#1 The Incredible Shelf Life of Essential Oils for your Emergency Kit One of the best-kept secrets about essential oils is their remarkable shelf life. When stored properly—think cool, dark places—they can last for years without losing potency. There’s no official expiration date, as long as you’re mindful of storage. No need for refrigeration or…
*UPDATE 6/26/2018* It appears their phone number has been disconnected and the only way to contact them is via email. In a group I am in a lady posted her friend (so kind of playing telephone here) got her chicken yesterday and the driver told her he had just learned they were filing bankruptcy. I…
Welcome! Are you here from my list of 22 Emergency Preparedness Tips? Awesome! What are the 5 Levels of Preparedness? It’s a helpful tool to assess how ready you are for an emergency, whether it’s a natural disaster like an earthquake or snowstorm, or a personal crisis such as a major illness in the…
Homemade Onion Powder is not as hard to make as you might think. It also lasts an amazingly long time. Crafting homemade onion powder is a game-changer in the kitchen, offering both culinary versatility and long-lasting freshness. By dehydrating fresh onions and grinding them into a fine powder, you unlock a potent flavor enhancer that…
Photo of my son. Credit to unknown fellow Firefighter Living in the mountains of North Idaho, I would say forest fire is our #1 threat. If not #1, it is in our Top 5, right behind maybe earth quake and blizzard. We have a son who is a Wildland Firefighter so, honestly, I hadn’t given…
There were a few changes here awhile back with moving healthy living and essential oils over to Wholesome Families. I have been mostly MIA this winter and I wanted to share why. In November, right before Thanksgiving, The Principal hurt himself at work. What we thought was a small sprained ankle ended up being a…
Survival Hax Tactical Pen This Survival Pen from Survival Hax is not your father’s pen. Here are the Specs: Length: 6” Thickness: .5” Exterior: Aviation aircraft aluminum Blade Material: 3CR13 steel Weight: .1 lbs The Principal was excited when this came. He immediately opened it and started to see what it could do. It has…
You have a month to get your mom (or your kids their mom) a Mother’s Day gift. I am going to share some of my favorites. (Hear that kids?) These Mother’s Day gifts could be for prepping, homesteading, or just because. We started prepping about 4 years ago and I am amazed at some of…
#1 Heat We have a wood-stove that heats the house nicely. If it gets in the Sub-zero range we start closing doors to direct the heat into other areas. I can count on one hand how many times we’ve lost power, for any length of time, in 12 years, but it still nice…