Simple Farmhouse Life28 Okt 2025

313. Can Homemakers Balance It All? Q&A on Motherhood, Home Birth, Babywearing, Farmhouse Updates, and More!

Building a new home that feels like it’s been here for a hundred years has been a labor of love (and a learning curve!). In this solo episode, I’m sharing the latest updates from our farmhouse build, what’s been harder (and more rewarding) than expected, and the details that are truly making our home look historic. From kitchen plans and farm goals to my favorite baby wrap, birth method, and thoughts on balancing homemaking and entrepreneurship, this conversation is a mix of practical tips and real-life reflection from my current season of life.

In this episode, we cover:

- An update on where we are in the farmhouse build and what has surprised us throughout this unique building process

- How priming and painting every board, trim piece, and bit of crown molding has slowed the process but is worth it for the truly historic look

- What I’ve learned about creating a historic-looking new build and why proportions matter more than you may think

- Is it possible to build a “new old home” on a tighter timeline or with a smaller budget?

- Some of my kitchen plans, including the Lacanche range and wood cookstove I’ve been dreaming of for cozy winter baking

- What we plan to use our land for and how we are learning from my sister’s full-time farm

- Why I’m such a staunch believer in babywearing and which wrap I’d choose if I could only have one

- The reason I won’t have a water birth and the method I swear by that’s made my labors nearly pain-free

- Thoughts on whether it’s possible for moms to truly balance homeschooling, cooking, and homekeeping all at once

- How Luke and I divide our work, homeschool, and business responsibilities in this season as a full-time entrepreneurial family

View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube.

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Check out this video where I share our original “new old home” building plans

Follow along with my sisters on their YouTube Channels:

- Ashley at New Hartford Farm Co.

- Andrea at Our Sweet Sunny Days

- Laura at Our Oily House

Watch my step-by-step Babywearing Wrap Tutorial video on Farmhouse on Boone

Find my favorite wrap here: Didymos Prima Natural Woven Wrap

Some of my go-to sources for country home decor inspiration: Country House Living by Nora Murphy and a few books by Gil Schafer

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