Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce

Today, we talk about what the #my3things method is, why a strategic plan for yourself and your life is a powerful tool, and we cover how to create a vision statement for your life strategic plan. (Or your family strategic plan). This is the first in a series of episodes explaining how to use the #my3things method to become more successful, productive and to build the life you choose on your terms.

Join me for a reading of the Night Before Christmas, Cajun Style – read by the Elender family.

Today we have Michael Leonido (also knows as the chef at the Spring Workshop) reading the Intellectual Night Before Christmas followed by the traditional text in song. Merry Christmas Y'all!

Join Aussie Ro as she reads the Night Before Christmas, Australian style.

Today, we have the Scottish version of The Night Before Christmas, read by Jaggy Little Thistle.

Today we talk about preparing for a house fire, resilient living vs “prepping,” how to build a following on Youtube, and more with with Ed Hubbell of Iridium Solutions and John Willis of Special Operations Equipment. Show Sponsor:  Brave Botanicals - Your source for high quality CBD and Kratom products at a reasonable price. Get ready for January! SRF Tickets, Sponsorships, and Vendor Booths LFTN Spring Workshop New YT Channel: Harvest Cooking More… Show Resources Special Operations Equipment Living Free in Tennessee Iridium Solutions Make it a great week! GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.  Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Each year we read variations of the classic poem, The Night Before Christmas. Today's version is the Redneck Night Before Christmas read to us by The Tactical Redneck.

Episode 673 - What is My 2023 Word of the Year? Today is our last Monday Show until after the New Year is upon us! In keeping with tradition, I will share with you the word of the year, why it was chosen, and what I hope it will mean - even though we all know we find different lessons along the journey. I will also let you know what is happening during the time between Christmas and New Years for content. Livestream Schedule this week: Tuesday Live with John Willis and Ed Hubbell from IridiumSolutions.caLFTN Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGZgu0AKUSI Today’s Sponsor: Paul Wheaton od Permies.com and Wheaton Labs https://permies.com/link/lftn Paul Wheaton has developed a truly passive greenhouse that can grow through the winter with no additional heating. Not only that, but it won't overheat in the summer months! How's that possible?  Find out by watching the Truly Passive Greenhouse movie: https://permies.com/link/lftn Email feedback to nicole@livingfreeintennessee.com Tales from the Prepper Pantry Every Nook and Cranny in the deep freezers are stuffed, as is the fridge with things to cook (Managed to decommission the two outdoor appliances) Almost through the potatoes from the garden (had half a bushel) End of year restock is primarily complete Christmas Dinner from the pantry: Leg of lamb, roasted turnips and carrots, charcuterie and pickled things (Holler Neighbor Style) In purge mode for a last push before the end of the year - lost the crap, keep the things we use Weekly Shopping Report from Joe The first stop was Walgreen's for some vitamins. Stock was mostly good, but there was only one left of a large size of "D," so we had to choose another size in order to use their buy one get one free. Food City was next. Dry cat food was very limited, but they had a couple of 16 lb. bags of Meow Mix. They had a lot of Friskies boxed cans, so we added a box of those too. Dollar Tree was next. We found some large 9Lives cans in there for the first time in months, and grabbed a few; not all our cats like those. The frozen food coolers were really sparse and most of the drink coolers are back to being nearly empty; I think it's the worst I've seen it. The health aisle is beginning to look picked again, but most other areas looked well stocked; there were less unrefrigerated canned drinks though. Both of the two lines they had open extended back into the aisles. Same at Home Depot, which I ran in just to check the price of a 2x4x8. It's still $3.75. I did not look over any other areas, but it was fairly crowded, as spending season is at its peak. Aldi was last. We got a few extra things in case we decide to put off next week's shopping, but grocery crowds shouldn't be too bad, so we'll likely go. We found what we wanted, including heavy cream. I didn't see any notable holes, but both lettuce and grapes did not look as good as usual. Untainted regular gasoline remains at $3.999. Frugality Tip from Margo Here's a frugality tip on one of the most valuable things to me.....MY TIME (AND SANITY). For your holiday menu plan it out a month or so in advance. Gather the things you need and start cooking some things early and freeze it (and then take it out of the freezer the day before to thaw) Make sure you have all of the things you need the week before the holiday.  I did not make rolls this year, I bought rolls and put them in the freezer, FYI Hawaiian rolls freeze and thaw very well. And save your sanity during the holidays and keep a stocked pantry y'all!    Operation Independence The 3% checking account, emergency fund, and discipline   Night Before Christmas Countdown Replay episode will not be replays - start your 2023 on the right foot. The importance of downtime.   Main topic of the Show: What is my 2023 Word of the Year   No year has ever been so hard as this year for finding the right word. Even last night, I knew the concept but not the word. Part of the problem is that I knew the concept I wanted but was not finding a single word to describe it. And the two word option I had was only a close fit, not the full breadth of what I wanted to focus on.   What is a word of the year? Why do it?   Past words: Grow (It is a choice and it is up to me) Balance (You have to want it and boundaries) Courage (The power of no. Letting go of insecurities. Sooner is better.)   Then we have this year. I strove for MORE. I worked harder. I played harder. I undid every lesson I leaned in the year of balance. I GREW my businesses. I made it over a really important personal hump: Increased cash flow to where I could finally take some from the businesses.   What the last five years have been like building LFTN and Holler Roast Coffee.   Had to have the courage to Say no to things I was doing to earn money but that are distractions from the primary objective Address conflict head on Openly admit weaknesses Stand my ground Build personal talents from good to great Become unapologetic   Where it has led -  Priority on things that are important to me on the non business side like the food forest, redoing my bathroom, box seats at the symphony, hiking, relationships More opportunities of the kind I want I am singing rock n roll again Poised for fast growth   The words that did not change: Step-change, 10x What it means Problem: Balance   So what could I do? There is a glass ceiling that is not ok and I need to break it. It isnt due to my gender, my background, my level of education or what anyone thinks of me. It is there because of me. My mindset. My perception of what is possible. My hangups. The glass ceiling is of my own making.   The worst part is this: It is glass so I can see through it.    There are lots of reasons why it is there. Every one of them is an excuse.   The other side of that glass ceiling looks great. I want to go there. But there is this glass ceiling that needs to be broken.    And the cool thing about glass is that it will break. And 2023 is the year I break it. With whatever I can use to do so. My hands, a hammer, a rhinoceros, my head. Whatever it takes.   For every word there is a flip side too: The sharp shards that will hit me as I make my way through the glass. I expect that to be there too.   So my word of the year, which encompasses both the goal to move beyond my perceived constraints. The word that also prioritizes balance and priority to my spirit, body and heart. The word for 2023 is .   I don’t know exactly how things will go, but I am excited to start, have already started. And you will see the first steps in January   This is the last non-interview podcast before the break so rather than our usual closing, I leave you with this - Make it a great break yall.   GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.    Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link  

