304. Toy Clutter, Baby Sleep, and Teen Drivers: Life in a Fast-Moving Season + More Q&A

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Life in this season feels full of change– new babies, teenagers gaining independence, and the daily rhythms that keep our large family moving forward. In this episode, I share my real experiences with co-sleeping, freshly milled wheat, toys and clutter, pregnancy challenges, car seats, and the everyday questions you’ve asked about homemaking and homesteading. I also talk about the farmhouse build alongside my sister, our different approaches to decision-making, and the long-term dreams I have for life on the farm. Join me for this Q&A style conversation where your questions guide the discussion and I share the simple, intentional rhythms that shape our home and family! In this episode, we cover: My experience with co-sleeping through many babies, how my approach has shifted, and the safe sleep setups that work best for us Why I use freshly milled wheat in my baking and whether I’ve noticed any health differences in our family How we approach toys and gifts in our home— letting the kids enjoy them fully and then decluttering when the interest fades Pregnancy challenges I’ve faced, including varicose veins, and the simple things that help like magnesium and extra rest Our current car seat setup with a new baby on the way, plus the big milestone of having a teenager with a driver’s license and how quickly family dynamics shift Everyday homemaking and homestead questions— from spiders and ticks to kids’ haircuts, dishwashers, and the routines that keep our large family moving My thoughts on building our farmhouse at the same time as my sister, the differences between how we approach home decisions, and the long-term dreams I have for animals on our farm Listener questions on sourdough starters, selling our house plans, and other homemaking challenges, all bringing me back to simple, intentional rhythms View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that make this show possible! RESOURCES MENTIONED Join my FREE masterclass to learn my 4-step framework for making money on YouTube Master the rhythm of sourdough with confidence in my Simple Sourdough course Gain the sewing knowledge and skills every homemaker needs in my Simple Sewing series Turn your content creation dreams into a profitable business with my YouTube Success Academy Keep all my favorite sourdough recipes at your fingertips in my Daily Sourdough cookbook CONNECT Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest Do you have a question you’d like me to answer on the podcast? A guest you’d like me to interview? Submit your questions and ideas here: bit.ly/SFLquestions.

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0:00.0	After having nine kids, it is very clear to me that all children are different with their personalities.
0:07.0	They learn differently. They're motivated by different things. Parents, imagine a school day built around
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0:30.9	curriculum that supports individual learning styles. But this isn't like typical homeschooling.
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0:49.2	the comfort of home or on the go to keep up with your family's busy schedule. See why more than 3 million families have chosen K-12 to empower their students.
0:57.9	Go to k-12.com slash farmhouse today to learn more.
1:01.1	That's the letter K, the number 12.com slash farmhouse.
1:05.2	K-12.com slash farmhouse.
1:07.6	Unfortunately for our consumer culture, a lot of things just aren't made to last these
1:12.7	days, but I guess fortunately, that means that nothing's around all that long. I don't stop people
1:21.3	from getting the kids' toys. I'm not saying, okay, we do it this way, so nobody bring these
1:26.7	kind of things into our home.
1:28.0	We just assess as children inevitably get tired of the toys that they have.
1:32.9	Though we don't keep a ton of things.
1:35.2	We get toys for Christmas birthdays.
1:37.4	It's really fun.
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