I have been MIA. Bad Blogger, no cookie! Remember how I talked about FOMO? My friends are off partying. I hear all the cool things they are doing. I tag along to a couple. Then I hear about what I have missed out on and I am disappointed. I say I can't attend more than what I already am for fear for getting sick or sore. So I convince myself I HAVE to…
Read moreI am stealing this from Backyard Farming at http://backyardfarming.blogspot.com/ enjoy!
Read moreLeo Baubata recently published an article on the fear of missing out. I will attach said message at the end of this, no worries, those of you that are afraid of missing out on it ;). If you do a search for this topic you will find blog after blog writing on this which might lead one to believe this is a recent thing. FOMO or fear of missing out was actually co…
Read moreRemember how I said my ADD is fritzing? Yeah well, the recent thing to hyperfocus on is small space/urban/backyard homesteading. As I continue to learn more or brush up on my various skills (I've got chicken rearing skills, bow skills, nunchuck skills...) I am amazed by how many people are also interested in this subject. For many reasons as well. Fresh Fo…
Read moreI found Fresh Food From Small Spaces by R.J. Ruppenthal an inspiring overview of small space homesteading topics. Container gardening, vertical gardening, chickens, bees, sprouts, fermenting foods, mushrooms, and more can be found within these pages. I found myself considering topics I hadn't considered before. Ruppenthal discusses in simple terms the abo…
Read moreSpank me! I'm a naughty blogger! It has been a weird time at our house and that's all I can say in my defense for not blogging. So let me catch you up: Today I get to eat real food again. I need to go slow... TMI Warning: skip to the end of this section if you want to avoid the discussion on defecation. :) Let's talk poop for a minute. It was…
Read moreI have been a slacker. I left my phone in Seattle on Saturday by accident and since it was on vacation I guess I took a slight one as well. Not fully true as I have been active, just not as much as lately. Today is Day Six of my cleanse. I am doing The Master Cleanse. I decided on it as 1) it's a common one for raw foodists 2) readily available material…
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