I love organization and that’s why I love Pinterest! The first time I used Pinterest I knew it was for me. It allows me to easily find and organize all my favorite prep ideas…from gardening tips and food storage to life hacks and recipes to try. It fits my personal...
Are You on a Tight Budget—Like I am? A very dear friend of mine confessed she knows she should put together a Car Emergency Kit, yet finds herself waiting until she has more time and the money to get started. I certainly understand the sentiment, and it got me to...
Do you have an Emergency Car Kit or Get Back Home Bag? For those of you who read my blogs on a regular basis, you know I’ve discussed why my hubby and I carry an Emergency Bag in each of our cars—ours is designed to also be a Get Back Home Bag. It contains all sorts...
Coconut Oil Falls Into the Same Category as Raw Honey: It’s A Superfood. I love the fact that nature readily supplies us with not only healthy foods to eat, but these same foods give us many medicinal and skin care benefits as well. They are the Life Hacks of the food...
Food storage can be as extensive as canning a year’s worth of garden produce (to last until the next harvest), to having enough food on hand to feed your family for a couple of weeks. Everyone has different needs and views on the topic, as well as space for storage....
No matter where you live, whether your part of the country experiences earthquakes, wildfires, seasonal floods or hurricanes, we all have our own set of natural disasters and dangerous conditions that might mean evacuation… We used to live in Southern...
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.