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Episode 148 – Homesteading Without Quitting Your Day Job
Podcast: Ditch the Store with CJ from Mojo Homestead🌱 www.mojohomestead.net
This week, CJ gets real about what it takes to build a homestead while still working full-time. She shares personal stories, lessons, and hard-earned tips from managing 120 acres with a shift-working partner, teenagers, and a busted leg… all without quitting the day job.
💬 “You don’t need to live off-grid or quit your career to start homesteading. You just need to start — one small step at a time.”
🧭 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why 2.5 acres was more than enough to begin
How CJ and Handy Helper slowly added veggies, chooks, bees, goats — and kept their sanity
Building your homestead season by season and job by job
Why scheduling, prioritising, and planning are non-negotiable
How to break homesteading into 10–30 min chunks a day
What to start with if you’ve got no time: veggie gardens, chooks, laundry powder, herbs
Letting go of “Instagram homesteading” guilt
Why failing at something (like sourdough) doesn’t mean you’re a failure
Managing homestead tasks between shift work and kids’ sport
How CJ’s teenagers are part of the team (and proud of it!)
Getting your partner involved even if they’re not into it
Tips for automating water, batching feed, using reminders, and more
Communication & calendars: key to making it all work
💥 Whether you’ve got a backyard or a broadacre, a 9-to-5 or night shifts, this episode will show you that homesteading isn’t all or nothing. It’s real, messy, imperfect — and absolutely doable.
🛠️ Mentioned in the episode:
PICC lines, antibiotics & recovery (CJ gives a health update)
Seasonal planning for planting, animals, and projects
Tips for single parents & busy families
Why CJ still struggles with plants (but has nailed raising animals!)
📚 Want to start your own journey? Grab CJ’s homesteading journals & trackers:📓 Journals
Beekeeping Journal https://amzn.to/46iNapz
Chicken Keeping Journal https://amzn.to/44QgctY
Goatkeeping Journal https://amzn.to/4lzYGSa
Farm Management Journal https://amzn.to/4eSFfRL
📓 Chicken Keeping Printable - https://www.mojohomestead.net/journal-chicken
🌐 Plus freebies & extras at: www.mojohomestead.net
📸 Follow behind the scenes:Instagram & Facebook → @mojohomestead
🐓 Getting Started While You’re Still Working🧠 Time, Energy & Mindset👨👩👧👦 Roster, Routine & Real Life
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By CJ SteedmanPodcast: Ditch the Store with CJ from Mojo Homestead🌱 www.mojohomestead.net
This week, CJ gets real about what it takes to build a homestead while still working full-time. She shares personal stories, lessons, and hard-earned tips from managing 120 acres with a shift-working partner, teenagers, and a busted leg… all without quitting the day job.
💬 “You don’t need to live off-grid or quit your career to start homesteading. You just need to start — one small step at a time.”
🧭 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why 2.5 acres was more than enough to begin
How CJ and Handy Helper slowly added veggies, chooks, bees, goats — and kept their sanity
Building your homestead season by season and job by job
Why scheduling, prioritising, and planning are non-negotiable
How to break homesteading into 10–30 min chunks a day
What to start with if you’ve got no time: veggie gardens, chooks, laundry powder, herbs
Letting go of “Instagram homesteading” guilt
Why failing at something (like sourdough) doesn’t mean you’re a failure
Managing homestead tasks between shift work and kids’ sport
How CJ’s teenagers are part of the team (and proud of it!)
Getting your partner involved even if they’re not into it
Tips for automating water, batching feed, using reminders, and more
Communication & calendars: key to making it all work
💥 Whether you’ve got a backyard or a broadacre, a 9-to-5 or night shifts, this episode will show you that homesteading isn’t all or nothing. It’s real, messy, imperfect — and absolutely doable.
🛠️ Mentioned in the episode:
PICC lines, antibiotics & recovery (CJ gives a health update)
Seasonal planning for planting, animals, and projects
Tips for single parents & busy families
Why CJ still struggles with plants (but has nailed raising animals!)
📚 Want to start your own journey? Grab CJ’s homesteading journals & trackers:📓 Journals
Beekeeping Journal https://amzn.to/46iNapz
Chicken Keeping Journal https://amzn.to/44QgctY
Goatkeeping Journal https://amzn.to/4lzYGSa
Farm Management Journal https://amzn.to/4eSFfRL
📓 Chicken Keeping Printable - https://www.mojohomestead.net/journal-chicken
🌐 Plus freebies & extras at: www.mojohomestead.net
📸 Follow behind the scenes:Instagram & Facebook → @mojohomestead
🐓 Getting Started While You’re Still Working🧠 Time, Energy & Mindset👨👩👧👦 Roster, Routine & Real Life