Sometimes life on the homestead isn’t about the homestead at all. Sometimes, it’s just about surviving.
Almost like “The Alabama Experiment,” day to day living can reek havoc on plans, time and each other. I work for a national retail chain and where I do have the benefit of time off, being salaried means that it’s not necessarily when I want it.
For the next 3 to 6 weeks I will be working 6 days per week and probably 10 hours per day. In this time, most of what I call “Day to Day Living,” will be neglected. The past few weeks of the food challenge will be replaced with a true food challenge: “What will I eat?” I will not have time to prepare meals and hindsight being 20/20, I wish we had made more food during the challenge and plated them for MRE (Meals Ready to Eat) use.
Not only will the diet be lacking, but the lawn care and garden will be slightly neglected. I am counting on good old mother nature to bring the heavy dew and light rains to keep things green, and with any luck, the grass won’t become a jungle before it gets mowed. Then the issues of laundry and house keeping…made a fresh batch of homemade laundry detergent Friday night, but when will I wash my clothes?
Its not always about what things we plan and the future we plan for, it is about the obstacles and hurdles. The ones that make us stronger, the ones that make you just want to give up, but you don’t. You rely on the important people in your life to see you through, your family, your friends, your partner. You reach out that hand, the one that you hate to hold out, and simply say, “Help.”