Every Friday, we record our Homestead Happenings update, followed by a questions and answers session. Today’s podcast is the questions and answers session from yesterday’s podcast. We cover: favorite holiday cookies, where to prioritize investments into your homestead as a new homesteader, how many pets are too many, and more Sponsor of the day: Agorist Tax Advice AgoristTaxAdvice.com/lftn  Agorist Tax Advice. Do you want to give Uncle Sam fewer of your hard-earned dollars? Do you wonder if the time has come to set up your LLC? Are you confused about what kind of business to establish? Are you wanting to pass along wealth you have built to your kids, but not sure the best way to do that? Matthew Sercely of Agorist Tax Advice can help you make sense of all the options, understand how to stay on top of tracking write-offs, and see new ways of organizing your finances so that you keep more of the money you earn in your pockets.  Matthew has a broad knowledge of business finance, real estate and rentals, end of life planning and more which means that he can help you find legal tax loopholes and understand risks.  Head on over to AgoristTaxAdvice.com/lftn to sign up for a free consultation. Speaking at next-steps.info Feb 22-25 near Atlanta. Use Coupon Code SAUCE10 for a ticket discount.  Main content of the show @Nicolesauce What do you think about the role of "pets" (non working/producing animals) on the homestead and when do you draw the line of "no more pets"? @Nicolesauce what's everyone's favorite holiday cookie @Nicolesauce if you were starting over on a homestead with all the knowledge you have now, what's the first thing you would choose to sink larger amounts money into? (ex. Fencing, buildings, garden, machinery...) @Nicolesauce what one important thing you've learned about yourself or your land this year @Nicolesauce straw or pine shaving for ground cover during the cold months for animals, either in runs or enclosures? @Nicolesauce Are you planning any new perennials at the Holler in the spring? Make it a great week! GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce.  Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link

Today we talk about the BIG DEEP FREEZE, babies on the homestead, brainstorming local revenue ideas and more. Forage Pasture seed is germinated and looking good Next week is time to trim/pollard Juniper Berries Wreath evergreens Jerusalem artichoke   Livestock Baby bunnies - 3 or 4 - are doing well (We are very hands off right now) Sheep Birth Watch Preparing the pasture sheep for incoming ice (We are actually growing more grass now than we did this summer) Ducks still not laying - chicken is and she is OLD Hoof trimming this weekend Harvest Meals Eggs and bacon (2 weeks) Beef Neckbones Red curry turkey Homesteading in Winter Single digit deep free and snow on the way Stacking Osage logs inside as I find them Removing all stuff from outdoor freezers and fridge, unplugging Testing the kerosene heaters and staging them  Setting up electric heater in prepper pantry Stuffing holes in the pump house AP System drain Extra sump needs a stock tank heater Water heat tape and heating systems (electric JUST finished for goats) More mulch Holler Neighbors/Community We’ve been innerly focused (Final coffee push is right now) LFTN Spring Workshop Presale Infrastructure Close to perimeter fence electric Finances Rental  Membership Plug Make it a great week! GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift! Community Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b Advisory Board The Booze Whisperer The Tactical Redneck Chef Brett Samantha the Savings Ninja Resources Membership Sign Up Holler Roast Coffee Harvest Right Affiliate Link