Day in the Life, Afternoon Homestead Chores (Update on the Norris Farmstead!)

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Day in the Life, Afternoon Homestead Chores (Update on the Norris Farmstead!)

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Melissa K. Norris - Modern Homesteading

Күн бұрын

Join me for another "day in the life" as I take you along with me for my afternoon chores. Including an update on the Norris Farmstead and what goes into turning it over for the next guests.
If you're enjoying these videos where I take you along with me on my normal daily routines, let me know in the comments so I know you want me to keep making them!
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@kayleeh3770 Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t NOT wash every blanket on the bed. So instead, I made beds with fitted and flat sheets and only a very thin comforter. I’d wash them every use because I couldn’t sleep in the bed myself without feeling yucky if the top blankets weren’t cleaned. So I offered the middle layer blanket in the closet. Which most people never reached for, which was really helpful to cut down on laundry. I’d air dry the top thin quilts and replace with the spare quilts. I just sold my 2 year old AirBnB because the market made it a good idea to. But I learned a lot of tips and tricks! You’re doing great..it’s HARD work!

@jolene8460 Жыл бұрын

“Mom stop”. Laughed so hard. I hear that at least 100 times a day from my teens. Love love love your videos and how real you are. It’s so refreshing to see real and not fake from an influencer. Appreciate you and everything you’ve taught me. God bless you!

@mariaallevato6121 Жыл бұрын

Always fascinating to see "a day in the life" videos. Not sure why seeing the mundane in others' lives is so interesting. Ha ha

@dsgardenadventures Жыл бұрын

I have a glass cutting board. I believe it’s tempered. It has pictures of flowers in it. Something like that might be better.

@marianneporter26 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching me to make buttermilk biscuits! My husband and I are from the Skagit Valley but moved to Montana almost 4 years ago and love watching your videos.

@tamararoberts9307 Жыл бұрын

It's a good thing you're still young with how busy you are ❤ I'm amazed at all your energy. But of course I'm 61 lol. Love watching all yur videos ❤

@laurasilvey2723 Жыл бұрын

Hi Melissa! Yes, please keep doing the 'day in the life' videos. 🙂

@ErikaElias-wh1zv 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Would LOVE to see more like this and anything else that you’re doing! Thank you so much!

@kimberlyhoeffel9249 Жыл бұрын

Melissa, I absolutely LOVE these day in the life videos! Thank you for taking the time to video them and share all of the details of things that you use to keep your home and farm stay clean and free from toxins.

@diannamc367 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see more on the herb garden as it goes back in. I have actually checked a few times recently for an update.

@jeanniewalsh9121 Жыл бұрын

You can add a tag on the cutting board asking them not to put it in the dishwasher. Also on the cabinet door you can put a @how to properly care for cast iron” sign.

@languagelynnie Жыл бұрын

i LOVE the way you baby-talk to your animals!

@gaytonhomestead4122 Жыл бұрын

I love that wall paper!

@aloras405 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to come stay at your farm. We've been renting out our cabin in the mountains for years. Don't feel bad about saying no to early check ins. Cleaning and inspecting the house is important.

@susanbrown3358 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy seeing your day to day life. Would like to see the medical garden and know what plants are good for what issues.

@redsnertzk1802 Жыл бұрын

I have a love/hate relationship with your "Day in the life"-type videos. I love watching them and seeing how you manage everything, but they can leave me feeling a little bit inadequate. 🤣

@rachelmills1375 Жыл бұрын

Love these kinds of videos! Would like to know more about duck kepping too

@bhavens9149 Жыл бұрын

always love a planting video,

@tamararoberts9307 Жыл бұрын

I've always loved duck eggs over chicken eggs 😋 so much flavor

@LittleHomesteadOnHinerPond Жыл бұрын

I want to see more about the medicinal herb garden

@shannonmulligan1 Жыл бұрын

Loved this type of video!!! Keep them coming!

@robrenhar Жыл бұрын

So beautiful. Yall are doing an amazing job. Wish we could come out and stay or even help some how. Country living is a blessing and oh so much endless work. Wouldn't have it any other way. Appreciate your wisdom and knowledge. I take notes from your videos. And yes to the herb gardening info. Many blessings to you and yours. Thanks again.

@winterbells1 Жыл бұрын

You could put a little sign on the dishwasher to please not put the cutting board into the dishwasher lol

@sharonkerst9900 Жыл бұрын

Hi Melissa- Love your farm stay. Thanks for your wheel of death tip. Great idea. So, I have a tip for you, true story... My family and I were vacation at Airbnb, and we used the gas grill supplied to us and thinking it was safe to use and grilled on it. Before we knew it was engulfed in flames. Thank God too fast, thinking the fire was quickly contained. The house manager stopped in and realized it wasn't our fault. The fire was due to an uncleaned grill proir to our arrival. It had a bunch of grease at the bottom of the grill. That's what led to it getting engulfed so fast. SO pro-tip ALWAYS CHECK THE GRILL BEFORE EACH GUEST. Hope this was helpful.

@kimberlyblake8705 Жыл бұрын

I love the "day in the life" type vlogs!

@gaytonhomestead4122 Жыл бұрын

My aunt taught me how to make the bed that way. She said thats how someone told her how army makes there bed. Thays how she was taught and it looks nice and neat too!

@christineshomemakingjourney Жыл бұрын

Hi Melissa-I love the Day in the life videos and Congratulations on your beautiful farmstead property! I hope the people that stay there appreciate it and take care of it during their stay their. Your ducklings are so cute and glad your daughter was able to help you.

