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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After boiling then add vanilla, peanut butter and oats. <b>I also make my own <a href="http://perkygrammateaches.blogspot.com/2015/06/diy-how-to-make-vanilla-extract.html" target="_blank">vanilla extract</a>.</b> It is so simple to do, only takes about 10 minutes to prepare. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stir, then I pour the cookies out onto parchment. I don't drop them into cookies, I smooth it out and then cut into squares when cool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is rather amusing to me when I see tips, hacks and instructions on <b>how to make reusable or un-paper towels. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>TIP</b>: They are called rags, cleaning clothes, & napkins. Personally it is one of t</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he ways I save a lot of money. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you see here, I use cloth napkins, dish clothes, dish towels and even </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">handkerchiefs.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Over the years I have collected some really cute ones and have some wonderful vintage ones from my mother in law. I needed to learn <a href="http://perkypreppinggramma.blogspot.com/2015/10/how-to-restore-vintage-linens-things.html" target="_blank"><b>how to restore my vintage linens</b></a>, but it wasn't too hard to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next, if yo</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">u haven't</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> discovered </span><a href="http://amzn.to/29UDZM5" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">microfiber cleaning clothes</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, I highly recommend you try them. I have a supply of new ones and when they get ugly looking, I make them with an </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"X"</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and throw them in my cleaning basket. These are ones that I use in place of paper towels. These are used for all sorts of dirty jobs like to mop up spills, I even use these clothes when I am cooking greasy foods like fried chicken. if they are used for a really dirty job, I pre-soak them with a little </span><a href="http://amzn.to/29TTIkw" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Charlies Laundry Soap</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> before I place in the dirty clothes basket.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The biggest advantage is that I no longer am taking up a ton of storage space for something like paper towels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Recently I was traveling the back roads of North Carolina and my GPS wasn't telling me what I needed to know. So, I stopped at a gas station to purchase a paper map. Low and behold, I was REALLY surprised they didn't carry one single map in the store.<br />Thankfully, I had couple east coast maps, including a book of maps in my vehicle. But, I realized that my maps were really old, like 10 years old. It dawned on me that we have become so dependent on technology, that paper maps are becoming extinct to a degree. I also realized that this is a skill that we aren't teaching to our children. Now I am determined to teach my grandchildren the art of map reading. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The biggest thought I have been thinking about is if the GPS system stops working, would I have the maps </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I need to get where I am going. There are only three locations I care about if the SHTF, where my mom is located and where my children (grandchildren) are located. So this week I updated my <a href="http://amzn.to/2au6e6i" target="_blank">paper maps</a> from Amazon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over the years, I have traveled by car to a lot of places. When my son was about 5, I started teaching him how to read a map. Actually it started out as a way to keep him occupied - this is way before children had Game Boys and phones. It also required him to figure out the answer to "are we there yet?". Because he was in charge of locating where we were AND how far it was to our destination. We made a game of map reading. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>North/South East/West</b>: One of the first things he learned is that North/South roads were always designated by an odd number (I-95) and East/West roads are even numbers (I-70, I-66). Roads that circled around cities were roads like 295, 495, 395.<br /><b>Mileage Markers</b>: My son was always good at math. We would determine how many miles the road was across the state and then used the mileage markers to determine how far we had come or how far we were from the state border. he was way better at this than I was.<br /><b>Name the States</b>: This was a game he came up with. He would name a letter and I had to come up with the state names that began with the letter. Then I would give him a letter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Biological GPS</b>: Well, we didn't have a GPS so I would have him determine what our next maneuver would be...like the next road was I-81, his job was to track that road by road signs and keep me posted on when it was coming up and when to get ready to turn off.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These are just a few ideas for games we actually played when traveling. It made our road trips go a lot faster and I don't think he ever asked me <b>"Are we there yet?"</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, buy a <a href="http://amzn.to/29Vf6Tx" target="_blank">road map</a> and make traveling a fun learning experience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I try to remember that sometimes there are questions we don't even know to ask, particularly about prepping. Today I wanted to share <b>how to take an old fashioned bird bath</b>, as my grandmother used to call them. Plus, it's one of those topics I have never seen discussed.<br />Granted if life crashes as we know it, we don't need to bath everyday. But as it so happens we are in the middle of getting a new bathroom. Today we have a new vanity and cool looking faucet that isn't plumbed, no shower/tub and no running water in the bathroom & I have a doctors appointment this morning. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Set Up:</b> I used a pan with about <b>1/2 gallon of heated water</b>. This pan happens to be one I no longer use any more for cooking; but you may use a bucket, dish pan, pretty much anything. Then a towel, 2 wash clothes, soap, a jar of water and a jar for spitting. Remember you want to use enough water to be effective, but being mindful of that fact you more than likely will be hauling this water. Also note that if you are only storing 1 gallon a day for each person (which is the standard recommendation), you are just going to be dirty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Head</b>: This is my personal preference, I have a separate wash cloth for my face. Since you may not want to be using a new cloth everyday. Basically you start at the top and work your way down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Feet</b>: Since my feet are the dirtiest part, I save that for last.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Preps: </b> In our prep storage we also have a <a href="http://amzn.to/29JvMxX" target="_blank">Coleman 5-gallon Solar Shower</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gearing for short-term and long term preparedness, I just wanted to have the option of a shower still. Ann from our community had a good suggestion of storing baby wipes, which is a fairly inexpensive item to have on hand.<br /><br /><b>Brushing Teeth</b>:<br />Pretty easy to do. I had a canning jar with water, a canning jar to spit in (saved that clean water).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After you have got cleaned up what you have is grey water. Don't just throw it away- there are many uses for <a href="http://greywateraction.org/contentabout-greywater-reuse/" target="_blank">greywater</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If
you are reading this, you probably have access to running water, a shower and a working toilet.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
This week we won't. We are having a jacuzzi tub, new vanity and
flooring installed this week & we only have the one bathroom. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But,
we have alternative solutions planned. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">Fun challenge.
