OldMtWoman – yes, learning how to process deep emotions certainly is a valid prep. I have been thinking about fear today – fear of what other people will think when they find out that I’ve made certain decisions. Examining myself to make sure my decisions are based on a solid foundation and reasoning so that I am not tempted to change them in the face of opposition. Imagining how I will react when I am criticized or just asked why I made that decision… In the past, that has been a difficult one for me.
Or how to stay calm and rational and do the right thing when the (really) crazy woman across the street starts yelling at me or my husband for nothing, or the drunk in another house across the street starts abusing his wife or cussing out the whole neighborhood in general – I often wish I lived in the boonies away from all of this, but that’s not a choice right now. Gotta “brighten the corner where I am”.
Today I snagged 2 used books I have been looking for for a long time now – “One Circle: How to Grow a Complete Diet in Less Than 1000 Square Feet” and “Test Your Soil With Plants”. Actually found them for quite reasonable prices on Ebay, and not the outlandish prices on Amazon.
Also began ordering seeds – excited about the landrace sweet corn, the giant Mongolian sunflowers and the multi-colored beans. I am looking for open pollinated seeds that can withstand both drought and wet conditions (the beans were bred from a cross between tepary beans and black beans and then bred over generations until they bred true, not like hybrids). Also ordered corn salad, which will have to be planted as soon as I get it. Let the gardening begin (even if it’s still snowing)!