Stories, Lessons & Practical Tips from the Homestead

Explore our blog for real-life insights and hard-earned lessons from our off-grid journey. From DIY projects to everyday challenges, each post is packed with hands-on advice and personal stories that bring homesteading to life.

Whether you’re just starting out or already deep into self-sufficiency, you’ll find helpful tips, relatable mishaps, and plenty of inspiration to fuel your own path toward independence.

  1. Featured image for “Burning the Midnight Oil”
    October 20, 2014

    Burning the Midnight Oil

    My dad and I worked all afternoon Sunday and into Monday morning on the new roof. We got a lot accomplished considering we aren’t roofers. Below are some pics I took in the…

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    October 17, 2014

    A Humble Beginning – The Future Homestead

    Ever seen a place & thought “Ain’t no way I’d live here”? About a year ago I found myself in saying those exact words to my wife. So I did the only thing…

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    October 15, 2014

    How to make Toddler Friendly Crayons!

    Making Toddler Friendly Crayons is Fun and Easy Making your own toddler friendly crayons is super duper easy and your toddler can help! Not only can your child (I’d say good for ages 2-5)…

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    October 14, 2014

    Everyone Can Calm Down about the Ebola thing

    Breaking NEWS: It’s About Ebola! Ok, are these news agencies really that desperate for people to watch them that they have to hype up Ebola? Whatever happened to reporting relevant news? With…

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    October 13, 2014

    All natural make-up and eye make-up remover!!!

    Here’s a quick and natural tip I have found the easiest way to remove my make-up! It even removes all eye make-up: mascara, eye liner, everything! It’s called coconut oil. I have…

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    October 13, 2014

    Beauty on the Future Homestead

    I came out to the future homestead early this morning to work on the roof. It’s been a rainy weekend and I wanted to get as much done before the rain hit…

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    October 12, 2014

    New Roof on the Future Homestead – 2

    Here’s a quick one showing what I worked on yesterday afternoon.…

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    October 10, 2014

    Cloth Diapers easier than you think!

    I never thought I would use cloth diapers When I first thought of using cloth diapers, I was very hesitate because I didn’t understand how to use them or how budget friendly…

  9. Featured image for “New Roof for the Future Homestead!”
    October 7, 2014

    New Roof for the Future Homestead!

    I thought i would post a quick video showing the work we did this past weekend. We’ve started the process of putting a new roof on our mobile home that will be…

  10. Featured image for “Huggies Diaper reward stickers are pointless to save!”
    October 4, 2014

    Huggies Diaper reward stickers are pointless to save!

    Huggies Diaper reward stickers are pointless to save! My husband and I started saving Huggies Diaper reward stickers when Buddy was first born over 3 years ago. We saved them consistently and…