When Promises Fall Flat: The Ugly Truth About Depending on Someone to Fix Your Home Let me tell you something that’ll drive you crazy faster than a busted water pipe: relying on somebody else to …
September 20, 2025
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When Projects Pile Up: The Honest Truth About DIY Overwhelm
When Projects Pile Up: The Honest Truth About DIY Overwhelm If you’ve ever started a project on your homestead—or hell, even just around the house—you know how quickly one job turns into ten. You pull …
Cheap Garden Wins: How I Stock My Yard With $2 Zinnias and $3 Mandevilles
Cheap Garden Wins: How I Stock My Yard With $2 Zinnias and $3 Mandevilles People love to act like you need a fat wallet to have a pretty yard or a productive garden. Truth is, …
Cold Stratifying Seeds for Spring: Why Seeds Need Their Winter Rest
Cold Stratifying Seeds for Spring: Why I’m Letting My Seeds Sleep Through Winter We live in a world where everyone wants instant results. Fast shipping, fast food, fast everything. But the garden doesn’t work that …
How to Stretch a $10 Plant Into a Backyard Full of Food
How to Stretch a $10 Plant Into a Backyard Full of Food When you’re running a homestead on a budget, every dollar counts. That’s why I get downright giddy when I score a plant deal—like …
The Unexpected Blessing of Free Lumber & Bricks – Resourceful Homesteading
The Unexpected Blessing of Free Lumber & Bricks Homesteading isn’t just about what you grow—it’s about what you make do with. People think it’s all gardens, animals, and fresh eggs, but let me tell you: …
The Truth About Living Small: Life Inside a Packed Mobile Home
The Truth About Living Small: When Your Mobile Home Is Packed With Life (and Stuff) People love to romanticize “tiny living.” You see it all over Instagram—minimalist homes with spotless counters, two mason jars on …
Why I’ll Always Feel at Home Near Water – Finding Peace in Florida’s Waters
Why I’ll Always Feel at Home Near Water There’s something about water that feels like it holds me together when the rest of the world tries to tear me apart. I’ve never been one to …
Burnout in the Kitchen: 30+ Years of Cooking, Cleaning, and Still Nobody Helping
Burnout in the Kitchen: 30+ Years of Cooking, Cleaning, and Still Nobody Helping Let me tell you something nobody likes to say out loud: homemaker burnout is real, and it is ugly. I’ve been running …
Homestead Remodeling Journey: Fixing Water, Rebuilding the Bathroom, and Planning the Kitchen
Homestead Remodeling Update: Tackling Water Issues, Bathroom Fixes, and Kitchen Dreams Finally Making Progress on the Remodel I’ve been trying to get my ex, Matt, out here for years with no luck. If you don’t …