Grit & Gumption Boxes

Hello Trowel & Trellis friends! There is such beauty in the smallest things🌺 #gardening #blooms #natural #nature #flowers #beautiful #naturalbeauty #thetrowelandtrellis #gratitude #sunshine #backyardgardens #heirloom #conservation #organic #grow #nature #simple #summerblooms #summercolors https://www.instagram.com/reel/CRHqfu8Awp9/?utm_medium=tumblr

I have been away for a couple weeks now......overwhelmed and honestly scared. The last couple of weeks have been a lot emotionally, mentally and with work. Where I live there is a spike in Covid 19, and it has hit the school district I work in. I have been placed on quarantine 😔😖 things are so scary right now, especially given how high risk my grandson is. I am reevaluating my work situation, and all that goes with that, while I am on quarantine. Some major changes are needed.....maybe that is why I have been put in this situation.....I have been on the fence about taking the leaps on to new paths.....I believe this is the signs I have been looking for to confirm now is the time to take the leaps! #covid_19 #covid #quarantinelife #quarantine #gratitude #gumption #gritgumption&gratitude #grit #chickensofinstagram #coop #country #simplelife #simplethings #leapoffaith #change #hope #faith #livethelifeyoulove https://www.instagram.com/p/CGsbLVkAFaX/?igshid=1hbmzd64l2q81

Some times SIMPLY SATURDAY is just that.....simple. It has been a rough and a bit scary week.....I will be back....just need some simple quiet time to recharge. #simplysaturday #recharge #gratitude #quiet #alot #wow #selfcare #timeout https://www.instagram.com/p/CGLaHWyAJ63/?igshid=jvkd58gvrclt

This is our hen house and run at night😁 I love our quirky little chicken home. It is not perfect, a little uneven in places and still a work in progress.....but it is a labor of love and the first big project my 13 year old grandson and I have done together, perfect as far as I am concerned. I love looking out at night and seeing it.....makes me smile every time. #project #laboroflove #gratitude #gumption #grit #gritgumption&gratitude #grandson #proudgrandma #love #chickencoop #chickens #chickensofinstagram #backyardhomestead #backyardchickens #natural #chickens #0rganic #eatrealfood #nogmos #lovemychichickens #happy #country #countryliving #handywork #homesteadersofamerica #familylifebestlife #eggsofinstagram #simplehappycountrylife #farmlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CGIS62Cg4ag/?igshid=v2y0sbbxoord

SELF CARE SUNDAY😊 Hello all and happy Sunday! I am excited to start Self Care Sundays, self care has become a passion of mine. Self care has become more important than ever, is a very personal thing and means something different to everyone. For me it changes with the seasons, the week I have had, the weather or even just how my body and/or mind is feeling. My one constant is a long hot bath every evening. I have little daily things I do as well, some of those are what I will be working on today😊 I signed up for a monthly box from SIMPLY EARTH, I am LOVING them! Today I am going to make a spritz for my face, lip scrub, a cheerful scented roller, cucumber eye mask and a lovely citrus lip balm! I will add these to my daily self care items and to my Self Care Sunday basket. SHARE TIME!! I would love to hear about your self care routines! I am always looking for ideas, new products, recipes, small businesses to explore and promote, Please feel free to send things you would like me to try, from your own small business try, things you have found and love. @fromsimplyearth #organic #selfcaresunday #selfcare #smallbusinesses #natural #simple #relax #enjoy #organicproducts #organicmakeup #organicskincare #essentialoils #refresh #pure #grit #gratitude #gumption #gritgumption&gratitude @gritgumption&gratitude #lovemylife #livingmybestlife #girlpower #entrepreneurs #entrepreneur https://www.instagram.com/p/CF7sAtOgK-k/?igshid=8x2svkvxzpwl

