Samantha Hicks
Hi, I am Samantha, and I am a Knoxville transplant! I am wife to Brad, and mom to twins Brooklyn and Blakely (4), and Heidi (2). I work full-time as a healthcare real estate compliance consultant and also run a blog, social media business, and photography business. I am a big dreamer and big doer. I love travel (the girls and I have been to all 50 US states together), being outside (this is our 3rd year completing the 1000 hours outside challenge), and DIY (my husband and I convert sprinter vans and are currently on the hunt for land to build ourselves a homestead). When I am not on the go, I like cuddling up with my girls on the couch and diving into a good real aloud book together.
You Don’t Have To Do it All: A Letter To Myself
The irony of this post is that I'm writing it at midnight of the night it's due because once again I'm stretched thin from a ton of projects we've got going on. So yeah...
An Ode To Facebook Marketplace
I have a confession to make: I am obsessed with Facebook Marketplace! Nine times out of ten if you ask me where I got an item, the answer will be Facebook Marketplace. After you...
Are We Homesteading Yet?
Are we there yet? The common road trip question has taken on a slightly different meaning to me lately. It can be modified a little too to read ‘Are we homesteading yet?’ You see,...
A Beginner’s Guide To Owning Chickens
The recent skyrocketing egg prices and surge in popularity of glamorous-looking homestead social media accounts may have you contemplating venturing into chicken ownership. Chickens are a fun and rewarding pet/farm animal to keep, however...
Unique Resources I Love From The Public Library
As my mini van window sticker states, I love the public library! I have so many fond memories from my childhood in the `90s spending time at the library with my mother. And while...
Prepping For Baby #4
Baby girl #4 is due very soon and that means that I am in nesting mode and prep mode. With this being the third time I am bringing a newborn home (I have twins...
What I Learned From The 1000 Hours Outside Challenge
It's hard to believe, but this is my family's fourth year taking on the 1000 Hours Outside Challenge! In mid-2019, as I was pregnant with my third kid, I stumbled upon this grassroots challenge...