Welcome to the Simple Homestead Blog Hop #182!

Plus a holiday giveaway!

Alright friends, Thanksgiving is TOMORROW! This week has been really crazy for me. I had all of these goals and tasks I wanted to achieve and then my husband ended up in the hospital with acute appendicitis and, needless to say, about 15% of the these that needed to be done got done. There are ALWAYS setbacks when it comes to homesteading and that’s okay. I’m fortunate enough to have my mother-in-law living close enough to help me out. Last night I stayed home so I could clean and the house ready for the rest of the family coming into town. This morning I came back down to the hospital, where I’m writing this from now. Thankfully, the surgery went great and my sweety is on his way to full recovery! So I am SO thankful for family and modern medicine today! Also, I’m going to have to remember that Self Love is important while playing catch-up next week! What are you thankful for? Let me know in the comments below!

If you didn’t know, one of our cohosts, Nancy on the Homefront, is also co-hosting a great Holiday Giveaway as part of the Season of Giveaways from Katherine’s Corner. Through November 16 you can enter to win a $150 Target gift card to help with your Thanksgiving/Christmas/Hanukkah/Etc. holiday preparations. Nancy will be participating in several other giveaways during the holiday season, so be sure to follow her so you won’t miss out on any opportunities!

In addition to the holiday giveaway, Kathi from Oak Hill Homestead is somewhat of our fearless leader here at the hop. She sends us all the information we need every week and answers all of our questions. Kathi is heading up a “Social Media Challenge” for this month (November) and she’d love to have you join! The challenge is to post one thing you’re thankful for every single day of November, even though Thanksgiving isn’t the only reason we should be thankful during the year. You don’t HAVE to post every day, there’s no penalty if you don’t or can’t! This is just a fun little thing to do and we’d love to see what keeps you going. You can use the picture below to share this challenge with all your fellow followers! If you’d like to follow Kathi and me during this challenge, you can do so here:

It is not too late to join us in being thankful!

Kathi’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oakhillhomestead/

Chelsea’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegreenacrehomestead/

Dash’s Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/dash_bloomwhereyourplanted/

Nancy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nancewolff/

About the Hop

The Simple Homestead Blog Hop runs from Thursday morning to Sunday evening, so spread the word and spread the love. Share your best material and check out someone else’s best material, too (maybe leave a comment letting them know you found them here at the hop!). Be sure to follow your hosts to let them know you’re here, as well! Personally, I love to use blog hops as a source of pinning material for Pinterest. I find a few posts that I really love and pin away! 

First, let’s meet our wonderful hosts!

Kathi at Oak Hill Homestead – Facebook – Pinterest – Instagram

Dash at Bloom Where You’re Planted – Facebook – Instagram

Chelsea at The Green Acre Homestead – Twitter – Facebook – Pinterest – Instagram

Leah at Busy Gals Homestead and Leah’s Lovely Lops – Facebook
Pinterest – Twitter

Nancy at On the Homefront – Facebook – Twitter – Pinterest

Each week our hosts feature their own picks from the previous week, so visit each host’s blog to see if you’ve been featured!

This Week’s Featured Posts from The Green Acre Homestead are:

I Get Amazing Fruit Harvests Every Year in my Urban Orchard by Tranquil Garden Urban Homestead

 

The Top Four Mason Jar Soups, Time Savings/Great Gifts Ideas by Candy’s Farm House Pantry

 

Dolly’s Southern Cornbread Dressing by Hibiscus House

If you were featured be sure to pick up your Simple Homestead Blog Hop button below! Just highlight all of the text in the box and paste into your blog post; the button will show up automatically.

<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <a href=”https://growwhereyousow.com/” target=”_blank”><img src=”https://growwhereyousow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/SimpleHomestead150.png” alt=”The Green Acre Homestead” /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

The Rules

You are invited to share your original homesteading, homemaking, and homeschooling posts. The rules are:

• Family friendly posts only, please.
• No links to blog hops or posts dedicated to advertising products.
• Share up to 3 posts.
• Please share posts that you haven’t linked up within the past six months to keep the hop fresh.
• If you would, please visit other bloggers and let them know you found them here.
• Also, you can follow us by email and receive notice when the hop is open for business.
• Only share content and photos that you have created or have permission to share.
• Please note: By linking to this hop you are giving us permission to link back to your post and share one photo if you are featured; no additional permission is required.
  

*Posts that don’t follow these few little guidelines will be deleted.*

Ready, Y’all? Let’s hop!

One last reminder to submit to the holiday giveaway!