My Top 9 Excuses for Not Being Around Much Lately (Part 2)

Thanks for joining me.  If you missed part 1, click here for a quick catch up. As you may know, I have been quietly neglecting my blog for a few months and felt it was important that you understand the completely compelling reasons for my absence.  I know you have lost sleep over this. Excuse [...]

My Top 9 Excuses for Not Being around Much Lately (Part 1)

If you follow my blog with any regularity, you may have noticed I haven’t been posting much over the last 4 months (okay, 6).  I thought I owed you an explanation and it basically comes down to a list of excuses. Excuse #9: Nature called (as in Breckenridge) and I really needed to focus my [...]

How Little We Know, How Eager to Learn—Life Lessons from Sir John Marks Templeton.

The underlying goal of my writing is to find people, places and things that are fabulous and share them through a very personal lens with my readers. I look for “take home value”…concepts, ideas or products that you can put to use immediately.  Fabulous things and places are abundant.  Discovering legitimately fabulous and inspiring people [...]

11 Ways to Increase Your Food Storage With Out Spending More Money

So, you decided to begin storing food.  Perhaps you’ve read a few articles, watched a few survival videos, and maybe even purchased a few supplies.  You were motivated and inspired and then BAM!–you hit a wall.  I know when I began working on my EPP (Emergency Preparedness Plan) and LTFS (Long term Food Storage), I [...]

Are You Guilty of Food Storage Procrastination?

Here are 5 Simple Strategies to Help You Get Off the Couch and Get ‘er Done. Lately, I have written a lot about a phenomenon called “the normalcy bias”.  With all the disasters taking place around the world in the last year, (i.e. earthquake in Chile, New Zealand, Japan, chaos on a massive scale in [...]

Earthquakes. Tsunamis. Nuclear Meltdowns. The Tragedy in Japan is a Heartbreaking Reminder to Prepare.

“A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.” – Proverbs 22:3 I’d like to start with a prayer for the people of Japan.  May God be with them during this time of uncertainty and help them rebuild quickly and heal their souls. My [...]

50 Essential Survival Tools for an Emergency in Your Home, Car or Outdoors.

Yesterday, I received my first shipment of dehydrated food from Shelfreliance.com.   Since I placed my order, I have been sleeping better.  Is preparedness the new sleep drug of the 2010’s?  Hmmmm…. I realize that to some of you, this talk of emergency preparedness seems far out.  Maybe I really have fallen into the lunatic fringe, [...]

10 Fabulous Holiday Gifts that Keep on Giving.

Times are tight.  I don’t know anyone who is spending more this year than they did last year for the holidays.  Personally, I am looking for quality gifts this year that keep on giving.  There will be nothing frivolous or impulsive on my list this year, and even though I am not spending as much, [...]

Man Invents Machine to Convert Plastic Into Oil. Absolutely Fabulous!

This is totally amazing and definitely qualifies as fabulous!   I can’t help but think that this plastic to oil converting machine will become a common household appliance like a washer and dryer, wine cooler or a water softener.   I could take all my plastic trash bags, plastic packaging, and plastic bottles and convert them to petroleum or heating oil.  [...]

Does Your Summer Include Plans to Bungee Jump Naked?

detect invisible Our family has tons of stuff planned for summer. You may have already caught a few snippets of our 4,600 mile cross country trip Or my unprecedented 10 day getaway adventure with my hubby. My son became a man this summer, yes indeed, on his first 7 day trip alone. But, I think [...]

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