by Texas Homesteader ~ You know how it is, you do laundry and at the end of it all there’s Mt Socks. Blue ones, red ones, white and black ones. There are socks with stripes & geometric patterns. Sorting them to match is always a struggle for me. Some look aaaaaaalmost the same, but they’re […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ We’ve all been there. You scrub & scrub your stove but that tiny little stuck-on piece is being stubborn. You scratch at it with your fingernail to dry to dislodge it. But since your hands have been in the water, those fingernails don’t have the same ooomph as when they’re dry. […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Cleaning – we’ve all gotta do it #amiright??!! My favorite cleaner is much simplified from my younger days. Back then I’d prance down the highly-scented cleaning aisle picking up whichever cleaner spray had the most eye-catching label. But I recently wrote about how cleaning has become complicated. So my cleaner of […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Life is busy & days seem so crammed that many people struggle to keep a tidy house. But maybe there’s an easier way. We can learn to clean like grandma did. I’m nowhere the housekeeper grandma was, but here are a few things we do here on our Homestead that grandma […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ I repurposed those plastic mesh bags that produce is often sold in and fashioned them into a handy cleaning tool. Check out today’s Homestead Hack, y’all!
by Texas Homesteader ~ Repurposing a plastic lid as a cutting board has a couple of benefits – using something I’ve already got handy and keeping those veggie juices corralled. You know my battle cry: “Use Whatcha Got!”. Check it out, y’all!
by Texas Homesteader ~ RancherMan & I like our morning coffee. A lot. Each morning before we begin our outside homestead chores we complete our computer work inside while enjoying those hot steamin’ cups o joe. When we’ve had our fill for the morning (Ok, after SEVERAL cups. OK TWO POTS – don’t judge me!) we […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ I bake LOTS of homemade bread whether in the oven or using a bread maker. But I’ve incorporated many bread-making shortcuts so I’m not starting over every day. This speeds along my bread baking day with less effort. Come see my shortcut tips!