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April Independence Update
April seemed to fly by, didn’t it? I’m really pleased with my spring garden so far. There are a few things that didn’t come up as well as I had hoped (my beets had a lot of skips to replant, had some dud onions), but all in all, I managed to get everything in on [...]
March Independence Days Update
Wow – here it is the middle of April, and I’m just now getting to the March update. Yikes! March was a great month, garden speaking. I actually got my spring garden in on time! I planted a lot really, and am happy to report that potatoes, peas, beets, kale, spinach and arugula are all [...]
February Independence Update
I have to admit that my urban homestead boot camp has been a bit of a blogging boot camp for me as well. I’ve written more in the last two months than I have pretty much ever, and it’s been a great outlet that I’ve really enjoyed. And my readership is up as well, which [...]
20 Weeks: The Last Junk Drawer
Last summer, during my 20 Weeks of Organizing project, I organized two of my three junk drawers, with the promise to organize the third one the following week. But the next week I had my hands full with this: And it’s taken me a while to get the last few items crossed off of that [...]
2012 Independence Days Challenge
Last week, Sharon Astyk announced that she’d be bringing back her Independence Days Challenge. Whew! I was excited about it! If you’ve read my blog for more than a year, you know, I’ve participated in her challenge since 2010. The challenge is to make small steps, every week, every day if you can, towards food [...]
20 Weeks: Kitchen Cabinets
So, back on the wagon, I promised to get that list of twenty problem areas in my home taken care of. This week, I cleaned out the kitchen cabinets under my counters. Here are the before pictures: YIKES!! These cabinets are particularly troublesome. They always start nice and neat and then, after a few [...]
20 Weeks: New Year Organizing Revival
Since I’ve been talking about goals lately, I thought I better address something that I left as a loose end last year. Remember, back when I was half-way through my pregnancy with Cora, my goal of organizing a list of 20 things in 20 weeks? Well, I got all behind, and then I had my [...]
The Homestead Resolutions for 2012
I hope you all have enjoyed the holidays so far. Our family has agreed that this was ones of the best Christmases we’ve had in a long time. Health-wise, we are in a holding pattern and I’ll keep the blog updated if anything changes on that front. In the mean time… The other night, my [...]
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3 kids, 8 chickens, bees and a garden on my urban 1/8 acre. Striving to find the simple life - the easy way. I spend my free time blogging and getting dirt under my nails along side my hard-working husband. Yay for modern housewifery, urban livestock and front yard gardens!
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