The Dream

My husband and I dream of one day owning our own small farm to be as self sufficient as possible.  I would love a small home on a couple of acres surrounded by fruit tress and pastures and a large garden.  I want to make my own greenhouse, raise chickens, llama/alpacas, cows and rabbits, and can most of our food myself. Unfortunately we are a ways away from being able to afford such a dream so for now we live modestly and are learning new ways every to day to save money here and there and to work a little harder. 

The first step I took was to start cloth diapering the little ones.  Currently I have 2 in diapers.  We use a lot of diapers.  By making the switch to cloth full time we will save a substantial amount every month.  I had always cloth diapered part time on and off with my kiddos so making the switch to full time has not been as hard as it could have been.  The only obstacle I run into now is not having enough diapers to do it full time without washing diapers at least once if not twice a day.  So soon you will be seeing a tutorial as I learn how to sew diapers!  We can learn together!  I also plan on making a nice fat stack of cloth wipes as well.  Those seem easier so they will probably be first!  I was thinking of doing a mini series on cloth diapering to spread it out so it wouldn't be too overwhelming.  Some reviews, tutorials and things I wish I had known when first starting out. Be sure to sign up to follow the blog so you don't miss out on any of the exciting upcoming articles!