259: Christmas is (still) magical
The magic of Christmas is just as present now as it was back then. And if we don't stop focusing on what WAS, we're gonna miss what IS.
Dec 11, 2023•22 min
A Farmish Kind of Life
Listen to motivational misfit Amy Dingmann get real about life and how to live a good one, whether you live on a farm or not.
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258: Christmas is not the season of giving
It might be unconventional, but I don’t think of Christmas as the season of giving. I frame it a little differently, which explains all the awesome AND the stress of the season.
Dec 04, 2023•13 min
257 You Don’t Even Know What You Have
We always bring this up during the holidays... when it’s really something that slides into our life *more* in all the small daily things we do and bring into our life.
Nov 21, 2023•16 min
256: Take on the skills that suck
Listen in on a funny story about me, a tractor, and how we all need a reminder to take on the skills that suck.
Nov 14, 2023•16 min
255: Reminders We ALL Need to Help Save Money On Food
Here are some basic tips for saving money on your food bill—most of which we absolutely already know, and also absolutely need to be reminded of.
Nov 06, 2023•20 min
254: The Monetization of Everything
Let's talk about the slippery slope of monetizing everything we do, think, or say. When a potential dollar hangs over everything, at what point is enough, enough?
Oct 30, 2023•16 min
253: What if you have enough?
What do you need that you don't already have right now? Do the things you've crammed in fit with where you actually want to be? Tough questions...
Oct 24, 2023•14 min
252: A quiet revolution
A revolution doesn't always rush in with fire and noise. Here are two things you can do to bring about the best world for you and yours.
Oct 09, 2023•10 min
251: Waiting on a cup of coffee
Simplicity, priorities, and how life was very different back when your only option was to wait awhile for a cup of coffee.
Oct 02, 2023•12 min
250: A New House
In this episode of the Farmish Kind of Life podcast, I talk about my upcoming new project The Lifesteaders, how it's the same as and different from A Farmish Kind of Life, and where we all go from here.
Aug 14, 2023•18 min
249: You Are Your Solution
Today's podcast episode is about owning the choices you make and accepting the sometimes-hard-to-swallow pill that says you are the solution to your own problems. Let's talk about control, things that happen to you, and what saying "you have a choice" is definitely not insinuating.
Aug 07, 2023•11 min
248: Take Care of What is Yours
We often spend time trying to remedy the things we can't... at the expense of ignoring the things we can. Let’s talk about life, how it happens, and what we can do about it.
Jul 31, 2023•10 min
247: You Can’t Find Yourself
A different perspective on the problem of being told you need to "find yourself". What if there's nothing to find... because it's all there?
Jul 24, 2023•7 min
246: The illusion of control
Being a control freak doesn't always look like you think it should. Let's take a different perspective on the illusion of control.
Jul 17, 2023•16 min
245: Calling all Lifesteaders
I don’t know what lifesteading means in your specific situation but lifesteaders are all about living a full, honest life... within and apart and aside from whatever you equate HOMEsteading with.
Jul 03, 2023•14 min
244: The thing about time
Today I chat about Parkinson's law and the idea that a task will swell or shrink to fit the time we've allowed for it. I've learned a few things since having "less time" that are pretty eye opening as it relates to my day, as well as life in general. This episode goes deeper than how to get more done in your day and asks some big questions about Life. — Amy Dingmann, 6-5-23 FIND MORE GOODIES FROM A FARMISH KIND OF LIFE: Monthly Snail Mail Newsletter: Subscribe here Books by me, Amy Dingmann: My ...
Jun 06, 2023•19 min
243: Make it a masterpiece
Ever tried to go back to "what was"? Here's my own story about realizing it’s not possible, even with the best intentions, and what you should do instead.
May 22, 2023•15 min
242: The benefit of first impressions
This is about you realizing you're a lot of different things, but you don't have to be everything all at once. You are what you are right now
May 11, 2023•13 min
241: Why do you do it?
You're online, creating and consuming content. Podcasts. Videos. Social media posts. Let me ask you a question: DO YOU KNOW WHY?
May 03, 2023•21 min
240: Maybe you’re not a homesteader
For those of you stressing out about how much you're doing or how it all fits with "homesteading", this piece is all the perspective you need.
Apr 26, 2023•14 min
239: Today is your BIRTH day
You're not dead yet. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. What do you want to do that you haven't already done?
Apr 21, 2023•16 min
Spicy Sisters 004 with Nicole Sauce
Today is an audio replay of the fourth episode of the Spicy Sisters; a monthly livestream chat between myself and Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee.
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 25 min
238: What your social media post does and doesn’t do
Today I chat about the image we portray to the world, and offer perspective on how that image helps, hurts, or maybe doesn't even matter.
Apr 12, 2023•19 min
237: 5 Ways High School Prepared Us for the Real World
Today is a possibly uncomfortable truth bomb view on the whole concept of what high school gave us a glimpse of.
Apr 05, 2023•16 min
236: None of Us Are Self-Sufficient
Let's dig into (and get real about) the fallacy of self-sufficiency and self-reliance. For all our talk about "we can do it ourselves, we don’t need anyone"... we actually need other people in ways we don’t even realize.
Mar 22, 2023•28 min
235: Productive Homestead Planning
Let's start the busy homestead season off right by making some big lists...and then letting them stare back at us to show what we've really got on our plates.
Mar 15, 2023•28 min
234: A Farmish Take on Food Rules
Today I give my two farmish cents about some popular food rules, and ask us to care more about what we put in our bodies... without stressing ourselves out.
Mar 08, 2023•38 min
233: The Things We Need to Admit
Today’s podcast episode digs deep to ask about the things we need to admit to ourselves—both good and bad—in an effort to move forward in our journey through life.
Mar 01, 2023•30 min
232: Sprouting seeds for chickens
Today we're learning how to grow a tasty treat for your chickens—sprouts! They're easy to make and you probably already have all the materials in your house already.
Feb 22, 2023•32 min
231: Count cash, not carbs
Today I discuss another way to think about the honest “what and how much” of the food you're eating, and it all has to do with money. I delve into rations, bank accounts, dinner plates, privilege... and lots more. Things are gonna get spicy. ;)
Feb 15, 2023•40 min
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