Simple Living Made Simple Podcast

This week I had a chat with Sharon McCaskill who is an Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and founder of the blog, "The Helpful GF" all about switching to a gluten free diet with as little stress as possible. Any change in diet or lifestyle can be a challenge not only in implementing the changes but also making them stick. Sharon has first hand knowledge with gluten free diets as her husb...

This week is an awesome episode with Jill Winger of the Prairie Homestead.  Jill is a well known homesteader, author, entrepreneur, rancher, mother and wife.  She is one of the first people I started following and reading when I was interested in living a more simple life.  She has a new book Old Fashioned on Purpose: Cultivating a Slower, More Joyful Life, being released 9/26/23 and is taking pre...

I am so excited to share with you this powerful episode with Sara Jo of Bryarton Farm. We covered many topics in this episode but the them throughout was "Saving the Forgotten".  Sara Jo's take on this is beautiful, encouraging, and inspiring. We talked all about the restoration of her beautiful historic farmhouse and her family's beautiful adoption story of her two daughters fro...

We are doing a very strict elimination diet and it has been rather difficult. Since I focus on stocking my kitchen with whole food ingredients, being faced with having to eliminate several of our family's staple foods has been challenging. Join me as I discuss these new dietary restrictions that we have been faced with and how we are navigating finding new alternatives for meals and snacks.

Anyone got the Holiday season itch? I typically do not like to start preparing for a holiday way before the actual season starts. I really despise seeing Christmas stuff in stores in October, however considering holidays gifts early in the year can help you out later in a lot of ways! In this episode, I talk about a few Handcrafted and Homemade Holiday gifts that you can start making today with so...

In this week's episode, I got to speak with Naomi from Love Stitches ​ . Learning to sew has been on my list of projects to start for a long time but it always seems overwhelming and difficult to get started. After speaking with Naomi about how to get started regardless of where you are in your life, I am ready to jump in! Join us for our conversation in this week's episode. Websites menti...

I am really excited for today's  Simple Living Made Simple Podcast  guest! In this week's episode, I got to speak with Alicia DeVore from  Create My Garden . We talked all about growing gardens and kids. This was such a fun episode because it was recorded early in the gardening season and even though I am just releasing it now, it is still relevant and timely. You can check out Alicia on ...

Thank you for sticking it out here while I was gone! It has been a busy couple of months! I took a little hiatus after I gave birth to our fifth in April and it took much longer than expected to get back to it. My evenings and mornings have been unpredictable and I can never guarantee I will have time available to do work on the podcast or social media. We are starting to all settle back into a sc...

If you follow any homesteaders on Instagram or You Tube, you may have heard of Azure Standard Market . I have tried it out a few times and I talk all about it in today's episode. I talk about how it works, what a drop location is, and the things I have ordered! Azure Standard is great for ordering bulk goods to cook from scratch and build your food supply. This short and sweet episode should h...

Have you ever prepared venison or elk? I certainly have not! That is why I invited Danielle from the Homebound Hippie to the podcast this week. Danielle is wonderful at cooking with wild game and I learned so much during this interview. She gives a ton of information about how to get started cooking with wild game and sheds light on how different it may or may not be from chicken or beef. Danielle...

In this episode I had the opportunity to talk with Angela Ferraro-Fanning of Axe and Root Homestead about her new book: The Sustainable Homestead.  I love this new book because it truly acts like a blueprint for building a functional and thriving homestead.  This book is beautiful, inspiring, and a great resource for anyone looking to purchase a homestead property or to develop their own...

I am back with the March Monthly Swap series! I am doing a Monthly Series where I focus on swapping something that would normally be store bought with a homemade version. Each month I will have a specific focus so that I do not get overwhelmed and can master it in 30 days. The month of March is focused on swapping store bought condiments for homemade, from scratch ones! Over the next 30 days, I am...

Gardening season is upon us and if you are looking for a way to grow your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs but worry that you do not have enough space, container gardens may be perfect for you!  Don't miss this episode where I got the awesome opportunity to speak with Maggie Stuckey, author of the Container Victory Garden: A Beginner's Guide to Growing your own Groceries .   We discusse...

Are you looking for a way to beat those high egg prices? Have you thought about raising chickens but haven't gotten the nerve to do it? This year is your year my friends! It is easier than you think and this episode is all about how to get started. I got to talk with Brandi from the Mother Hen Homestead about how your can get started with your own flock of laying chickens this year! So much great...

In this episode, I got to speak with Katie from the Homesteading RD over on Instagram . She shares an immense amount of super valuable content and knowledge about all areas of homesteading.  I love following her for her insight on real food and functional medicine.  We talk all about the broken medical system as it pertains to nutrition and recovery from illness.  We also talk about...

Spring is almost here! I know it might not feel like it but it really isn't that far away. You know what that means.... time to start planning your garden! I can honestly say that after 10 years of gardening, I am starting off this year with a sense of confidence that I haven't felt before! In this episode I talk about what we are planning to put in the ground this year and some changes and update...

I want you to join me for something new I am doing this year! I am doing a Monthly Series where I focus on swapping something that would normally be store bought with a homemade version. Each month I will have a specific focus so that I do not get overwhelmed and can master it in 30 days. The month of February is focused on swapping all of our cleaners for homemade versions! I talked about it brie...

I have always had a hard time keeping up with ever changing seasons and holidays. Decorating and making these times exciting for the kids is fun but I always lack inspiration and motivation to keep it up all year long while also keeping it simple and affordable. That is why I invited my real life friend Ashley on for this episode. Ashley Murphy of Ashley Murphy Family  on Instagram covers all...

Are you drowning in toys and feel like you can't get out from under them? I used to be so overwhelmed by the toy mess in our house that I was tempted to get rid of all of them and never buy another toy again. They were all of the house, in every room, and it seems like no matter how many toys my kids had, they were always bored and never played with any of them. I don't know how I originally start...

Happy New Years! I sincerely hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday and are excited for 2023! I am not one to really make new year's resolutions but I do think it is important to set goals and intentions for the upcoming year.  There is a lot I am not sure about yet and a lot of goals since mulling around in my head but I have a few that I am really certain of. In this week's episod...

Let's start off the new year with a really great episode and guest! Corina from The Hopewell Homestead is one of my most favorite homesteading and simple living experts to follow on Instagram. So it was such an awesome experience to get to speak with her in this episode of the Simple Living Made Simple Podcast. We talk all about homecentric and holistic living, as well as, what it means to be a Ho...

In this episode, I got to speak with Robyn from Cheese from scratch all about the basics of home cheesemaking. She breaks down all you need to get started and clears up common misconceptions and questions when it comes to making your own cheese.  We talk about what kinds of cheese to start with, cheese making science, and how to get over your hesitations and start making your cheese in your o...

After a few months break, I am back! I had to take an unexpected few weeks off because teething babies and sick kids took over our house.  I am back with an episode all about 5 things that I do to help keep my sanity when I am overwhelmed with life's unexpected events.  These 5 things help me recharge and get back on track quickly. 

This week on the Simple Living Made Simple Podcast we are talking all about building trading relationships and how to become more community sufficient, instead of just self-sufficient! My guest this week is awesome and the perfect person to talk about this topic. I got the awesome opportunity to speak with Kate from Venison for Dinner about her many trading relationships, how she leverages her fam...

Do you love old homes? I do! If you are interested in historically accurate renovations, decorating old farmhouses, antiquing and thrifting that you are probably familiar with my guest this week, Paige from Farmhouse Vernacular. Paige has one of my favorite You Tube channels and I was so excited to have her on the podcast this week. In this week's episode we talk about: How you can figure out the...