Homestead Life

Welcome to the page dedicated to all things homestead life. Which really, is just everything home and life-related because when you homestead, you work on projects both inside the home and outside in the garden, etc. Here we have grouped all posts to do with more lifestyle, DIY, painting, home-keeping, cleaning, organizing, holidays, etc, etc. Enjoy!

50+ Gift Ideas for Homesteaders
50+ Gift Ideas for Homesteaders
Homestead Hygge in the Fall
apple drinks for fall
Warm and Cold Apple Drinks For Fall
Save Money on Food, Buy in Bulk and Freeze
Cook More Healthy Meals at Home
Cook More Healthy Meals at Home

5 Ways to Relax and De-Stress After the Holidays
5 Ways to Relax and De-Stress After the Holidays

2022 Looking Back and Planning Ahead

Copper and glass and globes are all some of the thrift store finds I have come across for my home.
Thrifty Thursday November 2021
yummy food to stay cool in the kitchen this summer
Keeping Cool in The Homestead Kitchen
Many things make up a good compost pile
Factors in Making a Good Compost Pile
Benefits of Cast Iron Skillets
Keep Your Pantry Stocked with Essentials
Keep Your Pantry Stocked with Staples
4 adult pumpkin spice flavoured drinks perfect for fall
4 Ways to Use Pumpkin Spice in Your Adult Fall Drinks
Most nutritious fall superfoods
Best Fresh Fall Foods to Add to Your Meals
How to Start Your Emergency Long-Term Food Storage
How to Start Your Emergency Long-Term Food Storage
home food preservation mistakes to avoid when canning
3 Common Food Canning Mistakes to Avoid
grab and go breakfast ideas
5 Healthy Grab-and-Go Breakfast Ideas for Busy Mornings
zero waste easter party
8 Ways to have a Zero Waste Easter Party
Shamrocks are all part of being Irish for a day on St Patrick's Day!
St. Patrick’s Day~What is it really all about?
Water, fire making supplies and first aid supplies are all handy in an emergency situation
Emergency Survival Bag for Home
Learn how to create an emergency survival kit for your vehicle.
Emergency Survival Kit For Your Vehicle
Fall Homestead Chore List
Fall Homestead Chore List
10 Frugal Kitchen Tips for the Holiday Season. Since being frugal and being in the kitchen are both huge parts of living this homestead life, I hope these tips will help you this holiday season!
10 Frugal Kitchen Tips for the Holiday Season
5 TED talks that have changed my life. living this crazy homestead life.
5 TED talks that have changed my life.
Why Baking is Good for the Soul
Round up of 21 Awesome Apple and Pumpkin Recipes. 
Best Apple and Pumpkin Recipes.
Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven Review. Ever wonder how good those enamelled cast iron pots really are? This post will help you decide which enameled cast iron pot or dutch oven is right for you.
Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven Review
Simple Outdoor Family Fun Around The Homestead this Christmas
Simple Winter Outdoor Family Fun
The Zero Waste Home Book Review
The Zero Waste Home ~Book Review
8 Tips for Safe Winter Driving
8 Tips for Safe Winter Driving
Nature Inspired Spring Decor Ideas for your Homestead
Spring Decor Ideas for your Homestead
How To Dehydrate Apple Slices
How To Dehydrate Apple Slices
Best Ways to Transport Food to Reunions, Potlucks and Social Gatherings
Best Ways to Transport Food to Reunions etc
Canning Basics for the Homestead
Canning Basics for the Homestead
Storing the Harvest: Best Ways To Preserve Your Fruits and Veggies
Storing the Harvest: Your Fruits and Veggies
Organizing Tips For Un-Organized People like me!
Organizing Tips For Un-Organized People like me
Learning how to store foods properly
Food Storage and Safety at Home
Failing on the homestead sucks. Here are some ways I get over those failures and I hope they can help you too.
Feel like a failure as a Homesteader?
How to Keep your Food Pantry Organized
Keep your Food Pantry Organized
How to Throw a Fun Christmas Party on a Homesteader Budget
How to Throw a Fun Christmas Party
Crafty Old-Fashioned Christmas Fun
Crafty Old-Fashioned Christmas Fun
8 Ideas to Make your Homestead more Sustainable
Make your Homestead more Sustainable
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life of homesteader/mom/blo
The Big List of Awesome Homesteading Blogs.
The Big List of Homesteading Blogs.
Prepare for emergencies.
First Attempt at Freezer Cooking
First Attempt at Freezer Cooking
Mini Kitchen Refresh
A Mini Homestead Kitchen Refresh
10 Myths About Homesteading
10 Myths about Homesteading
Living room updates -small space solutions
Sneak peek at living room updates.
My Top 5 Favorite Cookbooks
Top 5 Favorite Cookbooks
Looking for a bigger and better t.v cupboard? Check out this solution.
Our new non-wimpy t.v credenza.
A light bright and colorful Living room refresh. White paint and a gallery wall in tones of blue and green.
Colorful Living room refresh.
How to Dye Easter Eggs Naturally
How to Dye Easter Eggs Naturally
A Valentine's Day Inspired Tablescape, on a budget, in tones of red and pink.
Valentine’s Day Table
Throwback Thursday ~ Christmas Home Tour 2013
Christmas Home 2013
More fun thrifty finds!
Thrifty Thursday 3
Slowly making over a casual dining space.
Dining Room Update
10 Gift ideas that aren't things, they are Experiences!
10 Gift ideas that aren’t things,but Experiences!
Christmas Home Tour 2014
Christmas Home Tour 2014
A winter walk around the homestead.
A Winter Homestead Tour
What to do when decorating plans just don't go as planned.
Confession…
Check out this adventure at the Cloverdale Flea Market
At the Cloverdale Flea Market
Check out these fun thrifty finds!
Thrifty Thursday 2
Getting all cozy in our Canadian home, we got a woodstove!
Getting all cozy, we got a woodstove!
Using graph paper to plan our new furniture arrangement.
Chchchchanges…
Thrifty Thursday 1 ~ Thrift store haul
Thrifty Thursday 1
Grow food for free book review
Grow Food For Free~ Book Review