Simply Living Homestead | Homemaking, Rhythms, Organization, Time Management, Simplify, Systems

Amanda Carlin

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Are you overwhelmed by the demands of homestead life? Do you yearn for a sense of peace and purpose as you care for your family and the land entrusted to you? Do you wish for a trusted mentor and companion to support you through the challenges of each day? This podcast helps bridge the gap between the dream of a simple, peaceful homestead and the reality many people face, offering solutions to create the calm and fulfillment you imagined. My mission is to empower you with not only the tools and skills to homestead and manage your home, but to...

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  1. 1

    36 | Start Tomorrow with Peace Instead of Chaos by using an Evening Reset Routine

    This episode discusses implementing an evening reset routine to create calmer mornings and reduce chaos for homesteading moms.

    ·20m
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    31 | Do Kids Need Chores? Building Character Through Simple Homestead Rhythms

    This episode discusses practical ways to involve children in daily homestead chores to build responsibility and character within the family culture.

    ·18m
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    28 | Buying Your First Cow? 10 Questions You MUST Ask Before You Bring Her Home - Homestead Dairy Part 4

    This episode provides essential questions and guidance for homesteaders looking to buy their first cow, covering selection, seller interactions, and breeding considerations.

    ·27m
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    20 | Faith in the Chaos: Parenting, Homesteading, and the Guilt We Don’t Talk About - Guest Leslie Warwick

    This episode features a casual conversation between host Amanda Carlin and guest Leslie Warwick about balancing homesteading tasks with parenting young children, addressing feelings of overwhelm and guilt.

    ·30m
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    13 | Save money on food all year! Preserving Food with the Seasons

    This episode provides guidance on preserving seasonal fruits and vegetables for winter use, offering practical tips for homesteaders to supplement their food intake from stores.

    ·36m
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    21 | You can't do it all. Finding the Balance between Self Sufficiency and Community

    This episode explores finding balance between self-sufficiency and community in homesteading to overcome overwhelm and build a sustainable life.

    ·19m
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    52 | Stop Letting Your Homestead Run You: Evening Time Management for the Busy Homemaker

    This episode offers practical advice for busy homesteading moms on managing evening time effectively and designing animal chores to fit their lifestyle.

    ·20m
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    50 | Chaotic Seasons on the Homestead? The Home Rhythms That Keep Your Systems Steady

    This episode discusses how implementing daily, weekly, and seasonal rhythms can help homesteading mothers maintain organization and prevent burnout in chaotic times.

    ·17m
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    49 | Struggling with Time Management? Use Anchor Routines to Simplify Homemaking

    This episode discusses how anchor routines can simplify homemaking and reduce decision fatigue for moms aspiring to a homestead lifestyle.

    ·16m
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    47 | Overwhelmed by Organization? Zoning Is the Missing Step to Simplify Homemaking

    This episode explains the concept of zoning as a method to simplify homemaking and homesteading by organizing spaces efficiently without extra purchases.

    ·23m
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    45 | Why Organization Fails in Homestead Homemaking (And How to Fix It)

    This episode explores why organization often fails in homestead homemaking and provides practical strategies to identify pain points and make real progress in home management.

    ·17m
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    42 | Stop Feeling Guilty About Your Homestead Kitchen - 3 Easy Ways to Actually Use Your Preserved Food This Season

    This episode provides practical strategies for homesteading moms to efficiently use their preserved summer foods in daily meals, overcoming guilt and waste.

    ·16m
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    39 | The 10-Minute Daily Rhythms That Helps Your Homestead Family Actually Enjoy Christmas

    This episode offers five quick daily rhythms to help homesteading moms manage holiday stress and create peace during Christmas.

    ·18m
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    37 | Is your House Messy and Cluttered? Keep Your Home Livable with 10 minute Room Resets

    This episode teaches busy homesteading moms how to maintain a tidy home using quick 10-minute room reset routines to combat clutter and disorganization.

    ·17m
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    44 | Your Home Has a Job On The Homestead — Are You Organizing It for the Right Purpose?

    This episode explores how to organize your home effectively by first understanding its purpose, especially for homesteading families seeking simplicity and functionality.

    ·18m
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    35 | Long list of To-Dos? Simple Time Management with a Planner and Google Calendar

    This episode teaches homesteading moms how to use a planner and Google Calendar together with the time zoning method to simplify time management and create a better daily rhythm.

    ·20m
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    34 | Do you have regular routines? How to Balance Cleaning, Meals, and Kids Without Burning Out

    This episode teaches busy moms how to create simple routines using a time zoning method to balance household tasks like cleaning, meals, and childcare without burning out.

    ·25m
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    33 | Stretched thin? How to Build a Weekly Rhythm When There’s Never Enough Time

    This episode teaches homesteading moms how to build a practical weekly rhythm using time zoning techniques to manage their time effectively despite unpredictable days.

