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About Millie
As a blogger for over a decade, focusing on preparedness, homesteading, off-grid living, and traditional foods, Millie has penned seven nonfiction traditional food focused books, sharing how—with a little creativity—anyone can transition to a real foods diet without overwhelming their food budget.
Millie uses her homesteading, preparedness, and off-grid living experience as a guide to writing her bestselling Christian Post-Apocalyptic series, Havoc in Wyoming and Montana Mayhem.
Recent Blog Posts
Relearning the Importance of Fat
As a young adult I totally bought into the whole "Politically Correct Nutrition" idea that fat was bad, especially animal fat. At one time I...
GAPS and Our Food Budget
> Something that has been on my mind as we do the GAPS Introduction diet is our food budget. When we began our real/whole/traditional foods...
GAPS Intro Continues
Whew. Being away from home while doing GAPS Intro was a challenge. One I did not entirely fulfil. I did okay but not as good as I would have liked....
GAPS Intro Day 7
Meals and Mood Woke up feeling great today even though I had very interrupted sleep last night. Fall has hit Wyoming and along with fall came the...
GAPS Intro Day 6
Spaghetti Squash Foods and Feelings Joe woke up feeling very tired again. This morning he is thinking it is diet related since he feels...
GAPS Intro Day 5
How the Day Went...Woke up early to get ready to leave for town. Wasn't really ready to get up but felt fine. Joe however, woke up feeling not well....
GAPS Intro Day 4
> Woke up feeling good again. Not quite as much energy as Day 3, but still good. I need the energy so I can work on my from home based business...
GAPS Intro Day 3
Great but slightly weird breakfast (the picture is on the left). I boiled 4 chicken thighs (bought at the Natural Grocers mark down bin/freezer for...
GAPS Introduction Day 2
> Yesterday was rough. My energy was horrible. My mood was icky and I was hungry much of the day. We did go for a walk at a park down the road...