If You Homestead-Do You Really Have A Job?!?
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- You asked for it so, here it is. If you are a true homesteader, you work. Period. A straight forward talk as I can salsa. A little bit about finances and how I have chosen the career of homeschooling my kids and running our farm. Is it a job? You decide. Enjoy and thanks for watching! xo
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You are exactly right. I have been a stay at home mom for 24 years. I have been criticized and constantly hounded by my family and others, "Why don't you get a job?" I have 7 children that I have been homeschooling since 1998. We have a garden every year that I preserve the produce from. I helped take care of my Grandfather until he passed away at 93 years old. I and every other mom like me, we have a job!
YES!
And our pay has much more real value, not that we always see it.
And meanwhile, those ppl who say, "why don't you work?" (Saying job implies paying job, but most ppl say "work" which is *more* of an insult) WONT help with an aging family member cause "they have lives", which many times, lands granny or gpa in a home.
Thank you for doing this for your gpa!
That is a lot of work ! Sandwiched in between your kids and parents
Bless you and they are jeallllous whew! 😂💕❤️
I find it interesting that 50 years ago NOBODY would have questioned a stay at home wife as to what she did all day and that was WITHOUT the homeschooling, gardening, livestock, social media and everything else that goes along with homesteading!! Great vid!!
Amen
I come from a family that 2/3 of them are farmers. My mother and father moved to the city to get office jobs. When I go visit my relatives in Northern WI on the dairy farm, I will tell you right now -- I could not do what they do. When I am visiting, I get up with my Uncle, (4am) go milk 80 head, clean the barn once the cows are back in pasture, then it is time for breakfast. Now about 8am. Work the rest of the day in the fields or fixing equipment, then 3pm milk the cows again. My uncle worked the farm for 60 years and never had a day off or a vacation. He could be dead sick and -40 degrees, he is out milking the cows.
No mama, I cannot do what you folks do. I may have a job -- you folk "work" and there is a difference.
God Bless you
Wonderful message.
Thank you
Todd Dembsky beautiful reply!
I say Most people go "To Work" to Get Away from work.
If they have kids, sumtimes it's to get away from their kids!😏
@@YouSUBSCRIBE739 that "joke" says so much about what's wrong with the world.
Nobody said it better!!!
I think that stay at home moms/dads/parent is the most undervalued job. It's laughable that people think they do nothing at home.
Amen!😉
I agree. I was a homemaker from 1999 up until this past June when my youngest graduated HS. My mother and sister are extreme feminist and they would ask me why I didn't want to do something of value. I had 3 kids and worked my tail off non stop. It was so insulting.
@1993magen I love throwing back in those types of people's faces that I'm serving my husband and children, not some boss and company that doesn't care about me at all.
Mother, gardener-farmer, housekeeper, nanny, teacher, cook, canner, waitress, doctor, nurse, herbalist, plumber, veterinarian, banker, bookkeeper/accountant, writer, blogger, videographer, actress, etc..... yes, we have a job, we have many jobs and we juggle them all every single day. Add to that fire tender because we keep the home fires burning with all the love we can give.
Thank you! I'm 41 and after 21 years as a wedding and event planner My husband and I moved to the country. We bought 3.9 acres and a log home. I'm now raising chickens and meat rabbits. My 81 year old mother thinks I'm foolish and "chasing a pipe dream ". She keeps asking me when I'm going to return to the real world. I've said that for the first time in my life I am living the real life, she laughs. I'm up at 5 and am lucky to put my feet up by 10. But I'm happier than I've ever been in my life. Thank you for this video. 💜
Im a full time labor and delivery nurse. I work 12 1/2 hour shifts and commute an hour each way. I am exhausted when I get home. But I am sometimes more exhausted on my days off which consist of caring for a home, 4 acres, some chickens, one dog, and a man. This is all small fry compared to what you do. I cannot imagine doing what you do full time. Thank you for being an inspiration.
Amen sister!!! I was a homeschooling mom and a stay at home wife in the 80's and I got so sick of people with the attitude of, "Oh, so you stay at home and bake muffins all day!" So it isn't just today, women have for generations looked down their noses at stay at home moms and just like you said you must have all kinds of skills to do the myriad of skills that it takes to run a home and raises children successfully. I didn't live on a homestead but I did have the skill of stretching a dollar, I learned to can, sew, crochet, garden and teach. So I feel ya!!!!
