If you want to build a cordwood home that will last for generations, it is vital to prepare your logs correctly. In this post you’ll learn exactly what to do to prep logs for cordwood building.
Learning Fun at the Cordwood Workshop
Mark safely returned home from the Cordwood Workshop at Earthwood in West Chazy, NY. Naturally, he has learned so much and has come back feeling renewed and enthusiastic about our building project. Some of you have seen the Facebook pictures that I shared from the Cordwood page, but here are some of Mark’s own: Mark…
Daily Cloth Diaper Bag for Short Trips
Hello, all! So while the homestead project is cranking away, life continues on, and a big part of that for us is cloth diapering. Little Man is gradually using the potty more and more (yay!) but he’s still primarily diapered. We use prefolds for everyday diapering at our simple little changing station (now located right in…
Homestead Progress – April 2015
Hello, dear readers! It’s been a very busy time for us here. The month of April is peak musical theater season, so we were busy each weekend and most evenings rehearsing for and performing in the pit orchestras for several musicals. It never stops around here! We also had Easter fun in there. Little Man…
Landowners!
After several weeks of crazy back-and-forth… WE FINALLY OWN OUR PIECE OF LAND!! 16.4 acres of paradise with basically everything we were looking for and the potential to do the rest. Now we get to dig in to the real nitty gritty. We’re so excited to share this journey with you! Take care!
This is Where Things Get Interesting
Hello, dear readers! You may have noticed a significant lack of updates as of late. People who know us are aware of the level of crazy we have reached, and those who have read previous posts know what we dream of doing. So all that being said, here’s what’s going on. We have OFFICIALLY sold…
Easy Cloth Diaper Changing Station
Okay, so I am the worst blogger EVER right now because I haven’t written in MONTHS. I’ve been very busy writing and arranging some awesome music for my students at school, and with the complexity of my ensembles it takes a lot of time to get it right (not to mention the time it takes…
How We Paid off Over $24,000 in One Year and Got Debt Free
If you’re like most people, you probably have debt. Maybe you have a LOT of it. Whatever the reason, you’re probably here because you realized that it’s killing you. In this post, I’ll go into great detail about how we paid off a whopping $24,000 in less than a year and give you the tools…
4 Things We Learned From Paying Off Our Debt (and what we want to do next!)
Some of you who are friends with either of us on Facebook know that we have put our house on the market. What many of you may NOT know, however, is why. After months of prep work, Mark and I are finally ready to take the next step in our quest for hippydom: selling our…
A Beginner’s Guide to Prefold Cloth Diapers
Before our son was born, my husband and I got into the idea of cloth diapers even though most of our friends and family put it down. Maybe you are here because you are intimidated like we were. You like the idea of using cloth diapers and are interested in finding out more about how they work,…