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As a former mormon, if there was honestly one thing I took away from the church, its that we should always be prepared for the unknown. Growing up in the church i honestly hated going. Honestly cant really say what I took away from the church, but i do know that we should prepare for hard times for our families. Growing up i always had a fondness for old skills and trades, ya know like knitting, hand sewing, homecooking. Just the typical. But when i got married I took it up a knotch. With my parents, who taught me how to knit and handsew, we taught ourselves how to can foods, and preserve by dehydrating.

We spent many days teaching ourselves how to make jam, can meats, dehydrate fruits and veggies, and raise chickens. Have you ever had a true farm fresh egg? If so, then you know just how delicious they really are compared to store bought "organic eggs" -- which is a load of balogna if you ask me.

But there are other ways that I have taken up to help my family other than the traditional house wife style of homemaking and such. If you knew me in person, you would know that I like a good hustle. When I got engaged I thought to save money I would make my own jewelry for the wedding. And i really enjoyed it and was good at it, that i started to make it to sell. After a while i started to dabble in other things to help bring in some income. I made soaps, salves, and shave bars all with clean ingredients, took on commisions for misc things like sewing, and then i ventured into the bigger things when the pandemic happened. I bought myself a silhouette cutting machine, vinyl, and all the trimmings needed to do vinyl work.

i still do all those things but i also do other things like getting paid to do surveys, watch videos, couponing, and even playing games to earn gas money. Best part about it, i do all the research and the trials and errors to make sure i find all the good, reliable websites and apps so you dont have to go through the headache. Believe me, it can be a real headache.

I can tell you where to get all the greatest deals on supplies for my fellow crafters, how to coupon wisely using store apps, which survey sites are worth it if you put forth the time and effort.
Learn with me as i make the effort to homestead on 2 acres, with 3 kids and if we were allowed animals we would have them all. Ill take you on my journey of canning, dehydrating, recipes, sewing, and more. Just follow along as i take you with my on this homesteading hustle and bustle of a lifestyle i attempt to pull off. We can learn together.

--Mom Lawrence