For the last week, maybe two, we have had significantly fewer eggs each day from our six laying hens. Initially I thought that the hens that were not laying had nutritional imbalances since they’ve been eating chicks starter food (against our wishes). We’ve recently integrated our baby chicks to our adult flock, our Rhode Island Reds […]
Category: Life in Evansville
Goodbye Evansville, Hello farm life…
The countdown has begun! We are moving away from city life and going to live in the country in 9 days. Things are wrapping up, Everly’s got her last three days of Montessori school this week and Nathan only has 8 days of work left. We are squeezing in last minute health appointments, play dates […]
Owned parents: Leaders of the crazy train and sometimes the best birth control ever!
I’m normally pretty good at solo parenting outings but they really don’t happen often. We all very much prefer to stay home in our PJs… After you read this you’ll understand why. My kids are experts on “packing their bags” with necessities and snacks for outings. Everly is such a pro at it that if […]
How does anyone with an actual job have time to do all of these crunchy things?!
A while back I was the target of some crunchy flaming, as some of you know. Apparently people don’t believe I actually do all the crunchy things I’ve written about and shared here on the blog and it became this debate/ venting session for all of them. Anyway, one of the comments made was… Does […]
The post where I realize it’s been six weeks!
Six weeks seems like a long time when you are in that half-asleep-half-awake state following the arrival of a new baby. Yet it seems such a short time when you think “wow, I’m six weeks pregnant, only eight and a half more months to go”. And no, I’m not pregnant again! What I mean is […]
Grayson Prescott is born
December 4th 2013 After a morning of laboring at home and carrying on about our day we thought it wise to head towards the hospital. Here is the rundown of how the day went… Myself, Nathan, my girls, my doula and a lovely friend who was helping to look after the girls during labor all […]
I am in labor now!
Yes, I’m blogging in labor. While I’m not live streaming the birth this time (hospital birth remember?), I know everyone is waiting to hear about the labor developments so I’ll update you while I am here at home laboring before we head to the hospital. Labor began this morning (39 wks & 3 days pregnant) […]
Baby brother is still cooking?! 38 week pregnancy updates and thoughts on induction.
In the last weeks of pregnancy women often find themselves simply DONE with the process and ready to meet their baby. Even crunchy ones that are aware of all the reasons baby should keep cooking! Pregnancy often leaves your mind and body conflicting on many things… meeting that sweet baby ASAP is one of those […]
On severe weather and babies being born…
It is looking to be a super weird day! BOTH girls slept in our room last night. They were so restless & anxious they couldn’t fall asleep, even after some warm magnesium “tea” (aka Natural Calm) and some time to unwind in their room. Eventually we let them come to our room where they didn’t […]
Sisters practice for baby brother’s arrival… Not much time is left.
Things have been pretty non-stop around here lately, I’m guessing it’s just going to continue until our newest family member has joined us in a few short weeks. Everly and Adalyn are practicing for the arrival of their baby brother and for the excitement of Christmas. Some days they are bundling baby dolls (that they […]
Counting down to winter & our baby boy… Just a few weeks left!?!
Here in Southern Indiana, we are officially experiencing the Fall season. I’ve even had to kick on the heater a few times! The garden growth and harvesting has died down lots, as have our hen’s egg production. This year we had two odd volunteer pumpkin plants that sprang up and just flourished all season with […]
The exciting news we are ready to share. It’s a …
It’s true we have some exciting news to share. It was officially announced to our close circle of loved ones our wedding. Actually, we’ve been dropping hints here and there and even dropped a major hint at the actual wedding… You already know that we had our belated wedding this month right? If not, you […]
Protected: A personal note, just between us.
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Life transitions are underway and we enjoy the fruits of our labor.
I wanted to write about all the exciting stuff that is in the near future for us, things like wedding dresses, possible acreage and growing families… but today I really need to tell you this. Adalyn went to be for the first time last night, without me. In all her almost 2 years of life […]
Make Midwifery “legal” in Indiana
Indiana’s Senate will be voting on HB 1135. This Bill will extend licensure to Certified Professional Midwives so that they can serve home birth families legally in the state of Indiana. If you LIVE IN INDIANA — we are calling you to action and asking you to contact your Senator and ask them to support […]
Hey there, long time since I’ve seen you!
Welcome to the revamped site! See, I am not dead or ditching the blog… Just have too many plates spinning so to speak. If you read my last post you know we are busting our butts to get funding and to make headway on opening our own farm here in Indiana. We’ve met with mentors, […]
Food For Thought- Like to know your food Indiana? Then you’ll love this book!
[pinit count=”horizontal” url=”http://harvestofdailylife.com/food-for-thought” image_url=”http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/373115_410593395637107_1396286705_s.jpg” description=”Like to know your food Indiana? Then you’ll love this book!” float=”right”] Hoosiers supplying Hoosiers with the best the local food movement has to offer is the focus of a new, conversation-starting coffee table book titled Food for Thought: an Indiana Harvest. It is such a cool idea for a coffee-table book and it […]
Reflecting on the past then looking forward and planning ahead
There are only 4 months left in this whirlwind of a year! Remember all that madness? Need a recap? Last August we were living in Flagstaff, AZ and N proposed to me on the top of the San Francisco Peaks. Then we packed up a moving truck, the RV, said goodbye to all our family, […]
My students first halftime performance of the year
A breastfeeding mom's quest to eat well on the run…
Going back to work has been great for my sanity and emotional well being, it’s proving to be hard on my diet and nutrition though. While I was pregnant I gained weight easily because my appetite really increased and also my activity level decreased as it was harder and harder for me to move around. […]