It’s easy to fall in love with a rifle on the rack. It feels light, shoulders fast, and looks “perfect” under fluorescent lights. Then you get it home, step into a real pasture with real wind and uneven ground, and suddenly all those store-aisle impressions don’t matter much. Some rifles are built more for looks,…
“Spring cleaning” sounds nice, but by the time spring hits, most people are busy, tired, and already knee-deep in other projects. After Christmas, though? You’re usually standing in the middle of your house thinking, “We have too much stuff.” We’ve learned that winter—especially right after the holidays—is actually the best time to clear things out….
Most of us grabbed a shotgun early on thinking it would be the “do-everything” tool for the property. Then you patch a hole in the barn siding, replace a broken light, or watch a pattern chew up the coop door—and you realize not every shotgun setup belongs near buildings. The problem usually isn’t the idea…
Not having an attic (or one you can safely use) doesn’t mean you’re doomed to live with Christmas bins shoved behind every door. You just have to be more intentional about how much you own and where it lives the other eleven months of the year. The goal is simple: keep what you love, pack…
The week after Christmas, it feels like the boxes are reproducing. Shipping boxes, toy boxes, appliance boxes, Amazon boxes… you can fill an entire room with cardboard if you’re not careful. It’s tempting to just shove it in the garage and forget about it, but then you’re still tripping over it in March. You don’t…
Christmas week tends to be busy, cold, and a little chaotic. Animals still need care right in the middle of all of it. The more we prep ahead, the easier it is to keep everyone fed and watered without being out there freezing twice as long as necessary. Our goal is simple: clean enough, stocked…
The first real winter storm is always a good test of how prepared you are. You find out quickly which gates freeze, which pipes aren’t insulated enough, and which parts of the yard turn into ice rinks. I’d rather figure that out before the weather hits if I can. A quick walk around the property…
Christmas morning with little kids can be sweet or completely chaotic, sometimes both in the same ten minutes. Having a loose routine helps keep things from turning into a sugar-fueled free-for-all where nobody even remembers what they opened. Our routine isn’t fancy, but it gives the day a rhythm that feels fun and calm at…