THE JANUARY PREPSTEADERS CHALLENGE
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- We depart from the weekly "How To" video episodes to bring you a challenge for JANUARY. I take this same challenge yearly and learn and grow every time! Will you take the rest of January to improve as a prepsteader with these 7 invitations? I am with you all the way!
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Cut those boxes into strips that fit down into a tuna can. Melt wax and pour down into those strips. These are little stoves you can cook with and heat with.
Sounds like a great subject for a video!
Great idea thank you
I reuse cotton wadding from Vitamin & Pill bottles by cutting into 1"-1 1/2" pieces and working Petroleum Jelly into them then placing in a canning jar to use later as firestarters.
I cut cardboard boxes into long strips and glue them together to make the cat scratchers found at the stores.
Card board tuna cans Girl Scouts 101 , such memories
Take it from a woman who patched her under wear over and over so I had money to buy my kids food and pay the rent. Tossing clothes isn't always a good thing. Kids clothes can be made out of clothes you don't wear or are worn out. I found that you can mix store bought milk with powdered milk and it actually tastes OK. Purging useless things is good to make room for needed things but think carefully if it can be used in another way.
Lynda, you are so right. I wanted to mention that in the video and didn't. Use discretion, as there are so many things that can be repurposed. And yes, I have grown quite accustomed and not at all squeamish about having to live several weeks on no dairy other than powdered milk.
I make "crocheted" rugs out of clothing...
esp....double knit clothing..rugs wear forever....lol
@@dewuknowHIM : Yes! Or braided clothing cloth oval throw rugs, that was my thing for a long time. But I want to learn to crochet.
Yes, darning socks, who thinks of that nowadays? I do!
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Powdered milk has gotten a bad reputation because so much of it is fat free, tasteless garbage.
Nestle Nido makes a good tasting whole milk powder.
2020 Keep America great!
Save those boxes for weed control in the garden. The are great between the rows of plants and also help retain the moisture in the soil. Eventually, they just compost into dirt.
Excellent idea!
Cardboard also makes great carbon ingredient in the compost. My worm bin loves shredded boxes! And burning is terrible for air quality.
I just found your channel today.
Thank you for your wealth of wisdom.
Thank you, Blueroot 77! There is a wealth of wisdom in the comments too! We have a great group and I am so glad you're here!
Thank you for all that you do but most importantly thx for God's word in your videos. May God continue to bless you and all that you do.
Oh Christa, I love this challenge!! I’m in!! I have to tell you what a chuckle I got when you talked about burning the boxes. My dad always had a burn bin and my son has wonderful memories of helping his grandpa throw clutter papers, cardboard, etc in the burn bin. And when you got to exercise...you will be so proud of us...Ted and I started a yoga program!! And I love your idea about working on our faith...beautiful!! You are such an inspiration!! And yesterday I went through my pantry and and will be using up my food that is close to expiring. And I love the off line break. I am definitely in with that one. Ted and I are going to start playing a board game on Sunday afternoons. And when you said Raw Milk...yes!! That’s a wonderful routine!! And thank you so much for the scripture reading. You always touch my heart with those. Thank you so much for being you and for all you do!! Love, Mary❤️😘❤️ PS...I’m with you on the plastic bags!!
LOVE your idea of going completely offline for 1 day a week!
When we are in the OK mountains for a few days, my teen son’s cell phone does not work and mine barely works. It is SO refreshed and my teen has learned he can survive without a phone or a tv
Thanks krista.....i have a tendancy to..."save it for a rainy day"....
Thanks for reminding me.....
I just have to say that, as a kiwi living in New Zealand where plastic bags have been entirely outlawed, I'd suggest keeping a pretty decent stash of them. We had huge bags stuffed full of plastic bags we'd kept but you'd be surprised how quickly you go through them since they're so useful for a range of things.
Melissa Yiddzy, can’t keep my husband from throwing them out!
