Episode 39 – Chickens! On Parliament Hill and in Your Backyard!
Apr 30, 2011 Uncategorized
I didn’t have a title for this podcast when I started it, but near the end I realized there was a theme – chickens. Things that sit in a coop and cluck all day. Fortunately for us preparedness types, the feathery kind are productive! The suited kind – not so much!
Today I ask you to ask some questions about the person and the party that you are going to vote for on election day. Voting on emotion isn’t really what Canada or you deserve. Ask yourself these questions and answer them honestly. I hope they get you thinking of other questions to ask.
We head to the forum to see what the hot topic is and talk about the discussion. Seems lately chickens are on everyone’s minds. What’s the best way to raise chickens? How much space do chickens need? Coops? Paddocks? Free range? Let’s talk about it.
- BackyardChickens.com
- CanadaPrepared.com Chicken Forum
- NDP
- Conservative Party of Canada
- Liberal Party
- Green Party
Tags: back yard, canada, chicken, coops, election, free range, paddock, politics, prepared, questions
Episode 37 – Life’s Most Stressful Events – Marriage
Apr 17, 2011 Family Preparedness, Relationships
On the list of Life’s Most Stressful Events, marriage comes in with a score of 50. 100 being the most stressful which is the death of a spouse. Let’s assume they mean the process of getting married is stressful, because I don’t think marriage is a constant stress, half as stressful as your spouse dying.
Today, I present some questions to ask of yourself and your future spouse about what you marriage might look like. Look at all the facets of married life – children, family, finances, careers and the possibility of what might end your marriage. Ask each other the “What if’s”.
If you can get through these kind of questions and whatever ones you come up with along the way, you may find less stress in getting married and begin to enjoy the married life a lot sooner than if you didn’t talk things through. Let me know what you think of the podcast in the forums or comments below!
Tags: careers, children, couples, events, family, finances, life, marriage, prepared, stress
Episode 32 – Life’s Most Stressful Events – Death of a Spouse
Aug 8, 2010 Family Preparedness
These events are the ones that are most likely to happen in your life. They are also the ones that are most likely cause an incredible amount of grief for you and your family. Yet we know that these things are almost inevitable, so we can plan for them and make them less stressful for ourselves. Once we have planned for them, they don’t have to loom in the back of our mind, like a gargoyle waiting to pounce. We can concern ourselves with more enjoyable things.
By preparing, we can dramatically improve the quality of our lives today and in the event that these common life events happen. Today, we talk about being prepared for the passing of a spouse or of ourselves – to ease the burden of our grieving spouse and family by making sure you have wills in place and up to date. This is just an overview to get you thinking.
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