“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” – Jim Rohn I recently left my job as a school teacher. While I had planned on leaving anyway after this school year, I hadn’t expected to suffer a back injury that would...
I was recently interviewed on a podcast about why I started homesteading, how I learned the skills I know and use now and what advice I have for other homesteaders just starting out. At first when I received the list of questions I would be asked, I glanced at them...
* This article contains an affiliate link. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure. I have a love-hate relationship with the month of January. On one hand I love that life slows down and settles back into a predictable routine. On the other...
* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure. First off, let me preface this by saying that this is not a philosophical article about how to raise children on a homestead or how to teach them to be...
From city girl to simple life I grew up in the city. Life was fast, competition was fierce and downtime was considered a luxury. Meals were often eaten on the go as I rushed from appointment to appointment; From the train to work; From home to school and back again....
Welcome to The House & Homestead! I’m writing the first post since we went live, so I thought I would tell you a little bit about who I am and why I’ve chosen this path in life. It’s hard to pin down the exact moment when I knew I wanted to pursue a...
