From daydreaming to living

A SIMPLE LIFE. Self-Suffiency. Homesteading. writing. FLOURISHING.
WELCOME I’m

Jade Victoria

I’m a mom to my 1 year old son, wife to my wonderful husband and chicken wrangler of our 5 hens and 1 rooster. We live on six acres that I’m slowly turning into a small farm and in some instances still convincing my husband, hoping to convince him we need goats next as well as a second baby.

What I’ve lost in energy over the years I seem to have gained in patience. I may be tired but thanks to this new found patience we are living the life we’ve dreamed of. A family, land and the slow march towards a simpler self-sufficient life on a modern homestead. While my son sleeps, I enjoy reading & writing historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction all with a little romance. One of these days I’ll even get back to quilting again.

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Easter Egger Chicken in Backyard SW PA

Homesteading

Learn along with me as I work towards a more self-sufficient lifestyle and turning our home into a homestead.

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Books

Love escaping into books as a way to relax? Check out my books here.

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home is where the heart is but all the land really helps

Wellness

Read about herbal first aid and support, as well as essential oils. All expert advice from a Certified Aromatherapist!

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Everyone wants to be strong and self sufficient, but few are willing to put in the work necessary to achieve worthy goals.
Mahatma Gandhi
Indeed, the keynote of government is injustice. With the arrogance and self-sufficiency of the King who could do no wrong, governments ordain, judge, condemn, and punish the most insignificant offenses, while maintaining themselves by the greatest of all offenses, the annihilation of individual liberty.
Emma Goldman
The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.
Abraham Lincoln
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