Boy amen to this sister!! I homeschool 2 out of my 4 children. While I'm pregnant with our fifth. We have ages 7 and down. We just bought a milk cow who is going to deliver any day. People don't realize how hard it is just having your children home 24/7. (Having said that I would have it any other way!!!) and doing all the house work/outside work of a farm. Busy busy busy!! I loved when you said inviting them to do your job. Nailed it!! It's hard work. And my job is about to get a whole lot harder with milking. I am beyond excited!!! This job maybe hard, you may want to quite. But I've never had so much gratification in anything in my whole life. I'm so thankful the lord has called us this way. Truly the best blessing one could ask for❤️
Patera, you hit the nail on the head at 14:17. Someone who can't recognize the value of that lifestyle will never understand, let alone appreciate, its' worth.
They are the people that think a potato comes out of a box
Have you ever considered being a motivational speaker? I LOVE your talking vlogs. Thanks for another great one. Bri
instablaster.
She actually already is doing that!!!
I'm a geologist by training. I'm familiar with your credentials and know how hard it is to get them. I applaud you for doing what you feel is best for you and your family!
Thank you! xo
"What if you get sick?!?!" Wow, and then her husband got really sick and she's still pressing on today! GOD bless!❤️
Five thumbs up Patara! I really love watching these vlogs when I feel like the Holy Spirit is leading you to speak to us about something specific! We are YOUR mission field! 👍
Thank you for watching! xo
exactly!! what do u do??? homestead with many skills, jobs! live frugal, modest and debt free!!! and yes work, real work for money somewhere along the line. its a trade off but a necessity. no acting involved!
thank you!
No. Thank you, Starry! Thank you for having my back! xoxoxo ~ P
The no acting involved component is highly appealing.
The draw to me is the work is "honest" work. My day job deals with the 'money changers' and it seems endless. But in the garden you see that dirt you turned and the seed you planted combine into a wonderful food. Just as it was meant to be.
Speak it sister. Your value to me,just me, is beyond words. You are the LADY in Proverbs 31.
Agree with you Nancy Coy. I find those begging homesteaders as free loaders too. Patara's family are "true" homesteaders" that are hard working on and off the farm.
Loretta RN
*Wink* ;-) xoxo
Hell of a Lady, Mom and Mother. Look forward to getting to know you and your family.
Thank you, Ed! xo
How can someone watch your videos and not think you have a job. It's obvious you have many.
was thinking the same thing.
Your job is harder than many!
I love your direct no holds barred gut honesty. Keep chugging away lady, you,re hardcore.
Thanks for watching! xo
I can see how it must be annoying to have people ask if you have a job. I can see how hard you work. I also have watched other youtube channels where people "homestead" say how they are living off the grid & no longer want to be part of society as we know it. I then see them talking about "go fund me requests" They would like financial assistance. I find those kind of homesteaders as free loaders. I raised 5 children by myself as a RN working many many years of two jobs, extra shifts, double shifts weekend & holiday shifts & can not understand them asking for handouts. I like your work ethic & your ability to express yourself. love your videos! Great video!
Making, growing, raising and teaching are some of the hardest and most valuable jobs you can have for sure.
You tell em! I want Patera for president!! Your an awesome lady!!
Amen! I did it for 24 years until I was forced to get an outside job to make ends meet. But even when some thought homeschooling was weird, I knew God had called me to it, and I'm so glad I was able to do it and homestead for so many years. My husband worked an outside job until he had to retire on disability, then we kind of shifted roles. You do what you have to do. I was the one who always got up in the middle of the night to reload the woodstove, so I was always a little sleep deprived, but I would do it all again. :)
This made me cry, was exactly what I needed to hear today 💜 thank you for everything you do Patara!
