Last week the Swine Flu was the biggest news distraction I've seen in a while. It was the talk of our tiny town (even more than the new Super Wal-Mart opening, so that's BIG news then). It was a prevalent topic of many conversations in the people who called me at work. Much may have to do with our line of business (food storage, self sufficiency training, saving money, etc) but, it was a hot topic.
The threat of quarantine was very real last year with a small town not two hours away from us. During flu season last year the whole town was quarantined into their homes. Too many people had the flu. Too many died from the flu in the area. So people were quarantined.
The talk of potentially being 'stuck' at home due to mandatory quarantine actually made me excited. I looked forward to it as a potential. Why, you may ask, when others were panic stricken about the threat of being quarantined? It must be because I have a homesteading mindset. It sounds like fun!Here's how it's fun:
~ We have more than enough food to last us for several months, more if we rationed it.
~ The kids stay home! (o:
~ Projects take on new priority when errands are done away with.
~ Days of board games, and time together with the whole family!
Certainly I didn't wish for people to get sick or worse. There are so many people who just can't even spend 2 days with their own families without distraction or errands. To me, that's sad. I just longed for a mandatory 'slow-down' so that many other people who don't SEE the need to prepare, plan and prioritize the REAL important things, would SEE what is important.
EnJOY the blessings you have in your life NOW.
Donna
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