The dream of rural living can be romantic and rewarding, it is also packed with challenges. So You Want to Be a Modern Homesteader? offers an in-depth "look before you leap" examination of what you need to consider before moving "back to the land."
A tale of rebel women, grassroots self-governance, and community-building in the face of the machine. Part incendiary political and economic tract, part practical yet irreverent guide to building sensible cob and earthen homes for real people, Mudgirls Manifesto is about respecting the earth and each other, and crafting meaningful lives.
Furniture restoration specialist and design guru Amy Howard offers foolproof how-to instructions and unique ideas for restoring heirlooms, antiques, and flea-market finds
Is your home a sustainable and eco-friendly environment?----------Every decision you make during the day, both large and small, has an impact on the environment. Make your daily impact planet-positive. Eco-friendly home: With the gentle guidance of eco-expert, Alice Mary Alvrez, you can start with baby steps and progress to an advanced eco-warrior! Start with these inspired ideas and the 52 simple ways to reduce your waste, eat organic, and keep toxins out of your home. Inside this helpful and hopeful guide, you'll find tips for greening up all the areas of your life. Learn surprising facts about your impact on the environment and change your habits with do-it-yourself ideas. Help our planet: Start with small changes, like turning off the tap, and work your way up to raising chickens and composting your leftover food. Whether you want to be a green rookie or an eco-master, you can help the planet every week of the year.
Small, simple, sustainable: Tips and tricks for living the tiny house lifestyle! Tiny houses are skyrocketing in popularity, and in this book campers, off roaders, and tiny house living experts Shelley and Joshua Engberg show how you can join the revolution. Learn to downsize without giving up everything you hold dearwith tips on how your life can still be comfortable and entertaining in a tiny house living environment. You'll learn about: How to maintain a good relationship in a small spacePractical downsizing for everyoneSmall space living with petsThe pros and cons of off grid living and on grid livingHow to make your small space feel bigKeeping your small space feeling fresh with practical storage solutions and design tipsEquipping your space for entertainingAccordion/bi-fold style windowsHow downsizing and simplifying your life will allow you more freedom and time
Ditch your glitch is true to Kate's well-loved style of being honest, authentic, inspirational and compassionate. Her unique process of step in, step up and step out into the world helps you shift gears exponentially to find a new way forward to shine your light. It's filled with snippets of her own fascinating life story and interwoven with success stories from brave clients who faced their glitch. This book takes you on a powerful yet practical journey to the self, through deep, inner exploration and transformation so that you can heed her call to live a life of magnificence. *; Discover five glitches and identify what's tripping you up *; Follow 21 easy steps to get jiggy with your goals*; Liberate yourself through the ';potato' exercise *; Take responsibility and finally stop the blame game*; Ditch sabotaging self-limiting beliefs*; Stop letting your fear be bigger than you*; Set ballsy boundaries once and for all*; Let go of emotional baggage to unleash energy*; Boost your bucket before you kick the bucket Are you ready to ditch your glitch? ';This book is a revolutionary eye opener into where I am right now, what needs to be addressed, how to shift change and, more importantly, how to ensure a continuity of growth.' Janine Starkey, House of Janine
Having helped thousands of clients with her unique programmes, Kate Emmerson, the Quick Shift Deva, now shares her enthusiasm for and expertise in clearing clutter at all levels with you. Her life and work motto is to LIVE LIGHT, LIVE LARGE and this book tells you how to follow suit. Let her inspire you with her in-depth understanding of the psychology of clutter and how it keeps you from living the life you are destined to live NOW. *; Understand the full spectrum of clutter through an empowering definition.*; Learn how the three aspects of clutter intertwine to hold each other hostage.*; Face up to the reality of your current clutter without shame or blame.*; Understand how clutter stops you from moving forward and LIVING LARGE.*; Face your personal sabotage system and why you really have clutter.*; Accurately calculate the monetary cost of your clutter.*; Practically shift your clutter following Kate's 28-day step-by-step process.*; Stay motivated to tackle the overwhelm associated with clutter.