Homestead Blog Hop 619 and Zip-lining

Homestead Blog Hop! Raise your hand if you’re happy it’s Fall! Me! Raise your hand if you’ve got crisp, cool mornings! Me! Fall is definitely my favorite time of the year! It’s invigorating, beautiful, and inspiring to me. We still have flowers but not as much heat! We have a little garden carry-over from the…

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31 Days of Gratitude Challenge, Day 3

31 Days of Gratitude Challenge Yesterday, I didn’t forget my gratitude challenge. I ran out of time to write it down, but I made a short video while traveling our country roads. I am grateful for many things. Yesterday, Day 3 of my gratitude challenge, I expressed my gratitude for three simple things, but they…

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75 Hard Progress. First Hurdle Crossed

75 Hard. The Journey Continues. Quick update with my 75 Hard journey. Today was Sabbath. Second Sabbath means potluck after church. Potluck means a whole spread of tempting foods. What Did I choose? I already told you, maybe on the YouTube video I made on 75 Hard, or here, that for my diet part of…

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How Do You Eat An Elephant? Off Grid Edition

How Do You Eat An Elephant? How do you tackle overwhelming tasks and not just walk away? On our off grid homestead, I found myself asking that question yesterday. Desmond Tutu once wisely said that “there is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time.” What he meant by this is…

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