I am in a pondering mood, mostly about the day I had. Wanna hear about it? I’m gonna tell you anyway. I woke up 4:15a. I had an incredibly deep yoga and meditation practice. I was connected with my breath, I allowed myself to float into this place of existence, a place of complete euphoria. I gave my thanks to all the energy that surrounds me. And I started my day. Then I got to work. I dropped EVERY. SINGLE. THING I touched. I spilt a pitcher of hot milk all over the counter. I sprayed whip cream in my face and hair. I smashed my finger in the fridge. Everything I touched needed to be REFILLED. If I managed…

The vision. Somehow along our journey in life, we create these visions in our head. You know those visions that tell you everything in your life has to look, feel and be a very specific way. These visions some how determine the actions we take, the energy we carry and the outlook on life we have. Sometimes we go to the extreme of losing everything around us because we have to carry out this vision. We become blind to what surrounds us because if it does not fit into the vision then it doesn’t exist. But what we don’t realize because we get so caught up is that the vision…….. Does not exist. It is not reality. And the more…

I’m sorry I ditch you for a while. But I had to take a moment and reflect just what in the world I was doing with my life. And my conclusion….. I forgot to exhale. You know when you get really excited about something and you’re all tense and holding your breath because you just can’t wait for it to happen? Well, I was in that state of being for the last 2-3 months. And let me tell you…… It sucked. We are always trying to figure out a way to quit our jobs and live off of our homestead. I mean, there are soooo many people that do it and are incredibly successful. Why can’t we?! So I pushed…

Alright Y’all, so you’ve brewed your batch of Booch and you need a break. I am not even going to ask why you are taking a break from Booch but I am sure it’s a good reason. So I will walk you through on how to make a SCOBY hotel. This way your SCOBY stays happy and fed while you do whatever it is that you need to do. It is really quite simple to keep your SCOBY happy without stressing yourself out. Enough with the busy talk….Let’s do this thang! After you have made your batch of Booch, simply brew yourself a new batch of sweet tea. Pour tea over you SCOBY and….. BOOM SON Your got yourself a…

  We wander around all day just trying to figure out life. Most of us have no idea what in the world we are doing. Sometimes it feels like we are constantly searching for something. Sometimes it feels like we are running from something. Sometimes if feels like we need more than we really do. Sometimes we just need to stop and breathe.  Most of us need someone to tell us to stop and breathe. Sometimes we just need someone to slap us in the face and yell, “You’re crazy, take a breath, yo!” I don’t know about you but sometimes I just need to be told my craziness is simply that, craziness. But that it is ok. That I…

I know what you are thinking, sinus rinse? I’m telling you, it’s the way to go to clear out all the nastiness out of your nasal passage and sinuses. Our sinuses connect to our immune system and when that becomes compromised by viruses, infections, allergies, or even dust our immune systems begin to weaken. Washing out our nasal passage can help build our immune system and knock out anything that is trying to weaken it. Now before we continue, because I know what you are going to be thinking at the end, I want you to have a clear open mind about what I am going to suggest. It works, you have to trust it. Do I have you wondering…

There are so many accomplishments in my life that I couldn’t be more proud of. But becoming a mother is in a whole other category. It has been my greatest toughest accomplishment that blows my mind everyday. I mean I grew a human, thought I was going to die from the pain of having this human and now they are full on little people. There are really no words to fully describe the joy and love I feel for these little people. Their abilities are incredible. Their innocence makes me want to cry. To witness them discover something for the first time, is an indescribable feeling. I love my children more than anything in this world. They are my flesh…

  My husband and I live two different lives. I know, it sounds really odd doesn’t it, but it is true. Let me explain. About 6 or 7 years ago we found the word “homesteading.” By found I mean, we shifted our mind set from, “the world is ending let’s get a gun” to “maybe we should understand what it means to be self sufficient.” The feeling of being self sufficient was much more comforting and from there we found the word homesteading. So how is it that we live two different lives? Well we homestead. We have chickens, grow as much food as possible, and live as simply as possible. And, we also work 40 hours a week for…

They are so simple. They need food, water and love. They never turn their back on you no matter how mad you get at them. They love with ever ounce in them. They become this huge part of your life without you even realizing it. And then one day you must say goodbye. Today we had to say goodbye to our Brooz. He was a pup who lived like a king. He had a small couch for a bed for most of his life. He put a smile on everyone’s face that he came in contact with. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. we took him in public we heard, “hey it’s Petey from little Rascals.” Even though he really didn’t look like…

CHICKS!!!!! We have finally brought home baby chicks. This, my friends, is a step in our journey that feels like it has taken FOREVER. It may seem like such a small step for some but for us, it is huge. The feeling we get from taking a bowl outside and filling it with the most delicious arugula, kale and butter lettuce is indescribable. We can’t even imagine what it is going to feel like, gathering eggs from our own chickens. To know those little ladies are loved and eat well. To know that they have space to scratch, peck, dig and kick just makes us smile. We are just so excited. We were going to get a mix of Rhode Island…

You want me to clean my face with what?! That’s right my friends, oil. I found this method of facial cleansing about a year ago. I went out and bought the oil came home and never did it. Then one day my husband started talking about how he found this new way to clean his face using oil instead of soap. Oh yea, I wanted to do that too didn’t I?! And so the method of oil cleaning was born in our house. What is it exactly? Well let’s jump right on in shall we. So you know how when you are buying soap for your face, you look for oil stopping cleaners because you have really oily skin. Well…

  Hmmm let’s see, there are so many things I’d like to share with you but none of them have a enough content to make a full post. So I am going to combined them all and share what we’ve been up to and what posts are in your near future. Shall we get to it? Let’s do this. Well we refreshed our kitchen, can I get a hallelujah and a thumbs up! The last thing we have to do is update the counter tops. These counter tops have stood the test of time. I mean they’re indestructible, no matter what knife you “accidentally “ run over them, there is not a single scratch on these freaking countertops.  Anyway, so…

Let’s talk about that sweet sour smell of vinegar for a second. What says clean, more than the tangy sweet, potent smell of vinegar whether it be white or apple cider. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, your missing out homie. We have been using vinegar as a cleaner, hair conditioner, antacid, cold buster, odor remover, you name we’ve used vinegar for it. The journey into the world of vinegar has been amazing. I encourage you to dip your little baby toe in and join us, it’s going to be life changing. That’s right, I said life changing. What is vinegar you ask: White vinegar is usually made from fermented grains. Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is made from,…

I am learning what it takes to run a household. How to keep every room clean enough so that my family feels comfortable. I am learning how to be a wife and a mother at the same time. I am learning how to do this thing called adulthood. Some times it is really “F”ing hard. It is hard to balance working 40 hours and then coming home and balancing a life that is full.  As hard as it is, I wouldn’t have it any other way. My days off are spent in a kitchen canning a basket full of fresh grown tomatoes, green beans and jalapeño from my husbands happy garden. They are spent making batches of baby food to…