by michellehedgcock | May 9, 2018 | Budgeting & Making An Income, Contributing Writers, Finances, Homesteading, Michelle Hedgcock, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings
Last time I covered many ways to save money when it came to food. Only I forgot to mention another way you can save! So, I’ll share that now and then get into other ways to save money on non-food related items. I lump this in with couponing because, again, I don’t...
by michellehedgcock | Feb 28, 2018 | Budgeting & Making An Income, Contributing Writers, Food & Kitchen, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Homesteading, Michelle Hedgcock, Organization, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings
Several years ago, I was working full-time in a corporate environment with a two-hour daily drive. To say it was draining is an understatement. My husband and I had several discussions about me quitting work and becoming a one-income family. The plan was for me to do...
by michellehedgcock | May 8, 2017 | Contributing Writers, Michelle Hedgcock, Writings
When it comes to our homesteading journey we are at a point now that we’ve learned two lessons. One, things cost more than we thought they would. And two, things take longer to do than expected. Those combined can really impact a yearly goals list. You’ll see what I...
by michellehedgcock | Aug 19, 2016 | Contributing Writers, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Inspiration / Encouragement, Michelle Hedgcock, Writings
There's no way 2016 objectives and weeding the garden have anything in common. Maybe not from first glance but really they do. I'll get to what that is later on. First, I want to share with you (because many have asked) our 2016 goals. We set our objectives for the...
by michellehedgcock | Apr 16, 2016 | Contributing Writers, Food Storage, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Inspiration / Encouragement, Michelle Hedgcock, Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings
[guestpost]This is a guest post by Michelle Hedgcock. Be sure to read more about Michelle at the bottom of this post![/guestpost] In my previous post, MORE Was My Catalyst, you read about how I got started on my journey and the progress made. Now that I have another...
by michellehedgcock | Feb 7, 2016 | Contributing Writers, Food Storage, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Michelle Hedgcock, Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings
Have you ever thought “There’s got to be more to life?” Yep, that’s where I was at September 2013. I was working a full-time job with a minimum two-hour commute daily and an elementary child in before and after school care (known as Latchkey here in our school...
