Welcome back to the world of crochet! Tell me, have you enjoyed making your projects? I would seriously love to see what you have done so far. How did the double crochet go? Was it easy? Did your project with the double crochet go faster than the single crochet? Which […]
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Be Crafty: Learn the Double Crochet
Welcome back to the world of Crochet! Last week, we learned two basic stitches, a slip stitch, and a single crochet. How did the single crochet go? If you haven’t posted a picture of your crochet in the comments, please do. I would love to see it. Don’t worry if […]
Be Crafty: Learn to Crochet
By: Joanne Jones One of the best feelings is to snuggle under a handmade blanket on a cold night. The feeling of knowing that someone cared enough about me to make sure I was warm and thought of at the same time. There is something almost magical being wrapped in […]
The Life of a 21 Year Old Prepper
When I was young and we still lived in Missouri, my mom began her own and our family’s preparedness journey. Whether stocking up on food items inexpensively through couponing, or learning skills that would benefit us if we ever didn’t have access to daily conveniences like grocery stores, or storing […]
Five Ways to Avoid Debt at Christmas Time
I’m sure you are thinking, Karen, Um. . .Christmas is OVER! Yep, it is, but I’m going to help you prepare for the next (and every future) Christmas Debt FREE! Why? Why does it matter that you want to be debt-free, if you’re able to make your payments, does whether […]
Bugging-Out Vs. TEOTWAWKI – Part 2
SO in last week’s post, we discussed the fact that TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It) and bugging out are two totally different things, but people often confuse them by thinking that if they are bugging out, it must be TEOTWAWKI. I’ve had to bug out […]
How to Help Your Husband Get On Board With Prepping – Part 1
If you’re on my e-mail list, you got an e-mail from me last week asking what the goal of your preparedness is. I heard a lot of different answers containing both triumphs and struggles. And in some of those answers, I felt heavy hearts. One, in particular, touched me because […]
20 Quick and Easy Christmas Gifts to Make for Your Friends and Family
Can you believe Thanksgiving was last week! For many of us, it meant that we and/or a loved one may have a little extra time off work. But Thanksgiving day, while wonderful, gave way to Black Friday and the commercial Christmas season. Is that something you dread? Do you watch […]
The Most Important Aspect of Preparedness NOW
What do you think is the most important part of preparedness right now? Do you think it’s your stockpile? Maybe what’s most important is survival skills. Or is your ability to garden and cook from scratch what’s most important? Or what other things are important? There could be great arguments […]
10 Everyday Decisions that Impact Survival and Preparedness
We make decisions every day. We decide if we want to sleep in or get up early, and we decide if we want to read a book or watch a TV show. Should we answer a phone call or let it go to voicemail. Some decisions that we don’t even think about […]
Don’t Waste This Quarantine
These last two weeks I’ve been blogging more, but other than that, I’ve been doing a whole lot of nothing. I’ve been watching through Survivor, which has been a lot of fun, but I’ve not really DONE a lot. But something about the quarantine really really hit me today. We […]
Got Kids? How Do You Handle a Coronavirus Quarantine With Them?
We all love our children. But despite that love, want to see parents cringe quickly? Tell them that they are going to be stuck inside with their children for three months or more. More than that, they cannot leave their home. That thought in itself is incredibly overwhelming! Add to […]
Putting Together The Kit Your Family NEEDS for Winter
One great way of being prepared for winter is to put together a kit full of things that you may need in the case of a winter storm. Why should we put together a kit? I remember, about ten years ago, my husband had been flown to a town in […]
Normal People Preparing for TEOTWAWKI – The Time for Failure Is Now
Failure has gotten a bad rap. No one wants to fail and, can we blame them? Which sounds more prestigious? (1) I just got demoted at my job. (2) My boss was so happy with my performance that he announced my name during a company meeting. Well, duh! The vast […]
Normal People Preparing for TEOTWAWKI – Are TEOTWAWKI and Comfort Incompatible?
Comfort. Really? Okay, let me first address what many people are thinking – and I know that you’re thinking it because I thought it too. Either, it’s TEOTWAWKI – we shouldn’t be comfortable in any way! Or you’re thinking if it’s TEOTWAWKI we CAN’T have any comfort, so why should […]
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