Monday Message

"A cardinal principle of the gospel is to prepare for the day of scarcity. Work, industry, frugality are part of the royal order of life." (Bishop Keith B. McMullin)

"The revelation to produce and store food may be as essential to our temporal welfare today as boarding the ark was to the people in the days of Noah." (President Ezra Taft Benson)

Well I did end up getting Covid as well as my husband. What a rough time we have had and are still having.

It is here. I will remind everyone to have a sick plan. I did not think I would ever feel this bad for this long so you might want to put in extra.

Also, learn from me it was so bad even putting a baked potato in the oven was too much...plus no sense of smell or taste.

The good news for us was insurance did end up paying all but $250 each. While this still hurts, we thought they wouldn't pay any, so there is that.

This is March 20, 2025, at the time I am writing this. I sure can see how people died from this. I also am thankful we were vaccinated to the hilt. It will still take some time to recover. This is my last day of Paxlovid.

I can honestly say I am worried about the next pandemic, will there even be these things available?

Prices continue to be high, how are you doing? How is your storage coming along? How is your skill building coming?

Tippy Longstockings is shocked at the prices.

People heading into spring will know today is the first day of spring. Be gathering your dirt and your pots and your seeds, it will soon be time to start those garden seeds. Even if you don't have a spot to garden, consider gardening in pots. Every little thing will help. We will need every bit of knowledge to make it through these very difficult times and the whole globe is affected.

Think how much you will save and what you will learn.

https://www.lionsbread.com/how-to-make-a-sourdough-starter/ - having and keeping a sourdough starter is a skill worth working on. Your family will love eating your tests.

Now is the time to learn to can before things get busy with harvest.

Missy wants you to brush up on those skills...

Here are a few that I am working on to give you ideas...

Sewing...

Making yarn learning to dye and spin fiber...

Embroidery and mending...

Learn to make yogurt...

Learn to knit

Learn to bake a pie...

Learn to weave...

Learn to vacuum seal...

Learn to dehydrate food...

These are just a few of the skills I work on. I would love to hear your lists in the comments below.

But remember to always look up and find joy in everything you do.

We need to keep positive thoughts and be KIND in all we do.

Missy says things are hard right now but we must find joy and help others and be kind... keep working at being frugal. 

Tippy Longstockings says she encourages you to be on the lookout for bargains and frugal ideas and to keep working on your storage.