Natural Living

Clutter in the Living Room/Bedroom/Kitchen To simplify your living room, bedroom, and kitchen, first begin by viewing the items in your room with a new perspective. Let nothing escape your scrutiny. The goal is to rid your home of the things that no longer have use or purpose, so it’s necessary that you see your …

Living a self-sustainable lifestyle does not mean you have to have 139,674, 987 acres somewhere in the middle of nowhere! Off-grid, self-sustainable living can happen no matter where we are. In fact, I believe that self-sufficient living has more to do with our mind-set rather than our surroundings. Let me explain what I mean here…Last …

I love my mid-week farmer’s market! I love everything about it, the vendor’s, the people, and the culture. There is a great myth that exists; it says, that shopping the local farmer’s market and frugality have nothing in common. I’m here to kindly tell you, that is simply not true. It’s not true because, my …

The windows of the house are open. The cooler fall breeze is blowing in. I hear my little hens clucking peacefully just outside of my living room. And the light of the day is slowly dipping below the horizon. There will be darkness soon. For this house the darkness is intentional, because today (with the …

If you live in an urban or suburban area and you raise chickens, you understand the plethora of consumer “must haves” targeted at us. Things like super cool $300 plastic coops and $10 bottles of egg-wash. (Trust me I am not knockin’ you if you have these items, I’m trying to illustrate a point.) All …

These days the word silver brings many different thoughts to each one of us. Some instantly think colloidal silver, others jewelry. Some of us know today’s trading price for an ounce of silver. And others yet, see it as a safe haven for their wealth. Unfortunately, I do not fall in the latter category (smile). …