WOW Patara! Our family had a similar experience. I wasn't a career woman, but I wasn't what I am now, either. If folks think I "don't work"--they're crazy. Our family faced a job loss in 2012 and, instead of facing it with fear and dread, we decided to face it with faith, strength, and dignity. That included cutting expenses and taking a crash course in frugality. We fell in love with our frugal lifestyle and that is what eventually led us to homesteading. It also gave me the confidence to homeschool our third child. It's a wonderful life but, yes, it can be misunderstood. I understand where you're coming from!
this is by far my favorite video of yours. wish i could give it more than one thumbs up
This is the best you tube channel ever! I love listening to you talk. You not only teach me so much but inspire me! I am a full time RN and my husband also works full time. We moved to a rural area and now own 4.5 acres. I grew up on a farm/homestead and loved it. So now I am starting my own little homestead. Me and my husband just built a chicken coop that I love and will be getting our first chicks this coming spring. I am also going to start a garden and have done some canning already. I am also planning on getting dairy goats. It will be a lot to handle with a full time job but that's ok. We are going to start paying down our debit and my goal is to be able to one day be "just a homesteader" lol thank you for all you do!
You're a breath of fresh air. I'm 63 years old and retired in December. I worked 40+ years. My husband, like yours, is a military retiree. Since we retired, we're much busier. I wonder how we ever had time 'to go to work.'
On a different note, what's your skincare regime?
Amen, I have been a stay at home mom for some time. I am young and everyone always says it must be nice to sit around all day. If only I could sit down. I homeschool two young boys, clean, cook from scratch, take care of animals, garden, do small building projects around the homestead, manage a budget and that's just normal every day stuff. I hate when people say I am unemployed.
Straight on. I think people really don't know where food comes from and how much work it takes to get to the supermarket shelf. Thank you for speaking the truth and not being afraid of hurting someone's feelings. Also, thank you for your encouragement!
I live in an area where people have lived solely off the land and the sea for several hundred years. No one has a 'job' in the modern sense but everyone works 5 times harder than most .
There is no 'job security', no sick leave pay, no one responsible for you or family but yourself. If It's a bad growing year, you eat less. If climate change affects the ocean so the fishing is poor (currently happening) then you have no money.
Thank you for this video. This is what I've been needing to hear for a long time. I went from being a full-time student, working full-time, and being a new mom to a stay-at-home freelancer/trying to start up a homestead. People ask me what I do all the time and people treat me like I should be ashamed/treat me like I don't do anything or I'm lazy. Truly, thank you for this video. ❤️
We just bought our property, and haven't started homesteading yet, I am newly pregnant and this first trimester is kicking my butt. I am just a stay at home wife now and when people ask me what I do, I tell them pretty much nothing and ask if they are envious. I plan on homeschooling my children and homesteading, but right now I am trying not to lose my lunch and proud of it.
Very well said, you slacker ! LOL When we first bought the farm, I worked the full time job and my wife had a little part time job. As the farm grew we had to reverse rolls. Being debt free allows you to make those adjustments. If you want to homestead step one had better be Get Out Of Debt.... Then get ready to work harder than you ever have in you life. So, grab a sweet tea, sit for a bit and watch your livestock play. What most don't understand seeing that part of farming, is you may be in the middle of a 16 hour work day, because it ALL has to be completed before you get to (Clock Out) for the day. God bless you and your family and keep telling it like it is :-)
I think you are just AMAZING!!!!! I can't believe you are asked "Do You Work"???? Hahahahaha Wow!!! Anyway no more comments on my side!! Love you!! Your husband sounds like an Amazing Man!! So of course I can image how FANTASTIC your kiddo's must be!! Blessings to you and ALL your loved ones!! Love your knowledge! I watch ALL your video's. Thank you for ALL you do!!!
Thank you!
Love this video! If someone has told me 10 years ago that I would still be in my hometown ( and fighting to stay here because its a tourist town now and $$$$), homeschooling, homesteading, etc like my parents and grandparents did, I would have thought you were crazy. Now, I love it. Its such a simple and precious life for my kids. Its hard work and we work to be frugal and live on 1 income, especially with chronically ill children and being a caregiver for grandparents, buts its worth it. I try to constantly add skills to our lives and find ways to save and pick up odd jobs here and there, while also running an active parent support group. My husband works hard outside the home, along with volunteering as an EMT/First Responder, and is going to school. I manage the home and EVERYTHING that goes along with it. Thank you for sharing your story. Its refreshing to hear similar stories.
Yep. That's all I have to say. Yep.
Couldn't have said it better! It is great that your able to be with your kids as well and it is vitally important as well as homesteading. Someone will always have something negative to say. Just keep on keeping on and hold your head high! You got this!🌻😎
This is the best motivational video ever ......
