Happy New Year

I am so excited about the new year.  Each year, we see our stores grow, our knowledge increase, and our interest and satisfaction in preparing continue.  It seems the more we research, the more we attempt, the more we successfully accomplish, the more we want to know, want to attempt and want to accomplish.

Some of my preparedness goals for the new year include:

• Store even more water.
• Find an organization/rotation system that really works for us.
• Obtain a pressure canner, and can protein sources.
• Obtain a dehydrator (or build one until we can afford the one we want).
• Utilize our Food Saver even more.
• Figure out our sun cooker and use it.
• Utilize educational opportunities (classes, web, videos).
• Continue to grow our storage.
• Increase our garden size and scope.
• Put our 72-hour or bug-out-bags together (much has been gathered but not put together)
• Make smart cost/benefit evaluations.
• Enjoy the process.

There is really so much more.  Will I get this all done?  .  Other than the purchases, I am confident that I will.  Why am I confident?  Past successes.  We have already stored much water, so I know we can and will store more.  So much of what I want to do is a continuation of what we have already done.  Stepping stones, building blocks, continuing on the path - whatever you call it the end result is the same.  Success leads to success.  And honestly, failure has also brought us to success.  For every failure, we have found a solution, or are determined to do so.

It really is easy.  If we can do it, anyone can.

As for the purchases, it would be lovely if a pressure canner and dehydrator made themselves available at a yard sale by some other means.  If not, they will come eventually.  We have plenty to do until then, as you can see.

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