Deanna Talerico | Homestead and Chill(@deannacat3) 인스타그램 상세 프로필 분석: 팔로워 523,539, 참여율 7.38%

Hey, I’m Deanna 👋🏼 Here’s a little reintroduction and “about me”… but of course we’re all so much more complex and interesting than can fit into a handful of tiny words on the screen! . Like: we live on the Central Coast of California, are huge reggae lovers (among many other types of music), and enjoy long walks on the beach or a good Netflix binge to unwind. 🌊 . Aaron and I met in college (coming up on 19 years ago 🤯) working together in a small natural foods store. After college I worked for the county - starting as a restaurant inspector (oh the stories I have 🫣) and worked my way up to a senior water and land use specialist where I reviewed/inspected/permitted water systems, wastewater systems, and commercial canna🌿 operations. Aaron worked as a produce team leader at Whole Foods. Both feeling increasingly unfulfilled at work, we started our own business 5 years ago and became fully self-employed 2.5 years ago, which has been both the most rewarding and most difficult thing I’ve ever done. . I’m a Type 1/3 enneagram and a Cancer. 🦀 I struggle with anxiety, especially social anxiety, and am generally waaay too hard on myself. . All in all, I’m a work in progress ~ busy growing both in the soil and in the soul. Thanks for being here and growing along with me 💚 . . . . . . . . . #homesteadandchill #gardenlife #gardenlove #homesteading #homesteadlife #instagarden #instagardeners #gardenblogger #sustainableliving #selfsufficiency #type1diabetes #type1warrior #diabadass #countrylife #countryliving #growfood #growfoodnotlawns #healthyliving #environmentalist #selflove #childfree #growyourown #naturalhealth

🍃 Living this way, we rarely leave the homestead - vacations are almost nonexistent, we don’t spend money on fancy cars, clothes, or the latest trends, or even go out to eat… but is that really a “sacrifice”? Not to me 💚 Where are my other homesteading or simple life millennials at? 1986 baby here 👋🏼 . . . . . . #homesteadandchill #homesteading #millennials #millennial #homesteadlife #countrylife #countryliving #gardenlife #gardenlove #gardenlover #selfsufficiency #sustainableliving #simpleliving #simplelife #instagarden #instagardeners #instagood #growfood #growyourown #growfoodnotlawns #gardeninspiration #gardeninspo

🌿 13 Tips on Starting a Garden 🔥 . 1) Start Small. It’s fun to dream of a big garden overflowing with food, but the reality is, it can take some time and experience to get there. Taking on too much before you learn the basics or get a feel for your yard/climate/pests can get overwhelming fast. . 2) Pick the sunniest location possible. Consider how the sun/shade will change with the seasons. If you live in the northern hemisphere, a south-facing location is ideal (one that gets maximum sun exposure from the south, including when it’s lower on the horizon in late fall to early spring). . 3) Decide if you want raised beds, containers or in-ground gardening - or try a variety of methods! We prefer raised beds since gophers make in-ground growing nearly impossible here. I also love the ergonomis, aesthetics, ability to block out pests, and fill them with quality soil and compost. . 4) Invest in your soil. Soil health is KEY! Focus on feeding the soil rather than feeding plants. Compost, mulch, and mild slow-release organic fertilizers are your friends. . 5) Plant what you like to eat. Start with a handful of common veggies and go from there. My very first garden had cherry tomatoes, squash, basil, and honeydew. . 6) Not ready to start from seed? Go pick up some seedlings from a local nursery. There is no shame in that game! . 7) Give plants deep, even, consistent water. They like routine. . 8) Don’t forget the pollinators! Grow a few pollen and nectar-rich flowers for our pollinator friends too. . 9) Think about wildlife. If squirrels, deer, rabbits, or other critters may nibble your plants, consider fencing, nets, hoops and row covers, or other ways to protect them. . 10) Keep it organic; don’t worry about a few bugs! If nothing is eating your garden, your garden isn’t part of the ecosystem. . 11) Perfection is not the goal. HAVE FUN! . 12) There’s always next year! . 13) Come visit us on Homesteadandchill.com for TONS of tips, grow guides, recipes and more! Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter, and you'll get a FREE 21-page garden planning toolkit w/ a companion planting chart, plot plans, and seed starting/planting calendars for EVERY zone! 🙌🥳 Link in bio

