Category Archives: 30 day challanges

October Unprocessed Week 1.5 Update

As the first week of Oct was a very short week being only 4 days, I am combining week one and week 2 together for this update. The weather has been very warm with lots of mixed in rain..  This … Continue reading

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Roasted Sea Salt Grey Ghost Squash Seeds

Its fall and that means squash and pumpkins are coming in by the wheel barrel and bins full.. such bounty.. we had a low threatened of 4 and we did get just nipped but only in our most frost prone … Continue reading

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October Unprocessed Challenge 2021

The “Kitchen Test” Definition The first question I’m always asked is, “How do you define unprocessed?”Obviously there’s a wide range of implications in that word, and we will probably each define it slightly differently for ourselves. My definition is this: … Continue reading

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May Declutter Goal -Clothes

May is a very busy time of year when it comes to the yard and gardens, and I want to work a lot on the tear down in terms of hours put into sorting, scrap(for money) recycle storage for future … Continue reading

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No Buy Feb 10 years strong..

Now I have always adored No Buy Feb because it leads into my Pantry March Challenge.. these two combined have let me find so many weakness and build in strengths into my homestead. What is No Buy Feb? Its pretty … Continue reading

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Dollar Store Challenge Day 3

I woke up today knowing that it was the last day of the challenge, that my basket had lots of food in it still and that if I was to ever do this again, that I would shop for it … Continue reading

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Dollar store Challenge Day 2

Breakfast : 2 fruit cups and one tin of kippers black Coffee with sugar. I had slept well but woke woggy and fog headed, my body is not happy with something I eat yesterday as my fingers are swollen, I … Continue reading

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Dollar Store Challenge Day 1

Breakfast :Coffee, Rice Pudding and Apple Sauce. So first off almond milk is grey.. milk should not be grey.. and its thick and odd textured, I gagged trying to drink it as is.. however in a coffee its like a … Continue reading

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Dollar Store Eating Challenge Nov 15th to 17th

Hip Roof Barn offered up a blogging challenge which caught my eye.. and I have decided to join in on it.. Silver also joined in from the UK as well as H and family. This is a good as it … Continue reading

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No Buy November 2019

It is No Buy November and we certain need it this year.. I have done this challenge in years past as a way to remind myself to not hit that “holiday” splurge that is SO easy to get caught up … Continue reading

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