š¾ Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Homestead (And Why Iād Still Do It Again) Hey yāall, Samantha here ā your resident real estate girl with chicken feathers on her boots and flour on her apron. Between showings, sourdough, and Silkies, Iāve learned a thing or two about living the homestead life. Spoiler […]
Read MoreKid-Friendly House Hunting Tips: How to Make Closings Less Crazy with a 5-Year-Old in Tow by Samantha @ Chickens.Cookies.Closings Letās be real: house hunting is already a rollercoaster. Now add a 5-year-old to the mix, and youāve basically got yourself a three-ring circus⦠but with a mortgage at the end! As a homeschooling, cookie-baking, chicken-loving […]
Read Moreš From Coop to Kitchen: Farm Fresh Eggs & How to Use Every One Hey there, yāall! Samantha here from Chickens, Cookies & Closingsāyour favorite apron-wearing, egg-collecting, contract-closing, cookie-baking homestead mama. Whether I’m helping folks find their dream home or helping Reba (our Rhode Island Red) find the perfect straw nest, one thingās for sure: […]
Read Moreš Kitchen Confidence: How to Teach Kids to Cook Without Losing Your Sanity Hey, friend! I see you there, standing in your flour-dusted kitchen, eye twitching ever-so-slightly as your five-year-old enthusiastically “measures” flour with the precision of a confetti cannon. First of allādeep breath. Second of allāyou’re doing amazing, sweetie. Here at ChickensCookiesClosings, we believe […]
Read Moreš§ŗ Real Estate, Real Laundry: The Truth Behind the Business Mom Life by Samantha | Chickens, Cookies & Closings Letās be real for a minute. Everyone loves a crisp, clean closing table picāyou, the happy clients, the “SOLD” sign, and the perfect lighting. What they donāt see is that 10 minutes before that photo, I […]
Read MoreHey there, friends! Itās your favorite apron-wearing, chicken-chasing, cookie-baking, house-hunting gal, Samantha from Chickens, Cookies & Closingsāand Iāve got some hot news fresh out of the real estate oven! Just like my sourdough starter and Betty the Ameraucana, the market is waking up and ready to move. ššŖš” Letās crack into whatās happeningāand how YOU […]
Read MoreHey friends, I wanted to give yāall an update on the eggs we had incubating over the last few weeks. As you know, we were so excited about the possibility of adding some fluffy little additions to our flock. We watched the calendar like hawks, counted down the days, and held our breath in those […]
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