Post by contributor Erin Long Freezer cooking is all the rage these days. If you're at all steeped in the frugal/real food/homemaking world you're probably inundated with headlines like, "Make 20 Freezer Meals in 2 Hours!" or, "15 Freezer Meals for $150!" The list goes on and on. For … [Read more...] about One Small Tweak for Simplified Freezer Cooking
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5 Old-School Ways to Romance Your Spouse
We seem to have a particular affinity for traditional, old-school things in our house. I embrace traditional real food preparation methods, I prefer old-school toys and games for kids, and I enjoy old-fashioned family values like sitting down to the dinner table … [Read more...] about 5 Old-School Ways to Romance Your Spouse
Type-B Personalities & Menu Planning: 5 Keys to Success
I have never felt quite normal (cue jokes from my husband). It wasn't always the case, but yes, I can now embrace my weirdness with open arms. You see - in the most simplistic of personality type terms, I am a Type-B. Not a planner, not a scheduler, not a detail-oriented person … [Read more...] about Type-B Personalities & Menu Planning: 5 Keys to Success
7 Reasons I Love My Tiny Kitchen
Y'all might know that we bought our first house this past summer after a long and stressful season in our personal lives. The one happy ending to all of that mess is that we ended up here, in our own wonderful little home. It hadn't been on our radar to buy a house this year (or even … [Read more...] about 7 Reasons I Love My Tiny Kitchen
Our Routine: A Flexible Daily Schedule for the Free-Spirited Family
Good gracious am I ever looking forward to next week. This self-care series has been hard. Good, good stuff that I've worked on changing in my life... but hard stuff. I've been caring myself by becoming more self-disciplined so that I can have the peace in my life and my house that I … [Read more...] about Our Routine: A Flexible Daily Schedule for the Free-Spirited Family
6 Ways to Stay Sane in a Small Living Space
Post by contributor, Erin Kelly Four cats. Two dogs. And two people living and working out of 720 square feet. How does that work? How do we not drive each other batty by proximity? Two popular questions from friends, family and blog readers about our choice to live in a yurt … [Read more...] about 6 Ways to Stay Sane in a Small Living Space
20 Reasons Why I Love Living in a “Tent”
Hey R+H friends! This post is by R+H brand-new contributor, Erin Kelly (watch for her official introduction to come in this weekend's links post!). Please make her feel welcome! When Beth first asked me to be a part of her awesome community over here, I really pondered what you guys … [Read more...] about 20 Reasons Why I Love Living in a “Tent”
A Day In the Life of a Homesteading Mama
We have three daughters, Aneliese (5), Cecily (3), Kathleen (1) and while it may not look like it on paper or on my blog, Becoming Kindred, where I write about our rural, beginner farm life, I feel like our days are in a constant flow of motion. This is us and I think that we clean … [Read more...] about A Day In the Life of a Homesteading Mama
5 Ways to Simplify Christmas
I declare a mutiny on the rush and stress of the Christmas season. I'm tired of it. It flies directly in the face of every ideal I hold for what Christmas is actually all about, and this year - I'm doing something about it. Christmas is a time to slow down, reflect, and worship the … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Simplify Christmas