Sssshhhhh you might become New Zealand's "Public Enemy Number One" 😎
I save mine also. Places in States such as Los Angeles, and San Francisco plastic bags are a no-no
I reuse them as my garbage bags~!! What comes in must go out.
@@patmaier6917 Reuse at home is my opinion rather than recycling the old fashioned way.
Take lunch, use to keep feet, hands, and head warm, cat litter, for dirty diapers, etc etc many uses especially the heavy plastic from restaurants, and shopping malls
What about zip locs are those restricted also. That may be a dumb question
I would challenge my fellow prepsteaders to consider how they manage their finances. We recently stumbled across a financial class at church, and it has radically changed the way we're spending. The class we took was Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. Another class they'll be offering is Crown Financial's Personal Finance class. While we didn't have any consumer debt, every time our household income has increased, we've found a way to spend it, with little to show for it, other than new bobbles or gadgets.
Either class (both of which are best in person and with a group, but if your local church or group isn't interested, you can do it online), or really any other financial class, is going to have you doing a number of things:
* Creating a budget, updating it monthly as needed (expenses change, as does income levels)
* Tracking spending (every dollar!) and sticking to that budget.
* Savings for a small emergency fund (more later)
* Paying down all consumer debt and refusing to create new debt.
* Downsizing expenses, which may include doing drastic things like selling cars or a home that are beyond our means.
* Saving for 3-6 months of expenses for a larger emergency fund.
* Putting 15% toward retirement and becoming educated on various vehicles to invest.
* Paying off the home mortgage early.
Note: these aren't done all at once. By starting with the creating a budget, and sticking to it (and we had to revise some things that we were trying to be too frugal on), we've cut our monthly expenses nearly in half. We're just on the stage of savings for 6 months of expenses and have 6 more months of saving to go to get that saved up (it'll be 10 months total that it'll take us to save). But once that's completed, we'll be balancing an extra funds toward retirement and trying to pay off our home mortgage 14 years early.
Oh God ... dont burn your boxes! recycle in a worm farm or throw them in a barell of water for a few minutes then rip them up , take tape and staples out and make mulch out of it. bury it shallow if you have to dont burn them. the environment has suffered enough... regards from Australia.
Thank you for this good tip!
Shred well the light cardboard or paper to make papercrete. You can make planters, bricks or other things with it. The bricks make good insulation in climates that's too wet for them to use as outside bricks
also, learn to get a large crochet hook, and crochet those plastic bags, they are very strong, make great rope. look it up on you tube :) just my 2 cents, lol
Brush Strokes a cousin of mine crochet those plastic bags into small throw rugs.
They're used for Matt's rugs and insulation for homeless people. There is a whole lot of uses.
Check your back up heat. Turn thermostat off for one night
jeff seagle NO! 😂. It was -45* Fahrenheit last night! All joking aside we heat with wood and no electricity. We burn about 20 cords a year. I think it would be a good exercise for folks to see just how much it takes to heat without modern conveniences. We use a chainsaw for cutting up the trees and a snowmobile to haul the wood but everything else is done manually. I can't imagine how difficult it would be if we had to do all of it manually!
Check the back up to the back up also
This is a good time to check your heater filters and change them.
We're going to be doing a NO SPEND February & I'm excited to start this journey. :)
YAY!!!! That is great, Cynthia! Let us know how it goes for you.
I have started going thru things little by little and downsizing and purging. This will take longer than a month to be sure. It's a lifetime of accumulation that I am doing. I use to do this yearly but have been slack for several years. This is difficult to do when a member of the family is a borderline hoarder!!! Lol. Slow process.
I LOVE your list, especially since I had to lead a simple life after a serious bicycle accident. I couldn't be happier for all the wonderful changes that came from the accident. It taught me more than anything I've ever learned.
About the socks, a pair that I had tossed in my rag bag come in really handy when my dearest husband knocked over an herbal infusing oil. The socks soaked up all the oil and protected my hands from the broken glass.
