What does it really mean to be self-reliant?

Dreams & Reflections, Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it really means to be “self-reliant.”  We talk a lot about self-reliance (or self-sufficiency) in the homesteading community, and outwardly it may seem as if the goal of “achieving” self-reliance is what ultimately...

15 Essential Tools for Every Home Toolkit

Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.     Whether you’re an expert handyman or a fledgling fixer-upper, here are 15 essential tools for every home toolkit to keep on hand for minor repairs and odd...

25 Ways to Become More Self-Sufficient This Year

Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   With the new year comes a fresh start and a new opportunity to do anything you set your mind to over the next 12 months. Why not work on increasing your...

How to Homestead Wherever You Are

Homesteading

Have you ever dreamed of living a simpler life out in the country? Maybe you have visions living off the land, growing your own organic food, stocking your pantry with jars of home-canned goodness, waking up to the sound of a rooster crowing and spending your days...

5 Homesteading Skills to Practice while Camping

Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

  We took our daughter on her first camping trip last weekend. She loved it. All the fresh air, staying up late in front of the campfire, eating al fresco and trying her first roasted marshmallow put a permanent smile on her face (well, at least when she wasn’t...