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Strategy isn’t just for the end of the world. What is the best strategy that we should take today in our preparedness? That’s what we discuss in this blog topic.
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 […]
Have you been for a job interview lately, or maybe you’ve conducted a job interview. If you are conducting the interview, you compare what you are needing in an employee with the skill set of the person sitting across the table from you. You have to evaluate your needs and […]
How do you think of survival groups? Is it something you’ve considered joining or starting? On one hand how cool would it be to be a part of a group where you had a role and you knew other people were watching your back. Sounds good doesn’t it? Fun Comparison […]
Last week, we experienced the polar vortex. Temperatures dropped incredibly low, even for Central Illinois. The way it worked out, my husband and I had to exchange cars. I put more miles on my husband’s car then he usually does in a couple of days. As a result I needed […]
As I’ve written about in another post, I had the unfortunate opportunity to bug out three times, and I’ve learned a lot of lessons doing it. Before Christmas, I promised you all that I would do a series that included Bug-Out-Bags. As I got to brainstorming I realized that there’s […]
Have you ever heard of Joel Salatin? He’s the author of books like Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal – War Stories from the Local Food Front, Folks That Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World, The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a […]
I just finished being interviewed by a reporter for Vice. The subject was on food storage, preparedness, and homesteading. One of the questions that the reporter asked me was something along the lines of do I consider myself a prepper, a homesteader, or a mixture of the two. My answer was […]
