You've got this, Mama!
Earlier this year, our portion of the Illinois river was seeing the longest flood that it had in almost 100 years! In the lock and dam near our house, the water was above the barrier that the boats usually go UNDER. So you have the height of most of the […]
What should we be thinking about NOW to be ready for TEOTWAWKI later? Let’s get some systems into place. But which ones?
In today’s economy, some of us want to diversify more than just the money that we invest – if we invest at all. I don’t know about you, but keeping all my money in a bank worries me. Last year, my husband and I needed to purchase a car because […]
Guess what time it is? No, I don’t mean what time it is on the clock. If you haven’t picked your head up out of your desk in a while so that you can be assaulted by fliers from Office Max – Office Depot – Staples – and others, It’s […]
Life right now is BUSY!! I’ve mentioned recently that I’ve been walking two miles a day. Besides the time to actually walk, it takes time to get changed and ready. It takes time to get cleaned up afterwards – especially since I’ve been mostly walking outside in the mornings or […]
I wanted to have an honest conversation with you guys (I hope you will join up in the comments) today about the hardest thing about prepping. So much of prepping is “relatively” easy. I’ve seen James Wesley Rawles call it the 3 B’s – beans, bullets, and bandages. Food and […]
It’s almost summertime! It’s a time of baseball games, camping, swimming, outdoor fires in the evening roasting marshmallows, and taking a vacation! For our family, vacations are a highlight of our summer when we are able to take them. But, if you’re like me, that presents us with a little […]
Spring decided to tease us for a couple of weeks. It sprung and then said, “Fooled ya!!” And then came back and went away again. BUT I think it’s finally back for good and perfect timing! We’re taking our suburban ‘homestead’ to the next level! So we decided to take […]
Do you easily get bored with normal life? What about “preparedness” calls your name? If you’re like me, yes, you want to take care of your family. You want to “Murphy-proof” your life. Yep! Me too! You want to build up your skills so that you’re able to contribute to […]
