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If you have read some of my previous blog posts, you may have noticed my disappointment and lack of faith in the field of healthcare to provide what its name implies, improved health for the patient. There are many healthcare professionals that truly want to do what is best for their patients but find themselves as unwilling cogs in the healthcare system. There are many factors in the failure of this system. I will only discuss one of them today, the misnomer that we call health insurance. Health insurance is not real insurance. The definition of insurance is “an arrangement...

We have been homeschooling for many years and I sometimes forget that what we do isn't the same for others. So, I decided to try adding a monthly homeschool recap to this blog to demonstrate one way (there are so many methods out there!) that homeschooling can work.  We use an eclectic method of homeschooling that leans very heavily towards the Charlotte Mason method of teaching. Without going into too much detail about this method, it can be described as very literature-heavy. We read and discuss A LOT of books. We don't spend a lot of time on workbooks, worksheets, etc.,...

Homesteading is a journey. Some months you accomplish your goals by leaps and bounds. Other months, you fall back a few steps. The important part is to keep working hard to progress forward in your goals. It doesn't happen overnight. Many websites make it seem easy, but it isn't. It takes baby steps to get to the big projects. So, I'm starting this monthly homesteading update to share our progress and setbacks. I hope that you find them useful in your journey of homesteading.    Highlights from October 2021 through July 2022: - We moved into our new home. -...

We had a request for a customized farmhouse table.   The process started out with raw oak wood slabs.     The hubby joined three pieces together to form the table legs.    He joined the table top together. He claims that he needs more clamps, but he is always looking to add to his tool collection!    This is a portion of the tabletop.    The hubby had surgery during this project build and was on lifting restrictions. We were lucky to get some help with the project. Here's a family member using a band saw on the table legs. ...

We have been homeschooling for eight years and I sometimes forget that what we do isn't the same for others. So, I decided to try adding a monthly homeschool recap to this blog to demonstrate one way (there are so many methods out there!) that homeschooling can work.  We use an eclectic method of homeschooling that leans very heavily towards the Charlotte Mason method of teaching. Without going into too much detail about this method, it can be described as very literature-heavy. We read and discuss A LOT of books. We don't spend a lot of time on workbooks, worksheets, etc.,...