🍂 Fall homestead and life photo dump/recap before winter officially arrives 🕰️ 🌱 In late September, we got the fall garden planted out with dozens of leafy greens, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, root veggies and more ~ and we’ve been reaping the fruits (veggies?) of our labor with bountiful harvests now. 🍎 My mom @grillabiteswa also visited then, and we celebrated her belated Bday with a delicious vegan chocolate tart, apple picking, beach walks, cribbage and more. 🥰 🪏 In October, we finally started landscaping a new garden space (will mostly be natives/pollinator plants) at the far end of the raised bed garden area. I’ve been wanting to tackle this space for years! 🙌🏽 We got it weeded, leveled, covered in burlap and mulched before the rainy season started - with rock borders and plants to come SOON! We also expanded the chicken run, and had some really stellar sunsets as the last of the summer flowers faded out. 😵‍💫 November was mostly consumed with prep/work for the holiday season (the busiest time of year for our shop) but we made sure to take mental health breaks with plenty of donkey snuggles and Kit shenanigans to get us through it. Thank you endlessly for your support this year, and always! 💝 🎄Come December, we’ve finally been able to slow down a bit, read more, start the first puzzle of the season, make lots of garden soup, do holiday crafts with the “kids”, and enjoy the cozy vibes of the tree (despite being in the 70s-80s all month 😬). Between the king tides and early sunsets, December is also our favorite time of year for beach walks... And it was sweet baby Cookie’s 17th birthday this week - along with the 2 year of anniversary of adopting the donkeys! 🤍 And now, I’m ready to unwind even more with a bit of break from socials and work. I may still pop on stories occasionally just for fun, but my brain and body is definitely craving a break from screens! So, I suppose I’ll wish you a happy and healthy holiday season now ~ from both of us. Be well and enjoy some down time with your loved ones! ❤️

🎄Easy Salt Dough Ornaments Recipe ⬇️ Alternate POV: when you’re a childfree homesteader making holiday crafts with your backyard chickens, cats, or other critters 💁🏼‍♀️ Hennifer and I had SO much fun making these festive footprint ornaments. Like a typical 12-year old, she enthusiastically participated with much disdain and indifference… and even grew her beard out for the occasion 🤣 Of course her little brother Bodhi Moon wanted to make his own too 🐈‍⬛😻🌙 INGREDIENTS: • 2 cups all-purpose flour • ¾ cup salt (iodized table salt works best) • ¾ - 1 cup warm water INSTRUCTIONS: - In a large mixing bowl (or stand mixer with a dough attachment) thoroughly mix the flour and salt first. - Slowly pour in the water, mixing as you go. Start with 3/4 cup, mix well, and only add more if the dough seems too dry and flaky. - Knead the dough for several minutes until it’s soft and smooth. It should be easy to work with and come together in a nice ball. If it’s too wet/ sticky, work in 1-2 more Tbsp of flour at a time. - Place the dough ball between 2 sheets of parchment paper, or on a silicone baking sheet with parchment on top. - Evenly roll out the dough to about 1/8 - 1/4” thick (err on the thicker side hand/footprints) - Gently press the hand/foot/paw into an open area on the dough first, then use a cookie cutter or knife to cut out around it. - Or, use cookie cutters to cut out fun shapes, or cookie stamps to create pretty 3D designs. - Gently peel away the excess dough from around the sides, leaving the ornaments in place on the parchment paper. (You can roll out the extra dough again to make more ornaments too) - Use a toothpick, wooden skewer, or similar to create a small hole in the top of the ornament for hanging. - Wait to paint until after baking! BAKE: Carefully transfer the parchment paper with the ornaments onto a baking sheet and bake at 215F for 2 to 3 hours (or longer) until they’re 100% dry and firm. The color on the underside should be uniform, without a dark wet center. Flip and rotate every hour to promote even drying. 🎨 Painting and sealing instructions continued in the comments below! ⬇️ #kidscrafts #diyornaments #childfree

