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Half-Assed Homestead A lifestyle blog about not-ideal and not-always-aesthetic homesteading practices.
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The path to self sufficiency and better health takes just one step at a time & it ain’t always pretty!

Here’s the thing…when I first started this side hustle it wasn’t really meant to be a side hustle at all. I just wanted ...
10/11/2026

Here’s the thing…when I first started this side hustle it wasn’t really meant to be a side hustle at all. I just wanted to make homemade non-toxic alternatives for my family and figured I could share my concoctions in the process and earn some cash to fund whatever my next crazy idea would be.

This past year with our second daughter arriving, my husband’s career change, and the crazy cost of living, this turned into not only a side hustle but so much MORE. A lifeline. A way to not have to go to my day job any more than I have to. A way to keep me home with the babies. A way to scratch that itch of using my creative brain and not just my mom brain. A way to pay for my toddlers gymnastics class. A way to justify collecting more chickens 😂

I am absolutely blown away with how many people supported my “side hustle” today. How many people stopped to chat or try my product. I’m also beyond ecstatic about how many repeat customers I had and the good things they had to say about products they have previously bought. Today, someone called my dandelion tallow scrub that they bought “luxurious”. Today, someone else raved about how my tallow balm helped their baby’s eczema. It literally warms my heart. I’m making stuff that my own family uses and truly believes in and sharing that with you all and having it be received so well has me jumping for joy.

Markets are a ton of work. The prep, making stuff, packing up, setting up. It can be a LOT. Especially with a busy toddler and a baby who doesn’t sleep at night 🤠 And then, you never know how you might do. Will you break even? Will you have enough product? Did you stay up until 3am making stuff for no reason because it’s a slower market? It’s a bit of a physical and emotional gamble sometimes.

I’ve been blessed this year with some really incredible market experiences as a vendor and today was one that knocked my socks off and was 100% worth the gamble. I made a ton of stock and it flewwwww off the table. Thank you to everyone who bought something from me today. When you support our little farm business, you are directly keeping me grounded right where I need to be, guiding the little pudgy hands of my babies and allowing me to be the best momma I can be.

So thank you and there’s my word diarrhea from my sappy self this evening.

Goodnight 🩵

Today. Was. Freaking. AWESOME. I have a lot to unpack emotionally because of how awesome today was, and very little to u...
10/10/2026

Today. Was. Freaking. AWESOME.

I have a lot to unpack emotionally because of how awesome today was, and very little to unpack physically because I’m nearly sold out of everything!

I’ll circle back later tonight to really get my word diarrhea out on here. But for now, thank you to Happy Fizz for hosting today’s event and for having us as a vendor. It was seriously incredible.

Not only are your drinks delicious, but you’re an amazing friend and host! Love you so much Lauren & the Happy Fizz crew.

We are all set up at Happy Fizz Flannels & Fizz Event in Almont!🥤We brought some of our white pumpkins for the FREE kids...
10/10/2026

We are all set up at Happy Fizz Flannels & Fizz Event in Almont!🥤

We brought some of our white pumpkins for the FREE kids craft table. 🎃

We have a huge variety of goodies available today. Like, the most stock I’ve ever had available at once. If you’ve been wanting to try one of our known favorites or snag one of our new products, come and see me

🍁Today’s Offerings:🍁

•Tallow Face Balm for Dry Skin
•Tallow Face Balm for Combination Skin
•Tallow Hand Balm
•Tallow Magnesium Balm
•NEW Mullein Tallow Chest Rub
•Tallow Seasoning Wax
•Magnesium Tallow
•Dandelion Tallow Sugar Scrub
•Organic Chicken Bouillon Seasoning Mix
•Organic Taco Seasoning Mix
•Tallow Sunscreen
•All-Natural Room Sprays (“Uplifting” & “Relaxing” formulas)
•NEW Mystery Dice Bees Wax Candle Melts
•Mullein Tincture
•NEW Autumn Simmer Pot Kits
•Mini Simmer Pot Kits
•Intention Candles
•Pasture-raised Eggs

🌼NEW PRODUCT DROP #3 & 4 I bottled up some of my mullein tincture to bring with me tomorrow…I can’t say anything else a...
10/10/2026

🌼NEW PRODUCT DROP #3 & 4

I bottled up some of my mullein tincture to bring with me tomorrow…I can’t say anything else about it but if you want some I’ll have very limited quantities with me.

