Tag: homestead
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Creamy Comfort: Easy Homemade Potato Soup Recipe
The first recipe I ever remember really making, and making my own, was my mothers version of Potato soup. Now, its not that her version was bad. I just thought it never hurts to continue trying to improve an already awesome thing. The thing I like most about my mothers potato soup, is that it’s…
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Celebrating 15 Years of Togetherness: A Journey of Love and Commitment
It was Sometime in August or September when we started talking. But it was November 2nd 2009 when we went on our first date. We’ve been together ever since. Because of our wedding date; December 15th 2010, we have a tendency to celebrate our Anniversary on November 2nd. On our actual wedding anniversary, we’ve created…
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Transform Scraps into Beautiful Homemade Paper: A Step-by-Step Guide
You know the junk mail you always just throw away? What if there was a way to transform that into something beautiful? I was scrolling Pinterest one evening, while watching tv with Daniel. That’s when I found this smart use of a dollar store splatter guard. They used it to make paper, and other than…
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Garden Update: September
Its now September. and the weather is at a point where were having one more final heatwave before it starts cooling down and transitioning into fall. My summer 2024 garden I 100% consider a success, because of the fact that I have harvested a few things from it, and the fact that as of this…
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Discover the Art of Wax Melts: A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Fragrant Home Ambiance
One of my very first posts was about making Candles. And I still do make candles, but when I make candles, I like them to have interesting vessels. Like a teacup for example. So For those I typically go to the thrift store, which I haven’t been to as of lately. So what’s a gal…
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Refresh Your Day with Unsweet Iced Tea
Growing up, my dad drank 2 things. Coffee, or Sweet tea. and as a kid, I remember loving sweet tea, but as I’ve grown up, I can’t hardly stand it anymore. Often times, if I notice myself drinking one to many cans of Pepsi, I’ll make myself a batch of tea to drink anytime I…
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Hearty and Delicious Beef Stew
Recently, we went from temperatures of in the 90’s, to flash flood warnings, and overcast colder days that make you want to make a big batch of soup. Or in this case, Stew. While the Sunday I made this stew, it turned out to be warmer that typical stew weather, still, it didn’t turn out…
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PCOS Diet: Transform Your Health with These Essential Tips
When I was diagnosed with PCOS back when I was trying to conceive my son, everything I felt started making since. My doctor was wonderful, and told me ways I could help my PCOS, ultimately the best route being a diet change. My problem was though, I was (still am) a very picky eater, so…
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Garden Update: August
Would you believe I’ve written this dang post 3 different times? Three! Huge thanks to WordPress for not saving the draft like I told it too. Some my garden updates for this month aren’t so depressing this time, YAY! My yellow squash plant, which was only producing male flowers for 85% of this summer, finally…
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An Infertility Journey
Growing up, I always knew two things. 1. I wanted to be happily married and 2. I wanted more than one child. Being an only child was great at times, but other times it sucked. I didn’t want my child to have the same loneliness growing up that I had. I watched my husbands relationship…