How to Actually Deep Clean Your Home Most days I’m just glad to have dinner made before 6 pm. Forget having time to deep clean. But oh, how I love having a deeply cleaned home. Isn’t it so dreamy to finally get all of those hard-to-reach nooks and crannies cleaned? Deep cleaning vs. tidying Tidying […]
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There is farm life and there are farmhouse aesthetics. The first is filled with milking, shoveling poop, and lots and lots of chores. The second–the farmhouse aesthetics that I admittedly adore–is really just about looking like a farmhouse. A farmhouse lifestyle is not the same thing as “life on the farm” Ironically, the Instagrammable farmhouse
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Having a little homestead comes with many blessings. And many responsibilities. Working on a farm requires months of commitment and planning and preparation. And it’s taught me to look ahead and use a calendar. Both of which I’m not used to doing. I usually don’t even have my birthday plans figured out until the day
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Buying store bought flour is tricky. First, you have to look for whether it’s conventionally grown versus organic. Then, you have to examine its protein content, sell by date, and whether its whole grain, all-purpose, bleached or unbleached. But did you know, you should also be researching how the flour was milled? Yikes. Breadmaking and
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Dish towels, bar towels, and flour sack towels can help liberate you from continually buying paper towels. An in-depth, real-life guide to making the switch from paper to cloth.
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Is it the idyllic countryside, the homemade bread, or the cozy farmhouse decor that drives us to this lifestyle? Perhaps. Is it the focus on self-reliance and or the personal accountability that comes with “doing it yourself” (DIY) culture? Maybe. Or, is it a reactive response to cramped, city living. Yeah! I’m sure that’s part
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I wasn’t raised on a farm. Quite the opposite actually. And so, I’ve had to draw inspiration and hope from others that have helped show me that there’s another way. Here are the top five “farmommas” that have inspired me, encouraged me, and guided me. Someday, I hope I’ll get to meet, or chat with,
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In this busy season of life, I’ve found myself leaning more and more on baker’s yeast rather than using my own sourdough starter. I’m not proud of it. But I’m also not a purist. Instant yeast is perfect in a pinch I figure that a loaf of homemade instant yeast bread is still better than
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I first heard about Toups and Co from Jill Wenger’s Old-Fashioned On Purpose podcast. And then, I heard about them again from Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone. Suddenly, I was hearing about this organic skincare and makeup company everywhere and how much everyone was in love with their products. I’ll admit, I resisted their
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I can still remember having our first overnight guests (relatives from out of town) stay with us, and my Aunt referring to our farmhouse as “shabby chic.” It was not meant to be insulting–I knew that right away–but it did put a little ding in my armor. Because, her assessment was spot on. Our 100
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