Welcome!

Welcome to The Rustic Homestead!!

I am Brittany. I love EVERYTHING about living rustically and homesteading!!!

I love living in the Midwest. My family lives in Southern Illinois about 5 minutes from Carlyle Lake. We absolutely love it here. It's quiet and peaceful.

For the past year and a half, I have been couponing. I was COMPLETELY submerged in everything coupon! Then, I began to tire of it. So, I started to think. "How can I do this myself?" "How can I do it as the Pioneers did it?"

And so, it began...