    ·18m
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    32 | How to Simplify Your Daily Routine After Travel or Sickness

    This episode provides a quick overview of a hard reset routine to simplify daily life after disruptions like travel or sickness, aimed at homesteading moms.

    ·20m
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    29 | Tired of feeling like you're not enough? How to Speak Truth to Your Soul on Hard Homestead Days

    This episode addresses overcoming self-doubt and negative thoughts on challenging homestead days by replacing lies with truth, aimed at mothers pursuing homesteading.

    ·19m
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    Welcome to Simply Living Homestead

    This episode introduces a podcast for overwhelmed moms aspiring to homestead life, offering practical systems and tips to simplify daily tasks, manage home and family, and integrate homesteading skills without losing peace.

    ·2m
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    26 | Breathe and Pivot - Surviving the Change after burnout

    This episode offers guidance for homesteaders feeling overwhelmed, focusing on practical strategies to manage burnout and maintain balance in family and homestead life.

    ·21m
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    24 | Starting with Dairy: The Beginner Homesteader's Guide to Getting Ready - Homestead Dairy Part 1

    This episode provides a beginner's guide to preparing for dairy on a homestead, covering essential tasks like fencing, hay, milking gear, and time commitments before getting a milk cow.

    ·27m
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    22 | A real Homesteaders Day - How I organize my Day

    This episode provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the host structures her daily homestead life, offering practical tips and seasonal insights to help overwhelmed homesteading moms find peace and order.

    ·27m
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    16 | Start with Chickens on your homestead. Care Basics to get you started

    This episode provides beginner-friendly advice on raising backyard chickens, focusing on care basics and addressing the current surge in interest during spring 2025.

    ·36m
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    15 | Ready for Animals on your homestead? 3 Categories to Consider

    This episode helps homesteaders decide which animals to start with by breaking down three categories of production animals and discussing their pros and cons.

    ·51m
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    43 | Overwhelmed by Your Schedule? The Time Management Tips Every SAHM Homesteader Needs to Finally Get Organized

    This episode provides time management tips for stay-at-home mom homesteaders to organize their busy schedules involving family, farm, and home responsibilities.

    ·25m
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    51 | Why Learning New Homestead Skills Won’t Simplify Your Homemaking — What Actually Will?

    This episode explores why learning new homestead skills doesn't simplify homemaking and offers alternative strategies for managing chaos and overwhelm in a homesteading lifestyle.

    ·15m
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    30 | Feel like you are doing it all? Practical Ways to Share Household Tasks with Your Spouse

    This episode offers practical strategies for sharing household tasks and mental load with your spouse to reduce resentment and create harmony, especially for stay-at-home moms.

    ·23m
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    41 | Feeling Behind Already? How SAHM Homesteaders Can Reset Their Rhythms for the New Year

    This episode offers practical advice for stay-at-home mom homesteaders on resetting their home and routines after the Christmas chaos to start the new year with peace and purpose.

    ·22m
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    54 | Why Your Homemaking Systems Aren’t Working (And How to Simplify Your Routines This Week)

    This episode explores why homemaking systems often fail and provides practical questions to simplify routines and improve execution for Christian homesteading mothers.

    ·15m
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    19 | Ready to Create a lasting legacy? Get your Teens involved on the homestead

    This episode focuses on involving teenagers in homesteading activities to build family legacy and practical skills, with tips for parents.

    ·21m
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    53 | Getting Projects Done Without Neglecting Homemaking (Using Work Zones)

    This episode introduces the concept of work zones to help homemaking mothers manage their time effectively while balancing homesteading, family responsibilities, and personal projects.

    ·17m
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    40 | The Secret to a Calm Christmas Morning: Simple Organization Hacks Every Homestead Mom Needs

    This episode provides organization hacks for homestead moms to create a calm and joyful Christmas morning by simplifying time management and home setup.

    ·15m
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    18 | Do your kids have a job on your homestead? Simple Chores for the children in your life.

    This episode discusses how to involve children of different ages in homestead chores and traditional skills to bring peace and order to family life.

    ·24m
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    17 | Stressed out and always running? Try this simple routine to create time to be still

    This episode explores practical ways for homesteading families to create time for stillness and peace amidst daily overwhelm.

    ·22m
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    We’re Taking a Short Break — Here’s Why

    The host announces a temporary break from the podcast to reset, complete farm projects, and restructure the show for improved content when it returns in the fall.

    ·2m
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    38 | Why Your Home Feels Too Chaotic to Host — and How Organized Homemaking Makes Biblical Hospitality Possible

    This episode explores how organized homemaking and focusing on function over perfection can overcome chaos to enable biblical hospitality for busy homesteading moms.

    ·16m
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    27 | Don’t Buy a Dairy Cow Until You Know THIS - Homestead Dairy Part 3

    This episode guides homesteaders on how to choose the right dairy cow by discussing different breeds, important traits like A2A2, and key considerations for purchasing.

