Welcome to this week’s Survival Buzz with an update on my own preps and announcements from the Backdoor Survival blog.
The end of June has arrived with an even longer LOSTD (List of Stuff To Do) and more missed deadlines. What the heck, this is something we need to take in stride, right? We are prepper-types after all.
I don’t know whether it is age or something else, but the time it takes to recover following a trip seems to be getting longer and longer. Given that my recent trip was chore-related and not a vacation, seems to have added to the recovery process. The takeaway from this experience is that I have once again confirmed that I am a “nester”. I like to stay at home and my guess is that most of you are homebodies as well.
The term “hunker down in place” is one I use often within the context of surviving a disruptive event, but as this recent trip has taught me, if we do have to leave the comforts of our home, the process is going to arduous and stressful. So why do I mention it? We need to remember that getting into prime physical shape is one of the best things we can do to ensure long term survival. Eat real food, cut back on sugar and artificial sweeteners, and mostly, get regular exercise.
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So what did I do to prep this week? I hunkered down and made bread. Lots and lots of bread.
After baking up some lethal weapons aka “door stops” a few weeks back, I started to get a bit gun shy relative to my bread baking skills. For years I have had success baking hand formed artisan breads and pizza (from the ) as well as breads from an automatic bread machine. So why was I having so many problems all of a sudden?
I don’t have an answer other than I may have over-kneaded the dough in my . Those baseball bat loafs were kneaded about ten minutes. More is better, right? Wrong. Apparently I overworked the gluten or something.
This week I wanted to bake bread for both skill-building and relaxation purposes. Getting over my fear of door stops, I took an ABM recipe, doubled it to use in the WonderMix, and made some gorgeous loaves of bread that were absolutely perfect. I am redeemed.
And so went my week. I had a few items arrive from Amazon including a and a dozen all that I plan to wash and dry by hand to assess their usefulness post-disaster.
That about covers it for me this week. Now for some announcements.
Backdoor Survival Mail Bag
Back in April when I mentioned being worried about this and that, BDS reader Joyce wrote:
You mentioned learning coping skills and giving yourself the ‘ok’ to worry. Some time ago my sister gave me some Guatemalan worry dolls. Only God knows where she found them. Anyway, she must have figured I needed them.
What you do is whisper one worry to each doll before you go to bed, and in the morning the dolls will have taken the worry away. The “dolls” are tiny stick figures placed inside a tiny bag. I laugh every time I picture myself whispering to them, and if I’m having a bad day, just the idea of me being that ridiculous makes me forget whatever I’m stressing about.
So, you can always make yourself some worry dolls to help you cope!
Something rang a bell, and after searching through boxes of stuff in my garage, I found my Guatemalan “trouble dolls”. My parents bought these for me 20 years ago and I had them hidden away. Given these uncertain times, I am going to leave them out where I can talk to them when I am having a bad day.
The Final Word
I recognize that we are all busy with our gardens this week as well as with Independence Day preps. So once again, I will keep things short.
Over to you. What did you do to prep this week?
Enjoy your next adventure through common sense and thoughtful preparation!
Gaye
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The ALMOST FREE Department
It is time for a Survival Buzz “Almost Free” item. Shelly found these on sale recently. It is a great deal given that the match holders alone are worth the cost.
When I tested these matches last summer, I tried to drown them in salt water first; both inside and outside the waterproof plastic case. They really are waterproof! As of this writing, $2.47 with free shipping.
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Bargain Bin: Here are the items mentioned today as well as some other favorites.
: At an average cost of 50 cents a loaf, this bread is easy, delicious and inexpensive to make. Making your own bread is a skill everyone should have.
: Here it is; my beautiful dough making machine. Of course it will do a lot more such as whip up cakes, cookies, and, with the included blender, smoothies, salad dressings, and margaritas.
: Fans of the Sawyer water filtration systems are evangelistic in their praise. Did you know they only weight 2 ounces and fit in the palm of your hand? This is definitely on my bucket list and at $16. give or take the price is right. Be sure to also check out the Family Color Coded Gift Pack which looks nice.
: This is the second pack of cotton dish towels I have purchased in the last month. We are not starting to use them exclusively for hand drying. They are extremely absorbent (more than microfiber or terry) and appear to dry quickly. I want to hand wash and dry and see how they fare. My guess is that they will be perfect for a sustained grid down period.
: The idea is that you whisper your troubles and woes to these worry dolls at night and you will sleep better. They are also called “”.
Has anyone tried one of these? I just ordered one for testing. Presumably, when wet, it becomes considerably cooler than the outside air, and can provide cooling relief. I know that a wet bandana will work but this will not try out as quickly. I am excited to give it a try.
: This is a newcomer to the list. It is currently priced at less than $10 and is ranked the #1 best seller in hunting knives. The reviews raved about this knife so I bought one and can recommend it. See my review: .
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