I have Cleaning House Guilt (CHG). Does anyone else ever get this? I think it should classified as an illness, but I doubt any doctor would take me seriously. I just know that when I get CHG, it takes over my life. I start to view myself as lazy and undisciplined. I come home from work, sit down for a few minutes and…see a mess. I see everything I promised myself I would get done. Yesterday. Three weeks ago. Last…
This whole no spend thing has been very hard to maintain these last 6 weeks. We have been more creative in finding no-money solutions, but we have had a series of mishaps that has made the no spend months almost null and void. The series of mishaps and forced spending has included: 1. The air conditioning in my van ceased to exist due to leaks in two lines. No this has not been fixed yet, but I have already spent…
Great article! I think everyone needs to read this because too many people believe the government will take care of them when they should be taking care of themselves! Paratus Familia: The key to good government…..: “When was the last time you saw incredibly well behaved children? Someone ‘dressed’ to travel? Or a congressman who kept his pants zipped…”
What a great article! The author gives great ideas and strategies for starting your homestead! Remember though, it is all just small steps to get started. Otherwise you will be overwhelmed! Start a 1-Acre, Self-Sufficient Homestead – Modern Homesteading – MOTHER EARTH NEWS Have a great day!
I am sharing this because I thought it was an excellent post by Patrice from the essay she mentions. She just highlights the main points of the writer’s essay. I encourage to also read the essay in its entirety. Rural Revolution: The Essential Rules of Liberty: “Here’s an excellent guest post by Brandon Smith entitled The Essential Rules of Liberty . I’ve picked out highlights here, but the essay is…”
So far, so good on the no spending for July and August! We had one of the weekends I blogged about earlier and had a mini vacation weekend. Most of the ideas were Rob’s and he, very generously, took care of most of it! I was surprised and enjoyed it all the more! We built a fire, had smores, and lit some fireworks Saturday night. Sunday we took the kids to Cars 2 in 3D at the movie theater. Then…