Author: Brenna
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When Life Slows Down… and Still Gets Done on the Homestead
Last Friday, the job ended with storms raging all over Missouri. I was pet sitting and so the transition was oddly not jarring. I think because I started the pet sit while finishing that last week of work, I still felt like I was working. I was not back at the homestead and so my…
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When My Job Ends, Homesteading Becomes My Full-Time Life
My job ends tomorrow. I’ve been on a 5-month contract leading a team, and it all stops tomorrow. There is a certain feeling of loneliness and being lost that comes with something familiar ending. I am a leader and used to being out front and taking charge. Not having the feedback that comes with that…
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5 Ideas to Solve RV Wardrobe Overcrowding
When I decided to live RV life with three other women, I already knew there were going to be big sacrifices. One of the young women traveling with me, my daughter, was a vocal performer. She needed her everyday outfits, but also needed to travel with performance costumes. With the exception of my daughter, each…
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Weathering RV Living…
One thing that just sort of happens, when you are an RVer, is that you spend more time outside. In my home in Texas, there were days on end that I didn’t step outside the house and thought nothing of it. In my RV, I would go outside just to not breathe the same air…
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7 Different Questions to Ask Before Purchasing Your RV
When I made the choice to live in an RV full time, I really had no idea what I was getting myself into. There were four of us going on this adventure…two grown women and two young women. We smartly chose our RV based on the cash we could scrounge up and did not go…
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Keeping Cool In AZ…
My 5th wheel is currently parked in Mesa, AZ year round. In the winter, AZ offers awesome weather! Late Spring thru early Fall though the temperatures are 100* or higher EVERY day. The heat is just brutal. The mornings and evenings offer very little relief with some days the temps only getting into the lower…
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2020 in 2020 (Part 2 of 3)
Armed with a new target mileage, I quickly discovered there is a huge difference between walking 6 miles once and walking 6 miles every day! I started to experience some serious challenges to making my goal. For a review of the goal or if you haven’t already read it, check out my previous post 2020…