*; Learn simple tricks, tools and systems to stay in charge going forward. Praise for Clear your clutter ';Kate shares immediate, doable, straight forward tips on how to liberate your life and yourself from being controlled and restricted by too much stuff, around you and inside you!'Dorianne Cara Weil | ';Dr. D' Radio and TV Talk Show Host';The fantastic balance of useful information, anecdotes and straightforward easy to follow practical guidelines ensures the reader will follow the processes through to the end and achieve an enhanced life, as a result.' Dr. Colin La Grange';Kate's approachable, direct and conversational style is inviting and like a friend, she guides the reader through every phase, gently and sometimes firmly leading the way to a lighter and more expansive space.'Bonita Nuttall | TV host and keynote speaker ';This is the BEST book on clutter clearing I have ever read. ... Simply brilliant, brilliantly simple. I love it!'Fiona Harrold | author, life coach ';The bible says its more blessed to give than to receive, yet we still find ourselves in a world obsessed with having ';more' which makes Kate's no quibble approach to clutter, all the more refreshing - not to mention practical proof that less is more.'Dr Michael Mol | Executive Producer ';If you have ever had any kind of resistance to keeping your space exactly that, a space, then Kate's words will brightly and swiftly sweep you up. Her clarity and practical tools will liberate your body, mind, heart and house from what stops, blocks and hinders you in life.'Tiamara Williams | President Inspiring Lives Global Change Maker, TV host, Author
Creative new patterns and projects combine with classic techniques and 150 step-by-step photos for a trendy take on hand-woven clothing and craftsWhether you've been weaving for years or just starting out, Little Loom Weaving has everything you need to create trendy and timeless woven pieces on a small, portable loom.This helpful guide, packed with step-by-step instructions and stunning color photos, is full of inspiring and fun projects-some easy and fast enough to finish in a few hours!Learn New Techniques*; Tabby Weave*; Looping*; Hemstitch*; Open Slit*; Rya Knot*; SoumakDiscover Exciting Projects*; Wall Hangings*; Bracelets*; Pillows*; Keychains*; Recycled Materials*; Planters
This book is based on my own personal experiences and interactions while building with project home builders overthe past seventeen years. It is intended, by reading this book you will be able to gain some understanding as to how the process of having your new home built by a project home builder progresses. I have experienced most things that may go wrong during home construction, delays and a project home builder going bust during construction. We trust them to build us our dream homes and our dream homes should be all we wished for.
Do you dream of giving your family a better home, in a better location, for a better price?A home that gives your kids the space they need to grow and the freedom they need to flourish?In Building Home boutique property developer Natalie Stevens shares the knowledge she's gained working within her family business which has provided more than 1000 families with the perfect place to build their home. If you ever had doubts about building a home, then doubt no more. You're about to learn why building puts you a big step ahead.The Home Build in a Box system shows you just how easy it can be to have the perfect plan in place to build your new home. The five-step journey tells you exactly where to start, where to turn and what to look out for along the way. What's more, it unleashes a mountain of value that you never knew existed. In this book you'll learn how to: Establish your budget and stick to it Prioritise your needs, wants and desires Choose your perfect block of land Find or create your perfect floorplan Engage a builder who's right for youBest of all, you'll discover how to spend your budget on the areas of your home that will bring you the most happiness.This is your chance to give your family more lifestyle for less on a journey that will transform your life in ways you never imagined possible. So what are you waiting for?
In the woods of Northeastern Washington, Katherine and her husband explore the physical and emotional struggle of how to survive when you know nothing. Together they learn how to build from the ground upto bring in electricity and water, build a shelter, find a heat source, and gather food. This quiet but high-stakes drama is about living close to the land.This story is set within the circle of home and children and friends and nature.It is a story of love and loss, fortitude and authenticity. It is a weaving together of the past and the present: a meditation on the spiritual pull of the land and the physical demands it makes.In the midst of the land and the trees, Katherine and Chris learn about trust in self and in partner.
The hilarious second novel, and Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller, from author of the smash hit Why Mummy Drinks.
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