Welcome to the Podcast Resource Page for Living a Simple Life with a Back Porch View. Here you can find all the resources for each episode!
Below you will find a list of all the episodes from the Podcast, transcripts, and a selection of related posts. You will also find a link to any freebies (if they are mentioned in the podcast), along with a printable version of each one.
And don’t miss the Helpful Products section at the end of the page. These products are specifically designed to help you move forward easily on your Simple Life journey.
Be sure to keep coming back. As each episode airs, it will be added to this Podcast Resource Page. That means more fun, more freebies, and more visits!
Thank you so much for listening in each Monday. I can’t wait for our next visit!
Before You Keep Scrolling for the Podcast Episodes…
If you are serious about learning to live a Simple Life, but aren’t quite sure how to get started, you can get help. A Simple Life Workbook is filled with information, thoughts, ideas, and worksheets to help you take the first step in your journey. You can find out more about it HERE!
Now for the Podcast Episodes:
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Start Your ‘Shopping’ with Handmade Gifts
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Episode 62: Addicted to Canning
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Episode 63: Old-Fashioned Barn Raising
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Episode 53: The Biscuit Wagon
Transcript: The Biscuit Wagon
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Episode 54: Spring Cleaning
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Episode 51: Planning Ahead for Canning Season
Transcript: Planning Ahead
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Planning Ahead for Canning Season
Episode 52: Self-care for the Homemaker
Transcript: Self-Care for the Homemaker
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Maintain Self-Care for the Homemaker
Episode 47: Depression Era Challenge
Transcript: Depression Era Challenge
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Episode 44: Coffee with Friends
Transcript: Coffee with Friends
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How to Take Time for a Coffee Break
Episode 45: Create a Seasonal Bucket List
Transcript: Seasonal Bucket List
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Episode 41 – Setting Goals for the New Year
Transcript: Setting Goals for the New Year
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Episode 43 – Is it Self-Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, or a Simple Life?
Transcript: Is it Self-Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, or a Simple Life?
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Living a Simple Life: Get Answers to the Questions
Episode 38 – The Ultimate Gift
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Transcript: Counting & Using your Blessings
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Episode 30: Spread Your Wings
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Transcript: Episode 23
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Transcript: Episode 24
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Baking Bread: The Aroma of Love
Transcript: Episode 17
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Baking Bread as a Relationship: Join the Party!
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Episode 13: Pleasures of Afternoon Tea
Transcript: Episode 13
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How to Relax & Enjoy with Afternoon Tea
Learn How to Slow Down and Enjoy the Process
How to Take Time for a Coffee Break
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Episode 14: Have a Picnic!
Transcript: Episode 14
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Episode 10: Homemaking Then and Now
Transcript: Episode 10
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Maintain & Enjoy Self Care for the Homemaker
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Episode 11: Simple Life Finances
Transcript: Episode 11
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Gain Control of your Money Now – Basic Finances for Homemakers
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How to Gain Control of Your Paper -Get Organized with Notebooks – The Farm Wife
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Coupon Codes:
Simple Life Home Finance Bundle – Get 35% off with Code: Porch35
Simple Life Dollars & Sense – Get 25% off with Code: Porch 25
Simple Home Budget Worksheet – Get 15% off with Code: Porch15
Easy Home Income & Expense Worksheet – Get 15% off with Code: Porch 15
Episode 7: Making the Shift to a Simple Life
Transcript: Episode 7
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Your Chaos Break: How to Make a Lifestyle Change
Grandmas Essie’s Perspective on Living a Life from Scratch
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Episode 9: Simple Life Journal
Transcript: Episode 9
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Scheduling Tips for the Homemaker
Freebie: Journal Pages
Episode 5: Tackling Fear & Mistakes
Transcript: Episode 5
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Episode 2: Who I am
Transcript: Episode 2
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Freebie! – Spiced Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Helpful Products
Are you ready to start your own Simple life journey, or need a little extra help moving forward? These products can help!
If you are ready to explore the possibilities of a new life, Your Lifestyle Plan just may be the help you are looking for.
This e-book outlines each step you need to make to help you create the person you were meant to be. From Vision Statements to Finances, it covers everything you will need to do. There are also worksheets for each section you can fill in and keep in a notebook.
The Ultimate Guide to the Art of Homemaking is a handy manual to have. With 81 pages, it is chock-full of information, forms, charts and wisdom to get you get your started on your own homemaking journey.
The Simple Life Home Finance Bundle
The Simple Life Home Finance Bundle allows your frugal nature to shine! Included in this Bundle is the Simple Life Dollars & Sense eBook; the Home Budget spreadsheet; and the Home Income & Expense Spreadsheet. Although you can purchase each of these items separately, you can save 23% by getting them all in one Bundle!
Baking Bread as a Relationship eBook (with recipes!)
It may sound odd to think of baking bread as a relationship – but surprisingly, it works by applying same principles with meeting someone new. Learn more about how it happens, and find some great recipes, too! Who knows, you may just reach that Happily Ever After stage right in your own kitchen!
The Enchantment of Afternoon Tea (with recipes!)
Afternoon Tea is simple way we can tell ourselves we are important. Who we are, what we do, our dreams, goals and desires all benefit from the quiet time we spend indulging in a small repast and taking the time to breathe.
The Enchantment of Afternoon Tea is designed to help us revisit those quiet times. It brings back a touch of grace to our world and gives us permission to relax and enjoy the person we are.
Have a Merry, Simple Christmas eManual
We all want a Merry Simple Christmas, and the simpler the better. But with everything that needs to be done, just how can we possibly accomplish that, without getting tangled up in wrapping paper and ribbons?
Have a Merry Simple Christmas is designed to help keep your holiday organized and running smoothly – and still maintain the normal daily activities and meals. It is loaded with tips, ideas and worksheets to help you do just that. From getting organized with a notebook and gift ideas to recipes and DIY instructions, Have a Merry, Simple Christmas can help!
Are you Wanting to Learn More about Living a Simple Life?
You can do that in 3 ways:
1. Visit me at The Farm Wife website. Here you will find posts on all aspects of living a Simple Life.
2. Grab a copy of my two books: The Farm Wife – Living and Simple Life on the Farm – and – The Search for a Simple Life. Read the 1st Chapters HERE!
3. Subscribe to my Newsletter – extend your visit with more conversations from the Virtual Porch! (And for new subscribers, you can get a fun discount when you sign up!)