Thankfully we have also prepared how to handle the *S when the SHTF.
Let's talk about </span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://amzn.to/29z2c0a"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">emergency
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">We
already had a 5 gallon bucket with toilet seat cover, very similar to
the one below. We set it up in a secluded location, away from the end
of the house where the workers were & away from the kitchen. I
must say I was very happy I had this toilet available-because I
forgot how often I pee. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">I
didn't pull you the personal clothes for today, but used t.p. I have
though ahead and had jars stored for disposing of the t.p. (personal
cloths). May need to think this through a little further. Covered
containers for the waste material. They need to be easily
cleaned.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">Because we will be
practicing our “skills” this week, I have seriously started
thinking about adding an outhouse or porta potty to our property.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">I
was surprised to see that porta potties weren't extremely expensive.
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; line-height: 100%;">At this point if you are considering something for a get home bag-though I haven't got one yet, I have a friend who is a big camper and swears by the female device for being able to urinate standing up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; line-height: 100%;">I know I sound like a broken record, but seriously try your products out. Do test runs without electricity, water or even without a toilet. Every time I actually do something like this, I learn. I am sure you will too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; line-height: 100%;">One
of the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; line-height: 100%;"><b>basic skill preps for
TEOTWAWKI</b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; line-height: 100%;"> is thinking through
scenarios. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">It's a skill that I don't see discussed often. Too
often people just read articles and don't actually prepare, or even
worse IMHO there are Facebook pages </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">and
websites</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"> where the owners don't
talk about if they even prep (pet peeve), let alone how they do it.
That is why I actually share what I am doing or have done. I show you
my successes and my failures, because we are able to learn from both.
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><b>Know
your Neighbors</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">Frankly,
it not a matter if you like your neighbors or not. You don't have to
be best friends. But you need to understand who they are, their
belief system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">Gather
all the information you can. If a time comes when the SHTF, you will
already have a great idea how to interact with your neighbors. <br />For
me, I am supposed to love my neighbor and I take that seriously. The
“Art of Neighboring” is an excellent book on just that. So my
intention is to be able to love them. Again, I don't have to be best
fiends with them. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">Next
you need to determine how much you are able to trust people. I keep this little diagram in my notebook of key players for our team. I know who is represented, including children and "moms" that will need to brought into the fold. <br />Sometimes you get lucky. One of the very first couple from church I
met when we moved, turned out to be pretty much instantaneous trust.
And it so happened they also prep. We have intentionally developed
the relationship, even to the point where Mr. Perky and I have
offered to sell them a couple acres on our farm. That is how much we
trust them. Now granted, this is a very unique situation. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><b>Threat
Assessment</b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><br />From
conversions, it should fairly easy to assess threat levels.