This comment means a lot. Thank you for being here! xo
great vid. me and the wife was just talking about this the other day. As for us sure we are on solar power and the wife works full time, I get a small military compensation check. We are looking to get out of city limits and get alittle patch of land so we can go full blown with more live stock other then horses & chickens
I watch you all the time. I had not seen this video before. I love what you are saying. Your kick butt attitude once again says it like it is. I am 68 years old. Was a stay at home mom. And really back in my 30's got put down for it. We have never regretted it. And I love that more people are doing this now. Thanks do much for voicing your opinions.
I feel your pain...lol....I am raising the last of our 9 children. When you go to the Dr. now they will ask ...do you work? I say yes I work. They then ask "what do you do"? I respond with I am the mother of 9 and I am a wife. They then responded with "yes but do you work?" Walk a day in my shoes...lol....I homeschooled 8 children at one time and the list goes on. Thank you for this video. Thank you so much. I would say that yes we as stay at home mom's work. Keep them coming!
OMG . I work in a corporate job in San Francisco. I would die if I had to do all of the work a homestead wife, homeschooling wife does. I totally look up to you. I dream of doing what you do but I'm not sure if I'm strong enough or have enough energy. Thank you for being an awesome example. (I grew up in NC working on tobacco farms) I have friends here in CA who homeschool, keep chickens, etc. We all "get it". Rock on!
You not only wear many hats in your job but you are an inspiration. Thank you for putting what you do. As a woman with a small "urban homestead", I found you quite inspiring and very helpful. 😃
Oh dear Lord, I love you!!! I can relate to you on so many levels... Getting out of debt, 13 year old minivan, kids, farm life.
I am one of your biggest fans and have the up most respect for you and your family. I was brought up with the old values that consist of respect your elders and ALWAYS say "Yes Ma'am/No Sir, Mr. & Ms., or adopt them and call them Aunt & Uncle if ain't already kin. I know how to do the basics of picking greens beans/peas, squash, okra, tomatoes (mater's in the south 😁). Know how to dig for tators but onions I have had no success.to be honest, we we're so lucky to up, I don't have any parents or family to teach me what a mother and father should have when I was growing up. To tell the truth, what I've learned has been mainly due to watching so much CZcams. Anywhere from crocheting to this yr with trying to garden the right way. Yea on one of you videos you were talking about don't jump right into buying property before doing research and to make sure that property is pretty much way big enough if you want to get into homesteading weather it being animals and gardens or just either or. We just happened to run up on our property just a county over on a long dirt road and surrounded by hunting land and live stock. We homestead our property back in this past Sept/Oct of this past year. There for we don't have to pay any more taxes. We can build anything, add on to our mobile home or even move another one without permits. We're on well water which is good but kinda not bc no matter how many filters u have; dishes, clothes, etc changes colors and pupea has that iron build. On bright side no water bill but it's only like $10 mth extra added to our power. We've been here this Jan 13, 2019 will be 4yrs and the 1st 2yrs we had an awesome garden. Our tomatoes stood over 6ft and we had black, reds, purples, etc.lets just say it was several types. There's so many questions I would love to ask. I do want to take it slow and work into at least heffer. Yes my hubby and I know fencing and clearing comes before what we decide to get. I was raised up around cows (and your gonna laugh but I'm terrified of hens/roosters. Due to getting seriously attacked from my aunt and uncle's fenced in rooster they used for the laying hens. Let's just say that rooster tasted mighty good for supper that night. Toake you feel better, we bought 17.5acrs. in an area that u have to have a home phone bc cell services are hit and miss. But I do have questions on farming with small groups of animals I and hubby had grown up with, gardening, also canning. I'm learning how to do dry canning which so far has worked out alot better than the other type of canning. Your not gonna hurt my feelings bc I'm wanting u to be honest with me or I wouldn't be asking. Oh by the way, this is Michelle. U can message me on messenger, or even email if need to be. U just let me know when u have a break. Thk u so much on keeping ur CZcams real. I'm in the middle of watching all of you videos. Luv them all.
you are my role model, madam! my husband is also a veteran, and working full time to support us financially while I take care of home, kids, animals, business stuff, blog, etc. also, love the Berkey in the background ;-) thank you for sharing all of your knowledge and encouragement!
Thank you to your husband and your family for y'all's service. I served a total of 6 years and my husband just retired after 23 years of service.
