The Spunky Spurtle

The Spunky Spurtle Handcrafted kitchen solutions for the modern homesteader. Spurtles, simmer pots, and sourdough. Coaching is my passion and I want to share it with you!

I want to share my journey with you so you can see ways to improve overall health and feel stronger and more confident in your choices. It is a journey for me as well and I will be making changes right along side you. Know that I will help provide motivation, tips and plenty of encouragement to help you reach your goals. Throughout this journey I will be both tender and tough (the T in TLC) but will provide the tools necessary to reach your goals. I am very excited to begin this transformation with you all to keep me accountable as well. Thanks for following!

For a long time I thought homesteading meant you had to do everything.Acres of land. A huge garden. Chickens running aro...
03/15/2026

For a long time I thought homesteading meant you had to do everything.

Acres of land. A huge garden. Chickens running around the yard. Canning shelves that looked like a general store.

But the longer I’ve lived this life, the more I’ve realized something important…

Homesteading isn’t a checklist.

It’s a mindset.

Some people homestead on 40 acres.
Some people homestead in a small backyard.
Some people homestead in an apartment with sourdough starter on the counter and herbs in the window.

For me, homesteading means learning how to make more things at home, choosing natural ingredients, less toxins and chemicals, growing what I can, and slowing down enough to enjoy the process.

It’s milking goats one minute and baking bread the next. It’s making soap, planting seeds, fighting garden pests, and finding joy in the simple work of caring for a home.

And it’s also the heart behind The Spunky Spurtle.
This page is where I’ll be sharing pieces of that life again.
• homesteading inspiration
• simple from-scratch ideas
• natural kitchen and home tips
• gardening and seasonal living
• and of course the tools and simmer pots I make to bring natural goodness into your kitchen.

If you’re here because you love cooking from scratch, living a little simpler, or just learning how to do more for yourself… you’re in the right place.
Welcome (or welcome back) to The Spunky Spurtle. 🌿

01/03/2026

In 2026 I am committed to sharing easy swaps to make your home less toxic which has always been a part of my brand. Like and follow if this is for you.

If you are a local friend, I have 5 FREE Christmas scented handsoaps up for grabs! The first 5 to share this post gets one!

Recipe:
Castile Soap (which is olive oil and lye)
Water
Essential Oil of your choice

Fill the bottle half with water, the rest of the way with Castile soap. Leave room for the pump. Add 30 drops of your favorite essential oil. Put the pump on and shake.

It's so easy!

It's high time I reintroduce you to the faces behind The Spunky Spurtle!Thank you for being here!This page has taken on ...
05/03/2025

It's high time I reintroduce you to the faces behind The Spunky Spurtle!

Thank you for being here!

This page has taken on different life throughout the years but it has always had one theme in common, to support a happier, healthier you!

The Spunky Spurtle was born out of the sourdough craze. As a baker myself, someone that is semi crunchy, an ingredient mom, and always working on taking little steps to better the health of my family, I wanted to get rid of the plastics and toxins in the kitchen.

But as I was creating and babying my sourdough starter, I did not love any of the tools we had and felt like it was a chore to maintain it.

Lucky for me, I am married to an incredible man who came up with our version of the perfect sourdough starter tool, the spunky spurtle! I have tweaked the original to my baker standards and we have been sharing the spurtle love on TikTok for about a year.

It's finally time to bring our spurtles, recipes and general homesteading shenanigans to you on Facebook and Instagam!

We are a small business and chicken ranch based out of Wisconsin. Everything we make is handcrafted, individually made and with the intent to reduce the toxins and chemicals in your home and food.

So thank you for being here! ❤️ If you want to check out our etsy shop, it's https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSpunkySpurtle

Follow along for homesteading tips, woodworking, ways to reduce toxins in your life and home and ranch animal shenanigans!

I cringed when I took these photos in October 😬As hard as we try, sometimes life gets away from us and we just need a re...
12/06/2023

I cringed when I took these photos in October 😬

As hard as we try, sometimes life gets away from us and we just need a restart. My body was out of balance, the weight was slowly creeping up and things just weren't feeling right. I had gone from 3 miles a day to couch potato and was beating myself up about it.

In October I decided enough was enough and got back on track.
✅I got a new fun workout app and do that for 30 minutes a day.
✅I started counting macros instead of calories.
✅I added back in my hormone balancer (this was key).
✅I added back in my quadbiotic (pre/pro/phyto/post biotic for weightloss). This takes away my sugar (ice cream) cravings!

I only counted macros religiously for about 4 weeks but it gave me the tools to know that my body needs 156 grams of protein a DAY! I ate WAY more calories then I was before and ice cream (carbs are welcome).

When your body is in balance, the weight falls off! I can actually see some abs in there 🥹

BUT..... it all started with getting my body back into balance and the root cause. It ALWAYS starts at the gut, cortisol, and inflammation level. If your body is not healthy on the inside, it's not going to work hard to release the weight.

It is so, so much more than a calories in, calories out way of thinking about weightloss.

My team is starting root cause weightloss in January. No starvation diets, no working out for hours....we do weightloss the mental wellness way!

If you have tried it all before, it's time to look at doing things a little differently.

Let's get you signed up by the 20th so you can start on January 2nd (or even better, right now!) Message me or drop CHALLENGE to see if it's right for you 😃

11/30/2023

Stress and inflammation ran my life. I was tired & moody...so I dug deep into the gut-brain connection and fixed my depression & IBS naturally.
Drop FIX 👇for my protocol!

I am so glad you are still here! ❤️ This page was created 10 years ago as I started on a journey of health, weightloss a...
11/30/2023

I am so glad you are still here! ❤️

This page was created 10 years ago as I started on a journey of health, weightloss and non toxic living.

And a journey it has been....

Although this page went silent, I never gave up.

Through the years I have added homesteading, sobriety and gut health to my growing list of life changes and have NEVER. FELT. BETTER.

10 years ago you joined this page to lose weight and feel better too.

I have now found that weightloss and feeling better isn't only excersize and fun tips. The root cause if health and happiness is found in your GUT!

I am revamping this page to share all if the things I have learned over the last 10 years.

Gut health
Sobriety
Homesteading
Adding extra income

In the last 10 years I have been able to get rid of my depression, manage my ADHD and heal my IBS and inflammation.

If this is for you, welcome back! I can't wait to share and connect with you more!

Address

Sullivan, WI

Website

http://www.highwaterhollow.com/

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