Admittedly the more you know the better you are able to assess this &
be prepared.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><b>Bring
to the Table</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">I
have a general idea of who would be on our team, either here on our
property or in close proximity. Some know that we are part of an
intentional team. We each know the various skill sets we all have and
have a lot of strong needs met from two previous law enforcement
backgrounds, two current law enforcement people, weapons expert
including repair, farming experience, medical experience, military
backgrounds, plus just good old fashioned wisdom and knowledge of how
to do a wide range of skills. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><b>Assets</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><b><br /></b>We
know who has what. Food, livestock, water access, wells, weapons,
ammo, tangible trading assets, land, equipment and fuels. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">The
interesting thing for me is recognizing we have differences in
prepping </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">guidelines</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">
with some of our friends, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">but we
can all still work together.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><b>Choice</b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">Either
way, gathering and filing away the information will hopefully give us
a leg up in TEOTWAWKI occurs. At least we have an idea of where to
start as people make their way out to our property. Who we are able
to trust, people who have similar commitment levels. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">This
information prepares us to make an educated opinion and not leave
everything to chance. Some of our most critical choices are being
made now, as we prepare.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">Last
but not least, is do you know where you will draw the line in the
sand?</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">If
you taken the time to evaluate where you are, what you need you can
evaluate wisely as you interact with others after the fall. We
absolutely are in agreement and know where we will draw the line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://amzn.to/28T8R1G" target="_blank">Coffee</a>...the elixir of life for so many people. <b>Storing coffee beans</b> is critical for any caffeine addicted individual or possibly for bartering if you don't drink coffee. It is so simple to do...if you choose the right type. The secret is in the bag. I actually have somewhere around 300 pounds of coffee beans stored in my preps. That's correct 300 pounds! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just so you know, the "Perky" in my name actually came from me working at Starbucks. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was the "Perky Barista" for 9 1/2 years. So I know m</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">y coffee. Let's get started. First, storing <b>coffee beans</b> lasts longer than storing ground coffee. Personally, I would look for a vacuum sealed bag of beans for storage. Now not every likes </span><a href="http://amzn.to/28QhvwF" target="_blank">Starbucks Coffee</a>, I get that. What I like about storing Starbucks, besides the fact it was free for me, is that is has a patented "magic button" (just what I call it) which allows the bag to remain vacuum sealed, while releasing the carbon dioxide build-up. This is critical to the shelf life of the coffee. Like most storage items, oxygen is the enemy of coffee. Remember to store your coffee is a dark, cool, dry place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Usually coffee beans have a best buy date of one year from the time of roasting. <b>But I have used coffee from my storage that is at least 5 years old and it still tastes perfect.</b><br />If you can't find your brand already vacuum sealed, then you could probably vacuum seal the beans in canning jars. <b>EDIT: </b>I mentioned canning jars here, since it is sort of my go to for storage. Someone asked me about vacuum sealing in bags, That would be another good option. Though I would recommend using <a href="http://amzn.to/28NAJGJ" target="_blank">mylar bags</a> to store, since the FoodSaver bags are still air permeable. In a long term storage situation I would opt for mylar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To keep it simple, whenever you buy coffee, buy one or two more for your storage preps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One last suggestion, if you have a bug out bag or </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">get home bag, I also store</span>
<a href="http://amzn.to/28LEQTp" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Via(TM)</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/28LMSrY" target="_blank">Starbucks Refreshers</a>. Via isn't an instant coffee, but a finely ground, single serve coffee that you just add hot water to make a cup of coffee. Several people in our community have tried these products. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you look at the first picture in this article, you can see Via in the jar on the left. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just so you know, I make a <b><i>KILLER </i></b><a href="http://perkypreppinggramma.blogspot.com/2014/07/what-coffee-custard.html" target="_blank">Coffee Custard</a> (<-- recipe) with the Via packets.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There you have it. Coffee is one thing that I definitely have a handle on in my storage preps. How about you?</span><br />
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I haven't told you is since we purchased our new home (about a year
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everything from my preps</b>. The truth is I didn't want to have to move all of our
preps. I have learned a LOT. Now I am ready to spill the beans about what I have learned about practical prepping. What works and what doesn't work, how
