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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
Menu Week of August 22
Our new schedule went pretty good last week. Our mornings sure do start early. Kiki and Joe have both agreed to take packed lunches with them this...
August Food Spending- Part 2
Well... We are coming up to the end of our spending month and have definitely came to end the end of our grocery budget in fact we are now a smidgen...
Menu Week of August 15
School will be starting for Joe (he works for the school district) and Kiki this week. Lulu is doing online school from home this year. So starting...
August Food Spending
For the month of August (my 'month' actually goes from July 23 to August 22 to coincide with my husband's once a month pay schedule) my grocery...
Menu Week of August 8
The end of 'summer' is upon us. Kiki will go back to school next week and Joe will be on his school time schedule of 10:30AM to 7PM. Lulu will be...
Stuffed Peppers
At the farmers market the other night, there were cute little green peppers. One of my husband's favorite meals is Stuffed Peppers. They are such a...
Food Spending Plan and Budget for August
It is looking like another unorganized month for my Budget. I'm adjusting to having two more people in the house since my oldest daughter and her SO...
Menu Week of August 1
We snuck away Friday for a one night camping trip. It was great. The spot we went was a small six site campground in a national forest just a little...
July Food Spending
Whew. What a budget busting month this was! Our spending plan goes from the 23rd of the month to the 22nd of the following month so today is the end...