of us, we need to complete certain daily tasks to feel like we can move on to working on our goals. Because it is so important for many of us to have order on the daily, ...
Home Management for the Homesteader {Index Card System}
Running a homestead can be overwhelming--even if it is a small, 1 acre hobby farm. There is so much to do, so much that we can't forget. Your homestead success may be tied to your home management in ways that you may not realize. Those who choose to homestead are usually self-starters who are confident in their own abilities to become self-sufficient. Confidence is an ...
How to Get Your Home(stead) Life Organized {Index Card System}
Overwhelmed by all you have to do in your home and on the homestead? Getting organized can be easy if you just take control, but how? Here's a simple system can put together to get your home and homestead working like a well-oiled machine! Let's face it--keeping home and homestead is busy work! There is planting, harvesting, preserving, feeding, milking, doctoring, raking, ...
How To Save Money by Freezing Pumpkin Puree
Growing pumpkin is relatively easy and depending on the type you are growing, each one can yield quite a bit. Freezing pumpkin puree is a good way to save money on food if you use canned pumpkin frequently, and if you aren't picky about the type of pumpkin you are freezing. Having had to be pretty tight with my budget over the past 30 years (save for the past 6), I've ...