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Honeysuckle Syrup

For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved honeysuckle. I have also always wanted to understand medicinal uses for herbs and have an apothecary cabinet in my house. To me, buying dried herbs just to put them in bottles to have a neat-looking cabinet is vain. I want to be able to make/grow whateverContinue reading “Honeysuckle Syrup”

I Made a Compost Bin

Hey y’all! I made a compost bin today. My husband and I have dogs, so our compost always end up scattered across the backyard. I’m inclined to just dump it in a pile, but the animals and wind have other ideas, and I’ve ended up burning most of my compost to keep our yard fromContinue reading “I Made a Compost Bin”

Slowly Getting More Off-Grid

Awhile back, I was ready to go all-in and be completely off-grid. At the time, my husband seemed ready, but his apprehensions got the best of him before we could make the leap towards off-grid. So we didn’t go off-grid. However, I am definitely convicted to move toward the off-grid homesteading life. Over the lastContinue reading “Slowly Getting More Off-Grid”

A Day in the Life, 4-27-2020

I started off the morning by chugging some water and sweeping while I ate my cream of rice. I really enjoy my coffee, but I’ve been making sure to drink lots of water lately. I find when I drink water, it really helps my skin. Water is underrated. It’s like watering the roots of plants.Continue reading “A Day in the Life, 4-27-2020”

Preparing

I haven’t explicitly said it, but most of you can probably tell that while I try to be frugal, I’m also extremely preparedness minded. I personally worry that the worst might happen, an SHTF situation, but I think we can all agree that an occasional power outage will definitely happen. (I would wager that atContinue reading “Preparing”