prepared we actually turned out to be. Also showing you the various adjustments I am making to my storage with this new paradigm shift. This is really changing up how we prepare. Duh, learning the skills to make stuff.<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Let's start with my initial </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make a List:</b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> We were started prepping, t</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">he very first step for me was I simply started by making a list of everything thing we used everyday. Literally, from the time I woke up I wrote down what we used...this worked extremely well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Things like: water, meds. (prescription and OTC's), TP, soap, shampoo, conditioner, etc...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I utilized the principle of<b> "use one, but two"</b>. I really had more than enough stored. But then I have decided to actually <b>store less</b> and learn to adapt my thought process. <br />Let's just use three examples. <br /><b>First, toilet paper</b>. I had two years worth of toilet paper stored by the time we were getting ready to move. i had to laugh. I found out that sometime along the way, the toilet paper company had reduced the size of the roll by about 1/2 an inch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What I am doing now. I have 1 year of actual toilet paper stored & I have a box of clean clothes that I cut from old shirts I was getting rid off to use as personal clothes. I have black, white and cream colors. Each has it's own purpose, if you get my drift. You could even store red ones if necessary. I pick really soft materials, since it was available. I chose a years supply in case it was just a loss of job, or something medical so we could have a decent supply of t.p. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But, in case the SHTF, we might as well just get used to using the cloth. These personal clothes are now sitting on a top shelf in the bedroom ready when needed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The bonus is, it is already prepared a head of time and takes up less storage space. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Certainly better than depending on leaves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now, <b>shampoo</b>. Even after using a years supply, I found I still have at least 3 years worth of shampoo and conditioner. I am going to work that down to about a years worth (to save storage space). Again, 1 year to store; but now I will be increasing my storage of baking soda to <a href="http://perkypreppinggramma.blogspot.com/2014/01/did-you-know-that-hair-smells-like-hair.html" target="_blank">make my own shampoo and conditioner.</a> Just another <b>great principle of prepping: learn how to make it</b>. It really is simply to make.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have also learned how to make my own vinegar and I am growing my own herbs for tinctures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While I am at it, here is my recipe for <a href="http://perkypreppinggramma.blogspot.com/2016/06/cinnamon-bark-essential-oil-toothepaste.html" target="_blank">DIY Toothpaste</a>. I still have a least two years worth of toothpaste stored. I am going to run that down to one years supply. Again reducing actually toothpaste I am storing, since I already store the ingredients in bulk. Saving time & money. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am still beginning the journey <b>learning about essential oils</b> (eo). First thing I wanted to try was making <b>DIY toothpaste</b>. <br />I have held off mainly for two reasons: 1) I am very sensitive to scents, so I am starting with scents I know I am able to tolerate. 2) There is just so much to learn about the overall subject, that I want to take time and explore each individual oil.<br />I started with cinnamon bark essential<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> oil. I purchased it to add to DIY toothpaste. I made it with equal parts baking soda & coconut oil, plus several drops of cinnamon bark essential oil. For me, it was strong, but I may have added too much. <i class="_lew" title="smile emoticon"><i aria-hidden="true" class="_4-k1 img sp_fM-mz8spZ1b sx_5371b4" style="background-image: url("/rsrc.php/v2/yx/r/pimRBh7B6ER.png"); background-position: 0px -340px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i></i><br />That being said, I have really limited my storage on how much actual toothpaste I am storing now. In fact I have several years worth of the baking soda, coconut oil and cinnamon essential oil already stored that I no longer really need to store toothpaste. Love that! Saving money.<br />With that being said, do you use cinnamon bark eo? What do you use it for (not what you have heard)? Did you find it effective for your intentions?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just what do all those l<b>abels mean on your egg carton</b> at the store? The more I learn about raising and selling eggs, the more I realize the <b>buyer needs to beware</b>. I have always been leery of package labeling, since I realize that there are always loopholes. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;">My sweet chickens & Dudley the rooster spend most of their day in the pasture (almost 8 acres, plus the neighbor's yard), at the least amount will be 4 hours a day running free. The rest of the time they have a decent sized chicken run to play around in. They are fed a <b>soy-free</b> & non-GMO feed, which is a label I have never seen personally, though I know it exists. All their treats are items that are grown without chemicals. In fact I have planted sunflowers this year specifically for chicken treats.<br />I encourage people if they are interested in the best eggs, not to depend on just what a label tells you. Find a local farmer, you will be glad you did. And it will make their day.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;">First <b>are brown eggs better for you than white eggs</b>? Over the years, for some reason I think people have just assumed brown eggs are better for you than white eggs. There isn't a difference. Well, except the white egg is white and the brown egg is brown. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;">The color of the egg is determined by the type of chicken. You do know there are even blue or green eggs. Those are fun. I do get a kick out of when the carton is labeled "brown eggs".</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24.375px;">Humanely Raised – </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;">This statement really doesn't mean a lot to me unless it is labeled </span><a href="http://certifiedhumane.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #283d3e; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Certified Humane</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;">. If you are buying my eggs, you are always welcome to drop by my farm to see my chickens.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24.375px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24.375px;">Cage Free – </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;">This just means the chickens are not crammed into cages. It doesn't mean they run around free. They don't even have to have access to the outdoors at all. The chickens can still be housed in very cramped quarters. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24.375px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24.375px;">Free Range – </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;">To use this label the chickens have to be able to get <i>outside access </i>for at <i>least 5 minutes</i> a day. So it can be misleading.