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Discover the Secrets to Mastering Crafts, A Steady Family, and Negotiations—All in One Place! 💡🎨
What's your main goal for your homestead this year? 📌
Cedie Omaña
May 19, 2024
In Today's Edition:
Homestead Tip 🌱
Poll Results From Last Wednesday! 📊
Personal Development: The Art of Negotiation 👩💼
Essential Items To Have! 🛍️
A Steady Family: Staying Connected Without Too Many Wires 🔌
DIY with The Steady Home: Get Crafty with Paper Mache 👩🎨
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Imagine your garden filled with beautiful plants and sweet smells like lavender and chamomile. It's like having your own little pharmacy outside your door!
Get ready to take charge of your health with this fun garden kit. Plant your very own medicine today!
Homestead Tip of the Day:
When foraging, use all your senses. Note the plant’s location, the time of year, its smell, and even taste a tiny bit (once you’re sure it’s safe). These clues can help confirm a plant’s identity
Poll Results From Last Wednesday! 📊
Which homesteading project are you currently working on? 😄
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Building a chicken coop (9)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Starting a vegetable garden (39)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Composting (4)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Beekeeping (1)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Building a greenhouse (2)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Others (5)
60 Votes
via @beehiiv polls
Get ready for some fun polls in our upcoming newsletters! Your input fuels our content creativity and keeps the excitement alive! 🎉
Personal Development
The Art of Negotiation 👩💼
Negotiating is like being a star player in a game! You need to know your strategy, have your facts ready, and sometimes, you need to score the winning goal by getting what you want!
Let’s break down some tips and tricks to make you the MVP of any discussion!
Set Your Goals: Know what you want out of this conversation. Make a list of what’s super important and what you can let slide (just like choosing between an extra hour of TV or dessert—tough but necessary!).
Start Off Strong: When you make your first move, aim a little higher than what you really want. Think of it as asking for an extra slice of pizza—you might just get it!
Be a Good Listener: This isn’t just about talking. Tune in carefully to what the other person is saying so you can steer the conversation in your favor.
Talk Cool and Confident: When it’s your turn to talk, be clear and confident. It’s like being the lead singer in a band—you’ve got to own the stage and make everyone listen.
Find the Win-Win: Try to make the deal good for both sides. Show how your ideas can help the other person, too.
Know When to Walk Away: Sometimes, you need to know when to call it quits. If things aren’t going your way and you’re not happy, it might be time to say, “Catch you later!” and leave.
Chill Out: Good things take time. Don’t rush; let the other person think things over.
Look Back and Learn: After everything’s done, take a moment to think about how it went. What worked? What flopped? It’s like reviewing game tape—you learn what to do (and not to do) next time.
By using these tricks, you can become a negotiation expert, ready to tackle any talk, deal, or discussion that comes your way.
From The Steady Home Gang
Spread the Steady Love 💚
Know someone who's practically married to their garden shovel? 🌱 Drag 'em to The Steady Home gang!
Let's swap stories, swap seeds, and make our little patches of earth the envy of the neighborhood! Because every homesteader deserves a morning that kicks off with a high-five from Mother Nature herself! 🏡✨
A Steady Family
Staying Connected Without Too Many Wires 🔌
In our super digital world, keeping family ties strong might seem like you need superhero powers, especially with all the gadgets and gizmos we have lying around.
Here are some fun and easy ways to make sure those family bonds stay strong—even when the Wi-Fi is weak.
Plan Device-Free Adventures: Set up times when everyone in the house goes on a tech timeout. Maybe it's during dinner or an hour before bed. You could play a board game, shoot some hoops, or have a storytelling session. Think of it as a "tech detox."
Create Gadget-Free Zones: Make places like the dinner table a no-phone zone. This helps everyone chat more without peeping at their screens.
Tech Together: Turn tech time into family time. How about a weekly family movie night where you pick a flick and watch it together? Or team up in a video game where you can all play on the same team? Use your screen time to score some teamwork points!
Lead by Example: Remember, little eyes are always watching. If kids see grown-ups glued to their phones, they’ll think that’s the game plan. Show them there’s a time to click and a time to kick back without tech.
Get Outdoors: Nothing beats a little sunshine and fresh air. Plan a family field day or a picnic at the park. It’s a great way to recharge your batteries—literally and figuratively!
Family Pow-Wows: Have a family meeting now and then to talk about the screen time rules. It's a good time to tweak the tech rules if they're too strict or too loose.
Dive Into Their Digital World: Get to know what apps and games your kids are into. Maybe even try playing some of their favorite games with them. It’s a cool way to walk a mile in their virtual shoes.
Teach Netiquette: Chat about the dos and don'ts online, like keeping private stuff private and being kind to others on the internet.
Balancing tech and family time can be a juggling act, but with these tips, you’ll be juggling like a pro!
The Steady Home’s Giggle Chamber
What's a scarecrow's favorite fruit?
Straw-berries! 🍓
DIY with The Steady Home:
Get Crafty with Paper Mache 👩🎨
Project Overview: Paper mache is like magic! You tear up paper, dip it in glue, and voila! You've got yourself a sturdy sculpture or cool decoration. It's so easy, even a hamster could do it! (Well, maybe not, but you get the idea.)
What You'll Need:
Newspapers or paper strips
Flour and water (for paste)
White glue (optional)
Balloons, cardboard, or wire frames (for base)
Paints and brushes
Decorative items like beads or sequins (optional)
Steps to Make Your Paper Mache:
Pick Your Base: Find something to build on, like a balloon or a cardboard box. Think about what shape you want – maybe a funky animal or a funky fruit!
Mix Up Your Paste: Stir together flour and water until it's as smooth as peanut butter. Or, if you're feeling fancy, use white glue mixed with water. It's like magic glue!
Layer Up: Dip your paper strips in the paste, slap them on your base, and repeat! Keep adding layers until your creation feels sturdy like a fortress.
Add Some Texture: Get wild with your designs! Crumple up some newspaper or use different types of paper to make your project extra fancy.
Let it Dry: Give your masterpiece plenty of time to dry between layers. It's like waiting for paint to dry, but way more exciting!
Time to Decorate: Once it's all dried up, it's time to make it shine! Bust out the paintbrushes and let your imagination run wild. You can make it as colorful as a rainbow or as sparkly as a disco ball!
So, what are you waiting for? Grab your supplies, put on your thinking cap, and make some magic happen!
Let’s Keep It Reel!
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