About the plastic bags, I crochet them into mats for the homeless, or iron them together to create a heavy waterproof cover that can be use in a wide variety of ways. OR, use the fused bags to make waterproof pouches, grocery tot bags,
About the CDs, I hang them from my fruit bushes and trees to deter the birds from harvesting my fruit before I am able to.
This is a great idea. For us, we do not use the secular time table for the counting of the months and years but use the Biblical time table. So, the Biblical New Year has not come yet and it is closer to spring and we do a spring cleaning because we also get ready for the Pesach/Passover. That along with the week of Unleavened Bread means a new beginning and thus the need to clean out what we do not use and donate or recycle it.
So, my wife and I will discuss how we might be able to do this.
So, we as Hebrew believers bid to you Shalom b'Yahushuah, ha Masihach, amein. Peace in Yahushuah, the Messiah, amen.
I'm taking time this month to clean up my potting area. Checking my reserves for mixing up organic fertilizers and insect repellants. Cleaning containers and sharpening shovel, trowels, etc., taking a mental inventory and getting ready for spring planting. I pick a sunny bright day and pretend spring is just around the corner. Its a great month, I can feel the days getting longer.
Recycle, repurpose, give away to neighbors or to recently re-homed (formerly homeless). I rarely send anything to the dump/landfill.
A friend of mine saved her children's favourite pieces of clothing while they were growing up and then used each child's clothes into a patchwork blanket. The kids loved it and had such joy finding and remembering the memories that went with each patch.
This is a truly amazing challenge and I'm in! I'll just do my best. Every month I pick things to donate or stop buying, but thus is something new. Thank you for making us think!
I am so glad, Bada! I like your idea too!!
I saw a very helpful video, which I haven’t done yet I admit, those plastic bags can be made into sleeping mats if you camp or give away for the homeless. Also, on the cardboard boxes, use them to start killing grass to start a garden. Very useful! Just flatten and weigh down so they don’t blow everywhere. If you have fallen leaves throw those on there. Beginnings of a lasagna garden and excellent soil! All of the suggestions are excellent as usual and I need to do ALL of them. Clothes either need giving away or put in a tote to prep for someone who needs it in an emergency. I need to downsize 50 years of stuff. Furniture, pots and pans, china and crystal I don’t use anymore, years and years qf accumulation while in my child rearing years that I thought I needed but really don’t.
Thank you for the suggestions! P.S. Can you suggest what to do with preps if you preps and how to organize pantries
T-shirts make excellent replacements for plastic grocery bags.
1) Simply turn inside out, sew the bottom closed, turn right side out.
2) cut off the sleeves and the neck band.
Tada, a clothe grocery bag, Toddler's to preteen sizes are perfect for produce.
Here in South Africa, some ladies crochet them into very durable shopping bags.
God bless you young lady
Geez you must be driven, that's a lot of goals!!
Thank you for all your great ideas. I really enjoy them. May God bless you and yours this year and keep the great content coming.
Thank you, cronicpain 101! God bless you too!
Our Father in Heaven set the original example of taking "one day in seven" and resting from our work. Thanks for the reminder that fasting from the Web is just as important! I appreciate your videos ... God Bless :)
I have been living a Spartan lifestyle for about three years now and have been amazed at how much I can do without. I hope and pray that I can keep it up.
Favour is better than silver or gold.
I love your videos.
More Grace Ma
What an awesome lady! Smiles
Thank you! Happy New Year. God bless.
January is usually my month for poring through seed and plant catalogues and to think about the garden. I'll also sometimes go through my seeds to check inventory before I order anything. It's also a good time of year for any winter pruning that needs to take place. I do no-spend challenges throughout the year and also try for unplugged weekends for the most part.
As for boxes, I set a limit on the number I keep on hand in case i need to send something, pack something, or store something. Anything over the limit is recycled. I do the same with packing materials, too. If I can't recycle those, I send a message out asking if anyone needs them, and I always get a taker. Some people are moving or selling things on ebay and needing packing materials.
