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Category Archives: emergency
Emergency Fund
One of the things I worked diligently on for the past 10 years was building up an emergency fund. Looking back at past memories of stressing over things like getting brakes for my vehicle, or taking care of that transmission … Continue reading
Posted in emergency, finances, frugal, life, minimalist, retirement, simple living, stress
Tagged debt, finances, life, minimalist, moments, positive thinking, retirement, simple living
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A Whole Life
Slowly and carefully I am taking small steps towards going from a Whole 30 diet to a Whole 30 Lifestyle. I suppose you can say I am trying to create a Whole Lifestyle. With new born excitement about not just … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, art, awards, blogging, body building, camping, debt, diabesity, diet, emergency, family, finances, fitness, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, intermittent fasting, life, MAC, marriage, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, photography, prepared, primal, quit smoking, roses, simple living, stress, the whole 30, type II diabetes, vaping, vegan, vegetarian, walking, work
Tagged adventure, aging, art, blogging, body building, camping, debt, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fasting, finances, fitness, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, keto, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, natural health, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, positive thinking, primal, quit smoking, retirement, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vaping, vegan, vegetarian, walking, weight loss, well being, whole 30, whole life, work
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Our Emergency Fund and Practical Decisions
Back in late 2013 I made the decision to purchase a reliable vehicle that would be strong enough to pull a travel trailer. After considering many options I decided that since my track record with Hyundai pretty much perfect I … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, camping, debt, emergency, family, finances, fun, growing up, hiking, life, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, prepared, simple living, work
Tagged 55+, aging, camping, debt, debt free, essentialism, finances, gratitude, hiking, hyundai, life, minimalism, minimalist, money, nature, over 50, retirement, santa fe, simple living, today, traveling, trucks, vehicles, wisdom
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Red Flags lead to the Treadmill
Teetering at nearly 196 lbs and watching my blood sugar rise each day I am suddenly seeing red flags rise all over the place. It has been almost 4 months since I stopped working out and allowed the winter to … Continue reading
Posted in body building, diabesity, emergency, family, fitness, health, life, minimalist, primal, simple living, type II diabetes, walking
Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fitness, health, life, minimalist, nature, now, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, winter
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30 Day Emergency Stay at Home Plan: Food
It’s another cold Saturday morning as I sit once again wait for the doorbell to ring and my Survival Coach John to arrive. Today John will be reviewing my plans for having enough food to survive 30 days without leaving … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, camping, diet, emergency, family, food, health, life, marriage, minimalist, nature, prepared, primal, simple living, stress
Tagged aging, bugging in, camping, family, food, food storage, health, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, positive thinking, prepare, prepared, preparedness, primal, simple living, survival
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30 Day Emergency Stay at Home Plan: Water
Saturday morning yielded yet another knock at the door and a visit with our survival friend and expert John. “Good morning John”, Good morning Bill”. “You know these visits are just 15 minutes long Bill, so lets get started”. I … Continue reading
Posted in emergency, prepared
Tagged adventure, aging, bathing, bathroom, brushing your teeth, bugging in, camping, drinking, family, food, h2o, health, life, minimalist, moments, nature, Oregon, positive thinking, prepared, preparedness, prepping, primal, simple living, survival, toilet, water
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Bugging out is not an option here
Yesterday the Portland Oregon area got hit with a snow storm that yielded at the max, maybe 6 inches of snow. I was at work when it started snowing. When I realized that being on the road wasn’t a smart … Continue reading
Posted in emergency, food, life, minimalist, nature, Oregon, prepared, primal, simple living, stress
Tagged aging, buffing out, bugging in, emergency, food, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, portland, positive thinking, prepare, preparedness, prepper, prepping, primal, simple living, snow, snow storm
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Emergency Visionary
Most of my upcoming posts will be dedicated to my thoughts and actions on “bugging in” while living in a city. Although I know that bugging in isn’t always an option with certain emergency situations I believe that it is … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, debt, emergency, family, finances, food, health, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, prepared, simple living, stress
Tagged aging, bugging in, bugging out, emergency, food, growing up, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, positive thinking, prepared, preparedness, prepper, primal, visionary
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Baby it’s Cold Outside
Winter has arrived here in Oregon and with it I have added a new item to my prepper collection. While living in a modern home in the City doesn’t allow for certain options like a wood burning fireplace or wood … Continue reading
Posted in camping, emergency, health, life, minimalist, Oregon, prepared, simple living
Tagged aging, camping, emergency, family, health, heat, minimalist, moments, nature, Oregon, positive thinking, prepare, prepper, primal, simple living, warmth, winter
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