Simple Living

Let’s forage medicinal herbs!

My husband has been lax with the mowing lately which means I had a wonderful opportunity to forage some wild medicinal herbs! This is one of the benefits of NOT having a chemically-treated manicured lawn. First up is an herb…

Hello April!

Whew! I’ve been busy! Spring is a very busy time here at the homestead as I try to juggle mediumship, YouTube, and my gardens. As you can see from the picture above, most of my raised beds are already spoken…

When spirit decides to challenge you

I’ve uploaded a new video to the channel, BUT FIRST let’s talk about what’s going on at the homestead! Spring is definitely here in zone 7a Virginia and I am loving it! As you can see, the trees are flowering…

Rude People: Spiritual hacks everyone should know

I’ve spent the majority of my life living in cities and so am no stranger to rude behavior. When I lived in Boston, I would witness road-rage every single day. Given this, I’ve had a lot of time to think…

Cooking seasonally from the garden with vintage cookbooks

This was our second season of vegan homesteading and our garden pumped out A LOT of food. Our perennials haven’t even started producing yet, so at some point soon I’m really going to have to start figuring out what to…

Shaker Spirit Drawings

We’re in the final stretch for the house renovations, but after 6 months of non-stop noise and an ever-shrinking living space, I knew I needed to get away. So last week I drove to the John C. Campbell Folk School…

THIS is why I will never go on another “Meditation Retreat” again

If you’ve been following my blog, then you know that I have been undergoing a kitchen and bathroom renovation for the past 5 months. I told my husband last week that I had to get away from the noise, dirt,…

Consider taking an anger detox

We’ve talked before about how important changing your routine and habits are for raising your vibration. A major area where I’ve been focusing my efforts has been social media. Two years ago I deleted my Facebook account. You also wont…

Read this if you are feeling lost in life right now

If you’ve been putting the work in and prioritizing your personal growth, it’s not surprising that you’re feeling lost in life right now. Feeling lost is simply a natural consequence of throwing away all of the unhealthy messaging and programing…

Getting back into balance with the Law of Return

This is my second summer at the homestead and I’ve decided to double my planting space from last year. Obviously it’s a lot of work cultivating the land, not helped by the fact that I have heavy clay soil. While…