Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere!

It's a beautiful 70 degrees this morning in beautiful and sunny Southern California. I opened the windows because it was actually hotter inside the house than it was outside. Currently, sipping on my second cup of coffee while listening to the birds happily chirping outside. I love the transitions between seasons! Currently, we are enjoying…

Growing Our First Vegetable Garden at the New House

Baby pumpkin... i have about 8+ growing right now and I’m really excited to see how many altogether! We started our garden in March, with only 2 hours of work with the help of my husband and parents, and 6 rows of seeds. The first thing growing was sugar snap peas, and lots and lots…

The Spiritually Tired & The Small Church

There is an 80/20 rule that says 20% of the people do 80% of the work, or to the more extreme 90/10 (90% work done by 10%). And I can tell you, we like to hang out in that working statistic.. but when you go to a small church where the same people do the…

The Weather WAS Perfect, But I Stayed Inside

The gopher baskets came in this week and yet I did no gardening. The weather was sunny and warm in the sky, and yet I chose to stay inside. We are under stay at home orders, yes, but that’s not why i stayed inside. I’ve been sewing face masks for essential workers and for friends…

The Stewart Homestead: Two Months In

Eureka Lemon, Santa Rosa Plum and Peach (unlabeled self-fruiting) that my Grandpa and Grandma gifted us for Housewarming gifts 💗 What we have done on the Homestead: 1. Changed the locks 🔐 first and spent so much money doing it (but necessary!) 2. Mowing the grass and weeds (Hubs 💯) 3. Andrew pulled out a…

We bought a Homestead

Why would two city born and raised millennials opt for 2 acres in the "country" in Southern California?There are nice things about country life, you just can’t get in the city. Freedom. Less restrictions on what we can use our property for. It was cheaper, like way cheaper to buy a house. The house and…

Timing Is Everything

Our dogs enjoying the time we are forced to stay home. For 5 years and about 6 months I lived with my husband and his mom. It was NOT ideal. The whole thing put a strain on my mental health, the relationship I have with husband and pretty much everyone else. That’s what happens when…

Emergencies: Time to Prepare

Photo via Anna Shvets on Pexels Awhile back I shared about my EDC bag, and among conversation with my friends it became pretty obvious that the majority of them were not prepared if there was any sort of emergency. Did they have 3-5 days food that could be prepared without electricity or gas (general utilities)?…

5 Basics of Living Simpler in 2020

Photo via Pexels 1 - Live on a budget. I know that "budget" is a cuss word in some households, but what some people fail to realize that a budget gives you the freedom to spend money, and the power to control it.Another cuss word in a lot of households is "Dave Ramsey." DR actually…