offgridliving Tag Posts Index

Navigating the Chaos

Another week has passed since my post about experiencing our first snow(fall) on our land. It almost seemed it would snow again. It sure was cloudy, humid, rainy

The Great Turnaround...

What a turnaround! 3 months ago, we acquired our 1.1 hectare plot of (wild) land. It had a house-like building on it that was far from ready to move in(to). It was

Justifying My Existence

I really seem to be drawn to the more deep questions that life presents to us, in whatever form they take. Today it's a question that @galenkp has asked, as part

Springtime And Making ( What I Hope Will Be) Life Changing Decisions

It's been raining a lot lately, such sweet blessings for the earth. In the 10 years that I have been here, this is the most rain that I have seen fall. Everywhere

Outdoors, All The Way (LOH #229)

I do enjoy being indoors, when needs be. Inside for me, is my truck, it's pretty basic. I've built most things inside, shelves the couch, table, my bed to name some.

I'm Looking For Some Advice

I'm not very good at asking for help. I even found it difficult to start this post. I guess it's because I have spend so long, being independent, always finding

That One Topic

What's one topic that I could happily talk about for hours? Well to be honest there are quite a few things that I am passionate about, things that I would be happy

Things Are Heating Up!

It's ever so hot these days. Summer is really in full flow, over here. I'm amazed at the amount of fluid I seem to be sweating out each day. The back of my neck

Honesty And Truth

Life continues to be busy. I seem to find less and less time to be online, especially when I have so many things still up in the air. Hopefully when everything settles,

Our Chicken Adventures

Our Chicken Adventures Our Chicken Adventures So last year we tried to start a chicken hatchery here on our homestead. It didn't work that well. We ended up losing

Mud Slide

I think we can all agree on the fact that we could use a little less drama and a little more laughter into our lives, so let me share a little anecdote of what happened

Quinta Life/ Off Grid Living - Running on Empty

Today I woke up tired and slightly frustrated, after yet another night where I was woken up several times by the barking and howling dog of my neighbor. The night

I Dream Of Olives! ( Yes I Know, Another Olive Post)

Well I've just finished my 3rd week of harvesting Olives and I'm all set to do it again this coming week. I feel super fit as well and my energy levels, have definitely

Shifting Negative Energy

I slept much better last night. After sharing on here, I felt some of the heaviness fall away from me and my body felt softer, allowing me to drift off. I slept

Yeah, I Can Be Confronting

I'm aware that sometimes, people find me to be a bit confronting. Not from my words, but by my actions. By how I live. I'm personally trying to be more accepting

Nikki Delventhal Reviews the Jackery 1000 Pro: The Perfect Portable Power Station for Camping and Off-Grid Living.

STORMROCK Portable Power Station,110V/300W Pure Sine Wave AC Outlet,294.4Wh Solar Generator with LiFePO4 Lithium Battery, LED Light, LiFePO4 Power Station for Outdoor

It's A Simple Life For Me

I write a lot about my way of life and the reasons why I choose to live as I do. From a very young age, I think I had a good idea of what was important in making

Celebrating The Minimalist Way

I love to celebrate life and I always try and celebrate my birthday. If you ask me, we don't celebrate life enough. And it's important that we learn to celebrate

Off Grid Living with Michael David Water Storage Part 2

Off Grid Living with Michael David Water Storage Part 2 So now we have IBC totes for water storage... Finally. Man that was a nice transition. Until... Our county

Off Grid with Michael David Water Storage Pt1

Off Grid with Michael David Image Source Water Storage Again, that pic is not my setup. Stock photo. A gravity feed shower is pretty cool though. Nah, we've been