Just in case you were wondering...

Homesteading is HARD work. It all sounds like fun and games and has become a new trend but it is a lot of time consuming hard work and  I don't believe it is for the faint of heart. It requires a lot of work every day and  but I would not trade it for anything! =) It brings on a feeling of self satisfaction and success when you are able to create, grow, make and save and help your family out. And it is a great thing to pass on to your children. Everyone that does this has their own reasons for doing so but for me the idea behind it is to help save money, use my resources to the best of my ability, and create things myself and grow  organic food.

I love to hang out my  hang out my laundry.

It is hard to explain, but when I am out there hanging things out, it is quiet and still. It is a bit of a slow process but it brings me a feeling of great satisfaction as I watch the line of laundry grown longer and longer. I get to use our natural resources as well and save myself some money. Since I started doing this my gas bill has dropped $25.00. It is a great bonus!

 

 We make our own bread.Well not we, I make our bread. I have not broken this to Ivan yet, but in an attempt to reduce our consumption of processed food I am going to try and start making all of our bread.He has a particular bread from the store he really likes so we will see how this goes.Today I did make grilled ham & cheese for lunch from this oatmeal brown bread and it was really good, and no preservatives! We will see how long I can keep this up.

We have our own garden. It is increasing in size at an alarming rate but it is one of my favorite things to do with urban homesteading. There is no greater satisfaction in watching the seeds you plant grow into huge plants and then produce fruit and veggies you can eat without fear. Today I found 6 or 7 zucchini and yellow squash that will be big before long and the corn is now chest high. I am very excited to see the end result!

And if you have a garden you have to preserve your harvest in whatever way is best. These are basil pellets that I freeze with olive oil to use at a later date and as the summer progresses more and more items will need to be frozen and canned.

Now this is not to say that if you don't do Urban homesteading you are not busy and have nothing to do. I realize how busy most people are each day and the stress they are under.

 I have just been surprised at the sheer physical labour that goes into it. 

I am worn out at 10 and I am usually a night owl & I hurt everywhere from all the gardening work. And along with that I run my own business and help out with family and friends.But you know I would not trade this for anything. After spending years in pain and ill, to be able to do each and everyone of these things now is like starting life all over again and I LOVE it.