Medicinal Herbs, Spices, and Oils. Finding joy in the simple life. I hope you have been able to wind down, relax and enjoy a slower pace. We already own a home in Missouri wh.

Self sufficency, dignity and security. We will continue to learn as we go, but our confidence level in being able to live off-grid with acceptable levels of comfort, convenience, security and economy is on the rise. SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS as of January 2015. One Year at Walden Puddle.

Reducing my environmental impact; increasing my social impact. Zero waste food shopping scorecard V. By-products of a bachelorette weekend.

Life in a Three Ring Circus. We all knew it was coming. But the heat has finally found us. After an unbelievably cool, record-breaking rainy spring complete with some serious flooding, the Texas summer has finally found us. Main road in town during some major flooding. So how does one keep cool during Texas summer in a poorly insulated house with very limited electricity? Water is in shor.

Keeping up with a blog while living off grid has proven a touch tricky! An entire paragraph about the weather must mean that I am truly becoming a local.

Going green one baby-step at a time. For those of you who have been following my blog, by now you know that I have done quite a few purges, and continue to evaluate my things to see if they still meet my needs. I still found more things that do not bring me joy.

Striving for Sustainable, Eco-minimalist Life. Jeans are so durable, so comfortable, so fun. My scrap fabric tub seems to have a bunch of denim scraps. Hence why a majority of my toys are made from denim. In my attempt to live in a home of all hand mades, I recently replaced my reusable grocery bags with several denim bags. Honestly, these bags a so much cuter than the the bags advertising supermarkets.