Where are you on this journey?
When I joined this site in 2006 I was feeling....scared. I had been 'kindof' looking into preparedness since the Y2K scare. Certain aspects have been something I had always been into. Girl Scouts, camping, gardening, FFA. In 2006 I looked at my kids and family members and was just terrified that I couldn't take care of them. It's a very stressful way to be.
Have you taken steps to be more prepared for any "tough times" in your life?
Definitely more prepared than I was then because of the wonderful wealth of knowledge here.
Is life beating you down so it's too difficult right now?
I've discovered that sometimes life is hard and sometimes it's not. Times are difficult but they will (hopefully) get better.
What lessons have you learned?
I've learned to rely on God to get me through the hard times. Also learned that a lot of preparedness is mental.
Are you teaching others in your life? How? What are you teaching them?
Over the years I've talked about the need for preparedness to close family members. That didn't necessarily go over so well...especially with tv shows that make preppers look looney. Now I take the approach of raising chickens for fresh eggs and gardening for healthy food and using a solar oven saves electricity...and so on. Sometimes it's all in the way you word it. Also has helped that food storage has helped through two years of hubby's unemployment and some other difficult times.
What might you see as your most difficult challenges? Your greatest achievements?
I think the hardest thing is doing so much of it alone. I really envy those of you who have others who work alongside of you. Greatest achievement: I'm still alive and kickin'!
Looking back, what have you overcome?
Big relationship issues....unemployment...big health issues now that prevent hubby from working.
What do you need to continue to work on?
I seem to be continuously trying to build my preps back up....
I can't tell everyone enough how much I appreciate the encouragement...the love..and the willingness to help. I love you guys!