Homesteading Made Simple I Joyfully Prepared

Guest: Tiffany Donaghu | Founder of Set Apart Organizing

• Website: setapartorganizing.com
• Facebook Community: The Organized Home for Kingdom Living
• Instagram & Facebook: @SetApartOrganizing

Topics Covered:
✔️ Tiffany’s personal journey from homemaker to professional organizer
✔️ The three-step process to decluttering and organizing your home
✔️ How to get your family on board with an organizational system
✔️ The surprising spiritual connection between clutter and peace
✔️ Why our flesh desires to consume and how that affects our spaces
✔️ Simple, actionable tips for getting started today
✔️ The importance of holy habits and family roles in maintaining order

Takeaways & Insights:
🔹 Your home should be an oasis of peace, not a source of stress.
🔹 Decluttering isn’t just about stuff—it’s about clearing your mind and heart.
🔹 Getting your family involved means defining roles and creating clear systems.
🔹 Saying “yes” to too much in life can leave no room for the things that matter.
🔹 Sometimes, the best self-care is setting up systems that free your time and energy.

Links Mentioned:

• Set Apart Organizing Website
• Join Tiffany’s Free Facebook Group

🎧 Listen now and start reclaiming your home—and your peace!

• The Banter with God: Wendi humorously recounts a conversation where she realizes she just wants to "eat, drink, and be merry" without challenges—but God has a greater purpose for growth.
• Shame and Self-Worth: A conference discussion on shame leads to a powerful realization: shame convinces us we are unworthy of love, blessings, and good things.
• Receiving Blessings with Gratitude & Worthiness: Wendi experiences an incredibly "flowy" day full of blessings, but still struggles with believing she deserves them.
• Motherhood and Nurturing: As women, we are called to nurture and uplift others, but we must also learn to care for ourselves and let go of shame-based thinking.
• A Message of Encouragement: You are deeply loved, you are seen, and you are absolutely worthy of all the good things in your life.

💌 Email: [email protected] 
🌿 Website: joyfullyprepared.com
📍 Facebook Group: Joyfully Prepared

If this episode resonated with you, Wendi would love to hear your story. Reach out and share your journey—because you are magnificent.

When the weather turns cold, there’s nothing quite like the smell of soup simmering on the stove or fresh bread baking in the oven. In this episode of The Joyfully Prepared Podcast, Wendi Bergin shares her favorite tips for creating warm, comforting meals with minimal effort and maximum joy. From nostalgic family traditions to practical pantry staples, Wendi dives into the heart of what makes comfort food so special.

What You'll Hear in This Episode:

• The power of comfort food: more than just nourishment, it’s a way to create warmth, love, and tradition in your home.
• Wendi’s childhood memories of her mom making bread and "scones" (aka fry bread) and how those flavors inspired her own cooking.
• How to stock your pantry with essential staples like beans, rice, pasta, tomato sauce, and spices to make comfort meals anytime.
• Tips for meal planning and building food storage to always have ingredients on hand, even during chilly days.
• Freezer-friendly ideas for soups, casseroles, and batch cooking to save time and reduce stress.
• Wendi’s love for nostalgic recipes like chicken and dumplings, cinnamon rolls, and split pea soup—and why even her husband “steals” her leftovers!

Cozy Highlights:

• Discover how comfort food can bring families together and pass on cherished traditions.
• Learn how to simplify meal prep by keeping versatile ingredients in your pantry and freezer.
• Hear Wendi’s funny story about her split pea soup plans and how to store soups for easy, nourishing meals.
• Fun historical tidbits about the importance of bread and soup for armies and sailors in the past.

Links Mentioned:

Meal Planning with Food Storage Workshop

Meal Planning Workshop Series
 

Souper Cubes (for freezing soups and casseroles) 

Souper Cubes 1 Cup Silicone Freezer Molds - Soup Cubes Perfect for Freezing Broth, Rice, Leftovers and More - Silicone Freezer Trays with Lids for Meal Prep - Aqua - 2-Pack

Recipe for Wendi’s "Company Casserole" 

Company Casserole Recipe - Food.com

What’s your favorite comfort food? Share your recipe with Wendi! Send her a message and let her know what dish warms your heart and home.

In this special episode of Joyfully Prepared, Wendi sits down with Dr. Danielle McGeough, professor, mom, recovering overachiever, and host of the Plan, Goal, Plan podcast. Together, they explore the art of planning as a joyful, playful, and restorative act that brings clarity, alignment, and purpose. From decorative planning with stickers to intentional journaling, Danielle shares how planning became her way to rediscover herself while managing life as a new mom.

Wendi and Danielle also dive into the intersection of self-reliance and creativity, sharing personal stories about their transformative journeys. They discuss the value of learning skills, how to navigate mental resistance, and the importance of distinguishing between rest and restoration.

This episode is filled with humor, practical insights, and heartfelt encouragement for moms (and anyone) looking to create a more intentional and fulfilling life.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How Danielle turned planning into a playful, restorative activity.
• Why self-reliance is a collaborative endeavor, not a solo journey.
• The difference between rest and restoration—and why both are essential.
• How learning a skill, like baking bread, can bring unexpected fulfillment.
• Overcoming mental resistance to create a life aligned with your values.

Dr. Danielle McGeough
Website: https://www.plangoalplan.com/

Connect with Wendi:
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @joyfulprepper
Facebook Group: Joyfully Prepared
Website: https://joyfullyprepared.com/

Join the Conversation:
How do you define resilience? Share with Wendi by email or in the Facebook group!