I mean, can you blame them for running? 😒🐎🤣 If you’re not familiar with this viral trend, I sincerely apologize for the awkwardness. And don’t worry, I promise they love me! ❤️ #minidonkeys #cowgirltrailride #viraltrend mini donkeys, dancing, farm life, homestead

✨DIY whipped body butter recipe ⬇️ Homemade body butter is easy to make, and makes a sweet little DIY gift idea too! 💝 This recipe will create about 3.5 cups of fluffy, creamy, non-greasy body butter that melts right into your skin to soften, soothe, and moisturize... and looks good enough to eat! 😍 (but don’t.) You can also skip whipping for a more firm, balm-like body butter, yield will be about 2 cups unwhipped. INGREDIENTS: • 1/2 cup shea butter (4 oz) • 1/2 cup cocoa butter (4 oz) • 1/2 cup coconut oil (4 oz), the kind that’s solid at room temperature • 1/2 cup liquid carrier oil (4 oz) such as jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, olive oil, avocado oil, or other oil choice. Jojoba, grapeseed and argan are the most lightweight for a less greasy finish! Optional ingredients (add just before whipping): • 1-2 tsp arrowroot powder or tapioca starch (to make body butter less greasy) • 20-40 drops essential oils of choice, such as lavender, chamomile, sweet orange or peppermint INSTRUCTIONS: 1) Combine the first 4 ingredients in a double boiler over medium heat until fully melted. 2) Remove the mixture from the heat and allow it to cool until it’s semi-firm but not *hard* to the touch. The surface should be solidified, but still soft enough that you can easily press your finger into it. (You can speed this up in the refrigerator or freezer, but be careful not to over-chill until it's totally hard.) 3) Transfer it to a stand mixer (or mixing bowl to use a hand mixer) and add the optional arrowroot powder and essential oils. 4) Whip the body butter on high for approximately 5 minutes (starting on low speed just to incorporate the powder). Stop to stir the sides once or twice while whipping. It will turn from yellow to white and double in size as you whip it to introduce air. 5) Transfer into storage containers like glass jars with a tight-fitting lid. You can either gently spoon and press the body butter into the containers or use a piping bag (ziplock bag) to squeeze it in. Now enjoy soft, happy, glowing skin! Have fun and let me know if you have any questions 🫶🏼 #bodybutter #diygifts #handmadegifts

30+ DIY Gift Ideas!👇🏼🤩💝 Looking for fun, easy, unique and eco-friendly homemade gifts? Comment “DIY” and I’ll send you my handmade holiday gift guide full of ideas and step-by-step tutorials! It’s filled with over 30 ideas ~ including recipes for edible gifts and snacks, mason jar gifts like stovetop potpourri, homemade tea blends and herbal seasoning salts, tutorials to make self-care goodies like whipped body butter, bath salts, natural lip balm, soap, salves and lotion bars, and sustainable craft projects like my favorite veggie-stamped tea towels, recycled pressed flower candle jar lanterns, DIY beeswax wraps and candles, homemade rice heating pads, blown egg ornaments and more. You’ll find something for every skill level, budget, and person on your list ✅🥰 Many of these would be really fun to do for a holiday craft night with friends or family too! Happy crafting, and happy holidays 🎄 #homemadegifts #handmadeholiday #diygifts

