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Sunday Thoughts – October 29

Sunday Thoughts – October 29

Happy Sunday everyone!To start, I apologize for missing last week. While I realize this weekly post is not everyone’s cup of tea, it serves as a place for me to get my thoughts straight. It also helps me keep track of what I have done and not done. Let’s put more emphasis on what is not done because that is how I am feeling.Actually, let’s back up a little more. I struggle to stay focused on the best of days….

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What This Prepper Buys: The $36 Dollar Tree Spree

What This Prepper Buys: The $36 Dollar Tree Spree

Dollar Tree is possibly one of my favorite places to purchase prepping supplies for stockpiling. Everything’s a dollar or less and we usually find good generic replacements for high dollar goods. While cheap goods is not always a good thing for prepping, sometimes it is a good way to build up your stockpile. If you are conscious about what you are buying and try it out before SHTF happens, you will know if it is a good deal or not….

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Easy Skillet Spaghetti: A Great Dinner for a Busy Night!

Easy Skillet Spaghetti: A Great Dinner for a Busy Night!

We are a busy household. A lot of nights we do not eat supper until 7:30 – 8:00 at night. Sometimes we need to make supper on the fly and have something on the table quickly. Sometimes we just want to make something quick and easy because we are tired. This Skillet Spaghetti fits the bill.This recipe is easy. Very easy! It is a cheap meal to make. It is also made in one large skillet or dutch oven. One-pot…

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Clean Out Your Freezers With Me In August!

Clean Out Your Freezers With Me In August!

I declare August as National Clean Out Your Freezer(s) Month.Why? The reasons are endless… School is starting soon for us and may have already started for you. Summer bounty is flowing in from the garden. There may still be meals in the freezer from last year’s freezer cooking binge. There may be meat from 2014 in the bottom of the freezer. There may be frozen vegetables and fruits from 2012. You may have a storage shortage in the freezer. You…

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Worried About Climate Change? 11 Ways To Make Your Own Changes!

Worried About Climate Change? 11 Ways To Make Your Own Changes!

Climate change (aka global warming) is the new “hot” topic due to recent events. All these countries are “worried” about the planet and want changes to be made. They want the United States to fund all these changes without any real say about where the money goes. All the while, the two main offenders of climate change, China and India, have no plans to decrease emissions from their factories and will increase their emissions for at least the next 5-10…

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