Great video--thanks!
Look forward to the Prepsteader tips during the year. I only shop once per month, so I sort of already routinely do that challenge. Cleaning out and getting things neat is always advice.
Farmers Market will be happy to recycle the plastic bags and boxes.
Thank you Krista happy new year to you as well.
We also need to get those daunting health checks 0n our ears, eyes and teeth done. God bless..
New Year with new goals.. Thanks you for much. At 71 I have so much to be thankful for.
Your videos are positive and upbeat, thanks!
No , don't through you're socks away they make wonderfull dusting cloth',sand those Boxe's you can sell.God bless have a fantastic day.
Or use to make or stuff a toy or pillow(depends on type of sock). Boxes can be recycled for people moving. If power goes off, can be burned in fireplace for some heat.
@@donnaleveron5711 yep thank's I, did not think of that.Good idea
Yes use them for a variety of things
THANK YOU
Great ideas
As far as the clothing go I tried to hold onto it because my friend of thought is if things were really to go south as they said it would how could,
Then clothing is something you cannot always run out to the store to buy so if you have extra it's always good because clothing can be worn out and one down if the situation becomes when you cannot get in the store
Thank you for the wonderful ideas! I look forward to all of your great videos! ♡♡♡
Sort through your lumber stash. Cut up your clean scrap lumber for kindling and anything else dispose of. That stuff tends to multiply on a homestead and if you don't address it occasionally it can become overwhelming. Inspect your canning supplies, dispose of any chipped jars and rusted rings. Get rid of some of your used lids (that can't be used for canning again, I do save a few for storage of no-canned items) by this time of year I seem to have a ton of used lids. We already live a lifestyle that we only venture to the store about every 2-3 weeks. Sometimes less often sometimes more. A month of NO shopping is a common occurrence. Including internet shopping. I buy in bulk and try to use things with a little longer shelf life. This also us to stretch our runs out further. We drive 2 hours one way to do our major shopping. We do have a small store for perishables but even that is 20 miles. And items are 2x the cost. A box of butter is 7$
Happy new year to you
Now I am going to be watching your channel. It is for my studying English lessons. Your speech , thoughts and intentions have internal goodness.
So good to see you again. I hoped you were not sick. Good film I am finally fired up.
I love your videos so so much
Oh Christa God has been taking me in this direction the last couple weeks. Great video. But I think I’ll have a problem with the fresh milk......I’ve got a sweet little family milk cow so I should have plenty lol!
Beware, trash burning in many areas (my state of Indiana included) is illegal. Cardboard boxes are great for smothering weeds under mulch or simply composting or vermiculture. Country living always requires regular clean up in order to stay organized. Your ideas are great and have long been a part of keeping my life organized & functioning ( Except duplicate tools - on a farm they save tons of time) Nothing is better for a rewarding life than time spent in prayer & in His word! Blessings,
I will have to do this in February because we just moved into our new homestead and had to make expenses to insulate and update to be liveable for the harsh winter here.
happy new year!!!
Been saving boxes for use in the building of soil for vegetable gardens. Like the challenge but to gasoline I would add water as some people can't drink their city source, etc
Wonderful Video!
Love love love!!!
Hi dear
Jigsaw puzzles are a great way to get your mind off media.
Cancel Cable TV. I cancelled cable 5 years ago.
JR T, thank you for the ideas. You are absolutely right!
Quite valuable suggestions. We both evolve and involve. Involutions are quite valuable.
I love your videos. Funny...stopped on this video where you said we should all get in shape. I recently bought an exercise machine and honestly the most exercise I got was assembling the darn thing. lol Working my way up to 30 minutes 3-4 times a week.
God bless you Christa!
