tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post1036154311248514671..comments2024-02-14T20:37:40.921-05:00Comments on 500 Dollar Tomato: Over TimeTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-30937932390535701152010-12-30T20:31:14.121-05:002010-12-30T20:31:14.121-05:00Hey Joseph...Glad to know that I'm not the onl...Hey Joseph...Glad to know that I'm not the only perpetual "student" out there. (Nice blog by the way)<br /><br />Whenever I get asked what I'd do with a million dollars, I have 2 answers:<br /><br />1. Travel (duh...)<br />2. Go back to school. (grin)Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-51041680495197668702010-12-28T23:39:01.191-05:002010-12-28T23:39:01.191-05:00Tami,
Emma and I are dealing with some of the sam...Tami,<br /><br />Emma and I are dealing with some of the same issues you are, although we're certainly further behind. We're both pretty cerebral, and can plan our way into circles if we're not careful. One of our big goals for this coming year is to not just read about what we want to do, but to start taking action and actually developing needed skills. It's one thing to read how to do something, and quite another to actually know how to do it.<br /><br />So, while I'm glad that you "get it", I'm also glad to see that you're wanting to create action from it too! We'll help encourage each other as we continue on our own homesteading / self-reliance journeys.<br /><br />Joseph<br /><a href="http://cityrootscountrylife.com" rel="nofollow">City Roots, Country Life</a>Joseph and Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17696559423977596641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-18038668536082250212010-12-28T17:59:13.653-05:002010-12-28T17:59:13.653-05:00Thanks to all for the encouraging words.
I agree ...Thanks to all for the encouraging words.<br /><br />I agree that the hardest thing is to change. Our generation has had it easy with anything we want available for a price. But the price we pay for that "instant gratification" is too high for me. I'm so glad that there is a community out there who can help those of us with questions.<br /><br />(Thanks Leigh for the link. I've added it to my favorite places.)Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-54459438364499678082010-12-28T16:33:04.946-05:002010-12-28T16:33:04.946-05:00Great goals Tami! The hardest part (I'm findin...Great goals Tami! The hardest part (I'm finding) is the change of lifestyle. We're so used to doing things a certain way, and having particular routines when it comes to our time and food, that I'm learning that these are what I have to change. It's all baby steps. Just hopefully over time they'll all make a difference. <br /><br />I've been meaning to tell you that I found <a href="http://henryfields.com/" rel="nofollow">Henry Field's seed catalogue</a> to be a great resource. Not that I ordered much from them, but because they noted varieties that do especially well in the South. Very helpful. You can have them send you a free copy at their website.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-69662787141252823732010-12-28T12:04:27.611-05:002010-12-28T12:04:27.611-05:00Each step you take, you are going in the direction...Each step you take, you are going in the direction of where you want to be. Even if you didn't can this year, you still preserved your very own food. Consider that most American take a step everyday to depend on someone else to provide ALL of their needs for them. You may not have gone as far as you would have liked, but you are so far ahead of most of the population. Good Job.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-73929854357901994412010-12-28T10:01:45.420-05:002010-12-28T10:01:45.420-05:00Thanks Diana...
I can hear you "cheering&quo...Thanks Diana...<br /><br />I can hear you "cheering" all the way down here. (Grin)<br /><br />And I agree, the fact that "I get it" is probably the most important thing. Baby steps...Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-7928504893997470512010-12-28T09:24:08.637-05:002010-12-28T09:24:08.637-05:00Tami, well no one said it would be easy, that'...Tami, well no one said it would be easy, that's for sure. Plus, don't you work and commute every day? <br /><br />Don't beat yourself up too bad there missy! I think one thing that I have learned since this past year of being 'jobless' is that others assume I don't have much to keep me busy. But let me tell ya...it's a FULL TIME job. <br /><br />So it's perfeclty ok (in my humble opinion) that you have made steps. And I think most everyone who sees this would agree, that our work is never -ever- done. We are constantly trying new things, making the garden bigger, adapting etc. It just seems to work out that way. So really, we are no different than you in that aspect. We all had to start somewhere!<br /><br />So if you can freeze, great! Can your crops, awesome!! But look at it this way...at least you 'get it'. I think that is amazing! We are here to cheer you on the entire way!The Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.com