Whenever someone dreams of having a farm you always hear them say things like, "if only I could move to a farm with 40 acres." Nothing makes me roll my eyes more than someone that doesn't know what they're doing think they need an excessive amount of land. You don't have to have 40 acres to have the farm of your dreams! We were house hunting during the mass exodus of 2020, when ...
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Common mistakes with meat chickens
We just butchered our first ever group of meat chickens, the process overall went pretty good, but there are definitely things that we will change next time. Here are some common mistakes with meat chickens. This year we had 37 cornish crosses that we raised in a chicken tractor for 10 weeks. We ended up with an average of 3-4 pound birds, so there's room for lots of ...
Adapting holiday traditions
The holidays will always be a little different after these last few years. I don't know about you, but we went from loud chaotic family gatherings, to quaint holidays with the people we live with, and now we're wading back to the big loud family gatherings. We started new traditions, made the holidays about truly spending time together, and now we're trying to get ...
Cupcake batter sprinkle cookies
Cupcake batter sprinkle cookies are a simple and fun cookie to make for cookie exchanges this holiday season. Your kids will love making these! Cupcake batter sprinkle cookies Print Ingredients 1 box of your favorite cupcake mix ⅓ cup oil 2 eggs 1 cup sprinkles Instructions Preheat oven to 375*. Mix all ingredients to create cookie dough, and roll into 1 ...
Jack-o-Lantern Jello Jiggler pumpkins
Looking for an easy treat for Halloween? Try these simple jack o lantern jello pumpkins! Jack-o-Lantern Jello Jigglers Print Ingredients 5 16 oz soda bottles cooking spray 6 ounces orange jello 1½ cups boiling water 5 tootsie rolls (optional) coconut dyed green with food coloring Instructions Cut the soda bottles, so only the bottoms remain. Spray ...
Slowcooker Pork Barbacoa
Sometimes you just need to torture yourself with incredible smell coming from the kitchen for an entire day. Am I right? This weekend we used up our last two pork roasts that have been taking up freezer space to make our own slow cooker pork barbacoa. This tastes better than the barbacoa from Chipotle. This was so easy to make, I just let the pork roasts thaw in the ...
Pineapple Mango Coconut Smoothie Recipe
I just read in a magazine that if you buy a nice blender it deserves a home on your counter so you'll remember to use it. Well, we have a nice blender the Pampered Chef Deluxe Cooking Blender and it's been used at least once a day since we bought it. My husband and I have been planning our morning smoothies the night before, it's serious business. Last night we planned on a ...
Dollar Store Refrigerator Makeover
I have zero organization in our home, it's pretty ridiculous how unorganized we are. I think a lot of it has to do with cost, I think anyone's home could look like it was on the cover of a pretty organization magazine if you had unlimited funds and access to Ikea and The Container Store. Well, we definitely don't have unlimited funds, and if I use the online store locators ...
The cure for being hangry on a frozen roadtrip.
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, MARS Wrigley Confectionery. All opinions are mine alone. #CreamySNICKERS #CollectiveBias Normally I love hitting the road and spending a day traveling, it's a great time to take in some scenery, have some great discussions, and sing those favorite songs at obnoxious volumes. When you go on a road ...
Last Minute Christmas Gift Idea – Fauxligraphy notebooks
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PilotYourHoliday #CollectiveBias The holidays are the best time of year to spread a little cheer. Personally, I absolutely love making handmade gifts for the holidays, it's a little extra special and so easy to personalize. So I decided that the teens in ...
Back to school, at 28 years old.
As of this morning, I'm officially a full-time college student at UW Milwaukee. As of last night I didn't get any sleep because I somehow mysteriously screwed up my shoulder, I think it's just because I turned 28 last week and I'm getting old and broken. This morning I'm just sitting here doing some laundry, tidying up around the house, getting some work done on the blog, and ...