STORY TIME These are my crows, Spot, he was my first friend, Dot, his girl, and Tot, their kid😊🥰 they are a part of my strange lil tribe. About 18 months ago I met Spot while digging up and redoing the rock garden in the front yard. He would come and watch me almost all day and at times chatter to me. We talked about the day, what he was up to.....and about the yummy grubs I would find and placed in "his" bowl for the end of the day. This last spring we received our first chicks! When I started putting in their outside pen, I was still building their home and run, Spot would perch above them and even chatter to them. As spring turned to summer and summer into fall I started to notice that a strange little tribe had formed in our back yard. Our dog, cats, chickens and crows, yes Spot brought friends, had formed a bond. In January the neighbors dog tore a board right off the fence and started killing our girls! As I ran to save them I found myself surrounded by crows, cats and my two brave head hens fighting off this predator! Mike, our dog was inside. In the end we lost four of our beautiful girls and the last two were severely injured. As we sat in the run trying to calm Baker and Nugget sobbing and in shock I realized there were crows perched all around my yard in the areas where our beautiful girls laid, our cats were guarding the entrance to the run.....and Spot was perched over the door. It took a couple of days for the magnitude of what had happened and was happening to sink in. My funny little tribe had banned together to fight an enemy, my crows mourned the loss of our girls with us at the coop that evening and for the two days following. They perched in the trees, 15 to 20 of them, while I buried our girls and guarded our remaining two non stop during their recovery. Our tribe has grown again this spring, we have had the addition of our new girls, two racoons and a skunk and Spot has grown his family as well. I am so thankful for my strange lil tribe. 🥰 #mytribe #chickensofinstagram #mychickencoop #chickens #strangefriends #crow #crows #backyardchickens #backyardhomestead #coop #eggs #amazing #youronlylimitisyourownmind https://www.instagram.com/p/CF6B2IpAYje/?igshid=1u43vqi2zsdrf

🐔HAPPY FLUFFY BUTT FRIDAY! My newly announced 🐓 Roo Oliver and a few of his girls. Enjoy your Friday and always remember.....your only limit is your mind! #fluffybuttfriday #chickenchatter #chickensofinstagram #rooaofinstagram #roostersofinstagram #backyardhomestead #backyardchickens #chickens #0rganic #eatrealfood #eatorganic #natural #coopscoop #feathers #fluff #butt #fun #justforfun #lovemylife #gritgumption&gratitude #grit #gumption #gratitude #youronlylimitisyourownmind https://www.instagram.com/p/CF2a3DqAOr3/?igshid=1mqeic0ztplho

🍂🍁🍂Happy first day of October!🍂🎃🍂 We are officially getting things ready for their season of rest and renewal around here. We are also excitedly embracing the time of year we get to enjoy the bounty of our work and harvests, the holidays and our own rest and renewal season. I would love to hear how you all are putting things to rest, your fall and winter preparation, how you enjoy your season of rest and renewal. #October #🍂 #🎃 #🍁 #fall #autumn #rest #renewal #backyardhomestead #countrylife #holidays #farmlife #bounty #harvest #organic #country #countryliving #cooking #grow #home https://www.instagram.com/p/CFztKSNg9Dr/?igshid=1dfbuamg3qkyv

Hello! My lil'corner of Instagram is growing 😁 Over the next several weeks I will be asking you to share what you would like to see, learn about, talk about and share. #backyardhomestead #backyardchickens #natural #cooking #chickens #0rganic #eatrealfood #nogmos #lovemychichickens #happy #country #countryliving #cooking #food #handywork #recipes #homesteadersofamerica #familylifebestlife #eggsofinstagram #simplehappycountrylife https://www.instagram.com/p/CFr_JWwgkGq/?igshid=1dka4tyetn2id

😁Homemade bone beef bone broth! 😋 Each year a friend gifts me bones from their organic grass feed cattle and each year I spend a couple of days making bone broth and stock. Today is bone broth! There are so many wonderful benefits of bone broth.... Bone broth is rich in minerals that help build and strengthen your bones. It also contains many other healthy nutrients, including vitamins, amino acids and essential fatty acids. The gelatin in bone broth supports healthy digestion. It may be beneficial for individuals with leaky gut or other inflammatory bowel diseases. The amino acids in bone broth help support joint health, and consuming it may help lessen the symptoms of arthritis. #homemade #bonebroth #beefbonebroth #homestead #natural #eatrealfood #eatorganic #organic #grassfed #freerange #ranchlife #homesteadlife #knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom #knowyourfood #realfood https://www.instagram.com/p/CFpna1wgcv1/?igshid=1va8gfenm3u7l

