Things to do with the Darker Evenings

With shorter daylight hours it can feel like the only thing left to do when 5 o'clock hits is to curl up on the couch and watch TV. It's easy to lose creativity, become sluggish, or just fall into unmotivated/unproductive patterns. Even with the natural tendencies of the darker hours to rest, relax, and sleep …

Our Fall Bucket List

Fall has finally arrived here in Northwest Florida and I can't wait to do all of the fall things as fast as fast as possible while the weather is still cool. After having off from work for Hurricane Michael I was able to work Tuesday night to get all the things done and have a …

Walmart Grocery Pickup Review

I finally got on board with modern technology and tried out the Walmart Grocery Pickup for the first time this week. I've heard mostly raving reviews and since I had a $10 off $50 I thought I'd give it a try. Here's my review of the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful of …

How To Stop Spending On Fast “Food”

THE STORY Confession: I like fast food. One look at my previous spending habits could confirm this fact. I noticed that several times a week I was going out and grabbing a bite to eat at all the less than healthy establishments. My main offenders were McDonalds Fries with a Large Sweet Tea and getting …

Fall: A Season to Renew & Refesh

September is just around the corner and we here at The Little Blue Homestead are fully embracing the (slightly) cooler weather. If you're anything like us summertime was spent focusing on enjoying time outdoors over having a perfectly kept house and schedule. While we love the relaxed schedule of that time of year there's just …

Raising Chickens for the First Time

Chickens are usually one of the first steps people take toward becoming homesteaders. They are classified as farm animals but they take up less space, they're relatively cheap, and they're easy to care for. When I say easy to care for, I mean REALLY easy! I spend less than 10 minutes a day on chicken …

The Homesteading Disaster

Sometimes Homesteading is an adventures, sometimes it's a disaster, whichever way it goes it's always an experience. Before you jump full force into our Homesteaders Skincare Recipe, in full disclosure, there is something I should tell you. While this is great for humans, and safe for us to use on our skin and even eat, …

First Year of Marriage

One year ago today May 5th, 2017 we were married! It was a Friday evening on a golf course in Pennsylvania! It was a beautiful, wonderful, and magical day, in every sense of the word. Back then we had no idea we would be homesteaders (or that we'd even own a home at this point) and …

Zero Waste Homestead, Part #1

I'll be the first to tell you, our home is not a zero waste environment, at least not yet. We do so many things and have tons of items that contribute to the amount of waste in our community. Plastic bottles, plastic bags, food packaging, harsh chemicals, paper towels, grocery bags, the list could go …

A Hard Lesson in Homesteading

We’re in the beginning stages of our homesteading journey and we’ve already come across our first hard lesson. On Saturday I had a coworker who is an ex-cop and fellow homesteader inform me that I may have too many chickens for my area. (I have 12 chicks) This came as a shock to me since …