Our children are 20 and almost 18 so my 'mom' duties have shifted to the point where I can now do things for myself again. We are slowly but surely converting into this lifestyle. It's been our dream from the day we met to live like this. An Army career prevented most of it, but we are finally free to go and do what we want.
I have found your channel to be the most helpful that I've found so far. I have learned so much and I wanted to take a minute to thank you for being true and honest about this life.
I look forward to the days when my life is hectic but truly happy just like yours.
Thank you.
Yes, y’all have my prayers! I just found y’all on CZcams about a month or so ago and I just love your shows!! I love y’all already! My parents were share croppers in Mississippi! So from the time I could walk good I was in the cotton fields, corn fields, watermelons, and gardens or we didn’t eat! We had cows, chickens, hogs and it was hard work! Love ya girl!
Yep the 'what are you doing now a days' followed by the 'oh so you aren't working' after you tell them what you do ...
I am a housewife.
I don't homestead as we live in the heart of a city but I work my little backside off (doing similar to what I have just watched you doing in the kitchen for one thing) to save us money to pay mortgage and for our multiple holidays to visit relatives who cant seem to find the money to visit us but can question my role in life.
I have already home educated two children and they are now productive members of society in different ways. I have given the country two educated young adults.
From now on I have decided, when asked if I am working, to simply say 'no I try to do as little as is humanly possible, what do you do to keep yourself busy' and let them think what ever they want.
P.S. just for the record while watching your video I am sewing which of course saves us money. ;-)
I love this video...
I know these are older videos you made, but I just found you so I am trying to watch them all or catch because I think they are great, and when someone hits the thumbs down button I'm like what's not to like. I have learned a ton and I wish I had of started watching sooner, but I didn't know about you. I'm amazed and jealous I admit,. I think you guys are on key. I'd love to have this going on. I will say I am working my pantry though. Thanks for your videos
I love your channel as well as other homesteader channels. Your lifestyle looks rewarding, but definitely hard work.
Good job! When my kids were young, I gardened, I milked a cow (later goats), I took care of all the livestock, I canned, dehydrated, I kept the budget, I sewed, and I homeschooled. Yet, without fail, someone would say "Oh, since you're home all day anyway, can you _____?" Or, "It must be nice not to have to work." Really?? My kids are grown now, and since my husband passed, I did have to work an outside job. That meant not being able to do so much of what I loved except have a garden, do some canning, and raise some chickens. I hope no one ever says now "Since you're retired, it must be nice to not have to work." Because I still work! The only thing bad about retirement is you never get a day off...lol
I'm binge watching while the beans are cooking.... I'm putting up refried beans today!
So this is an older video, but....
Do you have a job!?
Patara, do you break into uncontrollable fits of laughter when someone asks you that, since you know both sides of the coin now (city life vs country life)?
OH, I soooo love this. I now listen to both you & Starry. My husband Art & I are in our early 60's and just getting started with Homesteading, yes, building a small farm from scratch. We have been at it for 1 1/2 yrs & boy, have we grown a lot. We have chickens, ducks, and are praying to have goats next yr I have learned so much from you two ladies & so much encouragement. I learn a lot that helps to keep me going, & more than that, helps me to know that, YES, I can do this. Art works, & I do most of running the farm. His job is an hr away, and he works 6 days / wk. I figure, it will take us another 1-2 yrs to get the foundation we want, and, knowing that things will always continue to change. I have never been so busy, and we are very happy with this life, even the difficulties of getting started. I love this job.
Yeah for strong mom&dads. Definitely know that you have several full time jobs with all you do.We have just a little mini-farm with chickens & a couple of goats but I do love it. I'm old enough to be your mom but in my younger years did a lot of what you are doing now(while working part time). My daughter & 2 sons have moved in with us from another state(they were city kids) & the boys are learning to care for the goats,dog,cat & chickens. So now I am their caregiver while Mom works.They just love it & We hope we can keep them interested.
Looks like work to me. But work that you fully enjoy and take pride in. Nothing wrong with that.
I love your honesty....you definitely wear the crazy pants! I still work some days outside the house. Homeschooling my 3rd son, sports, take care of the chickens, garden, soon canning and run the house as well.