Good grief. You have clothes that you didn't actually need and never wore? Who are you? Who does that? We buy beautiful pre-owned clothes and look like a million bucks. We wear it out or if we just get tired of it, we share it with someone else in our circle or give it to the homeless. We never donate to any organization that would charge people for what we give them for free. There are lots of organizations that distribute clothes for free. We would never sell it just to buy another item of clothes that we really don't need and may not want all that badly. My clothing budget is $20 a month and that includes coats, shoes and purses. I dress very well. Feel pretty and have more than I need.
Women's shelters would love to have any usable, decent clothing for women and kids. Any clothing with the tags still on is a God send for potential job interviews. Tax write-off to boot! Damaged clothing should be either mended or put in the rag bag for its second life.
:) Very well said. Why can I like this more than once???? :)
I have heard of an organization that takes good clothing for displaced women who are trying to get back in the workforce. they need clothes to interview in and fro work when they get a job. I don't know the name but a person could check in the women's centers.
You are awesome,,,
"You give us permission",,,
You are a Hoot!!!! 🤠
I have chosen to finish projects that I left in finished through the holidays. All of your ideas were great and Inspiring!
One of your very best vids yet. Been subscribed for several years now, I guess I had to move back to TN to really relate! I think just getting rid of the excess, the dross, will be challenge enough for most folks. Keep up the good work...
I need about 4 years of January for this
Wow this is all so overwhelming to listening to your LONG list of challenges. I will do my best. Blessings for the New Year!
Just do what you can! January is busy. Other months wont be as elaborate. Just start where you are and don't be overwhelmed, Pat! This is meant to simplify your life, not complicate it! :)
I really do not have the support of my family to do a no spend on food, but I am able to do a no spend on fast food and no spend on any other stuff. As far as cleaning and tossing - I am already there. I watched your video more than a year ago. I think cleaning up and tossing out are the very first thing to do. The second one for me was taking stock of what I have. Then be realistic about what your family eats - really really eats. Then SLOWLY stock up on those things. It took me about 1 year. Thank you for being here with such great advise!
Happy New Year Krista 😇
God bless
Thank you, you inspired me to create a Monthly Goal List, which has goals, such as you offered, to complete, during that month. December is replenishing my stock for the next year, a good idea with all of the sales that go on at that time. January is your list. The items I've added are Linens, bath and kitchen towels, bed sheets, and the like. Thank you, so much. I enjoy and find comfort in you videos and the Word. Blessings to you and yours.
How refreshing to see such a lovely, Godly woman with a wonderful pioneer spirit. I like your "minimalist" challenges. Btw, cardboard is a great weed barrier for gardening purposes used by many no-till gardeners. With extra tools like hammers, I like to have a tool station in every outbuilding, or location I might need one. It saves on a lot of walking back and forth.
I like the rail fence and log cabin you had in your video. God bless you.
Yes, Time has come to reveal to heal. Cardboard boxes will be used as a layer for starting a no-tilling veggie garden & I'm happy making confession of practices, because I am coming from a place of strength by setting somethings in order to succeed, with creating a wider perspective together, trusting through the trials of such things; aging issues, well-being, & attending programs in the community. I have," YET" to be a master of one thing. I willingly let go of things not being used that's in my shed. I will focus on how I manage to get it, and get it done. I will be grateful when it's an appointed time and place to be able to give and receive. Reading the scriptures will be a good book mark to start being in the pursuit of living better every day. Shalom Yulla, let's get going !⏳🤔🤗🌍💞
Cardboard boxes can be composted. Plastic bags can be re-used until they fall to bits. Clothing can go to charity shops. Old tools to the re-users. We do this 12 months of year in the UK
A couple of different perspectives on this wonderful video. First, plastic bags are used in my area Senior Centers to make plarn (plastic yarn). With that plastic yarn, plarn, women crochet mats for homeless people for the winter. Also in Senior housing, plastic bags are golden to residents with dogs because the residents must pick up after their dog. :) TMI? Bear with me.
