So how did I come to the conclusion that I should get myself prepared for the worst while hoping for the best, it wasn't an epiphany it was a culmanition of things. First I lost what I thought was my dream job, I was so sure it was going to be the end all be all job, that I decided to sell my home and build an addition onto my mom's house, (she had suffered a 3rd stroke) well it didn't quite turn out that way. A little history is in order; I had spent 16 years as the lead custodian for my church, I was in charge of 19 buildings. The church decided that they were going to faze out paid custodians and move into membership involvement in the cleaning of our buildings. Seeing the writing on the wall I started shopping myself around found the above mentioned dream job (My time in Hell) at a time share resort, things were great at first I was turning the house keeping department around, when they hired a new resort manager. Now we have all met a person that we know is the spawn of a satin, well this was one of those people, within a week I was in this Cruella De Vil's office several times a day (I was salary so I was already working 12hr days) I was being grilled all the time being berated for anything she could think of...this went on for a month until I had a brake down of sorts, my doctor told me get out or I would end up in the hospital. Having worked for my church for so long I was not prepared, no, not capable of realizing that some people were incapable of any honer, integrity. Most of the people there were backstabbers, liars. I was naive and could not accept there was not loyalty. Well I left. I found out the reason the she devil was hounding me was she wanted me gone so her boyfriend could have my position (I wonder what her husband thought. Here Is the you reap what you sew, a little sugar for the sting. A few months after I quit, most of the people there were either fired or went to jail for embezzlement, WOOT.
So out of work I was talked into helping a theather friend start a restaurant, you know what they say, don't work for a friend, after 2 years I had had enough, I left and left my recipes behind. After having the same job for 16 years here I was having and leaving 2 jobs in 3 years, all the time working on my addition and caring more and more for my mom who's health continued to deteriorate until I ended up being her in home care giver. So there I was all my savings put into the house that is still not completely finished (trim, work grouting on my fire place) as you can imagine money became very tight. Bless the church's heart they fould out about my situation and helped us with food. That was the start of deciding to be as self sufficient as possible, I had worked all my life and did not like being a charity case. Being LDS we believe in having food storage, and I had a little which we went though quickly, there were a hole lot of self doubt and miss steps along the way. One rainy day I turned on Fox in the afternoon (don't you just hate daytime TV) anyway STAY WITH ME Glenn Beck came on What ever you heard about him, 99% is a lie. I had seen him a couple of times when he was on CNN never gave him much of a thought. However, that day Beck was talking about being prepared, and being a help to others, the 9-12 project! So I became one of those people who watch afternoon TV well one program anyway and that was the big catalyst in my attempt to help myself and hopeful other ladies or a anyone be prepared, for a natural disaster, financial collapse, JOB Loss, terrorist attack. This blog is all about not only helping yourself survive but to be a help to others also. Next post I will show you how I got started and where I'm heading and where you can be heading also.
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