Hello everyone and Happy New Year! In December 2018, we last talked about Chicken & Dumplings, but today we wanted to start the year off with a quick survey. The goal of this survey is to explore what others are growing and making so that the results may inspire others. I know what we are all out here doing our own things, but sometimes it is good to share that knowledge. What you do, may seem like every day life for you, but to others it may be a revelation! [Read more…] about It’s Survey Time
Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken and Dumplings. I have to say, this is one of my childhood favorites growing up. It is amazing how when you are young its the simple meals stick with you as an adult. So, now when it gets cold outside or is a dreary day, this meal comes to mind. Well, since it is has gotten colder and have been raining outside, [Read more…] about Chicken and Dumplings
Servant Leadership in the Community
Busy, busy, busy! If you recall in my previous post about Homemade Laundry Detergent, that I mentioned life had been super crazy, crazy busy. Well, this post is a partial result of all that busyness. As it turns out, I was able to squeeze in a podcast interview about servant leadership.
My career path has led me down the road of IT Consulting. I was a computer programmer for about [Read more…] about Servant Leadership in the Community
Winter Weather Preparedness At Home
Even though it is still fall, winter weather seems to have graced some of us already. Folks in the South Eastern US have yet to experience it, but it is coming. Now is a great time to talk about being prepared for winter storms that may come our way. Today, I’ll focus on being prepared while in your home. [Read more…] about Winter Weather Preparedness At Home
Cheap, Homemade Laundry Detergent
Heeeey yall. It has been a minute since my last post, but with the work keeping me busier than normal, plus the holidays, I feel like I haven’t had time to do anything. However, just over three weeks ago, we started running out of laundry detergent. Well, since we had been talking about making our own laundry detergent for a while, I took the opportunity to give it a whirl. In addition, I wanted to give us an opportunity to use it a little bit before I shared it with you. [Read more…] about Cheap, Homemade Laundry Detergent
Instant Pot Turkey Kielbasa & Potato Soup
With the cool weather and rain from what’s left of Hurricane Willa, all signs pointed to a soup day. I didn’t know what we’d eat for dinner, but I did know I wanted some soup. I had considered clam or corn chowder, but [Read more…] about Instant Pot Turkey Kielbasa & Potato Soup
Progress at a Snail’s Pace
When we first decided to go on this journey to homesteading, we just wanted to get started. We wanted to stop talking about it and do it. So, when we first purchased our land we knew that we had made a big leap in progress! We went from talking the talk to walking the walk!
Breakfast Thingy in a Skillet
Heeeey, I hope you all had a great weekend. Today, I wanted to share a meal with you that I made this past Sunday. It seems that we are always eating the same things over and over again, so I wanted to mix up how we were eating it. After a few minutes of brainstorming in the kitchen, I came up with [Read more…] about Breakfast Thingy in a Skillet