Next the large boxes you showed (as an example) are wonderful to keep on hand during the winter. With a little tape they can be pieced together for a window to block high winds and cold. When done, they fit behind a door, in a closet or even (gasp!) behind large furniture. :)
Finally, old clothing that is damaged or unliked can be kept for numerous reasons. First, what you have on hand is cheaper than what buying new fabric etc in the store will cost. Second, one can get creative with updating a wardrobe or kids clothes by using bits of what is available. One lady said make rugs or other things. Yes! The absence of shopping provokes creativity. Don't know where to put them? If you have a zip pillow case, they can be "stored" inside until the need arises. Online selling only works well if the clothes you are selling are in high demand.
I think what is most interesting is watching this video in 2021! It’s almost prophetic! I’m so glad God lector’s to prepare for the pandemic within a timely manner. Though my husband was a little concerned by some of their-front costs, I have to admit that he has certainly noticed the savings we have experienced by being well-prepared and doing all our own cooking. The need tp prep stead is certainly not over.... blessings, all!
I have challenged myself to LOOK for every instance where I'm blessed. I heard someone say that people who believe they are lucky (i.e., blessed) are happier. Let's put it to the test.
What a wonderful new habit to begin. Thank you for sharing. I completely believe it!
Trust Me EVERYONE IS BLESSED in America. Some just more then others. It would be more if so many Idiots didn't Spend
Their Rent, Food, and other Necessities on Habits rather than Family.
Some people are so Feeble Minded that unless it's lots of money, or brand new car that their Slighted somehow.
I'm a Homeless Vet. If I were to Die tonight, I'd die like a King compared to 80℅ of the World. Especially the little kids.
Enough who had nothing to Fill Their Bellies.😭😭😭😭😭
Even when I had to eat from garbage cans, because of no Food or Money I was Blessed.
It's a Frame of Mind to see What I Have compared to what I don't.🤓
Wow. Yes. It is definitely a frame of mind! Thank you so much for your service, as well as your mindset and testimony!
@@freddavis6772 Bless you Fred~!
I am Blessed and Highly Favored INSPITE of myself.
Haven't bought TP since I installed a Bidet for under $25 from eBay a few years ago!
Wisdom~!
Check out TP tablet. Small like All Seltzer tablet. Roughly same material stores that provide sanitation wipes.
Great in a pinch. Get it. I hear of a newer version. I haven't seen them yet. Old style is good. Cabela's 50 for $6. SHTF Prep
I use cardboard as an organic weed control in my garden, covered with mulch. It helps kill the weed roots and worms take well to cardboard. Way better than using any form of chemical weed killers. It eventually decomposes depending how wet your climate, and adds carbon to the soil.
go thru your bathroom products :)
Absolutely, Sabine! I meant to say that and missed it in my notes....pouring all the half used shampoos together or using up the hotel samples that have been collected. This is the time to use them or lose them!
@@PREPSTEADERSDon't "lose them". I donated two gallon sized bags full of hotel shampoos, conditioners, soaps etc to our local Salvation Army homeless shelter. I didn't realize how many I had until I pulled a container that was behind a container.
They REALLY appreciated the small toiletries because it's easier for them to pack around. Also, if you donate, try a church that gives to homeless, or the Salvation Army, their top people don't make the seven figure incomes like Goodwill, the money raised from your donations actually goes to those in need.
@@janetpeterson7489 When I was young and single and trying to support my children the Salvation Army helped me out a lot so they do help those in need!
We recycle in my town. Great, new years cleaning out. Mine is to detox the house I also have asbestos too literally ... Thanks, julie... You are a good teacher.
Boxes could be cut and rolled up and soaked with compound for fire starting.
When cleaning out your cupboards, make a journal of your stored foods with dates of possible expiration..
Great ideas! Pete D.---
Old holy sox are good for toilet paper when and if you run out of TP. During a SHTF scenario. Do not flush them down the toilet after you use them. That will clog up your toilet. The idea is to put them in a bucket of water after you use them. Than use a stick to beet the stuff out of them before you hang them outside to dry. Make sure you wash them before you use them.
