Our Year of Rest on the Homestead

Everyday Homesteading

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🗓️ 27 December 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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What does a “Year of Rest” actually look like on a working homestead? In this episode, we’re reflecting on our decision to slow down over the past year, what changed, what stayed the same, and what surprised us along the way. We share how cutting big projects brought more margin into our days, why rest doesn’t mean the work disappears, and how an unplanned cabin build for the next generation fit into our bigger vision. This is an honest, end-of-year conversation about pace, sustainability, an...

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0:00.0	Hey, you guys, it's Carolyn from Homesteading Family. Before we jump into today's episode of
0:06.8	everyday homesteading, I just wanted to let you know about something that's coming up because I am so
0:13.1	excited to invite you to Homesteading Families' second annual How to Homestead anywhere crash course to kick off 2026 in the
0:26.4	absolute best way you can now this is a free five-day virtual event where I'm going to take you step
0:33.3	by step through turning your home into a homestead. And that's whether you live in a city high
0:40.4	rise or a suburban neighborhood or you have a bunch of acreage out in the country. Either way,
0:47.1	we're going to be turning your home into a homestead. And we're going to be talking about all the
0:51.3	different things that you need to know on that.
0:55.0	So join me.
0:58.1	It's completely free from January 5th through 9th.
1:00.5	Yes, there will be replays if you can't make it live. In order to register, you need to go to homesteadingfamily.com forward slash homestead crash course.
1:10.2	Again, that's homesteadingfamily.com forward slash homestead crash course.
1:17.6	All one word.
1:18.6	I really hope to see you there.
1:20.1	It's going to be a great week.
1:22.2	Sometimes we don't want the answer of like maybe we need to slow down and not do so much.
1:27.0	I know I feel that way sometimes.
1:28.3	Like that's not the answer that I want. I want to do more. I want to get more done. But the reality
1:33.7	is if you start pushing through without being honest with yourself, that's where you start burning out.
1:39.6	Welcome to Everyday Homesteading, the show for busy families who want more self-sufficiency
1:44.4	without burning out.
1:46.0	I'm Josh.
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