Welcome to the start of your Homestead! Here you will learn the proper mindset of “homesteading” and the tips you need to sprout your journey!
At the starting line the end goal often seems months or even decades away. Its important to remember that big dreams start small, and count every step you take as success. Building a homestead is going to come with its low points, whether the garden isn’t thriving or the chickens stopped laying eggs there’s normally always something that just isn’t as dreamy as you hoped. That’s why it is incredibly important to have the proper mindset when it comes to this lifestyle, you will fail , if you’ve never been given the opportunity to learn the skills necessary for homesteading that is okay and normal for most of us. As you learn you NEED to keep the right mindset, don’t loose hope when your first few sourdough loafs flop, or when the butter turns out too salty, keep calm and be kind to yourself, remember that you will improve with patience and practice. Here is a list of tips to keep in mind!
Mindset
- Try To Keep It Simple
- Be Kind to Yourself
- Journal Your Failures
- Have Patience
- Seek Support
Steps
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Try To Keep It Simple- If your Pinterest board looks like a dreamy cottage with prolific gardens, a yard full of chickens and pantries filled with canned food, remember that may be the big dream but be carful not to overwhelm yourself. I remember dreaming of the sustaining little homestead with food from scratch, goats, chickens, dairy cows, bees, herbs, gardens, and so much more. But keeping it simple was the best decision I could make as a rookie. I focused on learning the simple skills and slowly pecking along at the endless yard chores.
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Be Kind To Yourself- So what your batch of canned peaches didn’t seal right? Don’t beat yourself up over simple mistakes, remember that you are LEARNING, not perfecting. Appreciate your will and desire to homestead, accept your failures and learn from them.
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Journal Your Failures- You will make mistakes, fortunately we get to profit from them in the long run. If your butter turns out too salty, record it, if the tomatoes gets sunburnt, record it. Journaling your failures gives you space to remember what went wrong and how you can improve in the future. I’ve read my old journal entries hundreds of times to keep in mind what failed before so it wouldn’t happen again.
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Have Patience- You cant have it all at once. The chickens stopped laying? Store bought it is until the fresh eggs return. Maybe you only got a handful of strawberries this season, next year will be better. Its important to remember that specifically produce may take time to produce high yields, and that livestock can not always produce.
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Seek Support- If you’re feeling overwhelmed or alone in your journey reach out to others for support. From family, friends, neighbors, or Facebook groups remember that your not alone. I could not get my sourdough starter to come alive for months until I finally accepted that I needed support.
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