Summer travel time is coming! I love traveling with my family, but we’re cheap/frugal/poor, so we don’t usually fly anywhere, we just go places within driving distance. We do road trips more often than anything, and we’ve been doing them for a LOT of years. When I first wrote this, we also didn’t have a […]
22 Survival and Preparedness Movies Your Kids Can Watch
This list is part of my eBook, Prepared Kids: A Parent’s Guide to Raising the Next Generation of Self-Reliant, Responsible Adults! Looking for preparedness movies you can watch with your kids? Do such things exist? Yes, yes they do. While many movies in the preparedness/survival genre aren’t appropriate for little viewers (ie. rated R), I’ve […]
Soothing Immune Boosting Hot Honey Lemonade
Today I’m going to share with you my little secret for staying healthy through the winter months. Last year, I was in a community theater play and my friend, who is a voice coach, told me to drink hot honey lemon water to help my throat and keep my voice healthy with all the singing […]
Introducing the Prepared Kids eBook!
I’m so excited to introduce to you my latest project, the Prepared Kids eBook! Do you have children in your life? This book is for you! Packed full of practical information for helping raise your children to be prepared now and as adults! Going past just lists of supplies or skills, this book focuses on […]
Join the Abolishionists One Day Event–May 16, 2016
Today I’m sharing with you a cause I feel very passionate about. Part of being prepared is being prepared to help others. Especially those who cannot provide for or protect themselves. The Abolitionists is a documentary that shows how one group is working to do just that by rescuing children around the world who are […]
Keeping the “Special” in Special Occasions: 10 Tips for Celebrating During Hard Times
Who doesn’t love special occasions? Holidays are a great time to relax and enjoy life and family. But what if life isn’t so good and your family is going through a hard time? Large scale disasters, or personal disasters like experiencing job loss, family stress, or loss of a loved one can severely limit […]
Prepper Dating: 15 Cheap or Free Date Ideas with a Preparedness Twist
Looking for some cheap or free date ideas for you and your significant other to share a little fun and romance while doing some prepping as well? Because I know as a prepper, being frugal is high on your list of importance, I made sure to keep the prepper dating ideas here low cost or […]
23 (mostly beginner) Preparedness Sewing Projects
Want to try your hand at sewing? How about taking on a project that, besides honing your sewing skills, will help you be better prepared when it’s finished? I’ve rounded up 23 great sewing projects from around the web that are perfect for preppers to get started sewing on. Almost every one of these would […]
15 Fantastic Gifts to Inspire a Love of America and Liberty in Your Kids
Looking for something a little different for giving the children in your life this year? How about gift ideas that will inspire a love of America and Liberty in children? As Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It […]
The “I Grew Thanksgiving” Challenge Results
Last year, shortly after Thanksgiving, our extended family tossed around a crazy idea. Maybe next year we could eat only foods we grew, hunted, or gathered ourselves for our Thanksgiving dinner. Could we do it? Could we produce a homegrown Thanksgiving dinner? Would the less enthusiastic members of the family still want to come eat […]
