Meet the newest member of the Wilson family! Sofia Allison Wilson Born December 6th at 6:15am 7lbs 14oz 20in long Born right here in our living room after a 24 hour labor! I’ll work on getting the birth story out soon, but right now I’m too busy snuggling a sweet little baby 😉 Our hearts…
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Top 7 Christmas Gifts For A Homesteadin’ Mama
Top 7 Christmas Gifts This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I’m a very down-to-earth minimalist farm girl. Most of us homesteader types are. So it makes sense that instead of diamonds and pearls, most of us have our mind focused on seasonal produce, farm supplies, natural remedies, and the latest…
Homemade Cleaning Products
Homemade Cleaning Products. A list of a few simple ingredients I use to make my own homemade non-toxic cleaning products. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I feel very strongly about the use of chemicals in any area of our lives, in particular, cleaning products. And today we are venturing…
Bentonite Clay Deodorant Recipe
Bentonite Clay Deodorant Recipe. My favorite deodorant recipe! This keeps me smelling fresh while I work and it’s even a good pit detox! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. All us hard workin’ farm folks need some good deodorant don’t we? We don’t want to scare too many people off….
Homemade Eggnog Recipe
Homemade Eggnog Recipe This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I’m about to share with you my go-to meal (yes, you heard me right, meal!) for my first trimester of pregnancy. It’s a good thing this is a healthy eggnog recipe and full of raw milk and protein from home-raised eggs!…
How To Make & Can Beef Stock
How To Make & Can Beef Stock. A nutrient dense bone broth, amazing for your gut health, full of collagen and gelatin! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I hate that nowadays so many of the parts of the animal are wasted, when they are so amazingly beneficial. Nothing nourishes…
Simple Maternity / Pregnancy Tea
I love a pot of this tea at night. It’s a wonderful way to wind down, hydrate, and nourish my body that is working so hard to grow a little human. Man, I just can’t get over how cool that is! I’ve got a little person inside me. It’s important to take care of yourself…
Homemade Canned Apple Butter
As I’ve told you before, this lovely fall season, we have been blessed with as many apples as we can possible handle – what a delicious blessing they have been! We’ve been canning & freezing like madmen! And by “we” I mean “me”. Luke has been busily putting up shiplap in the bathroom – it…
My Birth And Postpartum Preparation
Now that I’m getting farther along in my pregnancy, I’m naturally starting to think about plans for the birth and postpartum time. I am usually a very fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of person, but since about the beginning of the second trimester I’ve had the urge to be a bit more organized, and I LOVE making lists!…
Pregnancy Belly Balm Recipe
Pregnancy Belly Balm Recipe Ya know how during pregnancy your skin stretches a lot during pregnancy? Especially on your belly obviously. And thighs. And breasts. Well, when that happens, your skin can get really dry and irritated and itchy, and that’s just not a pleasant feeling. You try to scratch it to make it feel…