Stay Cool!

My hubby is always finding some really cool things at truck stops. This past week he got a few of these, BodyCool Neck Buddys .These are so neat. You put them in cool water for about 30 minutes and then can wrap around your neck to keep cool. Really a good idea for off-grid, hiking, camping, and yard work. A real good use for these is for minor sprains and even headaches. They are non-toxic and are reusable for years. No refrigeration needed for this either. Find a cool stream while camping, hiking, biking , etc and cool down.

Surviving Self Sufficiency and Thriving: The Best Manual to Do-It-Yourself and Returning to the Simple, Happy Life

Surviving Self Sufficiency and Thriving: The Best Manual to Do-It-Yourself and Returning to the Simple, Happy Life was a free kindle book when this post was written.

Learn how to create a simple and happy life that lets you thrive!

Feeling like you can survive anything life throws you is good, but it doesn’t do much for the quality of your life. Your goal should be to create a simple and happy life that is defined not just by survival, but self-sufficiency and it should show through the way you thrive. This book shows you how to walk yourself from just surviving life to thriving by presenting easy to follow instructions and suggestions to transform every aspect of your life. You won’t just learn how to thrive alone, you’ll learn what it takes to surround yourself with friends and community that thrive with you.
Often the elements of what it takes to have a simple and happy life are complicated because authors present them separately. While you can spend years exploring each aspect of what goes into the self-sufficient and happy life, the reality is you need a cohesive and total plan on how to transform all the aspects of your life at once. With this approach you can walk yourself through creating a life that is safe, stable, happy and simple. Don’t complicate a simple life by making it too big of a process, all you need to know to start to thrive is contained in this book. One book, one life – it’s that simple.
Here’s a preview of what you’ll learn about:

1. How to create spiritual wellness


2. What you need to do to create a healthy spiritual life


3. Why good sleep is essential to a simple, happy life


4. How to create relationships that thrive


5. Transformational relationship skills


6. The importance of physical activity to keeping a happy life


7. What to do to keep the simple and happy life you have created
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As soon as you start reading this book you will learn things that you can do to start changing your life so you can be happy. This guide isn’t going to talk about a lot of theory and reasons, it is going to walk you through actions you can take to create change. A simple and happy life starts by learning what it is you value. Once you know that – you can then move through each major area of your life to simplify and make yourself self-suffiencient.
One of the most powerful sections of this book is the practical method of understanding, and transforming, your relationships. While finances and health are covered, who we surround ourselves with and the quality of your relationships are what will define how happy you will be. You will learn practical techniques to change how you communicate, know what is important in a relationship and discover how to connect with like-minded communities to support you in your new life.
Better still, this book will also explain to you how to go about creating a financially self-sufficient life that allows money and material things to be a tool for improving the quality of your life. You don’t have to be a minimalist or turn your back on technology to live a simple life, you just need to know what you need and how best to get it. From how you look to how you feel to how you handle money and what you value – you will learn simple and proven techniques to move every aspect of your life forward to create the life you want.
If you want to be happy and if you want a life where you are in control and can survive anything that happens – this is the must read book for you. Read it TODAY and discover how easy being happy really can be!
Buy this book now and transform your life into one that is simple, happy, self-sufficient and yours to keep!

The Nuclear Catastrophe (a fiction novel of survival)

The Nuclear Catastrophe (a fiction novel of survival) was a free kindle book when this post was written.

 It's a beautiful sunny day in Southern California. Ben Harrington is arriving at work where he is project manager at a local nuclear power plant. He and his pregnant wife, Sara, live nearby. All is well until the unexpected happens. Suddenly the plant starts to roll and shake. What could NEVER happen.....does happen.

From there the plant workers, the people living in surrounding areas, and those in adjacent cities all have to make decisions – stay with their homes, their families, their security. Or flee – if they can. All choices have have both good and bad consequences. All choices affect the character's lives both immediately and for a long time thereafter.

This fictional story brings home the reality of what would or could happen. No one can be so arrogant as to believe it might NEVER happen. History has shown us time after time that......what can go wrong....will go wrong. What would YOU do? Your answers may be different after reading this novel.

As of January, 2011, there are 442 nuclear power plants operating or under construction in the world. The United States has 104 of these plants, France has 58, and Japan has 54

Keep The Food Storage Coming!!

I have been doing real good the last 2 months and keeping the food storage items coming to our house. This week we received 2 #10 cans from Honeyville. A Taco Flavored TVP can and a Chicken Flavored TVP one.

This friday I am going to focus more on medical supplies. We also have a plan on saving cash to have on hand if anything happens and can't use debit card or bank.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ADD TO YOUR STOCKPILE THIS WEEK???

Homesteading Animals: Rearing Rabbits For Meat And Fur - Includes rabbit, duck and game recipes for the slow cooker

Homesteading Animals: Rearing Rabbits For Meat And Fur - Includes rabbit, duck and game recipes for the slow cookerwas a free kindle book when this post was written. In this Homesteading book by Best Selling Author Norman J Stone, Rabbits are in the spotlight. Perhaps one of the most underestimated and nutritional cheap food sources, rabbits have in recent years been on something of a come-back, and quite rightly so in this authors opinion.
The humble rabbit is high in protein, low in calories and only 4.5% fat - lower even than chicken! Not only that, it is easy, quick and cheap to rear; and produces meat and fur that can be used by the family or sold for profit - or both!

What You Will Find Inside This Book
1 - Choosing Your Rabbits: With so many rabbits to choose from how do you know what is best for you and your particular plans? Here you will find a selection of the most popular rabbit breeds., whether choosing your rabbits for the best meat production, pelts or indeed as pets!

2 -  Caring For Rabbits: If you want to get the best out of any livestock, then you must know how to care for them properly. Invaluable information on how to feed and care for your rabbits for best results.

3 - Costs & Considerations: How much does it cost to set up at rabbitry, and what could be  the profitability of such an exercise?
Case study to look at the possible costs and profitability of breeding rabbits, looked at from a commercial and domestic viewpoint. Subjects covered include the numbers to be expected over a 1 year period, as well as start-up costs for 1 Buck and 3 Does using the New Zealand White rabbit a an example.

4 - Killing & Butchering: If you are raising your animals for meat, then information on how to dispatch your rabbit cleanly and efficiently is absolutely essential. Here are details on just how to achieve this with minimal stress to the animal, as well as how to dress or prepare the carcase.

5 - Glossary of Terms: A selection of over 60 popular terms used amongst rabbit breeders. Do you know what Binky means? Or perhaps what to do if your rabbit is Kindling? Check out these and other important terms here.

6 - Rabbit & Game Recipes! A selection of tasty rabbit and game recipes courtesy of F. A Paris from her excellent slow Cooking book "Slow Cooking Heaven.'