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;"> They could be squashed into crowded areas all day long.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24.375px;">Organic – </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #232424; line-height: 24.375px;">If the product you’re purchasing is stamped with the USDA Organic seal, the chickens must be fed organic (read: non- GMO) feed, no antibiotics, no pesticides around their living or grazing areas, and “free range” (see above).</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24.375px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">Hormon</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">e Free & Antibiotic Free– </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">This technically means nothing. Why? From my understanding hormones has been banned in food production since 1959. The FDA has more recently banned a</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;">ntibiotics</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24.375px;"><b>Soy Free</b>- This is really a specialty niche market, for people that want to cut more soy out of their diet. A lot of chicken feed uses soy beans as a </span></span><span style="color: #232424;"><span style="line-height: 24.375px;">protein</span></span><span style="color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24.375px;">.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24.375px;">I am trying to eliminate more soy from my diet (it seems like soy in EVERYTHING). I am not anti soy, it's just that soy is naturally <b>high in estrogen</b>. Yep, estrogen.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24.375px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24.375px;">All Natural – </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #232424; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;">This means absolutely nothing. Never heard of an unnatural egg. Fake eggs? Ha.</span><br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What comes first the chicken or the coop? So when you want to <b>start raising chickens for eggs</b> there are a few basics things you want to think about, plan for ahead of time and then get your chickens. I had been planning for several years, so that when we moved from an area that wouldn't allow any farm animals to the country I would be ready to rock and roll. Raising our own chickens allows us to have eggs all the time and the capability to raise our own chickens from chicks, since we have a rooster. For me, this was the quickest and easiest meat resource to be prepared. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="zxx"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>What type of chickens do you want?</b> Yes, try to think ahead, Personally I knew I wanted chickens that laid large brown eggs, </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, serif; font-size: 12pt;">friendly temperament </b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">& cold weather hardy. I also knew I wanted pullets (chickens close to being ready to lay). Then when chickens were </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">available</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> to me, I checked the breed and knew if they were meeting my check list. Also I would caution you on getting chickens on Craig's List, Online yard sale posts and such. Simply because if you are specifically wanted to raise chickens for eggs, you want to insure that the chickens aren't over 3 or 4 years old, when they start dropping their egg production.</span></span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGICgktq-Q4kZgiTgDyzcKGDQTx1qQ-TEAeDLxgedqaS5BebLUZs0Ffya2S7UDPfNY97iLqF7q-g_TEtdJt3VvLEBGQSsAr0cW162iLLr2tRKnScHPN2KWBcYBX7cKTiDCgGF5HxR3rLc/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGICgktq-Q4kZgiTgDyzcKGDQTx1qQ-TEAeDLxgedqaS5BebLUZs0Ffya2S7UDPfNY97iLqF7q-g_TEtdJt3VvLEBGQSsAr0cW162iLLr2tRKnScHPN2KWBcYBX7cKTiDCgGF5HxR3rLc/s320/4.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Before you bring any chickens home, it is really helpful to have</span><b style="font-family: Verdana, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> someplace for the chickens to live</b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">. You can build your own coop or buy something pre-made. I suggest that you weigh out the costs, time, materials & labor. i have seen some really fine coops or tractors people have built. if purchasing a kit, read the reviews. Buying a inexpensive coop, may not be worth it if it falls apart within a few months. </span><br /><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">We opted for a fairly expensive, but </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;">extremely</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> durable pre-fab chicke</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n coop the </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small; line-height: 1.3;"><a href="http://amzn.to/1TYUBlm" style="line-height: 1.3;" target="_blank">Formex Snap Lock Large Chicken Coop Backyard Hen House</a>. For us it was a great choice & I absolutely love how easy this is to use and clean. In fact we just bought another smaller version, since we are expanding our flock.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">personally I went with a soy-free, non-gmo feed. We travel a couple hours to get this from <a href="http://www.sunrisefarm.net/_index.php" target="_blank">Sunrise Farm, Stuarts Draft, VA</a>.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Last, but not least...it is o.k. to have some fun items as you are beginning to raise chickens. My favorite fun item I have are <a href="http://amzn.to/2499582" target="_blank">Slogger Boots with a chickens on them</a>. They just bring me great joy. Of course you don't have to have chickens for the fun boots!</span></span></span><br />
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Perky Gramma Teacheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10819400478284621215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113276195349467200.post-19926216581423901712016-04-28T05:55:00.001-07:002016-04-28T05:55:17.685-07:00How to Count Change...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is mystifying to some of us in the world as we watch people who don't know <b>how to count change without a calculator or a pen and paper</b>. Just this week, I watched at a big box store as two cashiers try to figure out how much change to give a man. They had to get out a pen and paper.<br />I realized several years ago that the problem is some people think that it is a subtraction problem. When they take out the paper, they write down how much cash they were given and then subtract the total cost of the purchase.<br />When in reality it is so much simpler than that.<br />What they haven't been taught it is really an addition problem, <b>you simply count <span style="font-size: large;">UP</span> from the total cost, to the amount of the cash tendered</b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That's it.