Author: Shannon

I am wife to Stewart, mama of six, homeschooler, messy cook, and avid fermenter. This is where I tell our story... of building a sustainable off-grid homestead... of raising this growing family of ours... of the beauty and the hard and the joy in all of it.

No Spend Months: Preparing

Tomorrow marks the beginning of our family’s no spend months. I am pretty excited about this whole project and am hoping it will change some of our habits and save us some money to finish paying off our student loans. Ramping up the challenge We have decided that not only will we not be spending…

Making time for my toddler

Since the arrival of our son approximately nine weeks ago I have been learning how to give both boys the love and attention they need. Obviously the baby doesn’t understand ‘just wait, someone else needs me right now,’ but my toddler does. And that is a huge blessing. He can be quite independent and very…