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IN TODAY'S EDITION

1. Homestead Tip 🌱

2. Poll Results From Last Thursday 📊

3. All Things Homestead: Apple Cider Vinegar: A Homestead Powerhouse 💗

4. Personal Development: Becoming Her—Even on the Hard Days 🌿

5. Today's Top Picks 🛍️

6. Let’s Keep It Reel 🤣

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Apple Cider Vinegar: A Homestead Powerhouse 💗

If you’ve been living the homestead life, you likely already have a bottle of apple cider vinegar (ACV) in your pantry. But this kitchen staple does way more than just jazz up salads. For both women and men, ACV acts like a quiet but mighty helper for boosting health, enhancing beauty, and even lending a hand with chores around the farm.

Today, let’s discuss why ACV deserves a spot in everyone’s homestead toolkit.

For Women: Why ACV Works Wonders

1. Supports Digestion: Bloating or sluggish digestion? ACV increases stomach acid to help break down food and absorb nutrients better. A tablespoon diluted in water before meals can ease tummy troubles.

2. Aids Weight Management: Balancing blood sugar and curbing cravings helps manage weight naturally. ACV provides a gentle boost to keep hunger in check without complicated diets.

3. Promotes Clear Skin: Use diluted ACV as a toner to gently exfoliate and balance skin pH, reducing blemishes and leaving your skin refreshed.

4. Eases Menstrual Cramps: A warm drink with ACV during your cycle can help improve circulation and relax muscles, easing those annoying cramps.

5. Improves Hair Health: A diluted rinse clears dirt and buildup from long days outdoors, keeping hair shiny and scalp balanced.

6. Boosts Immunity: Rich in antioxidants and antibacterial properties, ACV helps strengthen the immune system to fight off common bugs.

7. Balances Blood Sugar: Helps prevent blood sugar spikes after meals, perfect for homestead feasts loaded with hearty carbs.

8. Freshens Breath: Swish diluted ACV to kill bacteria and keep breath fresh after a day of farm chores.

9. Soothes Sore Throats: Gargling with ACV helps reduce bacteria and eases scratchy throats from dust or cold mornings.

10. Natural Cleaner: Use ACV to clean surfaces, freshen laundry, and repel pests. It’s a safe, effective alternative to harsh chemicals.

For Men: ACV’s Homestead Hacks

1. Supports Muscle Recovery: After a long day of chopping wood or hauling hay, ACV’s anti-inflammatory properties can help reduce muscle soreness.

2. Boosts Energy Levels: Balancing blood sugar with ACV can help maintain steady energy, so you don’t crash mid-project.

3. Improves Digestion and Gut Health: ACV stimulates digestion and supports gut bacteria, helping with the occasional heavy meal or barbecue feast.

4. Natural Deodorizer: Use diluted ACV as a natural deodorant to combat sweat and odors after hard work outdoors.

5. Enhances Skin Health: Men dealing with razor burn or dry skin can benefit from ACV’s soothing and pH-balancing effects when diluted and applied topically.

6. Helps Regulate Blood Pressure: Some studies suggest ACV may support heart health by helping regulate blood pressure, which is a bonus for busy homesteaders.

7. Supports Immune Function: Regular ACV use can help keep immune defenses strong during seasonal changes.

8. Hair Care for Men: ACV rinses help keep scalp healthy and prevent buildup from sweat and dirt, improving hair strength and shine.

How to Use ACV Safely and Effectively

• Always dilute ACV before drinking or applying to skin. Straight ACV is too harsh.

• Start with small doses to see how your body responds.

• Choose organic, raw, unfiltered ACV with the “mother” for best results.

• If you have medical conditions or take medications, check with your doctor before regular use.

Quick Homestead ACV Tips for Everyone

• Keep ACV handy in the kitchen, bathroom, and cleaning supplies.

• Mix ACV with honey and warm water for a daily health tonic.

• Use as a hair rinse for shine and scalp balance.

• Spray diluted ACV to clean and deodorize around the homestead.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Becoming Her—Even on the Hard Days 🌿

We spend so much time taking care of everything and everyone else: meals, animals, gardens, dishes, kids, laundry. It’s easy to forget to check in with ourselves.

But here’s the truth: becoming “her” doesn’t mean becoming someone new. It means returning to who we’ve always been before life got so noisy.

Her Mindset (Where It All Begins)

• “I don’t chase. I attract.”
Homesteaders already live by this. They trust the seasons, the soil, the process. Use that same trust in your own path. You don’t need to race.

• “I choose peace over noise.”
Turn off the news sometimes. Unfollow the chaos. Let the quiet speak louder. Peace is powerful, especially in a loud world.

• “I glow quietly.”
You don’t have to prove your worth with noise or hustle. The way you love your home, your people, and your work already says enough.

How She Treats Herself (With Respect, Not Rules)

• Speak kindly to yourself.
If you’d never say it to your child or your best friend, don’t say it to yourself. Self-talk shapes how we move through the day.

• Protect your peace without guilt.
Saying no is part of self-care. So is asking for help. Not everything has to be done today—or by you.

• Give yourself space.
Homemaking is holy work, but it’s not all of you. Take time to rest, journal, nap, or just sit still. Nothing grows without rest.

Her Daily Habits (That Ground and Fill Her)

You don’t need to add 10 new steps to your routine. Just bring softness to what you already do.

• Stretch → Meditate → Glow
Before chores or cooking, stretch your back. Breathe in. Exhale. Even 3 minutes helps.

• Hydrate and nourish.
Water first, coffee second. Add real food, not just what’s quick. Homestead life takes strength. Feed that strength.

• Dress like art.
Even if you’re just feeding chickens. Put on the earrings. Wear the nice sweater. Beauty doesn’t need an audience.

• Walk slowly. Breathe deeply.
Don’t rush from task to task. Let your body guide your pace. Notice what’s blooming. Slow is a gift.

• Create something beautiful.
Paint a sign. Bake a loaf. Write a letter. Make beauty part of your routine. Not for Pinterest, but for your soul.

Her Energy (Where Her Power Comes From)

• “I am beautiful because I am whole.”
You don’t need to fix anything about yourself. Wholeness is not perfection. It’s being real, honest, and here.

• “I am sweet because I am grounded.”
Kindness doesn’t mean weakness. You’ve weathered storms, managed budgets, birthed babies, grown food. You’re strong and soft.

• “I am magnetic because I am me.”
You don’t need to change to attract better things. Being yourself fully—especially in a world that pushes for more—is rare and radiant.

Why This Matters in the Homestead Life

Homemakers hold the emotional tone of the home. When we’re tired, burned out, or bitter, it seeps into everything, like our meals, our parenting, our marriages.

When we glow, the house feels warmer. And not because we checked everything off the list, but because we showed up gently, fully, and whole.

Start Small, But Start

Choose one habit to try this week. Maybe it's putting your phone away during your morning coffee. Or going to bed 30 minutes earlier.

You’re already her. You just have to keep choosing her, even in muddy boots, sweatpants, and messy kitchens. That is more than enough.

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LET’S KEEP IT REEL!

I've put together some fantastic farm videos that are sure to make you laugh. Take a look and enjoy the fun!

1. When someone asks me what I’m doing this weekend 😏

2. Me trying to talk my friends into becoming homesteaders 😂

3. Just a bunch of sassy sheep talking back to their human. The attitude is real! 😂🐑

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