Hello everyone! My name us KJ Kendell and I am passionate about do it yourself living and finding joy in frugal circumstances. I am a firm believer in living life at its fullest, no matter how bulged or empty your pockets.
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Life is busy, often crazy, and more times than not – messy. Not to mention, life often comes financially slim.
Wading through the sprinkles and downpours of life can be challenging and feel overwhelming. Yet over the years, I have found much joy in working out the puzzle of life’s many obstacles; particularly by exploring new ways to help make the most of my and my family’s limited time, limited space, and (at times) limited income.
-------------------- Love for Life & Land
As a born and raised Idaho farmgirl, I am a lover of the land, of agriculture, and of open, airy spaces.
I grew up on a small family farm in Western Idaho, and I will forever argue that agriculture teaches invaluable lessons – lessons of hard work, patience, commitment, and of pushing forward with no reward insight.
I also believe there is something connecting about working the land. I am grateful to have been raised in such a way that I could develop a true love for the land. Not for the community, the people, or the view (though those were definitely there and appreciated) but for the land itself. A love and respect for the dirt, for the soil, the ground underneath my feet.
-------------------- Getting Back to the Land
Though still a farm kid at heart, my husband and I have been out of the agricultural world for several years now. We had the blessing to work for a handful of farms and ranches in multiple states before selling all our horses and moving into city limits for my husband to go back to school.
For about five years we found ourselves boxed in city limits and living the “unsettled” situation of career stepping. Though we have finally made it out of town, we – like so many other young families in the United States right now – find ourselves nowhere near affording a place of our own. Someday. But for now, we are happy to be surrounded by wonderful neighbors and a beautiful view away from the fishbowl of living in town.
We both look forward to someday buying a home and establishing roots in a community, one hopefully with enough dirt and work surrounding it to keep my husband’s hands calloused and my fingernails a constant mess.
-------------------- My Favorite Things
Some of my favorite hobbies include warming the house on a cold winter’s day with fresh made bread; baking cookies with my little home crew; building home furniture pieces out of pallets or repurposed wood; canning — it doesn’t matter what, just as long as I get to seal it in a jar; sewing … there’s just something soothing about seeing that machine zip across a piece of fabric; doodling in the garden; and lounging around a campfire with family in the Creator’s magnificent mountains.
I am a busy mother of three and a proud partner to my husband. As a full-time working woman and mother turned stay-at-home mom, I understand the joys and struggles of everyday life (as well as midday life, evening life, and middle of the night life … I get it).
I am a believer in home cooked meals and living within your means. Although I enjoy eating a good tasting, homemade anything (lunch, dinner, dessert, and all the snacks in-between), I have no desire to be a slave to the kitchen. Which is where I try to find the balance to delicious, nutritious food that don’t require a ton of time and work.
I am a wholehearted believer in God and a believer in families. A believer in being honest and simple in your lifestyle as well as interactions with others.
I’m so glad you’ve chosen to visit my humble little corner of the internet. Welcome. ♥