From My Home to Yours
~ ~Preparing my home and pantry for winter ~
This time of the year I get the itch to make sure my pantry is in order for the coming winter and that's where my focus is this week.
As you will all know my pantry consists of more than food. It includes fabric and sewing supplies, meds, herbs, cleaning supplies, stationary needs, clothing, food and so much more. In short, it includes everything it takes to get my family through each season. Since we're quickly approaching the fall and winter season in our area, that's where my focus will be for several weeks. I'll be ...
checking our winter clothing, do either of us need anything? ...
inventorying our over-the-counter medications, herbs and essential oils, do we have enough on hand to keep us from having to go out in a sickened state to get needed medications, etc ...
asking, is my pantry stocked enough to get us through the winter months if weather or life events were to slow us down or keep us inside for the better part of the winter, would our pantry see us through? Growing up as a small child, I vividly remember being taught in word and deed that making sure our pantry was full by winter was a priority. As a grandma now and having weathered several life's storms, I see the wisdom ... my mama and grandma and grannie were really wise women! They worked hard, sometimes really hard and while it might not have been the best in the world's eyes, they lived with the satisfaction of knowing their families had what they needed ... plus a little more!
taking a peek at what's in my gift trunk along with inventorying our holiday supplies, do I have gifts for giving, ingredients/supplies for making any gifts we'll be giving, or a plan in place for gift giving?
These are a few of the things I'll be checking/inventorying, restocking and replacing as I prepare my home and pantry for winter. You know ladies, it takes planning and preparing to accomplish our goals and if preparing your home and pantry for winter is on your radar, then it's time to get busy!
These thoughts are the seeds and motivation behind my desire to finish out the #everybitcountschallenge. I want to be ready to enjoy a time of slowing down, cozying up and settling in over the winter months. I want it to be my choice of whether to venture out or stay in when cold weather or sickness comes calling. Having a prepared home/well-stocked pantry will give me that option as well as a bit of added security.
Making it all happen brings me back to my #everybitcountschallenge, here's what this week looked like ...
On the 9th day of the 31-day challenge, I made pepper relish while hubby cut up about a bushel of okra. I also bagged up some flash frozen bell pepper slices for the freezer (not shown) and refilled the trays with a different variety of peppers and put them back in the freezer for flash freezing.
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