I Need A Magic Wand.......

I am not a very patient person, I am the type of person that likes to just get it done. So as you can imagine this process is going to be hard for me. Last week it rained both days that my husband was off, and so no cabin work took place :( This week my husbands days off work

 do not allow for a trip to the cabin.

Yesterday my Dad came for a visit. Love visiting with him. My Dad retired last October from working as a Superintendent for a Construction company. He has worked in the construction field his entire life. He was the BEST.  I do not just say that because he is my Dad. He worked in Las Vegas the majority of his career. If I gave you his name and you asked around in the construction field they can verify his talent. Things are done right no questions asked, and if you don't do it right you do it again.  During our visit yesterday my husband took advantage of his knowledge to ask a few questions. I am thankful for my Dad and his knowledge. My husband is very good at researching how to do things, and he is definitely a fast learner when its shown to him. YouTube will be used greatly during this process for us. As my Dad was getting ready to leave, he said "let me know when you are going out to the cabin and I will come out and help." This offer really means a lot to us. I hate to ask him for help, cause he has already helped me so much in my life. He worked so hard for so many years, and now that he is retired he deserves to do those things that he wants,

and not take care of the rest of us. I love him for his greatness.

In the mean time, I will continue to dream of my Homestead, and work on being patient ;)

We are currently living in what we call our SHACK, and we call it this because we had a 2000 sq ft home, and we are now in our SHACK that is  700 sq ft. It's a huge adjustment for us. We got rid of a lot of stuff, and we also have 2 storage units full of the rest of our stuff. There was a lot of stuff we didn't want to get rid of yet. We need to wait and see what we will need out to Our Homestead first. Even with most our stuff in storage we are still busting at the seams in this little SHACK. I would like to start some of the simplifying now, and I know there are many things that I can do.

 One step at a time.

These are the things I would like to get in my routine:

Homemade Cleaners

x Homemade Laundry Detergent

Homemade Bread

Non Electronic Family Entertainment

Learn to sew, and crochet (not just one link)

Creating Meals and Cooking with what I have (no grocery store runs)

 



Building a Community Online

 

Since I am not full time on my property yet, and live 2 hours from it. I am not in a position to build a community of like minded people in the area. So I am building a community of like minded and very knowledgeable people on line thru Insta Gram, and Twitter.

These are some of my favorites so far:

Twitter

Survival At Home @survival_atHome

Homestead Bloggers @homesteadblogs

The 104 homestead @ 104homestead

HomesteadMama @homesteadMama

Survivor Medicine @survivorMed

Doug @homesteadMentor

montana happy @montanahappy1

Homestead Basics @Homesteadbasics

Arid Acres Homestead @aridacresHomest

Hope Nurtured @HopeNurtured

Old Grandma's Garden @Oldgrandmagardn

Cheese Acres Farm @cheeseAcresFarm

Tenth Acre Farm @tenthacrefarm

Lisa Theriault @petitplanatation

 

Instagram

Wandering Springs  www.wanderingsprings.com

Our Country Farmhouse

Northeast Homestead

Boots_And_Hooves_homestead www.bootsandhooveshomestead.com

Rowdy With 4 Farm  www.rowdywithfour.com

Project No. 3 Outdoors www.projectnumberthree.com

Red_Barn_Chicks

Our Country Oak Life

Redhead.Homestead

Smokey_Hollow_Homestead www.smokeyhollowhomestead.com/

Pioneer_Sustainable_Lifestyles  www.pioneertimberworks.com

country homesteads

and many more check them all out clicking on followers of

Our_homestead_16



And So It Begins

 

 

Our day started very early. We were up and on the road at 5am. We headed to meet the company that was delivering our Cabin/Home. We set off before sunlight, and this was our amazing view. There are definitely good things from rising early. Something I do not see very often.

 

When we got to our property, I got to stand back and take pictures. I let the men do

the setting and leveling :)

 

After that was all done, we were able to sit down and smile. That only lasted a few minutes. Then our brains kicked in....this needs to be done and that needs to be done. What should we do first. "Overdrive"

So we sat and had lunch, and talked about what we wanted first WATER.

We measured where the lines will go, and made our material list, and next time we come out we will have our materials, and rent a trencher. While Curtis puts in the water lines. I will work on the seeding and water for grass.

Step by Step. One thing at a time. Simpler life in process.

 

 



Pavement Ends

 

This is one of my favorite signs for a couple reasons.  It tells me there's only 15 miles to our property and that we are away from the busy life.  No cell service,

no traffic, and no hustle an bustle of everyday life. The only thing you might have to wait for is this train.

You can see in this picture the train along the base of the mountain. I am taking the picture from our property. Our home will face this mountain and the train tracks.

Some might think, oh my gosh, I don't want to listen to a train. Well, this track is about 350 yards from our property. Let me tell you, its not that loud and it doesn't come thru a lot, maybe 3-4 times a day. I actually get excited when I hear the train in a distant blowing its horn. When you are not living in the city always in a hurry and do not have the time to wait for a train, it's actually enjoyable to listen to it power thru and blow its horn.

 

As we went out to lay brick for the delivery of our home, the clouds rolled in, the thunder began, and then came the rain. It is always nice to have some rain to calm the dirt and feed the land.

It was also a bit chilly and I was not prepared. Last time we were out working, it was cool,  the sun was out and it was perfect.

 

One thing I have learned running out these past few weeks is that I am not prepared.  As we are packing up the truck to leave, I think about the things I might need and about grabbing those things. Then when we get out to the last town I think, wait, I don't have this and I don't have that. So we end up at the store and spending money on things we have at home. It makes me so mad cause I like to think I am more prepared then that. Why does my brain not think of these things. Grrrrr

So, on our way home I started a list of all the things that we need and all the things we might need. Planning for cold and hot weather, long stays and shorts stays. Today, I am going to pack some bins with these things and hope that our next trip out in a couple days will not end with, OH CRAP, I forgot this and why didn't I think of that. :)