Or you might athletes but. Happy New Year sister Krysta. God bless you and yours.
No thank you, ill use saved newspaper or a leaf! Lol
@@anitaostrander4301 to each his or her own.
I really like your channel and advice. I go through my medicine cabinet and review what to keep what to put in my emergency kit,car whatever. Then I take medication to a collector site. Thanks for the challenge I try not to hoard but i make up lots of excuses to save stuff.
Marie Kondo’s list of things to declutter and the order are brilliant. That’s all you need are the few pages that include a checklist or outline. Start with clothing. End with memorabilia.
Toni Hammersley’s fb group A Bowl Full of Lemons is running a 14 week Decluttering project with a printable. The book she wrote is very detailed.
Quiet Time first thing in the morning. Start the day off leisurely. For me that means 5 am because it quiet. It means an oil lamp and essential oils in the diffuser and hot Bengal tea with a pinch of turmeric.
After QT it’s exercise time. Ugh. Just get it done.
Simplifying means getting your mind and body into automation mode: routines. Get your body into a regular sleep cycle.
The Lord’s Day - work 6 and worship and rest 1. I agree. Not technology on Sunday. Focus on the Lord.
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Please continue the scripture memorization challenge!!
Before you toss those CD's there are some websites that buy used CD's! They either resell them or recycle them. It might only be a few dollars after shipping, but it's more than you had before.
You may not think this exercise is important for those who are reading this. After the sudden death of my husband a 40 and being chronically ill, I had nothing for 6 months. I was so grateful that I was a prepper. At ate what I had canned. I had shampoo, and other things that made it comfortable. I had flowers that I was able to make a salad from. I encourage you learn a hobby or a trade. A hobby or a trade can allow you to trade your goods for something you may need from someone else. If there is no internet or TV a hobby or trade can keep your mind from stressing out. An emergency can be a lot of different situations in life. Being prayed up kept me from losing my mind. The most important thing is Jesus wrapping you in his love. So I encourage everyone to do this exercise. Blessings to everyone
God Bless You, you are beautiful and have a beautiful crown.
Funny I had decided my word for the year is “declutter.” I want to declutter my home, my lifestyle, etc. I plan to desize everything but it is going to take time. I work and my workload has been heavy this month so by the time I get off work it is late and I am tired.
I save all my plastic bags, because I use them to clean litter boxes and pick up dog poop in the back yard. They really come in handy for that. I have been saving a few small boxes from Amazon for packing up stuff to send to friends. However the big boxes from orders I get from Chewys I strip off tape and break down. Have used in the garden right on the grass to start a garden and keep the rest in the attic. If we get to a SHTF event they will line the windows and I have purchased many of those metallic thermal blankets that I can tack over walls and windows. They will reflect light and heat if it happens in the winter. This will be the first spring/summer I will have a veggie garden plus growing in pots. Found an old kiddie pool in the trash and have put holes in the bottom and around the edge to plant herbs. The only thing I grew last summer/fall were bush beans and beets. The beans never made it in the house, cause I was eating them as I picked them. Delicious. I have been through the clothes and passed on some and packed away some for future use or re-use. Love your UA-cam channel. Hve copied many of the recipes you showed from Ghee to Apple Cider vinegar to Neosporin. Thanks so much for sharing.
Happy New Year! However, 2020 is the last year of this decade!
The next decade starts on January 1st, 2021 (years ending in a 1 - AD “In the Year of our Lord”). So the good new for us procrastinators, is that we still have another year to get ready for the new decade. :o) Everyone gets confused by this, but we never started the counting of the years at year zero.
I love your scripture readings at the end of your videos!!! God Bless!
The worst are the plastic containers that take out food uses.
Styrofoam. If you have plenty of Storage this is even useful. Even as lame as it sounds.
Insulation being one, Homemade shoe insert, and Way to Slow the Roll of an Advancing Force set out to do bodily harm. Mind You SHTF ONLY!!!!!!!!
