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.
October 2, 2014Butterfly Craft
One morning Buddy’s Grandpa brought in a beautiful butterfly that had died attached to the front of his truck. It was a big butterfly that was yellow and black. Buddy immediately wanted…
September 27, 2014How to Make Homemade Baby Wipes
Learn how to make Homemade Baby Wipes in less than 10 minutes! This is for all you moms out there with little ones still in diapers or toddlers who are making messes!!! Awhile…
September 18, 2014Experimental Mini Hand Dug Swale
Early this year I started building an experimental mini hand dug swale. Any East Texas gardener will tell you that you can’t make it through the summer without irrigation so I set out to put…
August 30, 2014Buddy’s Severe Life-Threatening Food Allergies
Our oldest son, Buddy who is almost 3, has several severe life-threatening food allergies. His little body cannot tolerate any dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt, etc) or eggs. We first discovered his…
August 27, 2014Easy DIY Toothpaste Recipe
For the past few months, I have been experimenting with lots of DIY projects. One of my favorites, as well as the hubby’s, is our DIY toothpaste. I initially found the recipe on Pinterest but…
August 26, 2014Problem Solved – Adobe Bridge Cache Error
Have you ever received the following Adobe Bridge cache error message? Bridge encountered a problem and is unable to read the cache. Please try purging the central cache in cache preferences to…
August 23, 2014Why I Built a DIY Home Battery Backup
How do you cope with the power going out? While rearing two young boys with life-threatening allergies, the smallest things can become big problems. Let’s take losing power due to a summer…
August 22, 2014The first post
This is a big step for most people. In fact, I would be willing to bet that coming up with the first blog post is one of the primary reasons people never…