Well our microwave broke😔 We truly do not have the funds, especially right now, to purchase a new one. So I decided to try and fix it....even though I had no idea what was wrong or what I was doing. Armed with a bit of grit and some gumption I tore our microwave apart......and discovered I could not tell what was broken and what was not🤔 I took to Google and YouTube and, after a few hours of poking, prodding, clicking, pushing buttons, and a ton of videos I figured out what was wrong!😁 A little breaker, one of three, where the door latches. $12 for a breaker set, an hour of installation and putting the microwave together again and we have a working microwave! Filled with gratitude! #DIY #broken #backyardhomestead #fixit #microwave #likenewagain #gritgumption&gratitude #GG&G #handywork #Ididit #chickens #chickenchatter #eatrealfood #nogmos #electrical #wires #breaker #lovemychichicken #proud #gumption #grit #gratitude https://www.instagram.com/p/CFU-cWigghp/?igshid=6kl39zi130ja

🐓 Sooooooo Miss Olive announced this morning at about 6:30 am that from this day foward she will be known as OLIVER! 🤣🐓 #Rooster #chickens #0rganic #crowing #backyardhomestead #backyardchickens #natural #eatrealfood #natural #love #farmlife #farmtotable #henhouse #backyardchickens #backyardshennanigans https://www.instagram.com/p/CFP1wO9BLo9/?igshid=1tn9q9zutidt8

Sophie laid her first egg!! #chickens #backyardchickens #natural #eatrealfood #organic #chickenfun #backyardhomestead #lilcluckers https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNh77FgX7X/?igshid=2y6gk7akutss

#🔥 Our hearts are heavy, our air thick and grey and getting worse by the hour with the worst yet to arrive....a constant reminder of the devastation all over the PNW. 🔥Our friends, families, communities in the PNW are in dire need of temporary housing, food and feed for themselves, their livestock and fur babies!🔥 Please DM, or Email me if you know of resources, contacts, or want to make donations of feed, gift cards, stables, pasture or temporary fostering. 🙏❤🙏❤🙏 #pnwfires #🔥 #communities #furbabies #fosteringsaveslives #fosteringanimals #animalrescue #horses #chickens #goats #cows #farmers #farmlife #livestock #esquestrian #love #families #homestead #backyardhomestead #🥚 #🐈 #🐰 #🐈‍⬛ #🐶 #🐕 #🐕‍🦺#🦮 #🐴 #🦓 #🐮 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFA7O05Aym9/?igshid=1lly12rdx3p86

🔥Our friends, families, communities in the PNW are in dire need of temporary housing, food and feed for themselves, their livestock and fur babies!🔥 Please DM, or Email me if you know of resources, contacts, or want to make donations of feed, gift cards, stables, pasture or temporary fostering. 🙏❤🙏❤🙏 #pnwfires #🔥 #communities #furbabies #fosteringsaveslives #fosteringanimals #animalrescue #horses #chickens #goats #cows #farmers #farmlife #livestock #esquestrian #love #families #homestead #backyardhomestead #🥚 #🐈 #🐰 #🐈‍⬛ #🐶 #🐕 #🐕‍🦺#🦮 #🐴 #🦓 #🐮 https://www.instagram.com/p/CE-fcz0ABBg/?igshid=1tg9m5fgpnjz4

Last days of summer bites today! Made the girls a icy cold plate of blueberries, cantaloupe golden kiwi and added some crunchy grubs right before they munched😁 #sweetsummer #summertreats #chickens #chickenchatter #backyardhomestead #backyardchickens #natural #eatrealfood #organic #chickenfun #eggcited #melons #fruitsalad #fruit https://www.instagram.com/p/CE5PC1rAp2f/?igshid=xanhn62ko6qy