Bit of a mixed bag for you today my dear brothers and sisters.
At the end of last year there was a ‘questionnaire’ type form for a welfare version of New Year’s Resolutions. How are you going with your plan? How prepared do you think you are right now? Or, like true New Year’s Resolution fashion did you nod sagely thinking ‘yes, yes, I’ll do this’ and then promptly forget or assign it to the too hard basket? People’s desire to live the principals of self-reliance are challenged by any number of things. Such as financial strain or even abundance. Don’t have the money to get started (or so you think) or you have plenty of money so why bother, you can just buy it when you want it. Storage restrictions… Where will I store it all? I need a whole other house to store it all! I could go on and on about the challenges we face, but the facts remain the same. The Lord Jesus Christ does not lie, He cannot lie, so if he says prepare every needful thing, He means PREPARE EVERY NEEDFUL THING.
If he commands us to do something we need to do our best to do it, even if we do not have a testimony of it, we need to have the faith that it is the right thing to do and just do it. Leave the seemingly insurmountable opposition and challenges to do it to the Lord and just do it. Was it President McKay or President Benson who said ‘Do it, Do it right, Do it right now’? What are you waiting for? Shortages are happening now, so it is really time to get organised to do something about your food storage NOW. Don’t wait to be among the panicking mob, fighting over a meagre amount of goods in a bare supermarket.
And if you think I am being one of those scruffy looking fellow’s with the billboard proclaiming the end of the world, trying to raise some hysteria, think again. Take a good hard look in the supermarket next time you are there, notice that in some spots the shelves are getting a little bare. Sometimes it may even take days for a certain product to come back into stock.
Do it. Do it right. DO IT RIGHT NOW.
And now off my soapbox.
Coming soon... Welfare know how. A fun informative evening to learn more about welfare, from dehydrating and preserving to make shift shelters and escape plans. I am happy to run each class twice, once during the day at my house and then again in the evening at the chapel if it helps. Let me know what you want to learn so I can include it in the plans. So far we have dehydrating using a dehydrator as well as the oven, plus, and, later in the year closer to Christmas we will be learning how to make jams and other preserves. I am hoping to begin the jam making with an early morning adventure picking our own berries.
Not just for the women folk… meaning full glance around trying to catch some male eye contact. Yes my dear brothers I do mean you. As the hymn title says ‘Come all ye saints of the Lord’.
How’d I get back up on this soapbox? Hmm next topic.
Getting thrifty with it.
Tell me your thrifty ideas. Do you have a secret weapon for cleaning? Or an old wives tale you swear by? Share the wealth of knowledge, just like the parable of the talents, don’t bury it in the ground or keep it to yourself, share it, grow from it, learn in return. I would love to devote a section of the WAVERLEY WELFARE to thrifty tips and ideas… want to know something… ask and I can run a request for it, someone is bound to know.
Did you know that carpet deodorises are little more than sweet smelling sodium bicarbonate? Why pay a bundle for it when you can make your own? Bi carb soda as it is commonly called, has long been known for its odour clearing properties. A tablespoon in a small open container in the fridge helps keep fridge odours at bay. As does sprinkling it on carpets, letting sit for 20 minutes then vacuuming it up.
If you want a sweeter smelling carpet deodoriser mix in some lavender flowers. Or, sprinkle some water-soluble eucalyptus a container of bi carb, let it sit for a day or so, then break up the lumps and sprinkle it over your carpets. You can use good quality oils as well, as long as you mix it thoroughly so you don’t have clumps of oil laden bi carb sitting on your carpet. If you are unsure if it will stain, use it in a small out of the way spot to test it first.
Vinegar is another wonder product, great for cleaning windows, cutlery and glasses. I like to give our cutlery a super clean every so often, by filling the sink with boiling hot water and a liberal splash of vinegar, run a scrubbing brush over each piece especially the tines of the forks, let them sit for while in the sink, let them dry upright in the dish rack for a streak free finish.
Some of my favourite sites for finding information and getting great ideas are:
www.theideadoor.com www.preparedpantry.com www.rd.com/organize-your-home www.totallyready.com http://search.ldslibrary.com/article/view/77096 www.ema.gov.au www.chefnoah.com/index.htm www.providentliving.org www.thefoodguys.com/freesoftware.htm www.enlightenedhomemaker.com www.areyouprepared.com www.pantrylist.com.au www.p2s.com.au/public/home.ehtml
If you have some sites you like to visit let me know so I can share the wealth.
And one more that you can add to the list is my welfare blog. Anyone can check it out.
http://georgiaswelfarespot.blogspot.com So if you miss out on a welfare handout you know you can always catch up with it online. I have already uploaded all of last year’s and this year’s articles and will add to it each week. Isn’t technology marvellous? ( hello to all those reading this on the blog already)
I have also found a supplier of whole egg powder if anyone is interested. It comes in 15 kg bags. So my thought was to offer it in 1kg amounts and seal it into foil pouches for you. It will work out to $14.00 a kilo, which may sound like a lot, but it works out to around 35 cents an egg (ex large egg), that is quite comparable to fresh eggs (same size) at around 30 cents, but with the added benefit of a long shelf life.
If you would like to order whole egg powder see me for an order form. I will be placing the order Monday 28th of July so all orders and money needs to be in by Sunday 27th of July. Giving us all six weeks to get organised.
I had a go at making butter this week. Quite simple and easy. A little on the messy side sometimes but the end result was some seriously nice home made butter, free from artificial additives and preservatives. If you feel your arteries couldn’t cope with home made butter try mixing some flaxseed oil into it for a much healthier blend (it is higher in the essential omega 3. 6 and 9’s than fish and heavy metal free), still free from additives and much better in taste than common butter or chemical laden margarine. Price wise it works out around the same as buying a tub of butter. However if you want to get your body back to a healthier state by reducing the chemicals and other elements highly processed foods contain then it is a great alternative. Also handy to know for that Sunday afternoon when you find the butter dish empty and guests knocking at the door.
Last but not least is a great big plug for HFPE this coming Wednesday night. It is all about Welfare, with lots of fabulous information and taste testing! Come along and learn some great tips and ideas. Share your own tips and ideas. Don’t be shy, don’t roll your eyes and say you’re not interested. Think of the parable of the ten virgins. Do you want to be one of the five who freely went to meet the bridegroom or do you want to be one of the five who lamented and were left behind?
Until next week remember it is good to be an every needful thing preparing, welfare principal applying, clean living, resource seeking, (HFPE attending!) getting serious about self reliance Latter Day Saint.
Yours in Preparedness
Georgia
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