Hello Everyone!
Infosphere surfing, World tragedies are heavy, Underground instincts, More storage shuffle, Juggling bills & That same old solar idea!
Alright, it is four in the morning here and I have been awake since a few hours before midnight... after having taken a very nice long nap. Given all the utter madness going on in the world, I gotta say that reading, watching and listening to stuff online... is becoming a marathon level task just to get a 'hint' of what all is happening no matter how much I surf the infosphere.
Truly there are not many words that can serve better than to say that 'peaceful is as peaceful does' and that there are enough challenges in 'modern life' already... without adding armed conflict on top of it all. Another big thing that I find to be quite alarming (and really sad to see) is that so many of the recent natural disasters (and those impacted by them) are not getting much attention... and in many cases any meaningful help.
As tragic as life is during the apocalypse... and as much as I could complain all day... every day... about all sorts of wrongs going on... I also have to keep plodding along with my farming endeavors... and do my best to be in better shape for the coming winter. With the way that the prices of goods has already increased, I am already dreading trying to juggle the cost of supplies and bills... and I cringe at the idea of having to juggle the cost of heating (come winter) as well.
Most of my instincts seem to all converge on the notion that, I should get a suitable underground dwelling built (or at the bare minimum a root cellar) since some of those big 'tornado making' storms (a few months ago) were not all that far from here. The other thing that I cannot shake, is that I should go ahead and capture the spring head that has now been holding water since day one here... which would not necessarily solve my drinking water limitations/problems... but it would give me some 'clean' utility water to work with.
Anyways my main point above, is that I need to keep 'staying in motion' and remain focused on improving my scenario... because as things stand I simply am not prepared enough. I am also pretty spread out and spend entirely too much time trudging around... so with that in mind... most of what I have been working on lately has been with the idea of 'centralizing' things a bit better for the sake of efficiency and convenience.
I am still unsure where everything will ultimately be situated at... because at the moment things are such a clustercuss that it is hard to picture it all. I will feel better about it all once I get to the point where I have all the storage tents cleared out, the carport tent setup somewhere, have a tool shed built, and everything in a place... where I actually know where it is.
My main project yesterday worked towards that end, because I spent a good amount of time lugging stuff uphill from one of the storage tents... to the new building where I grouped things the best that I could according to what they are. I poured a ridiculous amount of sweat in the grueling heat doing that... but it felt good knowing that at long last... it will not be such a struggle to find things, work on projects and most significantly... unpack my life after it being in storage for over a year.
I had some other tasks that I wanted to accomplish... but shuffling the storage around wiped me out so hard that I did not have the energy for anything else. The other thing that really 'took the wind out of my sails' was that I did not want to drink anymore rainwater... and wound up getting more than a little dehydrated.
Upon realizing that I was in that state, I got in the shade immediately, aimed a fan at myself and mixed some brown sugar into some previously boiled rainwater... and chugged it down before falling fast asleep. While I was sleeping, some folks sent me funds... and somehow or another I woke up with just enough daylight left to order some drinking water and get it delivered.
I was also able to get my phone bill covered, which is a massive relief... and I can stop dreading it being due and start dreading the electric and trash pickup bills. My earnings from these entries really are not anywhere near what I need to float my life currently... and having to do so much 'digital panhandling' is nauseating to the point where I dunno whether it or the financial stress/anxiety in general is worse.
Either way, it is not healthy for me to be having that amount of stress... and keeping it from compounding is far from easy since my environment is not conducive to relaxation. So all that I can really do, is figure out ways to circumvent that stress by creating some kind of consistent income... either with making dreamcatchers or some other hitherto unknown means.
Since using some of the place for rental spots for people vehicle camping is not possible at the moment... all that I can think of is covering the roof of the new building with solar panels and selling the electricity. The one fortunate thing about where that building is at... is that it gets sun for a minimum of five or six hours a day year round... and during some times of the year even more hours.
The solar setup that I am picturing will not even be wired into the building (meaning it will not be what powers the building itself) and the generated electricity will go directly to the meter pole to create a 'direct grid-tie' system. At this point I need to get serious about it... and measure the size of the roof, do the calculations for how many panels that I can fit on it, then start looking around for grants (or programs) to help pay for a system and install it.
Well, I best wind this entry down and get on with the editing and posting... because dawn is not all that far off and I have several chores that need doing before the day grows hot under this oppressive heatwave. I hope that folks are doing well or well enough. Ciao for now and if you are in a place of strife my heart goes out to you.
