In many ways, repetition is the stuff that life is made of. I wish I could put up another blog post that shares another fabulous idea for the homestead. Alas, I can’t do that today as what I am doing is a repetition from another day and post.
I tend to worry a bit about not posting frequently enough and sometimes life does get in the way. Other times, though, I just feel like I have nothing to share because my activities are largely a repetition of previous events that have been previously documented.
For example, today, I am making turkey bone broth…again. Yes, I did this last week as well (using our frozen carcass from Thanksgiving), but we had another turkey in the freezer that we defrosted, cooked, and are now making bone broth from the remains. The meat from the bird was divided into enough for one meal for our family of 6 and the remainder is waiting in the refrigerator until I have time to pressure can it for future use.
Some practical tasks can be performed once and do a great job in saving money or helping to get these done around a homestead. Building a greenhouse to start seeds in is a great example of this. Perhaps a bit of maintenance will need to occur once in a while, but once the greenhouse is built, it can be used season after season to help grow flowers and/or 
vegetables.
Other tasks are equally useful, but are far more repetitive in nature. Planting the plants in the greenhouse mentioned above will be done season after season, year after year, in pretty much the same way each time. Both projects are helpful in getting the job done, but don’t always make for a life changing type of blog post.
Making dinner is the same. My family tends to enjoy the same or similar foods in repetition. My father has a short list of dishes that he really would like to see every week. Hubby, the kids, Mom, and I enjoy a bit more variety than he does and use a longer rotation. Dad, on the other hand would enjoy meatloaf and mashed potatoes every week, made the exact same way, without fail. Never trying a new recipe would make writing about food a little dull for both writer and reader.
But, these simple, often repetitive tasks are the heart of keeping house, saving money, living healthier, and being a little bit more self-sufficient. Repairing a loose button on a favorite shirt will save money over replacing the shirt. You may repair several buttons on one garment or many buttons on several garments over the course of a lifetime. Each repair is not necessarily newsworthy, but these little acts add up over time for your household economy.
So, I can’t promise that all posts will be exciting and full of new ideas. Much of life revolves around repetition of little tasks and habits that come together to help make life comfortable, and, even meaningful.
And, these extra jars of bone broth will give us cheap, healthy food for many months using only things we would have thrown out anyway. It’s a totally win-win situation, if not worthy of another post on bone broth today.
What repetitive tasks give you satisfaction?
Till next time,
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