Noun
the act or fact of surviving, esp. under adverse or unusual circumstances.
What this blog is:This blog was created to let other people follow our family on our journey from being dependent on modern conveniences to being more self sufficient and ready to cope with any adverse situation that might happen in the future. Be it, financial, natural, or political disaster, our family is trying to SURVIVE!
What this blog is not:Anything other than an offer to peek in to our life and see the steps that we are taking. We have drawn the conclusion to pursue this life style after researching current events and evaluating past events. We encourage anyone interested to do the same.
What does survival mean to me(Abby)?It means being prepared! Having enough, food, water, toiletries, and anything else it takes to function from day to day stored up so that when a problem or disaster happens you can live life as normal as possible(but not in a hoarding sort of way!). If that means, storing medicines, seeds to grow food, and ammunition to hunt and protect yourself and your family, then so be it! Build a really large storage shed! Also, with being prepared one has to be adaptable. Being able to adapt is key in surviving.
What does survival mean to me(Evan)?In our time, multiple dangers and life altering disasters loom. Many are “what if’s” other dangers are not a matter of if, but when. Survival is the ability to adapt to abnormal circumstances to sustain life. Survival has many different extremes. In its purest form, it is finding ways to meet your body’s basic needs; food, water, and shelter. It is mental and physical dexterity, a fearless ability to adapt and better any circumstance. The goal to self sufficiency or at least the mostly self sufficient lifestyle is set, so that if there are any desperate times, the measures we must take wont have to be desperate.
What steps have we taken this week to be closer to self sufficient?We built a chicken coop and now have 13 Chickens! We hope be collecting eggs in a couple of months. Also, we have started our compost for the small garden we plan to have in the spring and summer. Plus in an effort to be more productive we cancelled our satellite service…but hey, at least that’s one less bill to pay!
