After careful consideration I have decided to turn comments off on the blog. All future posts will not have the option to comment. Past posts will but they will likely not be approved. I am at a point where I am just looking to share...
The Homestead Journal~Vol 3~Week 4-6
posted by: BlessedLittleHomestead
February 12, 2018
On The Homestead I love how warm Kentucky winters are, but that means mud. And lots of it. I’m tired of mud lol. We need to build a boardwalk, that would...
The Homestead Journal~Vol 3~ Week 1-3. 2018
posted by: BlessedLittleHomestead
January 22, 2018
On The Homestead We finally has a storm but the children were disappointed we didn’t get more snow. I posted those pics in the last blog. These next two photos sum up life with my children. We feed the chickens off the...
One of the most criticial comments I get on my locs is regarding cultural appropriation. “Dreadlocks are for black people”. This is mainly an American stereotype, perpetuated by television and movies. The reality is no one culture owns dreadlocks. All hair matts. And all cultures have...
This app was recommended to me and I had to share. It’s awesome. We’ve been using it for a few months I guess. I was looking for an app that my husband and I could use together. He has android and I have iPhone. You...
For the past few years I have been on the defensive. Always worried about what will be blown out of proportion. Mocked and ridiculed, and harassed for not being on someone else’s schedule or living up to someone else’s expectations. And I am not all...
An Open Letter To Ron Sneed
posted by: BlessedLittleHomestead
January 12, 2018
Sir, I have never had a qualm with you or your family, until a rainy day in the fall of 2015 when your adult daughter Linda Sneed hit our vehicle, not once but twice, because she was running late and sped up on us. Out...
Extreme Budget Makeover 2018. Stuff
posted by: BlessedLittleHomestead
January 1, 2018
One of the biggest wastes of money is buying stuff we don’t need. A few years ago we purged our belongings for the second time. And we’ve managed it since then. We refer to our lifestyle as minimalism. Living simply. It’s lovely. Clutter was a...
Extreme Budget Makeover Revisited 2018
posted by: BlessedLittleHomestead
December 26, 2017
In 2011 I did a blog series Extreme Budget Makeover. It’s been 7 years so I thought I would revisit it. The past few years we have experienced a lot of changes and I need to update our own family budget as we have been playing...
I drive over 300 miles a week commuting to and from work. It’s a lot of miles. It’s mostly back roads. It’s not a bad drive most days. If I am running late in the mornings or worn out from a long day the drive...