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Raised Garden Beds
When my husband was finished building our compost barrel, he assembled our raised garden beds. When I shared about planning our garden, there was only one raised bed in our garden spot, now there are...
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Germination Test
While studying agriculture in college, I took a variety of agricultural courses, Plant Science, Animal Science and Soil Science were a few of the basics. I took Plant Science during my first semester...
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Backyard Chickens
When you’re raised on a farm, you never forget that lifestyle {and the fresh foods!} John David and I were both raised on farms and our dream is owning a sustainable farm. Purchasing even a small farm...
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Beginning the Garden
The weather has been wonderful in Georgia the past few days and we’ve been outside gardening. We finally have filled up all of our raised beds. John David finished building the beds back in February,...
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Gardening Update
We started our garden in mid-March, taking a bit of a risk because there was a potential for frost. It didn’t frost and we have a thriving garden in late April! We’re enjoying watching the garden grow...
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Chicken Coop
A chicken coop can be a large expense and often stands in the way of making the dream of having backyard chickens a reality. When we made the decision that we wanted chickens, having nice housing for...
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Our Financial Story: Single Income, No Kids
Previous Post: After Graduation Although it is completely counter-cultural, we agreed that my time was worth money to our family. With that mindset, I began my career as a “stay at home wife” who...
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Preparing for Spring
This space has been quiet during this past week or so since we’ve been spending almost every spare minute outside preparing for spring. We’ve had a few cold days but we’ve all bundled up and ventured...
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Glimpses into Our Life
It is my plan to start sharing a more personal post each week, giving you a glimpse into how we live an intentionally simple life. I’ll be sharing a photos of the boys, glimpses into our home/routines,...
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Simple Composting
We don’t put any food into our trash can. The main reason we choose not to put food into the trash is because those scraps are valuable, as food for our chickens and as rich compost! A bonus of not...
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January at Our Home
January 2014 was full of lots of time reading, creative play inside and taking advantage of the warmer days to get outside and burn some energy! At the beginning of the year, we started reading Little...
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A Day in My Life
Here’s a glimpse into a day in my life as a stay at home mama of two (with one on the way!) on January 30, 2014: 8:00 :: I’ve been lying quietly awake in bed for a few minutes and our boys come in our...
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Minimal Maternity Wardrobe
I prefer to have a minimal wardrobe. It costs less, makes getting dressed easier and I love only wearing clothes that I feel great in. When it comes to building a maternity wardrobe, it really makes...
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How to Replace bumGenius 4.0 Leg Elastic
Replacing the leg elastic in bumGenius 4.0 diapers is super easy and helps you get more wear out of your diapers. Most of our 4.0s were purchased before the birth of our second son over 2 years ago...
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Gender Neutral Newborn Wardrobe
Deciding not to find out the gender of this baby has definitely helped keep things minimal. I kept a few newborn items that my second son wore and most of those items were neutral so I had a small...
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February at Our Home
February 2014 was a month full of baby preparations, playing outside (both in snow and spring like weather!), a lot of reading and savoring time with our 2 little boys. Weston is still struggling with...
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Basics for Baby
What do babies really need? After having two babies and expecting my third (due in just a few weeks!), I’ve learned that babies really don’t need much at all. With each baby, we’ve pared down more and...
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Paxton’s Birth Story
In anticipation of the arrival of our third baby, I’m sharing my first two birth stories! This is the birth story of my first son, Paxton. Looking back at his birth experience, there are things I wish...
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Weston’s Birth Story
In anticipation of the arrival of our third baby, I’m sharing my first two birth stories! I shared Paxton’s birth story Tuesday, and today I’m sharing Weston’s! The two births were completely...
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Cecilia Rae
We welcomed our daughter, Cecilia Rae, on March 20 at 5:21 am. She was born at home, weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 20.25 inches long. I plan to share her birth story very soon! You just finished...
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