    ·25m
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    48 | Organizing Your Home With Zones Your Family Will Actually Use

    This episode discusses practical strategies for organizing shared home spaces using zones that accommodate different family styles and needs.

    ·20m
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    14 | Want the Family to eat together more? 3 Tips to make your traditions last

    This episode provides practical tips for homesteading families to establish and maintain the tradition of eating meals together as a way to strengthen family bonds and create meaningful connections.

    ·20m
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    25 | Why Fencing, Hay, and Winter Prep Matter More Than Breed Choice - Homestead Dairy Part 2

    This episode provides practical guidance on preparing for a homestead dairy cow, focusing on essential aspects like milking equipment, shelter, and winter readiness rather than breed selection.

    ·25m
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    23 | Do you yell more than you would like? How 3 Shifts changed our family life

    This episode explores how shifting from yelling to speaking life transformed family dynamics, offering personal insights and encouragement for homesteading parents.

    ·30m
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    46 | Why Your Home Organization Keep Failing: Finding Systems That Work For You!

    This episode explores why home organization systems often fail by explaining that they're not one-size-fits-all and helps listeners identify their personal organizing style to create systems that work for their unique brain and family dynamics.

    ·26m
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    12 | You can garden in Town! Space saving tips to your urban homestead

    This episode provides practical tips for growing food in small urban spaces like towns or apartments, focusing on fruits and vegetables to help listeners create a sustainable homestead even with limited dirt.

    ·28m
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    11 | Sturggling with your homestead garden? Master Gardener Interveiw with Clyde Majerus at the Homesteaders of Iowa Expo

    This episode features an interview with Master Gardener Clyde Majerus, recorded at the Homesteaders of Iowa Expo, focusing on gardening tips and a giveaway of his patented garden calendars.

    ·39m
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    10 | 4 Tricks to a thriving garden as a Beginner Homesteader

    This episode provides practical tips for beginner homesteaders to overcome common gardening problems like water, weeds, and pests to ensure a successful and stress-free harvest.

    ·38m
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    57 | The Mental Load of the Homestead Homemaker: Why You Feel So Burned Out

    A Christian homemaking podcast offering practical advice to reduce mental load and simplify homestead life.

    Apr 17, 2026·21m
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    56 | Better Homemaking Starts With Time Management

    Amanda Carlin discusses the importance of time management for Christian homemakers pursuing a homestead lifestyle.

    Apr 10, 2026·15m
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    55 | Tired of Doing It All? Teach Your Family the Home Reset Without Nagging

    A Christian homemaker shares tips on getting family involved in maintaining the home through a reset system.

    Apr 3, 2026·20m
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    09 | Grow your First Garden! 3 tips for the beginner homesteader

    This episode provides beginner-friendly tips for starting a garden, focusing on practical steps to reduce overwhelm and build sustainable homesteading habits.

    Mar 7, 2025·28m·2 clips
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    08 | Save money and Preserve your own food! How to make Maple Syrup last all year.

    This episode focuses on maple syrup harvesting in late winter, offering tips to save money and preserve food even without personal maple trees.

    Feb 28, 2025·19m·1 clip
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    07 | The Lord Killed my Cow. Shocking Truths that got me through a hard Season

    Amanda Carlin shares a personal testimony about losing her milk cow Clara, exploring how this tragedy strengthened her faith and relates to homesteading challenges.

    Feb 21, 2025·19m·1 clip
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    06 | Is Homesteading not so Simple? Stop the overwhelm with these 3 tips!

    A Christian homesteading podcast offering practical advice and spiritual encouragement to help new homesteaders set up their homestead for success and reduce overwhelm.

    Feb 14, 2025·31m
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    05 | Stop buying the 4 Processed foods, and How to eat from your own Homestead garden.

    The host discusses simple steps to healthier eating on a homestead, focusing on small sustainable changes to reduce processed food.

    Feb 7, 2025·20m
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    04 | Feeling Scattered on the Homestead? How Simple seasonal rhythms can bring order to your schedule

    Amanda Carlin discusses aligning homestead rhythms with seasonal cycles to reduce overwhelm and find peace through faith.

    Jan 31, 2025·23m
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    02| Grandma didn't do it all! Beat the Burnout with these simple truths

    Amanda Carlin discusses how to find peace and purpose in homesteading by embracing traditional skills and faith, contrasting modern entertainment with the fulfilling work of past generations.

    Jan 24, 2025·32m
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    03| Sourdough Basics - Troubleshoot the 4 most common problems

    Amanda Carlin shares practical tips for easier sourdough baking while encouraging listeners to find peace and purpose through faith in their homesteading journey.

    Jan 24, 2025·26m
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    01| Do the next right thing - Overcome Fear and Self Doubt

    The host discusses biblical perspectives on fear and shares personal stories of overcoming anxiety through prayer and faith.

    Jan 24, 2025·26m