Welcome to Round 36 of this little series I started of all the things in life I’m loving and learning lately! Here you’ll find everything from the books I’m currently reading to the products I’m loving to the shows I’m watching (which, spoiler alert–won’t be very many or very exciting, since I’m not a huge …
I Can Actually Clean My House Again! {June 2021 Goals}
Since March 1st, I have literally been going pretty much nonstop on flower farming stuff with every single spare second I had. But now, after three solid months of craziness, the flower farm is basically 100% planted out (with the exception of a few succession plantings of things that are still in the grow room), …
Our Plan to Pay Off the Mortgage Early
In case you missed the announcement, I posted earlier this month that my husband and I are now officially planning on retiring by 50. Or, more accurately, we’re planning on reaching a level of financial independence by 50 that would allow us to only work part-time if we so choose, and at doing whatever we …
Summer 2021 Reading List
Even though I haven’t been reading as much as usual this year, I’m still as excited as ever about putting together this (now annual) summer reading list for the blog! In case you’re new here, none of these titles are ones I’ve read yet, but rather they’re the books that I’m most excited to get …
Our Plan to Retire Early (By Age 50, To Be Exact)
If you’ve been hanging around this blog for awhile, you probably already know that I’ve been a bit obsessed with the idea of FIRE (financial independence / retire early) for several years now. However, while I’ve mentioned my enthusiasm and passion for this subject in the past, I’ve never actually set a hard and fast …
Loving and Learning Lately {35}
Welcome to Round 35 of this little series I started of all the things in life I’m loving and learning lately! Here you’ll find everything from the books I’m currently reading to the products I’m loving to the shows I’m watching (which, spoiler alert–won’t be very many or very exciting, since I’m not a huge …
“Balance” Might Be Impossible to Obtain During This Season {May Goals + April Recap}
While some of my recent implementations — like a weekly must-do list I create each Sunday on my computer — are helping me to not neglect the most important things, my life is still way out of balance right now with the flower farm eating up every spare second I have and then some. I …
Food Storage 101: Short-Term Food Storage {aka, Creating a Revolving Pantry}
This is part two in a 4-part series I’m doing on food storage and emergency preparedness, which is something our family is currently working on. The first post was all about how to actually AFFORD to build up your food storage (and why it’s important to do so), and this post is going to be …