<br />So for those of us who know, be patient because now you know the reason why. Be patient or teach others how to solve this baffling math problem.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">One of the most important skills a prepper needs to learn is <b>how to start a fire. </b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Even with mad fire starting skills, <b>starting a fire in inclement weather like rain or snow</b>, when every single thing is soaking wet can be a challenge to even the most experienced prepper. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 23px;">So I was surprised to see </span><a href="http://amzn.to/22uFAP1" style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;" target="_blank">Insta-Fire</a> recently on a t.v. show<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 23px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 23px;"> This is specifically designed to help start a quick fire in adverse conditions. <br /><b>NOTE</b>: You still need to know how to <b>start </b>a fire, in case your don't have a lighter or matches to use.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;">This first test, I just poured the Inst-Fire in sink of water. LOL. Yes indeed it lit, but the product was so spread out. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">Thinking a little more then, I put the fire out, scooped everything out and dried the <a href="http://amzn.to/22uFAP1" style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;" target="_blank">Insta-Fire</a> on a towel. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">This time I put water in this container, poured the Inst-Fire on the top and lit it with a match.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">It took fire really quickly and spread.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 23px;">Yep, I was able to start a fire on TOP of water. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 23px;">The fire grew quickly and sustained until I put it out with water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;"><span style="color: #333333;">You do need to be realistic when using this product. It isn't a miracle fire in a bag. Damp or wet tinder or wood is still difficult to set on fire. But I truly believe that it increases your chances dramatically of getting a good fire going. Since it comes in individual packets, it is light weight and easy to add to a 72 hour fit or backpack.</span><br />Now I have to admit, I will be keeping this product on hand in multiple areas just because of the convenience of using it to start any fire.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As preppers we are looking at ways to save money, as we store various items and particularly as a prepper I am concerned about <b>finding storage space. </b>Plus I am sensitive to a LOT of smells. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sometimes just a conversation can change the way you do things.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A few weeks ago, I was talking to a friend bemoaning the fact I was have a difficult time finding <b>unscented</b> laundry soap online.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This bucket below does <b>1250</b> loads of wash for $159.99. Think about it. That friend has a family of four with <i>two teenage boys</i> and the box lasts her <b>two years</b>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once we got settled in some on the farm, we got started making our own compost. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is no way I could begin to tell you everything you need to know about composting. But, I will show you what we do and use. We started with a </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_9?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=composters+tumbling&sprefix=composter%2Caps%2C1866" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Spin Bin</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. I needed something that was fairly light weight and easy to move about.<br />Then Mr. Perky insisted on getting a counter top compost bin. I was perfectly happy using an old PET jar.<br />One thing I can tell you is if you go this route, get your bin from Amazon. We got the exact one listed below for <b>$10 MORE</b> at Tractor Supply store.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now that I have my small bin, I must admit I like it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Composting is really easy to do. Basically I gather up my fruits, veggies, leftovers (no meat) put them in my bin.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When it's full, I throw it in the Spin Bin with some dead leaves. The basic ratio is <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">2 Brown</span>/<span style="color: lime;">1 Green</span></b>. This is when I was still using PET containers. My pups LOVE to roll around in the muck that drains out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That's the basics. For a lot more information on composting you can follow this link: </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Great composting tips at </span><a href="http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/compostingathome.pdf" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Composting at Home</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Also below is a free book (at the time of posting) on composting. Got to love free!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I started prepping, one of the first skills I learned was how to save eggs for storage. We lived in a location that would not allow any farms type animals. Since a properly stored egg will last up to <b>nine months </b>I knew this was one item I could always have on hand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Once we moved to the farm, I knew we would be getting chickens as soon as possible. We now have 10 Red Sex Link chickens & a roo. That is a LOT of eggs for just two people. So I am determined to sell our extra eggs at a profit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Currently, once a week is egg day on the farm. Depending how many eggs I have, how many I need to get ready to sell and how many I will need to store determines what my day is like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For example as I am writing this I am returning from a two week vacation. Mr. Perky has been gathering the eggs while I am gone. When eggs are fresh from the chick</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">en they have what is called a bloom on them. It is a protective layer that surrounds the egg & covers the 10's of thousands of pores in the eggshell. It's natures way of keeping the eggs a lot fresher longer. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.79px;">If you are raising our own and only have a couple hens, leave the bloom on, washing them just before you use them. Just leave them on the counter. That's right, leave them on the counter. It might surprise you to know in a lot of countries you would </span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.79px;"><i>never </i></b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.79px;">find eggs in a refrigerated section of a store.</span>Often you are able to get eggs from a farm that are not washed. This really is a bonus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />On egg day, I start by cleaning the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">sinks extremely well. Then I gently wash and rinse the bloom and other stuff off of the eggs with warm water. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.79px;">This is usually about 20 degrees warmer that room temperature. From what I understand, cold water can draw "stuff" into the pores of the eggshell, when what you want to do is make sure everything is washed off.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I set them out on a towel to let them dry. Then I weigh each egg to determine the size of the egg. The "large" ones (which look really small to me) & the <b>ginormous</b> ones are set aside.<br />Mostly my gals lay <b>extra large </b>and <b>jumbo</b> eggs, with an average range of 67-75 grams each.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In our case, since we are still working on developing our customer base I will often put a <a href="http://perkygrammateaches.blogspot.com/2015/09/how-to-store-eggs-with-coconut-oil-test.html" target="_blank">very thin layer of organic coconut oil on the eggs</a> at this point. Coconut oil is a natural method of covering those pores on the egg shells again. This is a great method of storing eggs, this protective layer will enable you to keep fresh eggs in for fridge for <b>many </b>months. It is so easy to do, I just taught someone "how to" a few weeks ago in a matter of seconds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started with some eggs cartons that only hold up to extra large eggs & discovered I probably should have started with cartons for jumbo eggs. So now I have both sizes. I got my cartons from Amazon. Trust me I did check out prices. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As a newbie chicken farmer, I really like the fact I can order smaller lots of cartons at a reasonable price.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As strange as this seems, one of the things you may want to seriously consider for your preps are </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While I wouldn't normally put this high on my list of items to store, it did get me really thinking. We talk about having activities to do, board games to play, cards - but coloring is being touted as a great stress reliever. I must admit while I was coloring, I was able to take time and just focus on the task at hand. I think this could actually be a valuable tool to have on hand. The ability to just take </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I haven't colored in years & don't consider myself an artist at all, but after the club, I learned some new techniques which has sort of given me a new look on coloring. I have to say I REALLY enjoy the glitter marks here.<br />There are a lot of different types of books, these are just the two I started with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's be honest here, some days I don't even want to get of my pajamas, let alone go out the door and do anything.<br />Often times we start out with massive, unattainable New Years resolutions. We give it a try and after the third day at the gym or trying to run two miles it becomes pretty overwhelming. Usually at that point you throw our hands up in the air and just give up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But if you are able to set small, bite sized <b>steps towards prepping</b> that are attainable you will be more successful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Newbie Prepper</b><br />What do you think a good newbie goal would be? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maybe it's just to start utilizing the principle of "<b>use one, buy two</b>". That is a very simple plan to start. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How about getting your <b>72 hours emergency kit (food and water)</b> reserve together?<br /><b>Start with water.</b> Simple. The <b>minimum </b>is a gallon a day for each person.<br />2 people, 3 days equals 6 gallons of water. Wait don't forget fur babies.<br />i bought those Deer Park 1 gallon bottles (they last a lot longer than the ones that come in the plastic milk carton style).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You could easily go with a pre-packaged <a href="http://amzn.to/1RvFZwg" target="_blank">72 hours kit</a> (some of these even include a backpack for portability) or you can assemble your own. Three meals a day, plus snacks for each person. Basically keep in mind stuff you can use without power, just in case. Canned food, power bars, hard candies. Don't forget to add a can opener or <a href="http://perkypreppinggramma.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-to-use-p-38-what-is-it.html" target="_blank">P-38</a> to your box.<br /><b>Put it all together in one spot.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pretty easy. Start with one step (water), then the next step (food). Each of these are really bite sized goals. Order online and have it delivered or specifically go to the store and knock out step one and two. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then progress to adding other essential items you may need.<br />Even the government encourages people to <a href="http://www.ready.gov/kit" target="_blank">Basic Disaster Supply Kit</a>, yet initially the whole list may be overwhelming. Just take the first, correct small step to get you started on your journey.<br />This year, let's be intentional about being prepared. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Butter biscuits </b>is one of the first things I ever baked. This is my recipe from a children's cookbook I got when I was about 4 or 5. At that point I lived in the great state of New Mexico. I got my beloved cookbook for free by sending in the <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Pure Sugar</b></span> label on a postcard, as you can see in the video commercial I've posted below.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The best thing is as a prepper, I have 100% of the ingredients stored. I was noticing though I only have one pastry blender. Living on the farm, away from a quick trip to the grocery store, I am <b>saving lots of money cooking</b> again<br />We didn't have the Food Network when I was a child, my little treasured cookbook is still with me and is over 50 years old. Pretty amazing to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 t. salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1/4 C. soft butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2/3 C. milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. Turn on the oven and set at 425 degrees.