Raise your hand if you get as annoyed as I do about all the itches that come with summer. I’m happy to say that I haven’t encountered any poison ivy (yet) this summer, but the state bird of Texas is the mosquito if that tells you anything. :P A few years ago, I started getting poison ivy a lot, Keep Reading
Our Mobile Home Project Update: Floors and Ceilings
Several months ago, Gabe and I took a leap and bought a 40 year old mobile home to move out the farm, renovate, and live in for… at least several years. But - spoiler alert! - neither Gabe nor I know anything about renovation, so it’s been an extremely slow process since getting it moved out to the Keep Reading
How To Build A Self-Watering Strawberry Garden
Thanks to Lowe's Home Improvement for underwriting this post because.... Ladies, it’s spring, and you know what that means - garden time!! But… it’s also t-ball, tumbling, and Crossfit time. Not to mention, we’re still in the thick of school work. If that intro made you feel just a little bit Keep Reading
How To Grow Potatoes In Containers
Have you seen those “how to grow a bazillion pounds of potatoes in a trash can” posts? So cool, right? I don’t know about you, but I want to try doing it every year, so this year, we finally did it! Unfortunately, it will be the end of summer before I can tell you how well it works, and by then it Keep Reading
Moving Our New House And What We’ve Done With It So Far
Hi all! So a few weeks ago, I wrote and told you, on a whim, about our "new" 40 year old mobile home, and I have to tell you, I've been blown away by your positive response! So I'm going to try to keep you updated, even though a DIY project - especially of this magnitude - is way out of my depth. Keep Reading
How To Grow Broccoli Sprouts
Are you looking for an easy, cheap way to add some super food power to your diet? You’re going to love this! A few months ago, I was browsing (pretty aimlessly to be honest) books at the library, and I stumbled upon Microgreens: How to Grow Nature's Own Superfood. I’ve been interested in growing Keep Reading
6 Reasons I’m Excited To Buy A 40 Year Old Mobile Home
We bought a 40 year old mobile home last week. What are we thinking?? I have to tell you, buying an old mobile home wasn’t really my plan. Gabe and I had talked about buying a mobile home, so we could get moved out the farm debt-free. Essentially, it would give us a place to live where we could Keep Reading
Homemade Rosemary-Mint Goat Milk Soap
Oh my goodness you guys! This rosemary-mint goat milk soap smells divine, and that creamy milk-based soap just can’t be beat! I have a whole list of our favorite essential oil blends for soap making, and this particular blend isn’t on the list - because this is the first time I’ve ever tried it. Keep Reading
Perfect Christmas Gifts For High Energy Little Boys
Can you believe it’s it’s already time to get serious about Christmas planning? It is, and we’ve got Christmas gift guides coming in hot! I’ll admit that I have a little bit of a different perspective on Christmas than most, because I grew up in a family where December 25th was just another day. Keep Reading
Homemade Body Lotion
**Updated Picture from more recent batch** I’ve been an on again, off again homemade lotion maker for a long time. Ever since I found and fell in love with homemade baby lotion, that’s kind of been my go-to. But then there’s the stretch mark cream recipe, and I like that one as Keep Reading
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