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Self Sufficiency on a Texas Homestead

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~ by Texas Homesteader ~

Years ago RancherMan & I started down this winding path to voluntary simplicity.

Now I enjoy writing about our lives here on our beautiful NE Texas Homestead. There’s always something going on here!

On any given day there may be garden planting or food preservation tasks.

The joy of a brand new baby calf, or the fun of dealing with our quirky free-range chickens.

There’s cooking healthy meals from scratch and especially being careful with our precious natural resources. We’re doing so much more with less!

And of course RancherMan’s filled with inventiveness as he figures out different ways to keep our monthly expenditures low.

Oh, and I love to share the beautiful views around our homestead too.

My hope is that with this site I can inspire others who are also on a simple path.

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~TxH~

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What Working At Home Really Means (And What It DOESN’T)

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by Texas Homesteader ~

When RancherMan & I bought this little piece of paradise several years ago, we were still commuting to Dallas every weekday for our corporate jobs. I was finally able to convince my boss to allow me to telecommute three times each week. Sweet!

Hearing the radio drone on & on about the horrific traffic jams that were always present in my typical route, I’d simply grab a cup of coffee & ‘log in’ on my computer.

Commute Time: 2 minutes! 🙂

But I was always super sensitive about the perception to my in-office cohorts regarding my working from home. I went out of my way to make sure my all my work efforts were very clearly visible. Plus I was always instantly available by office video chat.

And I purposely worked many more hours than I was being paid for ‘just to be fair‘. Oftentimes I worked well into the night and on weekends too.

Still I felt there was a false perception by my coworkers regarding the time I put in for my employer.

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Join Us For A Day On The Homestead

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by Texas Homesteader ~

D’ya ever wonder what it was like to be on a Texas Homestead? I thought it would be fun to share… Here each day offers something new. Some days we’re focused on land maintenance like mowing pastures or repairing fences. Other days we might focus on bees, the garden or the cattle. But this week we had one day in particular that ended up being a very challenging day for us.

The temps that had once cooled nicely had made a wicked resurgence. On this day between the heat & humidity it was supposed to feel like sweltering triple digits. So RancherMan & I decided to work the cattle early in the morning while it’s cooler. That’s when everything went south…

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My Journey May Not Be Your Journey – And That’s OK!

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by Texas Homesteader ~

It’s so puzzling to me – visitors often apologize profusely for not being as environmentally sensitive as I try to be. WHY??! My journey may not be the same as your journey – and that’s OK!

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The Winds Of Change Are Blowing… My Blog Name’s Changing!

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by Texas Homesteader ~

RancherMan & I have been talking about refreshing the name of my little ole blog for quite some time. Why? Well, because I write about all kinds of self-sufficiency things – being eco friendly, raising chickens, cooking, gardening and much more.

I’ve heard some readers saying it would help if they knew where I was writing from. I’m in NE Texas zone 8, but you may be in zone 4. How do my garden tips need to be viewed for your own area? Or what altitude am I talking about in my recipes? It can be confusing to readers knowing how my posts relate to where they reside.

So I’m changing my blog name to Texas Homesteader. It will be super easy for all readers to see at a glance where I’m writing from! The change should happen within the next week, but nothing’s changed yet…