What does a blog about building a writing platform have to do with self-reliance, you might ask? Well for those us writers trying to get published in today’s climate, it’s all about self–reliance! In today’s publishing world, it doesn’t matter whether you have a book...
I have limited space for storage. So, the fact I love to Hack (MacGyver) everyday household items into something new, for a different purpose, works well for resisting the need (want) for lots of fancy equipment. I love the challenge of coming up with creative...
There’s a Reason I Use the Term Self-Reliant. I raised a family in the Midwest, out in the country, where power failures were year-round events as common as the next thunderstorm, tornado, ice storm, wind storm or snowstorm. I grew most of our food in an organic...
I’m a planner, a list maker, an organizer with a capital O. It’s not that I am especially talented at being organized. It’s only that I’ve discovered it helps me feel that I have some control in my ADD /OCD world – believing I am creating order out of chaos. Oh...
When I started this blog, I promised that we’d discuss all types of ways to survive life. We’ve had a few laughs and learned from each other. But today I have something I want to share that has touched all of us, or our families, in one form or another: The Economy....
Being outside in nature is the most basic part of who I am. Besides gaining knowledge about wildlife, I learn lessons about who I am, and surprise myself about what I am capable of achieving. Nature continually inspires me. It is a part of all my writings, no matter the genre or subject matter.
Being outside in nature is the most basic part of who I am. Besides gaining knowledge about wildlife, I learn lessons about who I am, and surprise myself about what I am capable of achieving. Nature continually inspires me. It is a part of all my writings, no matter the genre or subject matter. 
