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When I started this article it was going to be “Five Things to Create Space for This Summer,” but as I wrote, I realized there was something that I needed to write about first. Oh, I can hear ya now. “Karen, while there may be value in having time to […]
You’re reading through your latest edition of Mary Jane’s Farm magazine and you see an article on making ink out of walnut husks, and you know you can’t do it now, but you SO WANT to remember HOW to make it “just in case you ever have to.” What do […]
If you knew that you had just one year to get your house in order before the excrement hits the rotating cooling device, what would your goals for the year be? How would you go about preparing your family to survive such an event? What steps could you take this […]
When disaster strikes, your rambunctious seven-year-old will still need something to keep him occupied.
If you are working a steady 9-5 type job and you work for only one employer, you are still in the majority. There is another type of person going from one job to another either during the same day or in the form of temporary work or they work for multiple […]
For a long time, the tagline at the end of my blog posts or newsletters has been, “Remember, knowledge isn’t knowing something, it’s living it.” That tagline communicates part of what I’m about here. It’s easy to sit here and to “Monday morning quarterback” preparedness. I enjoy reading and learning interesting […]
You’ve had those times, haven’t you? You have one month to get some kind of big project done. Maybe you are helping organize a wedding. It’s the last month before the wedding and you feel like there’s so much to get done in just a little time. Maybe you remember […]
I’m a mom of five children. And even though we homeschool and we limit our kids time on media – both games and movies, it is amazing how when the electricity goes out summer, winter, or in between, the phrase out of several of my children’s mouths isn’t, “Mom, I’m […]
What is self-sufficiency? If I asked you what self-sufficiency is, what would your answer be? I asked that very question on my personal page and on my facebook group last week. These were some of the responses I got. “To have all that you need or the ability to do/make/get […]
