Chalkboards and Chicken Coops

Category: Just a day in the journey

  • Lazy Day

    Yesterday’s contentment has carried over to today as we’ve had a snow day. I spent the day listening to homeschool classes and books while being lazy on the couch with my favorite blanket. Today I sent this text (see pic) and it was totally an “aha” moment. My life is so radically different than I…

  • Contentment

    Do you ever just look around and feel really really content? With your “stuff”? What you’ve accomplished for the day? Your family and your home and your cooking and your homeschooling and your parenting … just all of it? I found myself here today. I sat down, after having an amazing meal, curled up on…

  • Lessons I’ve learned today!

    Today was the moment of truth: we cooked the noodles. They were SUPER bland… whomp whomp. I learned: ~ SALT is needed in everything. I added the amount of salt the recipe calls for however it was no where near enough. Salt is the giver of life for food. ~ No salt in noodles makes…

  • Hello WORLD!

    Hello WORLD!

    It has been a year since I first got the notion to homestead. It has taken me a year of reading and research and building up my courage to take on this daunting task… BUT I did it! I am now homesteading… and homeschooling… and we are blessed and living our best lives. We live…