by Victoria Gazeley | Dec 31, 2012 | Home Business from the Homestead, Online Business Tools, Rural Home Office, Rural Technology
My satellite internet died one morning at the beginning of December. An hour on the phone with tech support and it turned out the issue was probably one of having to recalibrate the dish (i.e., seems it had shifted and was off the signal beam). Which meant waiting...
by Victoria Gazeley | Sep 10, 2012 | Home Business from the Homestead, Homestead Planning, Online Business Tools, Rural Home Office
“Did you start your business before you moved to the country?” “How did you figure out what business to start?” “We really want to start over on a rural property – do you have any advice?” Every week, I’m getting more...
by Victoria Gazeley | Nov 17, 2011 | Animals, Chickens, From City to Country, Home Business from the Homestead, Lessons, Livestock, Mice, Mindset, Pests, Rural Home Office, Rural Technology
Time for me to come clean. I love the rural life, really I do, but there are some days when the comfort of a city condo would be a welcome distraction. And honestly? A relief. Like the days when it’s sub-zero and I forgot to pick up winter work gloves to do...
by Victoria Gazeley | May 31, 2011 | Emergency Preparedness, Home Business from the Homestead, Rural Home Office
With all the news coverage about natural disasters recently, I got to thinking – what would happen to my home-based business if my home was destroyed in a fire or my family had to be evacuated for some reason? Is my business prepared? Truth is, right now there...
by Victoria Gazeley | Feb 18, 2011 | Home Business from the Homestead, Lessons, Rural Home Office, Rural Technology
Running a web-based business that serves other web-based businesses from a rural home can be a fairly challenging experience. But if making a living on your homestead is your dream, you have to find a way to make it work. Our Internet Service Story We live in a...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jan 14, 2011 | Home Business from the Homestead, Homestead Planning, Homesteading Stories, Lessons, Rural Home Office
Living in the country comes with rich lessons. Every day some situation comes up that tests your endurance, your skills, or your sanity. In almost two years on our rural 6 acres, we’ve had occasion to learn a lot of things. Some are funny (‘gifts’...
