The Campfire Trail: November 28 - DIY Homestead - The Might of Small and Simple Things

November 28, 2022

Day 423 of the Adventure

After a couple days of off and on rain, things around here have dried out to the point we can add stain to the back of the cabin. We had also made a lumber run over the weekend and were able to finish the deck platform. Each day represents another step closer to the completion of a dream.

It feels like we are running a "play-by-play" of our cabin building. The important thing to realize is that each bit of progress illustrates how the Do-It-Yourself process works. Anyone wanting to start an off-grid or homestead property (or really any kind of project) needs to be able to view a big job as nothing more than a series of small tasks to complete. I think the biggest hurdle in the whole process is visualizing the end results while keeping that "Large View" from overwhelming all of the small steps. Trying to imagine the end goal can be very discouraging if you have no way of measuring out all of the small steps as legitimate progress. So, today it's the stain and the deck platform. Tomorrow, I think, we're going to make a covered wood box just off the deck for keeping the firewood dry.

Carry On

Adventure Quote: “It is to our own detriment that we underestimate the might of small and simple things.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich

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