So, I have started my trek to becoming a homesteader. I have always had this wish, and I know now that I have a deadline and I am going to make it happen. Things that go along with this stuff is to learn to sew, crochet, bake cakes and jams and all kinds of cooking preserving items. It is going to be a fun adventure.
Most of you know that I have been making great little rice packs to put into your fridge or microwave when you have those random bumps and bruises. So, I ventured out a little further today and actually made my own kerchiefs. I LOVE wearing them. They fix those bad hair days and everything. I made two, without a pattern. They are pretty nice if you ask me. One has peace signs (which I plan on wearing to work tomorrow) and the other has a raindrop scene on it. Very pretty green colored.
I joined some homesteading sites today. I even decided on what house I want to have built. Rob is still fighting me on the tech stuff. I really want to do this the right way. I want a home that has very little machine used items. I know we will have to have a fridge of some sort, hot water, and his computer room. But what else do we really have to use frigging electricity for? Can't we read by candle? Use lanterns? We can all play games instead of having to worry about watching a TV. Or READ. Reading would be good. I know I would need it for the sewing machine. I want to be able to make clothes and stuff. I am well on the way to beginning that.
I even looked up ideas for making up-cycled items. Yep, that is Up-cycled. Instead of throwing out those old clothes I can make things out of them. Like blankets, head bands, dresses, etc. I have even found a site for purses.
So, when I went into work today to talk to my managers a couple of co-workers laughed at the way I was dressed. Now, used to, it might have bothered me that they thought my use of a jean skirt and pantaloons was a joke, but I realized that I don't care what they think. They mean nothing to me on the great scheme of life. They are just passerby. I will see them today, and however long we are employed together, but after that, they won't even be a memory in my blip of thoughts. I realize that so much has changed about me. I like that. I like who I have become and who I continue to become.
Things I will miss when we are a self-sustaining homestead? Oh, I don't know if there is a lot I will miss. I know I will miss sushi. Probably not easy to have sushi on the homestead. I will miss the five minute drive to the store. I don't want to have a homestead in the city.
Things I won't miss: Missing out on so many moments with my children. Having a huge stomach because I eat too much take-out. Hearing the birds during the day and the sound of insects at night. Being able to know that when all is said and done, my kids will know a life that matters, not one filled with the monetary "What I can gets."
Well, I will close now. When I come across my next new adventure I will post. Until then, keep warm!
