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This is an article on gardening from my friend Kim Deel. She’s been gardening for more than 30 years and has a lot of wisdom to impart. I’m putting this article out in June, so you can start to consider what you want to plan in your “Bonus Garden” as […]
We’ve all been there. Those first few months that you are working on learning a new hobby, everything seems to go wrong. Everything is SUCH a CHORE to get done. When you finally make a breakthrough in one area, then another problem area seems to crop up (pun SO intended!). […]
Okay. I WAS sick, but I wasn’t the only one sick over Christmas break. Everywhere I looked families had members dropping like flies to this fever filled stomach bug and respiratory illness. Unfortunately, when we moved here to Pensacola, I left almost all of my preparedness supplies behind. And with […]
September. Even the name of the month conjures pictures of cool temperatures and vivid colors of leaves on trees. It also reminds me of back to school and, for some reason, it also always feels like it’s time to dig into preparedness. Well if you’re like me, I have […]
There are classical myths such as those associated Hercules or Achilles or Persues. There are modern-day myths such as, according to Web MD that there is supposedly no actual correlation between giving children sugar and hyperactivity. Makes me wonder what their definition of “hyperactivity” is. You? But then there is […]
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 […]
Last week, be began to delve into the topic of how do you help your husband get on board with prepping? It’s not an easy subject when a husband and wife aren’t on the same page about any topic. But when a wife feels very vehement about taking care of […]
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 […]
Simple, Helpful, Effective Prepper Tasks Sometimes we know we need to accomplish preparedness tasks, but we don’t know where to start. Today’s blog post is simply about helping give you ideas to start moving your preparedness journey forward again in case you’re stuck. All of them should be able to […]
As parents, we often think of preparedness in concrete terms. I need to purchase – learn – or do things in order to be prepared. Especially when it deals with our children, we need to take a different tack. Kids need to be prepared too. While they do need to […]
