if you’re getting started homesteading in any home

You roam the countryside gathering ideas for your ideal plot of land.
You’ve got a raw plot of land and you can see what it’ll be…someday.
You read and research chickens.
You’ve got chickens, but there is always room for another chicken.
Outdoors is just another room in your home.
You believe all food scraps are useful for the garden.
You know that anything that can be foraged should be foraged. Which can also reduce the grocery bill and most green things were meant to be eaten anyways.
You own work/outdoor clothes, and there are more of them than dress-up clothes.
You know the names of trees and how quickly each burns in a wood burning fireplace.
You have trees orange taped and up for the chopping block.
You have plans for a woodshed.
You’d rather not consume berries, eggs or produce that is perfectly uniform and lacking bugs and dirt.
You can identify outdoor sounds like a neighbour dog barking at yours across the river. Of a whiny bald eagle pair. Of a honking geese community. Of twittering robins. And knocking woodpeckers.
You know the sky: the clouds that say a beautiful summer day, the clouds that speak of a brewing storm, or an overcast day that brings no rain.
You approach commercial kitchens and fish shops for scraps: compost & fertilizer for your garden.
And the most likely sign that you already are a homesteader: the state of your feet. Enough said.