With so many wannabe homesteaders not having a family member to teach them, many are relying on blogs, youtube, and books to learn as much as they can before taking the leap. Here is my list of books for homesteaders (and future homesteaders) to help you get started. We are suburban homesteaders. There is only …
Every parent needs them, so why not save money when shopping for school supplies this year. I love back-to-school sales! Yes, I’m the crazy parent that starts shopping for back-to-school in June while most are still taking finals. It just fits my mantra – “Never pay full price.” Shopping early and often is the way …
How’d you sleep? As someone who deals with insomnia combined with children waking me up in the middle of the night, my usual response was “meh”. I had many friends recommend various supplements or essential oils as a natural way to help me get some much-needed rest. I liked the idea of using a natural …
Our family strives to have PE at home, which means indoors in the bad weather and outside when we can. While I prefer outside activities, I need things we can do indoors as well. Having some PE gear at home, along with resources like these fitness games, and knowing what resources are readily available has …
In November, we left cyber school to see if homeschooling would be a better fit for our family. In preparing to homeschool, we recognized the stress that cyber school had caused, so we took a more informal approach to the remainder of the academic year. Here is a recap of our first official year as …
