Well, hello there listeners and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're

listening to episode 365 of sustainable minimalist on this show. We are here three times a

week and we discuss all things intentional and eco-friendly minimalist

living. On today's show we're discussing a retreat so to speak a retreat to a simpler way of life.

I talk a lot about products and services

that market convenience on this podcast, don't I?

And who doesn't want an easier and less arduous existence, right?

I have no interest in washing my clothes by hand

if I can help it. Thank you washing machine for doing that

arduous task for me. But what's happened over the decades is that we collectively

have sacrificed our traditional skill sets for apps and gadgets that do the work for us.

And we've swapped natural movement that just happens, natural exercise that just happens as we go about our days,

for a largely sedentary existence that's likely in front of some sort of screen.

And if I wanted to take this one step further, even,

I could make the argument that we have traded a life

that's intertwined with nature for ones that are largely indoors.

What are the consequences of indoor lives that are centered around ultra convenience.

For many of us, myself included, the consequence is what's often referred to as modern

malaise.

Something's off, something's not quite right, but we can't put our finger on it. Enter what my

guess today believes is the antidote, the homestead mindset.

Today I am speaking with proud homesteader Jill Winger.

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