@shannonhudson8625 Жыл бұрын

Yes, on more medicinal herb gardening.

@susiemeade6404 Жыл бұрын

I want to see the herb garden grow!

@tamararobinson2069 Жыл бұрын

A Fun day in the life vlog!! Your system is rocking it!! Thanks So Much for the wheel of death😆 mouse trap!!! I’m going to make one asap!!

@pip5858 Жыл бұрын

Love this type of video. Just seeing all you do in a day and how you prep is really interesting

@stephencameron1709 Жыл бұрын

Loved the tour and baby ducks. So adorable! And the mouse trap , awesome! Val C

@brittni827 Жыл бұрын

I do love a day in the life videos.

@Carol32547 Жыл бұрын

I also rent out my home to traveling nurses , medical people or military. We just let them know when we are coming to mow the yard and clean the pool and taking a sample of pool water. Most of our renters stay 3 months. We usually have 2 days in between to clean the house. First thing I check is the oven.

@Thisisit120 Жыл бұрын

When we first moved out to our farm we had problem with mice in the chicken coop bad. We did this same little trick and we caught 14 mice the first night.

@Thisisit120 Жыл бұрын

Melissa just before I watched your video today I watched Living Traditions and they got new baby ducks to and what he does for a homemade water and feeder is genius and it’s easy to do. You ought to watch him.

@wadfree Жыл бұрын

So glad you found Wad-Free®! Wad-Frees are supposed to go on every sheet in the load -- flat and fitted sheets -- and then you'll find they work even better 😁🧺 There's also a new one Wad-Free® for Blankets & Duvet Covers 👍

@sharilynremington78 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful farm. Would love to see the herbs! Thanks for bringing us along!

@sharilynremington78 Жыл бұрын

Your doing a great job! God bless!❤

@mf3610 Жыл бұрын

Like this style of video!

@carolynschmitt1413 Жыл бұрын

Love it . Amazing job. You Should make a rule plaque / picture frame on what is allowed and what isn’t allowed in the dishwasher?

@tedhartley5766 Жыл бұрын

Would love to see your herbal garden that you plant. I am starting one also to begin to look at the medicinal side of herbs.

@robbyers7614 Жыл бұрын

Melissa, In this video, you are STUNNING. You are ALWAYS beautiful, but in this particular video.... WOW!! Thank You for all of your information and care you put into these videos. ✝️📖 ❤️

@ayafox1352 Жыл бұрын

I love the wallpaper! Since it is vintage, you may want to test it for lead paint. ❌️ It was common for the green colors used in old wall papers to be positive for it.

@Tom-wd5bs Жыл бұрын

You look great in those glasses !

@ColRubyDimplesManacha Жыл бұрын

You have A LOT going on! I'm trying to raise less skittish ducks too. Thought I'd get them to imprint on me if I incubated and held them a lot the first few days. All the progress seems lost after putting all 3 of them together in the brooder. All of a sudden they realized they aren't human, and that I'm not a muscovy😔I'll give what you're doing a try. Thanks for sharing!

@HeatherNaturaly Жыл бұрын

I have 3 Pekin and 3..possibly only 2 now..Blue Swedish. They wander probably 20+ acres to the neighbors stream. I have a stream.. why don't they stay home??? But they come home when I call them in the evenings. Takes them a good 15-30 minutes to get back to their pen from when I start to call. They freak me out when they don't arrive..but so far, they have always been waiting for supper when I go out to check just on dusk. We have a LOT of coyote, so you know why I worry.

@christineshomemakingjourney Жыл бұрын

Hi Melissa- For the Farmstay cleaning days have you thought about blocking out on your calendar 1-2 cleaning days after each booking? that may help with time and you not having to rush because after a while you will get tired. Just a suggestion

@janellem6436 Жыл бұрын

Keep up the blogging content!! :)

@angelaoehlert4622 Жыл бұрын

Love these “day in the life” videos. Doing my own “chores” is so much more fun when I can do them with someone else! I love your tea pots, btw, both the one in the farm stay and the copper one in you kitchen. Do you remember where you found them or what brand?

@MelissaKNorris Жыл бұрын

For the copper one was a vintage sale the other on Wayfair, the stainless steel was from Fred Meyers about 15 years ago

@bilgekarakasdiker6630 Жыл бұрын

Why don't you consider using humane traps? With c 5:36 atch and release method.

@diannemiller4754 Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful view at the Farmstay. I am very interested in the coffee. Is there a coupon code? The ducks are so cute. My Granddaughter raises ducks. Thanks for sharing your video.

@MelissaKNorris Жыл бұрын

If you use the coffee link in the video description it gives you a discount automatically

@jlmassey Жыл бұрын

What do you recommend use to clean water tank with algae ? Apple cider vinegar or hydrogen peroxide? Or something else? Thanks

@joannastryker1151 Жыл бұрын

That' s why I have out door barn cats.....i never have mice in my house.

@SnappyR Жыл бұрын

Hey Melissa - did you originally caption this video "Managing Two Farms" - when I first watched it this was the video caption.

@mother8576 Жыл бұрын

What herbs are growing this year?

@paulawhite2882 Жыл бұрын

I just don't like the thought of any bed linens unwashed. I thought I heard you say you flip it, but then I thought I heard you say every 4 guests. Is it because there are four sides? And I am not a fan of carpet in hotels etc...