I’m also finishing up a batch of mullein tallow chest rub to bring along…just in time for sick season!

See you tomorrow from 11am to 4pm at the Happy Fizz event “Flannels & Fizz” in Almont!

PUMPKIN DEALS🎃 Our pumpkin patch did TOO well 😅We have a surplus!!! Small pumpkins are $2 each or 3 for $5Medium are $4 ...
10/09/2026

PUMPKIN DEALS🎃

Our pumpkin patch did TOO well 😅
We have a surplus!!!

Small pumpkins are $2 each or 3 for $5
Medium are $4 each or 3 for $10
Giant jack o lantern pumpkins are only $6 each or 4 for $20…which is a rockin deal.

📍1040 S Blacks Corners Road
Imlay City, MI 48444

Right across from Imlay City High School.

New Product Drop #2 for Happy Fizz’s Flannel & Fizz event this Saturday:Autumn Simmer Pot Kits🍁If you haven’t learned b...
10/06/2026

New Product Drop #2 for Happy Fizz’s Flannel & Fizz event this Saturday:

Autumn Simmer Pot Kits🍁

If you haven’t learned by now, I love to dehydrate things and mix and match them to make all-natural smells that refresh your home. This one is focused on the fall season, with apple, blood orange, cinnamon, vanilla, and herbs and spices.

These are perfect for those damp fall days where you’re stuck inside and want to cozy up. Just pop it in a pot of hot water and let it simmer! They also make a thoughtful & consumable gift.

These are my regular full size kits, so they can also be displayed in a potpourri dish. I am, however, making a mini kit as well with just the herbs and spices, where you just have to add your own fruit to the simmer. ♨️

New Product Drop #1 for Flannels & Fizz event this Saturday…It’s candle pouring season and I have a pile of local bees ...
10/06/2026

New Product Drop #1 for Flannels & Fizz event this Saturday…

It’s candle pouring season and I have a pile of local bees wax calling my name! First up, Mystery Dice Candles!

Level Up 3D Printing gave me a handful of really pretty dice that they made for table top gaming and approached me with the idea. Heck yes what a fun collab.

These are 100% pure local beeswax, all-natural, and have a peaceful blend of organic essential oils: Citrus, Ylang Ylang, Patchouli, Blue Tansy. No mystery synthetic fragrances. The only mystery in these babies is which fancy die you’ll end up with. Each candle has one die in it which will be revealed as the candle burns.🕯️

They are also sprinkled with Green Aventurine Stones…which are known as the “stone of opportunity”. These stones are considered a lucky talisman for games of chance, financial abundance, and career growth. 🎲

The vibes are seriously immaculate in this pour. And, if you can’t visit us at our booth at the event in Almont, Level Up will have some at their booth at the craft show at Weston Elementary in Imlay City!

I blinked and summer ended. We are kicking off fall as a vendor at Happy Fizz’s local event in Almont this Saturday!I’ll...
10/05/2026

I blinked and summer ended. We are kicking off fall as a vendor at Happy Fizz’s local event in Almont this Saturday!

I’ll be working on a fresh stock of goodies all this week to bring and will give you sneak peaks along the way!

It’s going to be a perfect day with FREE kids crafts, a highland cow to cuddle, food trucks, and a really wonderful selection of vendors. 🧡🥤

It’s a beautiful day and pumpkins, straw, and cornstalks are all restocked in the self-serve stand! Cash or Venmo accept...
10/04/2026

It’s a beautiful day and pumpkins, straw, and cornstalks are all restocked in the self-serve stand! Cash or Venmo accepted.

🎃 Pumpkins are $5 each or 3 for $12!
🌽 Corn Stalks are $3 a bundle

I also have a couple dozen eggs in the cooler in the stand. Eggs haven’t really been moving much in the stand so I’m debating not putting them out there any more and just selling to my regulars. The girls will be starting to slow down laying soon for a well-deserved break, so if you want to keep having eggs in the stand, please grab some! I hate to put them out there for them to just sit…

📍 4265 Kidder Rd, Almont, MI
🍂 Self Serve • Open Daily • Any Time 🍁

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Lapeer County, MI
48446

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