The Homestead Mindset Anywhere: by Donna Miller : homestead

Revisiting the top 10 garage sale obsessions...how it fits for thrift!

Millers Grain House — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:35:00 GMT

Although by the look of the dates on my blog, one would *think* the Miller Family had dropped off the planet! Sorry I've been otherwise engaged with two college graduations and a pending move! Phew.... To finish up my last post and tie things in a...(read more)

Top 10 Signs you're obsessing about your Garage Sale:

Millers Grain House — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:11:00 GMT

Well, this Saturday is our garage sale. If you've read earlier posts, you may know it is out of desperation (no pay for months) that we are having it! With that said, I've rather enjoyed the purging process (still haven't hit the sheds and...(read more)

Today's Homesteader: What type are you?

Millers Grain House — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:01:00 GMT

So maybe you don't live on a farm or out in the back woods of the rural country side, but you may be one of today's homesteaders and just not even know it yet! Now, let me be honest and give credit where it is due, they die-hard homesteader really...(read more)

A Homesteading Housewife's view: "Lost Sock Economics"

Millers Grain House — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:33:00 GMT

Somewhere in the universe are all of our missing mates to a sock, right? Sucked out through the dryer into the vortex of a sock planet orbiting an unknown sun in an undiscovered system....right? Isn't that where they are? No....even though when we...(read more)

A tip to 'thinking like a homesteader.'

Millers Grain House — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:55:00 GMT

Well, weather you care to learn these tips because you dream of 'Little House on the Prairie Days' or you just want to stretch the dollars you have, a homesteader's mind works a little differently than most. One main thing is to look at any...(read more)

Weekly Preparation Practice Checklist

Millers Grain House — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT

I have come up with a list of items that warrant practicing each week to prepare for an uncertain economical or governmental future. It isn’t being pessimistic to actually WANT to and look forward to being able to be more self-sustaining and out of debt...(read more)

Overwhelmed by learning about long term food storage? Relax, here's a plan.

Millers Grain House — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:02:00 GMT

I know how you feel. Just take a deep breathe and compartmentalize.....it can be very overwhelming at first. That's one reason I found the easy open buckets for my home were because people were telling me that for a year's supply I had to vacuum...(read more)

Homesteading on a porch

Millers Grain House — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:18:00 GMT

I always love to hear the trials and triumps of others who have that same pioneering spirit of a homesteader. Many people are overcoming the limits in which they live (financial, spacial, educational,etc) to find ways to improve their lives on a deeper...(read more)

Nation wide peanut butter recall - homesteading mindset solution

Millers Grain House — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:41:00 GMT

In case you haven't read/heard there is a huge peanut butter recall (yes, again) across the nation. It is affecting everything from the stuff itself to ice cream and candy bars that peanut butter is in - I mean EVERYTHING is getting the FDA warning...(read more)

Organize: The effects on the spirit

Millers Grain House — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Life on the homestead (at least on ours) can be first riddled with chores (mind you it's not a complaint) and distractions (okay that one is a complaint) to the point that we can sometimes feel that our heads are spinning from the 'to do'...(read more)