Raised a Marine who is serving now, and my 2nd son who just graduated and got a job in another state (so proud of them). My husdand and I have always said we are raising men, not boys! Doing that is 1 job in it self. As well as staying on my knees praying for my family and friend's!
So most women wear the crazy pants and hats to go along with it... Thank you for sharing your heart, sometimes a dose of reality is good for the soul. Thanks for dishing up so Humble Pie! Yummy!
Toodles🌸 Love ya Patara keep working hard.
I love your videos!!!! You are so down to earth and remind me of family!! I too live in East TN and we are getting ready to take the plunge into homesteading...…...…… I am terrified but excited as well...…………. Thanks for all of your hard work and inspiration!!
I love this channel! Helpful, truth and funny. I couldn’t ask for more!
Me and my sister love this channel! Thank you Patara! 🙌🥰
Tell it like it is Patara. I love watching your videos. You're so real and never trying to sugar coat for those "sensitive" people. Thank you.
You have an enviable lifestyle for many. You are invaluable to your husband, children and furry/feathered co-dependents! You do what is best for you, your family, your farm YOUR life! It's good advice from someone I have recently became addicted to on CZcams! Thanks for the videos, the education and the straight talk!
I know this video is old but I have been Watching a lot of your old videos for tips and trucks you use. I have been a nurse since 2007 but I want to do what you do because I truly enjoy my animals and garden. I love canning and giving it away. You are a great lady and I so enjoy your videos! Thanks for all you do to help us out!
Actually was cool to here what you use to do and how you got to where you are now. It makes you a real person, if that makes sense. Thank you! Great video. Loved it.
Stay at home moms have the hardest jobs and the most important job there is, taking care of the home and family. I think you and your hubby are very smart the way you are set up, it is much better if someone works outside of the home. Living debt free is the way to go, people do not need all that stuff. Thanks for the videos!
I agree whole heartedly with everything you said. Within the past year, we've sold everything, paid everything off, bought some property out of town and have begun our own little homestead. I also homeschool. I can honestly say, there's nothing more satisfying to the soul than this kind of life style. When I was an accountant, working long hours and missing my kids, I felt so empty. Now our life is full and we feel like we're doing what we were put on the earth to do. My kids are doing a million times better since pulling them from public school. They're hardly ever sick, no migraines, stomach aches and bad manners...lol....we're just humble, happy and thankful. More people should do this. Our country needs to get back to basics. Maybe we wouldn't fight so much if we did. God bless you and yours! :)
I just want to say thanks for sharing. I'm a stay at home farm wife and mother. It's a lot of work and I too have come across people who think I don't work.... Lol. Go figure. We strive to live debt free as well. It's hard these days, but it is possible... A lot of work though. I love it.
I think your kitty has something to add to this video lol Thanks for the story of your journey to homesteading and the encouraging words. Much love to you and your lovely family
Thank you for keeping it real. Because so many of our older generations have moved away from homesteading it’s hard to learn who to trust to give you the reality of it.
Great video! I love this "style" of video - you chatting about important topics while doing your thing :)
Well said you are so right.. I know of people who question why I garden and preserve our produce & pressure can meats etc…I've heard from a few "why bother when you can just go and buy what you need at the store??" They just don't get it .. Thank You :)
I wondered about those beautiful pearl earrings I always see in your ears 💗. I am a retired 21+ jeweler who is also GIA certified in Diamonds and Diamond Grading. Glad to know we are both GIA alumni…I also homeschooled my 4 kiddos from 2nd grade going forward and now they are all very successful parents. (And they were all the same age within 15 months…that’s a story for another day😀)
I just love you! You went a turned some negative persons comment into a positive learning moment for us all. You ARE a Powerful Woman and a Beautiful, Strong Lady. With people like you in this world there is still hope. Keep on doing what you do!
Thank you so much! I try... I really try... ;-)
I agree with what you are saying here, and I enjoy watching your videos. I just want to add that this also applies just as much to people who, for whatever reason, don't have children. Maybe their children have grown up, maybe some have moved out onto their own lives, or maybe they chose not to have children, but whatever the situation, if they are homesteading and working hard they have a job and value.
