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Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading: Rewards worth the work are not easy
March 24th, 2009
Even though we have grown our lifestyle from a small patch in the backyard to 15 acres, we still have plans for a larger lot of land with larger rewards – and with that comes more work. We dream of the hundreds of acres of views and orchards, peace and riding trails, fences and garden spots. Then, we wake up.
Homesteading can be a topic of day-dreams or a glamorized ideal of what you may want, but the truth is: It is work. Anyone who tells you differently is selling you something useless.
Grant it, there are days that I look around and see all the ‘to do’ items on a list that never ends and it may get overwhelming, but it is worth it. I would much rather have the rewards of my hard work than a life of ease and ‘give-it-to-me-on-a-silver-platter’ expectations any day.
So if you are new to homesteading, researching or an old hat at homesteading, let me offer these words of encouragement.
If you’re new or thinking of homesteading: Don’t give up – unless you think green beans always come in a can from the store and the only thing you need is more new yard toys to make your homestead work right. You are in for a rude awakening – so get ready to live!
If you’re homesteading already: Don’t give up – the rewards are well worth all your hard work. Just plan some down time to rest and take little bites at a time. No homestead is ever ‘finished’ anyway.
Any reward is worth working hard for…so enjoy the fruits of your labor of love.
EnJOY the journey!
Best Blessings!
Donna Miller
Donna Miller is a work-from-home wife and mother. She delighted to share her trials and triumphs of learning to homestead anywhere. The Millers own and operate Millers Grain House which offers Organic and Chemical-free Whole Grains, Bosch Mixers, the NutriMill, instructional tutorials, recipes and more.If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
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Winter Homestead ‘To Do’ ideas
January 5th, 2009
Winter can seem like ‘down time’ on the homestead, but it certainly is not true in all homesteads.
If you have livestock of any form, you know they need just as much care, if not more, in the winter. If you have wood heat, well then you are hauling and chopping and cleaning ashes.
But the days are shorter and the weather harsher so many on the homestead keep busy inside with more projects that require staying by the fire. Here are some ideas:
- Plan and draw out the spring garden and planting schedule.
- De-seed any wildflowers from last year’s bed to re-use.
- Knit, crochet or sew.
- Cabinet, closet and drawer cleaning for that spring garage sale
- Inventory the canning supplies.
- Order your spring seeds on line.
- Keep composting and turning it into the ‘dead’ garden.
There are many more ideas of winter homestead projects that can be done indoors or out. Please feel free to leave a comment and we can expand this list for more people to see! Thank you!
Best Blessings.
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