Are you like me? Despite the fact that we’ve left the country to move back to the ‘burbs, that doesn’t mean that I’ve given up my dream of homesteading. If anything, my dreams are both more realistic and bigger than before. What about you? Even if at the moment there’s […]
DIY on the Homestead
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Serious DIY Series! Making a Simple Olive Oil Lamp
Is it Fall Already?!? Am I the only one who feels like we just enter 2021 with all the lockdowns and craziness? Can you believe it’s already October? It’s time to begin turning our attention to the next season of preparedness. We’re heading into cold dark months. And oh, that […]
Serious DIY Series! – Toothpaste – The Secret to Oral Hygiene
When we talk about preparedness, there are many different levels. For example, when we talk about Bugging out, I see your EDC, your vehicle kit, and your bug out bag as different levels of the same thing. But bugging out isn’t the only place which that principle comes into play. […]
Serious DIY Series – Salt Scrubs and Their Incredible Health Benefits
I’ve mentioned how in another “life” I used to sell Young Living Essential Oils. One of the ways that I would introduce people to these oils was to teach them how to make things themselves using essential oils. One of the items I’d teach people how to make was a […]
Homesteading in the Burbs – Can You Homestead on 1/4 Acre?
Spring decided to tease us for a couple of weeks. It sprung and then said, “Fooled ya!!” And then came back and went away again. BUT I think it’s finally back for good and perfect timing! We’re taking our suburban ‘homestead’ to the next level! So we decided to take […]
Homesteading in the Burbs – Fall Is on its Way
I saw a meme on Facebook the other day. Something along these lines: I have a love/hate relationship with fall. I really do adore the cooler temperatures, the beauty of the falling leaves. Yes, I do love sweaters, and (*gasp*) pumpkin! But I hate what fall represents. Fall means that […]
A Prepper’s Best Friend! How to Prepare, Season, and Cook with Cast Iron
You know who your best friend is. It’s the person that you spend all your time with. It’s the person that you’re careful to guard that relationship, to nurture it. You do things for your best friend that you wouldn’t do for just anyone. You buy gifts for that person if you […]
Serious DIY Series – I Scoured the Earth Over
Well, okay, actually I just scoured my sink with homemade scouring powder, but it was the cleanest sink ever by the time I was done! Whether you are interested in a very SIMPLE way to SAVE some MONEY now or you need to keep things clean when you don’t have […]
Serious DIY Series – The Key to Oral Hygiene DIY Style
If I asked you if good oral health is important. I’m betting that 99/100 of you would tell me, “Well of course it is!” or “Duh, yea.” or some other creative affirmative response. Now if I asked you WHY good oral health is important that is something I think […]
Serious DIY Series – Have You Seen the Price of Vanilla?!?
Unless you don’t do a whole lot of baking you have to be pretty sheltered to not have seen the price of vanilla over the past year. Two or more years ago, I could get 16 oz of vanilla from Costco for about $10. Yes, that was a better […]