👋🏼 Happy Small Business Saturday! 💝 It was exactly 7 years ago, Thanksgiving week of 2018, that I sat down and started building the Homestead and Chill website (with absolutely *zero* idea what I was doing or what it would eventually become!) so I get especially reflective and sappy this time of year. I typically share a round-up of our garden spaces over the years, but I thought it would be fun to do something a little different and put together this carousel to share more of our story, mission, fun facts, offerings, and some garden before-and-afters of course. 😍 ⏰ When I think back over those 7 years (or even my 12 years on Instagram) SO much has changed and evolved. Our home, gardens, animals, business, social media, ourselves even… but one thing has remained constant - and that’s your unwavering support! I don’t know how to NOT sound like a cheeseball when I say our lives and journey wouldn’t be the same with you, but it’s the truth. Whether it’s visiting our website, supporting our shop, being a part of our newsletter community, or simply showing up here in camaraderie to tune in, laugh, commiserate, connect, and share ideas (or just send me cat and donkey memes 💁🏼‍♀️🤣) - it ALL matters, and we are so grateful! So thank you for being here. YOU are what makes our world go ‘round! 🥹🫶🏼🌎 We can’t wait to see what next year has in store 🕯️🐝😉 With love & gratitude ~ Deanna, Aaron, and the whole H&C Team 👩🏼‍🌾👨🏻‍🌾🐈🫏🐓 #smallbusiness #shopsmall #smallbusinesssaturday

💃 If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em I guess!? 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣 Not too shabby for a couple of geriatric millennials eh? We tried our best! Between the dear algorithm, Mercury and all her little planetary friends in retrograde, perimenopause, and my own damn butterfingers, it has been a WEEK just trying to survive out here! (iykyk) So we thought we’d do a little dance to lighten the mood. 🤗 And I’ve heard from many of you Swifties that @taylorswift is into baking sourdough now, so it’s not toooo far off brand for us! If you didn’t know, we offer a fool-proof sourdough starter and recipes to help get you baking delicious homemade bread in no time ~ along with hand-crafted natural skincare items like organic lotion, face oil, healing salves, lip balm, bath salts and more! Many of our goodies are made with homegrown herbs and flowers from our garden… and SO much love! Comment “good job” for more info about the sign! 👀❤️ Thank you so much for being here to laugh with us! Cuz sometimes that’s all you can do… 😜🫶🏼 . . . . #smallbusiness #taylorswift #viraldance

🌟 Small Business Saturday is one week away, and it’s THE most important time for us to show up and support small and local businesses! 🫶🏼 According to Yahoo Finance, a staggering 60% of small businesses make up to 50% of their annual revenue during the holiday season!! (us included) And this year, between uncertain economic times and the rise of AI, it’s feeling more dire than ever for many. Yet you don’t necessarily have to spend money to help save a small business! There are a number of simple, impactful ways to make a significant difference - for free: 👍🏼 Engage with their content. In addition to likes and comments (which are great!) saves, shares and sends are even more impactful lately. Don’t forget to engage with stories too! 🗣️ Tell your friends and family, in real life or online ⭐️ Share a photo or post a positive review 💝 Show them some love here! Tag + describe your favorite small shops or creators in the comments below (self-promotion is welcome too!) I’ll start with some of my personal faves. To all the other entrepreneurs and creators out there: I see you, and am wishing you a sold out season! Hang in there, and try to focus on all the good instead of stressin’! (Lol easier said than done, right? 🙃) And to everyone: have a wonderful holiday season, and thank you for caring and sharing! . . . . . #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #smallbusinesssaturday

🌼 Of all the tasks and things we do as part of our small business, this is the part I love most ~ the hands-on, creative, incredibly rewarding process of growing medicinal herbs and flowers, harvesting and drying them with care, and then crafting them into natural skincare products to share with you all. And your feedback and success stories is by far the best part! (Especially when we’re able to help you overcome stubborn skin issues like eczema, psoriasis, mystery rashes and more 🥹) That’s what fills my cup and heart, and pushes us to keep going. ❤️ But truth be told, there are many days I don’t resonate with this audio as much…. especially those long, mind-numbing days spent behind the computer, or those ones dealing with rude customers (thankfully that’s rare!), or dealing with tech issues... At times I’m still motivated by the love and passion for what we do, but also sometimes by fear. Fear of failure, fear and frustration as we see our business being negatively impacted by AI, and the uncertainty of the future… but I do my best to focus on the love part. So thank YOU for being a huge part of what keeps us feeling positive! You make our world go ‘round 🫶🏼 . . . . . . #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smallbusinesssaturday #smallbusinesslove #smallbiz #shopsmall #motivation #entrepreneur #organicskincare #naturalskincare #calendula