The blog turns one!

Well, 120 posts, many friends, several recipes, and 1 woodstove later, the blog marks a year....

Some highlights (not practical to list all of them :) ...

--The fact that when asked, one of my children said that I was a "five star cook" because--get ready for it--I make rice and beans and make bread. Yeah, all things I didn't do a year ago today.

--The friends I have made over the internet--with some I don't even know their real/full/first/last name, but I consider them my friends nevertheless. And I actually worry about them if they don't post/comment/show up elsewhere on the internet for awhile. A little weird, perhaps, but it is the truth....

--The things I have learned from other people--through their blogs/comments/links/etc. I have said it before and can definitely see myself saying it again in the future--I find that I often get a lot more back in information through comments than I actually give out in my posts. So thanks everyone!

--This blog has motivated me to do a lot of things that I might still be procrastinating about if I didn't think, "Well, if I do make that recipe, it will be something to blog about..." Yeah, for me, at least, the blog has provided a good deal of motivation, though I'm still procrastinating on some things (oh, sprouting, for example....).

--The comment left by someone who wrote that he hadn't considered food storage before, but after reading on my blog, he was thinking about it now. Those aren't his words verbatim, but that is the gist, and I hope that he has some storage in now. I hope that more people were able/are able to get storage in. I started this blog because I wanted to learn how to better use my long-term food storage. I don't want my children to go hungry in an emergency situation. Thing is, I don't want anyone else's children to go hungry in an emergency situation either...

There are a lot of preparedness blogs (more than when I started) out there now, and I have learned quite a lot from reading them. You may have noticed that I link to other blogs/articles/websites quite often. I still am not a professional, but I feel better prepared in some ways. What's that saying about education? Something like, "Education is finding out what you didn't know you didn't know." I keep finding out more that I don't know, but I keep learning as well...

Thanks to everyone who made this year great! I would make a list, but not only would it be lengthy, if I left someone out, I would feel terrible. I'm pretty sure that you know who you are, and even if you just wonder, consider yourself on the list....