Create with your hands
Create with your hands
Enjoying the simple pleasures in life, like listening to the birds sing, feeling the dough in between your fingers, and climbing trees with your kids. That is what simple living is all about, it’s taking the time to be in the moment and appreciate your life.
In my continuing journey to a simpler life, I want to learn how to close the circle. For instance, I wanted to be able to craft my own sweater/jumper. For me, that doesn’t just mean that I would knit this jumper but that I would start from the ground up. I shore a sheep, combed the wool, spun the wool, then used that yarn to knit my jumper.
I want to learn as many crafts as I can for as long as I’m on this earth, but I mainly focus on food preparation and the needlecrafts. Apart from that, I also love gardening and animal husbandry.
So let’s create something with our hands today.
We wake up knowing what the day will bring us, we know about the moments of rest that we can take and the exciting adventures that we can experience. There is a rhythm to our days that fills our lives with excitement and contentment, allowing us to feel calm and at peace with ourselves.
A slow and simple life, or the good life as people used to call it. It is a lifestyle that has become quite popular in the last few years. But might we be doing it wrong? Are we missing something about living fulfilling and simple lives?
We try and work harder and do more. But to what end? What would happen if we just take a step back. If we just take some time to simply enjoy ourselves. What can we gain from doing less?
We all want to live the good life, a simple life, that is filled with nourishing meals and the simple pleasures of life. A frugal life where we learn to produce for ourselves instead of consuming what was created by others. And with some simple steps, you too can get closer to a simple and more frugal life.
This spring, bring some hygge into your life by adding some extra special moments to your days. Enjoy the outdoors and breathe in the fresh spring air while you walk in the woods. In the home, you can invite the outdoors inside with some spring flowers and springtime decorations for some extra simple hygge moments.
Mending clothes is as old as time, and it is about more than simply extending the life of a clothing item. There is a history and tradition that you are a part of. When you pick up a needle and thread and mend your clothes. You will also notice that you slow down and are more mindful without ever trying.
As homesteaders, our new year resolutions can sometimes feel overwhelming. We want to learn so much, and it can feel like we need to learn everything immediately. But that doesn’t really work and is a recipe for burnout. So I’ve found a better way to master these skills and crafts.
There are more ways to stay warm than simply turning the heating up. There are more sustainable and frugal ways to stay warm in winter. More similar to how our grandmothers stayed warm during this season. So I listed my own tips and tricks that I’ve used over the years, to stay warm in winter while being frugal.
The old-fashioned crafts were once commonplace, and most people had mastered at least one of these vintage skills. But nowadays, precious few still practice these skills of old that were once so widely spread. The crafting of handmade items is seen as something time consuming and unnecessary. But I think that the practising of these crafts are vitally important to human beings.
I’ve been cleaning my home with vinegar for over 10 years, and I love it. It works so much better than so many regular cleaning products, and it is toxin-free. And you can even create your own unique scents by infusing your vinegar for a deliciously fragrant cleaning routine.