Grounded in Simplicity

Are you tired of feeling like you have to conform to society's expectations? Are you ready to learn how to live an authentic life? If so, this Grounded in Simplicity podcast episode is for you!

In this episode, we help moms shake off the feeling that they need to conform to society's standards. We know it can be difficult to hold boundaries when everyone around you seems to think they know what's best for you, but it'...

Struggling to reduce your feed costs?

We know that the rising prices of feed can be concerning. That's why we've put together this list of ways for you to reduce your costs. Some methods are easier than others, but all of them will help you save money in the long run.

Feeding your animals can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be. Try out some of these methods and see how much you can save. You may be surprised at just ...

Do you want to save money on groceries?

Of course you do! Who doesn't want to save a little bit of money? That's why we've got some great tips for you on this episode of the Grounded in Simplicity Podcast.

Follow these tips and you'll be able to save money feeding your family. You'll be able to afford the things you really need – without breaking the bank.

Listen to this episode now and start saving today!

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As a busy mom of three, Danielle knows the importance of finding time to herself. In this episode of the Grounded in Simplicity podcast, she discussed with Bonnie about the book The Four Tendencies. 

From the conversation, there are four personality types: Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, and Rebel. Each personality type has its own strengths and weaknesses. For example, Upholders are great at following rules and meeting deadlines, bu...

Today's episode is something that all people who thinks of starting to homestead can relate. This is a relevant topic that most of us can get tips and tricks.

As how Danielle mentioned, anybody can start homesteading because homesteading is more of a lifestyle choice than it is. It's kind of more like a lifestyle or like a mental attitude more than anything else. 

If we think about it, homesteading, in large part is all about...

For today's episode, Bonnie and Danielle discussed about taking chances and getting outside of our comfort zones.

As an entrepreneur, we are a little bit up, we're wired a little bit differently than people who don't have that mindset. Partially because as an entrepreneur we tried to take on the world instead of just delegating tasks.

There's a lot of homesteaders that hold themselves back because they're not will...

For today's episode, Bonnie and Danielle talked about Silencing Your Inner Critic.

There are times that stress are all over the wrong places all the time and that controls our fight or flight response. It is where our brain will usually go to when we have anxiety and get overwhelmed and these negative thought processes continue. Putting it down on a piece of paper and being able to physically look at it actually helps. It change...

Today's episode is really a good conversation.

We discussed how we can overcome our setbacks.

If we're talking about the setback itself, there's a lot of times that there are things that are outside of our control. Whether it be a health issue, or the economy or a job loss. And so a lot of times we just have to go, "Okay. This is this is my reality right now. This is the circumstance. Now, what do I do about it?"

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Flowers are not just for looking at! Did you know that many flowers are also edible? In this video, we'll go over 21 different plants that you can use as a source of food. From common garden flowers to more exotic blooms, we've got you covered. So the next time you're out in the yard or garden, be sure to give these plants a try!

Links mentioned in this episode:

Edible Weeds: https://www.therusticelk.com/edible-weeds/

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Today's episode is different.

Bonnie and Danielle, both homesteading moms just talked about how their life is on a daily basis. Raising animals, raising their kids, what they do on daily and how they get the kids to do some chores.

This episode is a very timely to those who are planning to finally homestead.

Links mentioned in this episode:
2022 Seed Varieties
Pampered Gardener Box by Kitchen Botanicals
The Self Sufficient Life
Not So...

Today is another special episode of the Grounded in Simplicity Podcast.

We are wrapping up by giving you Things You Can Do to Take Action and Start Working on your Homesteading Dream.

To start, you kind of have to learn to let go of those things and only keep things that you really love or really need. We should only have the things that bring us joy, which are the things that you need especially leading this kind of lifestyle. But y...

Another episode for Grounded in Simplicity!

This time we discussed about Goal Setting for Homesteader.

Goal setting help you start your homestead and keep it going without being overwhelmed, regardless of where you live. Because if you just have an open ended goal, then you're going to find a lot of time passed without you actually accomplishing anything. And that's also when you're going to see yourself take on a lot of ...

It's another episode of the Grounded in Simplicity. 

For today, we discussed how you can not be overwhelmed during the peak season in the homestead. 

It is best to write down what you need to start each week. It's like knowing like what your benchmarks are going to be. If you can have a note written in your calendar to have a roadmap of the things that you are going to try to work on or focus on every week.

The nice thing with...

Here we are with another episode! Today we talked about being prepared and what that looks like realistically.

It means focusing on the things that are more likely to occur. We can't foresee every possible scenario. It's more about just doing what we can with what we have and focusing on best case scenario playing or hope for the best plan for the worst. We can't really depend on the supply chain, necessarily, but at the...

Today's episode is something that anyone can relate. We've talked about how the pandemic changed our perspective when it comes to being self-sufficient. We have been challenged by how some of our needs became unavailable in the market. Thus, it lead us to try new things and be more reliable of ourselves.

We have discussed 5 Tips to Become Self-Sufficient. We enumerated each one and explained how to achieve them. 

Links ment...

In today's episode, we talked about The Reality of Life Balance

We grew in a generation where most of the tasks are assigned to women because men need to go out and work for the family. We grew up having this kind of mindset. As moms, we tend to think that we have to be martyrs. And we have to do everything ourselves.

Where in fact, men and women should be balanced in everything. Regardless of your differences, you all pull toge...

In this episode, we discussed the difference between being productive and being busy.

The 3rd and previous episode, we talked about how to set our daily rhythms. And that can also be applied to this 4th episode. Being productive is when you're able to produce a good number of tasks for the day. That is when you're able to check things on your list and being done with your priorities. It gives such an accomplishment to be pro...