The Basic Ranch Mom

06/08/2024

I've moved my blog over to a new platform! Check out some of my past posts on mom and ranch life below.

I'm a ranch wife and mom sharing my real, relatable life with a side of humor.

29/07/2024

Thankful for activewear that’s cute and comfortable when I need it…like when I break my knee cap 😆

If you haven’t had a chance to check out the new Summer II collection from - don’t walk, RUN! 🏃🏻‍♀️

Comment SUMMER for links to these fits and use code RANCH15 for a discount when you shop.

22/07/2024

Crumbs from my camera 🍀💕🥹🫶🏼🌾💚👏🏼

19/07/2024

Last day to order Ranch Mom Era or Ranch Wife Era merch! Click on the link below to snag yours 👇🏻👇🏻

https://form.jotform.com/241834055948161

11/07/2024

✨ Living in my Ranch Mom Era ✨

Ranch Wife Era and Ranch Mom Era merch is back and open for ordering. This time you can beat the heat with our tanks and trucker hats!

The pre-order will remain open until Friday, July 19. The tanks are a relaxed fit with a slight racerback.

Click the link below to order 🫶🏼

https://form.jotform.com/241834055948161

24/06/2024

Picked this hottie up over the weekend. I think I’ll keep him.

28/05/2024

Whatever makes you weird is probably your greatest asset. So if you’re lucky enough to be different, don’t ever change babe 🫶🏼

23/05/2024

Stills from my reel this morning!

Which is your fave??

Comment CONCERT for links in your DMs 🫶🏼

11/05/2024

You can catch me in this outfit on the ranger allllll summer long. Just because I have to open gates doesn’t mean I can’t get some sun on these legs, amiright?!

just launched their new summer collection and it is SO GOOD. The fabric on this is buttery soft and super flattering. Don’t tell Jake if I buy one of everything 🙄

Comment SUMMER for links to shop and a discount code!!

06/05/2024

“In fact, we do it every single day for our kids. We show them all the good the world has to offer because it’s our job to raise them to be brave and strong and fearless. We push them to do all of the things that we ourselves are too scared to do, and we pick them up and dust them off when they fall. Because they are living in the best time of their life - the time before the world becomes mean and scary and awful around every corner. They are living before the anxiety and the fear and stress that comes with being an adult. With being a parent.”

New blog on motherhood is up! Read more 👇🏻👇🏻

A few days ago on my social media channels I asked my community to describe motherhood in only one word. Thankfully, those ladies came in clutch as they always do and gave me ALL KINDS of words. Some I was expecting and some I wasn’t, interestingly enough. When I threw that question out there, I k...

29/04/2024

Between rain and sickness the last few days, my feral ranch kids have been stuck inside. These stepping stones have been a life saver - sturdy, stackable, and perfect for making an obstacle course or playing “floor is lava.”

Check it out here: https://amzn.to/3wgvE5x

24/04/2024

Alright y’all, Mother’s Day is coming up and I know you guys have some stellar moms in your life just like I do!

Make sure to get those gifts ordered early - check out my Mother’s Day gift guide at the link below:

https://shorturl.at/qHM29

22/04/2024

Finally feeling like we might be able to pack up the snow pants for the year…emphasis on the MIGHT 😆

What are you most looking forward to about spring/summer and nicer weather??

Mine are open cab ranger rides and pasture dates 🫶🏼

15/04/2024

A successful woman is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her 🫶🏼

These tops were the perfect fit for an evening on the ranch checking cows. I’m obsessed with their versatility and durability - it’s not easy to go from the gym to the pasture this smoothly.

Comment COWS and I’ll send links directly to your inbox. Use code RANCH15 for a discount!

02/03/2024

I’m living in my Ranch Mom Era…how about you??

Pre-order one of the Ranch Mom Era or Ranch Wife Era sweatshirts until March 15 through the link below 🫶🏼

https://form.jotform.com/240384273433050

26/02/2024

She’s here 💕

19/02/2024

A diamond is merely a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.

14/02/2024

Happy V-Day friends 🫶🏼

05/02/2024

A successful woman is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her 🔥

29/01/2024

Snuggled a lot of babies this weekend.

How about you?! LMK what you did in the comments!

23/01/2024

As Matthew McConaughey says in that movie about losing a guy in 10 days…

Frossssst yourself

18/01/2024

“She will rise with a spine of steel and a roar like thunder, she will rise.”

In case you needed a reminder today that you are:

Strong
Capable
Independent
Worthy
Beautiful
Powerful
Fierce
Uniquely and perfectly you

No matter what anyone tells you to the contrary.

Rise up girl, and show them what you’re made of 👊🏼

16/01/2024

I hope your Tuesday is as cute as this little lady!

Have you started calving yet? If not - when do you?

15/01/2024

Alright y’all, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard at least once or twice about the cold water exposure hype. That, or my algorithm is extremely tailored to health and wellness and I’m the one living under a rock. A crunchy-ish health rock. Either one is extremely possible.

Either way, if you haven’t heard about it before now, you’re about to. I’ve been taking a three minute cold shower every day for the last six weeks and I’m ready to give you my thoughts on the trend.

First things first though - what’s the process and what do the experts say?

Because I don’t have access to an actual cold plunge (YET), I’ve taken the advice of bio hacker Gary Brecka and started with cold showers instead. I turn the water on as cold as it goes, start my timer, take a deep breath, and then step under the water. I spend ten deep breaths per side and continue this spin until my timer goes off three minutes later. The key is to get as much of your skin exposed to the cold water as possible in that time.

So…what’s the point? Why expose yourself to such an uncomfortable experience?

Read more and my personal experience on the blog:

https://www.thebasicranchmom.com/blog/ive-taken-a-cold-shower-every-day-for-the-last-6-weeks-my-thoughts-on-cold-water-exposure

08/01/2024

May you live every day like Elle Woods after Warner told her that she wasn’t smart enough for law school 👊🏼😎

07/01/2024

It’s officially calving season y’all!

A heifer in Jake and my’s herd was the first to drop yesterday, welcoming a healthy set of heifer twins.

Ready or not, here those babies come. Let’s do this!

04/01/2024

“I will not be another flower, picked for my beauty and left to die. I will be wild, difficult to find, and impossible to forget.”

Erin Van Vuren

31/12/2023

6 resolutions to make in the New Year…

1) Find your discipline (NOT your motivation)

Too many people focus on motivation as the key factor in making goals and sticking with them. But the truth is, motivation is temporary. Nobody wakes up every day feeling motivated to accomplish their goals. It’s simply not in our nature as humans.

What you actually need is discipline. Discipline will see you through when motivation falters. Are you motivated to go do chores every morning? Is motivation what gets you out the door to break water or feed cows? NO. I would argue that the majority of the time you do those things out of discipline. You accomplish those tasks because you know you have to every single day in order to reach your ranch goals and raise healthy animals.

The same is true for working out or reading every day or drinking enough water or (insert resolution here). You may wake up the first week feeling motivated to do those things, but after that, when that motivation starts to wane and your bad habits creep back in, discipline is what will be the difference between making it or breaking it. I personally exercise first thing in the morning six days a week - and I would say discipline gets me out of bed five of those six days. I never regret doing the workout, but I sure as hell am not motivated at 5:00 am when my alarm goes off.

Find your discipline and the rest will start to fall into place.

To read the rest, check out my latest blog post:

https://www.thebasicranchmom.com/blog/fz79n6mum4z8kmolycen2va4vekps5