In Need Of a Simpler Life.

            It is no big surprise that I have wanted a simpler life, as I get older. I have to admit that I am wanting more and more to move away to some secluded place where I can write and just be left to myself, well aside from family and close friends.

            Lately I have been taking trips back to the days of ole where I would sit in the kitchen with my mother and grandmother while they would cook, and can fresh fruits and veggies. I remember one time when I lived in Ocean View that my mother showed up with bushels of corn. We had to blanch and freeze all of it in the short time she was at my house. This was quite the feat in my little one bedroom apartment with the tiny galley kitchen. However, I nonetheless find myself these days, long after my mother has passed on, going back to those days of canning and blanching.

            Recently I have pulled out the old recipe books, Broken out my Martha Stewart caning pot, Purchased almost everything I would ever need to can food and have set off to do just that. I have started with the simple things like Jams and Jellies. On my list is a pressure canner so that I can get into the harder things. I am still in a tiny one bedroom but this time I am all to myself.  I also find myself utilizing my Kindle Fire to download books on gardening and canning. As well as books on Off grid living.

            Off grid living is something that I have though about for years. And lately it is appealing to me more and more. I have been researching the “tiny house” movement, solar power, and looking into untainted land for sale. I have a year at most from the start of this month to figure out what it is that I want to do after graduation. To be honest I am thinking that maybe prepping for something so drastic as going off grid may be right up my alley.

            It should also come as no surprise that I am a prepper! Yes, I do believe that something is coming that will drastically change the way we as a civilization live and function these days. And I have started with the Canning, and recently moved on you Gun ownership. And I have to admit I am quite good with a pistol, and a rifle! I go to the range every week, Purchase Ammo and spend time on the range practicing with paper targets.  I have also recently gotten me a dog that is becoming my best friend these days. She is still a puppy, and I hope to have her around for quite a while.

            So now I am starting this blog to chronicle my transition from City apartment dweller to living full time off of the grid! I am hoping to meet some fellow sustainable living enthusiasts along the way and learn a whole lot more!   

            In a perfect world I would hit the lottery and be able to do it all at once. However, the world is far from perfect, and I must do this as I can afford too.