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Decluttering Your Kitchen and Simplifying Meal Planning as Self-Care

In this episode, Wendi dives into how decluttering your kitchen and simplifying meal planning can be acts of self-care. Learn why a clean kitchen can bring joy and how to start creating space—physically and mentally—through meal planning. Wendi shares actionable steps to use food storage as a foundation for stress-free meals and offers tips for building a system that supports you and your family.

Key Takeaways:

• Self-care includes practical actions that create peace and calm in your life.
• Start meal planning by identifying one go-to family meal.
• Build a rotating food storage system over time to reduce stress and increase preparedness.

Links and Resources:

• Meal Planning Workshop
• Meal Planning Food Storage Worksheet
• Connect with Wendi:
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Instagram: @joyfulprepper
  • Facebook Group: Joyfully Prepared
  • Website: https://joyfullyprepared.com/

Action Steps:

1. Identify one family meal and write down its ingredients.
2. Check your pantry to see what you already have.
3. Begin building a stockpile for that meal, one ingredient at a time.

Join the Conversation:
What is your go-to family meal? Share with Wendi by email or in the Facebook group!

Subscribe & Review:
If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast and leave a 5-star review.

Here to expect on the podcast:

• Wendy's personal challenges with kitchen management.
• A systematic approach to decluttering the kitchen, tackling one cabinet at a time.
• The importance of meal planning and preparation, particularly using food storage effectively.
• How is kitchen management a form of self-care?
• And much more!

Resources:

Meal Planning Worksheet - https://joyfulprep.kartra.com/page/planning?fbclid=IwAR13DUuKIA_sVi286pBMaEDZaV9Pk0OFOn_t2Qb2v552z1ldiPqUftfahsg

Recipe for Split Pea Soup - https://www.acouplecooks.com/instant-pot-split-pea-soup/

Thrive Life Freeze Dried Food - https://www.thrivelife.com/

Connect with Wendi Bergin!

Website: https://joyfullyprepared.com/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/joyfulprep

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyfulprepper/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfreliantmoms/

Download Home Storage Checklist: https://www.joyfullyprepared.com/52weeks

Here to expect on the podcast:

• Wendi's journey of personal transformation throughout 2023-2024. 
• How to set goals from your future self's perspective rather than your present state.
• Understanding that transformation drives goal-setting, not the other way around.
• How Wendi managed setbacks and adjusted her expectations while maintaining focus on her desired transformations.
• And much more!

Resources:

Be Your Future Self Now by Dr. Benjamin Hardy https://bit.ly/4g70iQm

Connect with Wendi Bergin!

Website: https://joyfullyprepared.com/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/joyfulprep

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyfulprepper/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfreliantmoms/

Download Home Storage Checklist: https://www.joyfullyprepared.com/52weeks

Connect with Wendi Bergin!

Website: https://joyfullyprepared.com/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/joyfulprep

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyfulprepper/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfreliantmoms/

Download Home Storage Checklist: https://www.joyfullyprepared.com/52weeks

Here to expect on the podcast:

• Use a journal to record daily wins, transformations, and goals for personal growth.
• New skills Wendy learn last November.
• Wendy's spiritual growth and her relationship with God.
• A personal story about transforming a "bad day" into "unexpected experiences," demonstrating growth in perspective and attitude.
• And much more!

Resources: 

Podcast Episode with Carol Little - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carol-little-winter-wellness-preserving-herbs-made-simple/id1510423135?i=1000673793577

HerbGals - https://studiobotanica.teachable.com/p/herbgals

How to Make Vanilla Extract with Sara Anderson - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sara-anderson-how-to-make-vanilla-extract/id1510423135?i=1000567791605

IndriVanilla Website: https://indrivanilla.com/

IndriVanilla Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/IndriVanilla/

Connect with Wendi Bergin!

Website: https://joyfullyprepared.com/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/joyfulprep

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyfulprepper/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfreliantmoms/

Download Home Storage Checklist: https://www.joyfullyprepared.com/52weeks

Here to expect on the podcast:

• The importance of learning from failures.
• Acquiring new skills can enhance your ability to support those around you in difficult times.
• Continuously improving preparedness strategies ensures you're always ready for unexpected challenges.
• The value of community support and the need for multiple redundancies in preparedness plans.
• Benefits of maintaining internet access.
• And much more!

Resources:

Jackery Solar Generator -  https://bit.ly/3B8dm95

Rocket Stove -  https://bit.ly/4ie203T

Butane Stove and fuel -  https://bit.ly/4i9XQKx

Butane Fuel - https://bit.ly/41a2bao

Water Bottle Pump - Cozy BlueWater Dispenser, Portable Water Bottle Pump for Universal 3, 4 and 5 Gallon with USB Electric Charging and Automatic Off Switch (Black)

Water bottle silicon covers - 3 and 5 Gallon Water Jug Cap, Silicone Reusable Replacement Cap, Non Spill Bottle Caps for 55mm Bottle Water Dispenser Caps - Pack of 3

Well hand pump - https://www.lehmans.com/product/stainless-steel-deep-well-pump-head/

Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/

The Ministry for the Future - https://bit.ly/4g2fCgW

Scenario Planning Worksheet - https://joyfulprep.kartra.com/page/scenario

Connect with Brad Lancaster - https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/

Permaculture Institute of North America - https://pina.in/

Connect with Judith Horvath: https://www.fairhillfarm.com/

Connect with Greg Peterson: https://www.urbanfarm.org/

Connect with Wendi Bergin!

Website: https://joyfullyprepared.com/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/joyfulprep

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyfulprepper/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfreliantmoms/

Download Home Storage Checklist: https://www.joyfullyprepared.com/52weeks