In Vietnam they Called it NAPALM🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I just picked up Christas alternative cuss words list on my FB page. Hope she doesnt mind that I shared that out. I used to be guilty of using barracks language. I also have family and friends guilty also. So I printed it and put it on my fridge.. Have a good day ya'll
Reading through the comments I noticed many people mentioned using cardboard in the garden so I won't add to that. But I want to point out how many times you say "throw it away" in your video. With all due respect, there is no such place as "away" on planet Earth. Everything must go somewhere and right now our landfills are bursting at the seams and creating all kinds of pollution. So, if you edit this I would encourage you to stress repurposing or recycling unwanted items vs. throwing things away in the landfill. I'm with you on simplifying and have been in the habit of only shopping once a month now for decades. Also, I'm still wearing clothing I bought 20 years ago that is still serviceable because I take really good care of it - follow washing instructions, etc. Also, old cloth diapers make great toilet paper. Cut them into strips (and I hem mine on my sewing machine). After use they can be placed in a diaper pail and then washed once a week - like we used to do when our babies were little and we used cloth diapers. And finally... I grew up on what mother called "mixed milk" -half reconstituted dehydrated milk powder and half fresh milk from the store. I don't drink milk any more; but still use that combination when making yogurt.
Experiment with fasting, it is good for your health and could help get you through a rough spot if you have trained yourself to it.
Daily devotion time, one day offline, and rotate pantry supplies on a weekly basis.
...I sort and record my tax deductible expenses and then all I have to do is wait for the W2's to come in ....deadline on those is Jan. 31st , and you'll be ready to see your tax preparer ...
I’m a widower, I sure wish I had a wife like you.
Bernie Niebrugge
Hahaha
We all wish we had a wife like her. Even some of the married men.
So do I & I'm a straight female
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Wow, for once I'm ahead of you, WELL at least even anyway lol :). Don't believe that!! Pantry is almost completely empty. The closet IS cleaned out. The utility room is cleaned out. The bags are gone except for five or six that I keep. My pastor (of 20 yrs) just happens to be the guy that wrote the best seller, "The Hidden Power of Prayer and Fasting" so we are in the middle a 40-day period of fasting (our choice of what and how many days) right now. Our focus changes every week with this year being a huge year for the nation. I do frequently "unplug" and actually leave my phone at home, remembering when that was the norm. It's great to see you back again. I wish you the very finest New Year and a fulfillment of Psalms 20 in every part of your being. Glad to see you measuring out the number of videos as well. You have a lot of irons in the fire and you need to leave time to breathe, if you don't mind me saying so:). Instead of SHTF this year it's going to be TBIYTC!!!
I just re-read Psalm 20! Hallelujah! Thank you for that, and wow, you are ahead! I love it!
@@PREPSTEADERS It's my pleasure :)!
@@PREPSTEADERS Here's one I forgot to throw out the challenge on: prepare your taxes by 31 January. I know, some may not have all of their earnings statements in hand yet, then get the forms or the computer app. Gather up the remainder of your contribution statements and all your deductibles. If you do your own preparation then get everything ready for the earning statement to arrive. This is one task we would all like to put off forever but everyday draws closer to the deadline. When they are finished it really gets the monkey off your back. Even if you have to pay, you don't have to mail, but at least they will be done and you won't be surprised. Try it, you'll like it! Well now, that's just piling on isn't it. :)
Cardboard can be composted or used as mulch or used as tinder. Remove the plastic tape.
I started January as a no spend challenge. I do have to buy my prescription drugs though. In the last 2 days I have gone though my dvd's, cd's. I though out 5 grocery bags of old videos. Gave away a bunch of dvd's and cd's.
You are on top of it, Naomi! That is great!
I definitely prefer finding a way to reuse or sell or give away rather than burning or throwing away. Most of all I believe in asking GOD to always guide me to do what HE wants me to do with all things.