Posts Tagged ‘ plan ’

The Keys to Successful Homeschooling

Mar 24th, 2012 | By
The Keys to Successful Homeschooling

Planning and preparing are important to many aspects of your life. If you are already living off the grid, you probably planned your garden, planned your budget, and prepared in every way before diving into this new lifestyle. Educating your children at home is likely another part of your planned-out, self-sufficient family life. Even if you are not off the grid yet, planning for homeschooling is one way to start to get out of the rat race. Homeschooling is immensely rewarding, but it is also incredibly difficult, at times trying, and can leave you feeling
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Planning Your Garden In Six Easy Steps

Feb 13th, 2012 | By
Planning Your Garden In Six Easy Steps

Now is the right time to start planning your vegetable garden. Winter is still here, but spring is peeking its head around the corner. If you have yet to start a vegetable garden, it’s time to renounce your dependence on supermarkets and grow your own food. Even if you started a vegetable garden in previous
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The Psychology of Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, Part 1: The Risks

Jan 16th, 2012 | By
The Psychology of Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, Part 1: The Risks

I have always been a prepper; it’s in my blood.  I have also always been a gunsmith; I think I inherited those genes via a generational skip from my grandfather. But above all, I have always been a lover of the psychology of decisions.  I am fascinated by the driving force behind decisions based on stress and morals/ethics.  For me, the idea of emergency and disaster preparedness is a no-brainer—something we should already be doing and always looking to improve.  But many of my contemporaries, family, friends, and readers don’t feel the same way.  I
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