Welcome to my journey to be more self-reliant.
I’m Gladys
and I live on a 1/5th acre urban lot, 1 ½ blocks from the ocean on the Atlantic
Coast of Florida. This website shares the ups and downs, the challenges,
and the triumphs I experience on this journey.
What is
self-reliance? A definition I read somewhere says that self-reliance is not
depending on systems you have no control over. That resonates with me and helps
me focus on what I can do.
To start,
I’m working on growing more of my food, and getting in the kitchen, cooking
from scratch and preserving more of my food. I am working to eliminate as much
waste as possible, looking for ways I can reuse everything, including food that
is normally thrown out.
My husband
enjoys home-grown and home-cooked food but doesn’t understand why I feel the
need to be more self reliant. As we work to find compromise and create a home
and lifestyle that works for both of us, I hope to inspire others who try to
get their family to see their vision.
Thank you
for joining my adventures on the road to being as self reliant as possible.