🐄🐓🐖🐝 you go girl! You do more work in one day than most do in a week or more! Thank you for all your hard work and thank you to your husband for his service to our country! (Did you get your orange fleece)? 🌻🌻
Exactly Patara! Sometimes I think people are jealous they don't really have the gumption to do what homesteaders do! I love to work! Have some physical problems, but get up every day, doing what I can do! But I love every minute of it!!! Bless you!
oh I love this video. I've been a stay at home mom to get our homeschool routine down. since we bought our home I went back to work to help get it paid off faster.we have just begun our homestead journey, and with every new skill and every new project I long for,the day I can go back to being a full time,stay at home mom.
New subscriber here after seeing this in my feed.
I'm currently a stay at home mum with two under 5 and I grew up on a traditional farm so I identify with so much of you've expressed here.
I have to say a very BIG THANK YOU! sometimes I feel down in the dumps like today and think what i'm doing isn't worth it because of comments from other people including family. But you made me feel so much better!
Fabulous Patara! I love watching your videos. Single mom here doing my best and taking so many things to heart that you show, demonstrate, teach and talk about. Growing my own food for now and you are definitely an inspiration. Keep on Keeping on!
I needed this. I'm new to homesteading. I work for my self but my own family thinks that because I don't have a job title at a business that I'm a looser. And that taking care of my children and animals and land isn't work. Thanks Patara!
I love it when you talk to us! You have so much energy and you set such a great example!
Amen! Your videos have been ministering to this man, in this season. God is using you lady. Thanks for keeping at it!
Positive folks would encourage you support you and build you up no matter what you choose to do. There are negative folks that can talk for 24 hours straight about how you will never make it. I now at this time of life 57 years old chose to pray that God give them some grace as it must be so terrible to feel like they do. Then I go my merry way with God positivity. My wife and I did that 3 years ago we live on cash only. so much calmer and happy Thank you for this video!
I have the most respect for what you do. I just got me a 6 achre lot. I want to start my homestead in Tennessee. hope to be there later this year.
Patara-LOVE your channel! I've been following since March-living vicariously through you! Getting ready to build 4-5 raised beds to put in our side yard-fingers crossed that our HOA doesn't have a fit. Please continue to share your journey and maybe add a vlog once a month that outlines what you are planning for the month regarding your organic garden? God bless you and keep you and yours!!
You go girl!!! Love your story, it's one that many of us are living, and I am so glad you get to put it out there for others to see.
I know exactly what you mean. You are exactly right. My husband has a great job, and let me "retire" from my corporate job, in order to run our new homestead. (That, and because he saw the Fortune 50 lifestyle was killing me...)
People ask me what I do, I tell them, and I laugh at their expressions. (You can hear them think, "That's not work!") When I run an errand outside the home, the chitchat is, "oh, are you off today?" I say, "no, I'm never off, I just had to do XX today."
I admire you so much, keep at it! Don't let the Know-Nothings get you down.
You are some kinda lady! Love your way of thinking. I homeschooled my one and only daughter, maintained my home and property and worked as a single mom after my daughter was 12. Not easy, but it can be done. My daughter graduated the top of her class in 2012 from Va.Tech. Just plain old hard work!
Thank you for speaking out.
I'm a stay at home mom on a homestead.
It is a full time job.
Thanking again, you made my day and every day.
I love watching the old videos of yours 👍🏻😉
Preach it, girl!! Homesteading is lots of work! I don't have a spouse so I work and homestead nights, weekends, and vacation days.
I work part time as a cleaner at a school so yes it's a state job that I have been doing 4 years now .I wanted something more so we got chickens and bees and hopefully soon goats I want my kids to remember me not as a working mom,but a mom that brought the chickens ect.. to our home. Thanks for the video.
Preach it girl!! Love you and your family.
Farmers are the bread and butter of our society. I was raised on one and know how hard the work can be. Also, the pleasure that can be realized by living so close to nature and it's bounty.
I started off watching Justin Rhodes and found you and your channel. I can't tell you how much I love watching you work and you do work. lol You are the busiest person I have ever seen and I can tell that you have passion for what you do. I could never understand someone saying that you don't have a job. Most people could not keep up with you much less do everything that you get done in a day. I think you are a great teacher and I love it every time a new show is posted and it is one of the highlights of my day.
I’m new to your channel and I love it and you!!! You work harder and more effectively and efficiently than I ever did in the medical field. Due to health reasons I’m living vicariously through you.
You Rock!!!
I'm liking you more and more! Thanks.