It’s officially Fall here on the homestead and with the cooler temperatures, it’s the perfect time to start working on some outdoor projects. It’s also the time to start planning for Spring, which seems a bit crazy but chicks hatched now will be laying by early spring and the lack of demand for fertile eggs makes this the perfect time to hatch out chicks that I can keep for my own breeding programs or sell as started pullets later on. Fall is the perfect time to start all the background work necessary for spring projects. Since last year was a learning and growing year forRead More →

Fresh air, peaceful lifestyles, and inherent exercise benefits are just a few of the reasons why homesteading can be great from a health perspective. Unfortunately, it’s also essential to remember that a homestead isn’t altogether risk-free. In fact, whether you’re operating heavy machinery or attempting to manage surprisingly hefty cattle, keeping your wits about you is essential for avoiding injury or other escalating issues.  Of course, understanding your machinery and animals should offset these risks for the most part, but in some cases, you may find that homestead health also requires some more proactive safety steps, the most pressing of which we’re going to discussRead More →

Every expert in the field of education knows how to say that children’s social abilities affect their situation at school and later also their abilities in the labor market, but are these abilities significant already at the age of a few months? In the last two decades, the field of infant research has grown and expanded greatly, especially the study of infant brain development and the connection of this development to emotional and social abilities. The issue of the social development of infants is constantly evolving and therefore, it is known that it is best to develop skills as early as possible.  How can youRead More →

I am always looking for ways to save money and this is especially true for our food costs. Feeding a family of four can be pricy! My attempts to save money on the grocery bill have taken many forms over the years ranging from couponing to list-making & budgeting! We have cut out junk food and recently, thanks to our homesteading journey turned to hunting and raising our own meat. Of course, growing our own garden would be a great way to reduce our vegetable costs at the grocery store… but our garden is not yet producing and it’s going to take some time beforeRead More →

trail running after peroneal tendonitis with my husband

Every day, it feels like you’re bombarded with the best ways to keep fit. This could be through healthy eating to boost your immune system or it could be encouraging you to call a friend to motivate you to go to the gym. However, while you might start this with good intentions, you soon realize how busy you are, and this can impact your consistency, meaning you quickly fall out of the habit. There’s no doubt it is difficult to find the time to exercise, but you don’t need to give yourself an hour every day. Instead, consider these ways to sneak in a littleRead More →

It’s great to be healthy and to focus on what that means for you. Not all of our journeys are the same. However, keeping in mind how to live healthily and how to make good decisions not only helps you gain the benefit from doing so, but it enables you to feel confident and self-assured in your discipline. That can be quite an empowering experience. But of course, if something is worth doing, it’s worth sharing the benefit. This means that caring not only for your own diet can be a great idea, but caring for the general health of your household, too. What doesRead More →

When it comes to your health, you might be guilty of only looking at the extreme end of things. If you don’t spot a major problem with your body, you tend to assume that everything is fine. However, major health problems usually stem from minor issues that you can ignore. So, it helps to identify some minor health problems that might lead to bigger ones. In turn, it becomes far easier to deal with smaller issues before they get too big and problematic.  This is a Collaborative post. Joint soreness Do you always suffer from joint soreness? Perhaps it’s in your hip, shoulder, knee, wrist,Read More →