A Farmish Kind of Life

Do you ever feel like nobody else could possibly have as much on their plate as you do? Let's talk about the weird way we've turned busyness into part of our identity, why we feel the need to prove how much we're juggling, and the surprising freedom that comes from realizing you're actually not uniquely overwhelmed.

Sometimes the greatest gift a homestead can offer is not the projects completed, the skills learned, or the food grown... the greatest gift is sometimes simply being a place to come home to.

"But somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, I found myself thinking about something bigger: What if this is just life? And I don't mean that in a depressing way. I mean it in a kinda beautiful way."

That thing where a trip to Runnings for feed leaves you questioning your entire philosophy on accepting help.

When something goes wrong or doesn't work the way we want, it's way easier to blame the tool, the system, the circumstances, or other people. Right? And sometimes those things really are part of the problem. But more often than not, we need to ask a harder question: What part of this did I contribute to?

Many times in life we end up having to admit that the systems that once worked beautifully eventually stop fitting the season you’re in. And that doesn’t mean you screwed up, it means that life is happening and life is doing what it does.

The internet wants us emotionally activated all the time, but Real Life wants us present.

I'm not here today to dismiss anyone's struggles. I'm just here to point out the growing double standard surrounding who is allowed to openly feel overwhelmed.

In this episode, I talk about why life experience changes how you respond to hard times, why calm is something you have to earn, and why what feels like “OMG THIS IS THE END” might just be the beginning of learning that you’ll be okay.

What happens to the things you care about when life gets hard? Today I’m talking about what the last few months taught me about homesteading, priorities, pressure, and things we think matter… until they don’t.

After four (unexpected) months away, I’m back today to share a quick explanation on what’s been happening, why I disappeared (trust me, it was valid!) and where things go from here.

Today we're talking about how to be a light and how that doesn't mean turning yourself into kindling.

Since going back to work outside the home, I’ve noticed something: so many of folks live in constant emergency mode. They're rushing, panicking, and treating every single task like life or death. Like every single thing is something that has to be solved or done right now...

Did you know the word "priority" didn't have a plural form for over 500 years? We're not supposed to have more than one "most important" thing.

Sometimes gratitude doesn’t look like sunshine and sparkles. Sometimes it looks like realizing the things that used to wreck you... kind of don’t anymore.

Ever notice how some people fall apart when life gets messy, but others suddenly find this weird, laser-focused calm? Let's talk about that.

In this episode of The Farmish Front Porch, we’re talking about what happens when people become pixels and opinions, and how to bring the human part back to our conversations. This isn't about quitting the internet. It’s about remembering what it was supposed to be: a way to connect, to help, to remind each other we’re not alone.

We need to start showing up again in real rooms, with real people, at the speed of a pot of coffee.

In this episode, I’m talking about why we equate simplicity with old-fashioned living, why that doesn’t always make sense, and how the “simple life” in 2025 might look very different than it did in 1925.

In this episode, we’re talking about what we might have lost when comfort became our default. We’ll ask the hard questions about progress, ease, and if this whole "people are getting so soft" has always been the assumption, regardless of what generation we're in.