April 2012

I really don’t remember when it began, I was a kid.  Born and Raised in the U.S. Air Force, everything we did had to fit the Military income and Lifestyle.  I was Born in Massachusetts, but never lived there, and My sister was born in Hawaii.   I went to school Read more…

We started prepping in 1967 when our children were small and so was the pay packet. Our start was a vegetable garden that grew in size as our children grew, and  fruit trees, bushes and plants to provide fresh fruit every month of the year – we live in a Read more…

When I was young my parents were in the military.  I remember the movers coming and would roll their eyes!!  They had to wrap every single jar my Mom had canned.  When we came home my Great Grandma and my Grandma’s always had a HUGE garden.  We all thought it Read more…

My mother was brought up during the depression, so with 5 brothers and 3 sisters, I was brought up to pinch and save also.  We did not have a bathroom till I was 6 or 7 years old.  We had an outside pump and an outhouse.  We raised sheep, chickens, Read more…

Seven years ago my husband and I moved to the Big Island of Hawaii. We had both spent the majority  of our lives on the mainland and were used to the convenience of living there.  One day, I went down the yogurt aisle and found it void of yogurt. When Read more…

From Nordstrom’s shopping addict to a Prepper addict? What do you get with a young and vain generation that has had the major part of society telling them there self worth comes from how they look or appear to others? You get a person who was addicted to shopping, in a lot of debt, Read more…

Hello prepper community! I just want to put my two cents worth in because I feel that this is such a worthy subject that leads to a total lifestyle change.   My husband and I have been prepping for sometime now, but the program on nat-geo called “doomsday preppers” really Read more…

My family and friends call it my obsession. I call it my passion. What it really is is part of our everyday prepping. It’s been almost 50 years now since I first started knitting and sewing. At first it was just because I wanted to do everything that my older Read more…

Since May of 2011 I have thrown away several no longer needed prescription drugs, and I have lost 40 pounds, because of things I learned and practiced while prepping. I learned a lot of great stuff from Kellene. I learned about the right oils to use, including essential oils. I Read more…