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Check the activity calendar and join a livestream. Participate in chat and get to know some new folks.

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that looks yummy! I haven’t made it through all the videos yet. Now might be a good time 😁

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I would be interested in selling/buying/trading. I don’t have a channel or a web page to which folks can be directed. I would be happy to deal directly with whomever is interested in my goods and vice versa. Whether it be via email or PM. Which would be outside of Freesteading itself.

Possibly 2 lists: one by category providing off site links to sellers or store front communities (Support you fellow Freesteaders); second by listings of individual items/services/needs. You can designate if it is local only.

And no, I don’t believe that Freesteading is being commercialized. I feel the heartbeat of this community is making connections with like-minded people to increase independence from the system…whether it be via education, goods, or services. The building of communities should include local, state, and national. I believe it is a vital network that must be established now if we are to have any hope of real freedom in the coming years.

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I guess I would be the Queen of 18 projects at one time! lol Usually with 18 more planned projects on the back burner. I do manage to get them to the useable but not quite complete part. I have a couple of those projects where you are trying to create something and hit a snag. Eventually the solution will come to me. And of course, I am already in the middle of something else when that solution hits me! Excited to test my new theory, I leave the other project to wait for completion. It’s an ugly cycle. lol

There are so many other distractions, time constraints, uncooperative weather, need to reorganize priorities, and frankly, sometimes I just get physically or mentally tired or both! It is a constant battle trying to maintain a schedule while still remaining flexible for all the curves life throws you. And I have one of the toughest task masters riding my you-know-what every day…It’s me! Sometimes I have to have a little talk with myself and say, “you cannot do everything all at once”.

Learning new things, perfecting the skills I already have, and trying out all my crazy ideas…I LOVE IT! Just wish I could hone my time management skills to a well-oiled machine level.

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great article!

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no, THIS is creepy. taken from a bonfire several years ago. Looks like the grim reaper with a demon helper.

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Safe in Union Parish in North Louisiana. F3 tornado 15 miles NW of us Tuesday night.

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You don’t have to block anyone! When you are in the activity feed, listed just above, are the choices for what you want to see. Choose connections to see only those you are friends with or groups to whom you belong. Or you can just choose to scroll on by.

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I understand where you are coming from girl. I find peace in solitude and hard work. I only have to answer to God and myself. But a few months ago, an old video from Deep South popped up on my YT feed with Danny and Wanda talking about how they met. They described how they felt before meeting each other. I cried like a baby. And as I sobbed in the quiet, dark early hours that morning, it finally dawned on me. I hadn’t realized that the angst I felt was loneliness; that kind of loneliness you have from not having a partner who is your best friend. I missed sharing conversation with someone who shared my life. It was lying just beneath the surface of my extremely hectic life, gnawing at my soul. No amount of hard work can fill that void.

The problem is time: time to heal from past hurts, time to meet someone, time to develop trust, time to establish a relationship. I just haven’t figured out yet how to find the time. And yet, time is the answer. Time equals patience. Something most of us are lacking (and by us, I mean me).

I once had a patient tell me that God had told her to tell me, “Stop looking for a man, God is going to send you one.” And He probably tried, but I was probably distracted by whatever loser I had allowed into my life. I look at those points in my life as steppingstones that are leading me to where I need to be. Not because God put them there, I did that, I made those decisions. Us hardheaded folks have lots of steppingstones! lol He is still working on me. And maybe, just maybe, THAT is the hold up. I haven’t become the person that I need to be for the man He has chosen for me.

I don’t have the answers. Like you said, going with my gut but trying to stay open to possibilities. And in the meantime, keeping my nose to the grindstone…alone.

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My friends don’t call me “Crafty Cindy” for nothing! lol

I would be interested in just about anything under this title. I sew, crochet, embroidery, cross stitch, quilt, macrame, paper crafts, jewelry making, candle making, scrapbooking, drawing, woodworking, and whatever my imagination leads me to do. Creating is my stress outlet.

I would love to perfect many of the things I already do. Plus, there are so many other things I would love to learn.

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I see a horse in yours. It is very pretty.

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that is my picture. Our neighbor noticed it when I shared the bonfire photos with him the next day.

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that’s close by! I live just outside of Farmerville 😃