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. Sift the flour, add baking powder and salt and sift again into a mixing bowl.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. Add the butter to the flour mixture. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender of 2 knives. Continue blending until mixture looks like course crumbs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. When well-mixed, add the milk all at once. Stir with a fork just til the dough follows the fork around the bowl. Don't stir too much as it will make the biscuits tough.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. Sprinkle a little flour on a board and rolling pin. Dust hands with flour and knead the dough about 10 times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7. Place biscuits on a lightly greased baking sheet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">8. Bake at 425 degrees for about 12 minutes or until golden brown.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thursday we were adding Phase 2 to our chicken coop. Mr. Perky got up early and took down the entire entrance wall, framed up that side, added a door, then put up the chicken wire. This took several hours and the chicken run was completely open the entire time. Dudley-Did-Right and the girls had the opportunity to cross the open threshold and run free for the day. But, they weren't ready for that step yet. What were they thinking? What did they perceive was beyond that imaginary barrier? What stopped them from journeying into freedom?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inside the run we added angled flashing, for some shade. Also it now will serve as a cover for the feed, feeder & water fount. Since the coop looks like a little house, I also added a lamp post in the yard.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Actually i am very excited about this phase of our prepping. While I still have several years of pressure canned meats, especially chicken in my prep storage, we now have them means to be self-sufficient with at least growing chickens as meat. Not taking that step yet, but we are prepared for expanding our flock if needed.<br />I will continue to use our stored meats and pressure can more. Having meats in the preps allows for the time to expand if the scenario changes. Depending on the time of year, we have enough prepped until we could expand our garden, our flock and just in case we have a bad crop for a year or two. In fact I have a shipment of <a href="http://zayconfresh.com/refer/zf144734" target="_blank">Zaycon</a> chicken coming November 10th.<br />Still more to do & more to share...</span></div>
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Perky Gramma Teacheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10819400478284621215noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113276195349467200.post-23684641935906060492015-10-30T06:06:00.000-07:002015-10-30T06:06:54.457-07:00For Fraser: Chicken Runs, Prepping and God Stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 100%;">Thursday
we were adding Phase 2 to our chicken coop. Mr. Perky got up early
and took down the entire entrance wall, framed up that side, added a
door, then put up the chicken wire. This took several hours and the
chicken run was completely open the entire time. Dudley-Did-Right and
the girls had the opportunity to cross the open threshold and run
free for the day. But, they weren't ready for that step yet. What
were they thinking? What did they perceive was beyond that imaginary
barrier? What stopped them from journeying into freedom?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Honestly
I believe that people allow fear of the unknown stop them in their
path; a path they know in their heart they need to take.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We
preppers understand that things are getting hairy. Some people simply
become overwhelmed by what they see. Mired in fears of canning
explosions, thinking they don't have enough money to prepare or any
fill in the blank reason they may have for not crossing the line into
prepping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Others
step out on faith and start preparing, figure it out with what they
have, get out of debt, do the things that are necessary to become
self-sufficient to the best of their ability. Make a plan and follow
the plan.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For
the last couple of weeks I have been drawn to read Numbers &
Joshua in the Bible. When the Israelites reached Canaan the promised
land, they wouldn't see what the Lord had promised them any more.
They were complacent, sitting on their laurels with a defeated
attitude. They were challenged and made the choice to remain
lukewarm. <br />Fast forward 40 years when Joshua encountered the man
with a drawn sword, the commander of the Lord's army just before
Jericho. What did he do? He asked what message did the Lord have for
him and then he complied.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The
Israelites wandered aimlessly because of their attitude. When their
passion was ignited again to actually listen to what God commanded
them to do...things changed and they were able to take the territory
that God promised all along.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just
a thought...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Prepared
or not,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Canaan
or Jericho:
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which
choice, which answer?</span></div>
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Perky Gramma Teacheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10819400478284621215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1113276195349467200.post-4247847029051015372015-10-29T07:57:00.003-07:002015-10-29T07:57:39.068-07:00How to Make Classic Simple Syrup with Raw Sugar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you ever added sugar to a drink and not have all the sugar dissolve? I know it's not the end of the world, but it is annoying. Considering I occasionally like to sweeten cold beverages (think iced lattes, iced tea) I thought I would share just <b>how </b>easy it is <b>to make classic simple syrup with raw sugar.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is so simple to make:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Classic Simple Syrup (with raw sugar)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup boiling water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup raw sugar (you may use refined sugar)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stir until the raw sugar is completely dissolved.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I store my classic simple syrup in a swing top glass bottle in the fridge.That's it.</span><br />
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