Like so many others, we have chosen this garden path. This path is chock full of an array of colours, like a piece of fine art, or even better said, like Mother Nature's Rainbow. It is a journey that we are travelling, constantly learning along the way.
All in all, we have a main focus, to be self-sustained, respectful of our energy and reduce our impact on the environment.
I visited many websites about homesteading pioneers and am very fascinated with the level of ingenuity and creativity that exists. Where are these people and why haven't I met them already? These pioneers have caught onto the many elements required in order to live a healthy, wholesome and fullfilling lifestyle! I am super excited to meet other individuals who are on the same journey.
***I do know that the more work and time that we invest into what is important to us, the more that it means to us. Homesteading is a reflection of this statement. Hard work, sweat, dirt and grime. Failures and achievements. But at the end of the day, PERSONAL SATISFACTION! This sounds like a coporate job where I once worked, however I was missing the personal satisfaction part.
I used to make money faster than I could spend it. I used to feel that money didn't mean anything to me except unhappiness, credit card debt and bills, bills, bills.
Since I have decided to live cheaper, greener and healthier, I have feelings of self empowerment, control and happiness!
Having a daughter in 2007 contributed greatly to my overall outlook. I wanted to ensure that I avoided chemicals in food, toys and toiletries for her. I think that the birth of my own daughter may have been responsible for my own "new birth" as a wholesome individual.
I am from a German Background where my relatives always made their own sausages and preserves. i have always been proud of the hard work that they put forth. My grandmother Amelia who turned 95 years in February grew up as a teenager in the Great Depression and continues her learned methods for survival until this day. She is indeed my greatest inspiration.
I welcome all Fellow Homesteaders with open arms and look forward to learning how to live a self-sustaining and fullfilling life, the way Mother Nature Intended....
Lori
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