Teachers and students are preparing for their return to school this fall. Many schools have been advised to implement strict measures to meet CDC guidelines before returning to school. Face masks or face shields on students and teachers are being required by many schools. Here's a solution to meet the standard and then surpass it. … Continue reading The Ultimate Social Distancing Face Shield
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Need to Disconnect? The Many Glacier Hotel and the Rest of the Story …
Are you looking for a getaway that disconnects you from cell phones, Internet, television? Then the Many Glacier Hotel is a great place for you. https://youtu.be/R9klorY8RBw&rel=0 During the summer of 2019, my wife and I wanted to disconnect with the world and reconnect with each other for our 25th anniversary. However, we really didn’t have … Continue reading Need to Disconnect? The Many Glacier Hotel and the Rest of the Story …
Beat the Heat: Purchase a fan that will last
Over the years, my wife and I have started to see a rapid decline in quality made goods. During a heat wave, we did not want to be looking for a fan to replace one that shorted out, rattled apart, or melted all due to it being plastic. One hot summer, my wife and I … Continue reading Beat the Heat: Purchase a fan that will last
Pressure Canning Carrots and Pressure Canning Basics
If you don't know how to use a pressure canner and would like to learn, this is a great video for you. Carrots are a real treat fresh from the garden, but that experience doesn't have to end with the harvest season. Carrots can be canned and preserved for the entire winter and into summer … Continue reading Pressure Canning Carrots and Pressure Canning Basics
An Inexpensive Solution to the Saggy Bookshelf
A few years ago, my wife and I were debating what to do about a bookshelf. We had already seen how our prefabricated store bookshelves and entertainment center would sag with time, and we didn't want to go through that again. I spoke to an amazing cabinet maker who could make for me the perfect … Continue reading An Inexpensive Solution to the Saggy Bookshelf
How to protect your memories… Use a Free External Hard Drive Case
What is an easy way to protect your external hard drive? Give it a case. However, most cases are designed to store your drive not to protect it while in use. In the video below, I teach you how to create your own external hard drive case for free. All you need is an ice … Continue reading How to protect your memories… Use a Free External Hard Drive Case
Top 5 Search Results over 5 Years; it’s our Blogiversary
Today is the official fifth year anniversary of Living a Sustainable Dream. In honor of our fifth year of blogging, I would like to share with you our top five most viewed posts over the last five years. These are the posts search engines recommended the most. 5.) “He who can does, … Continue reading Top 5 Search Results over 5 Years; it’s our Blogiversary
Fifth Year Blogging Anniversary and 10 Probing Questions
Recently amidst all the world's ails we were challenge to a collaboration with another channel, Breaking Free Off Grid. Generally, I don't usually do collaborations, but given the times we live in, I have a strong desire for a sense of community. It has been fives years since we started blogging, and our world has … Continue reading Fifth Year Blogging Anniversary and 10 Probing Questions
Home Cold and Flu Remedy…French (Basque) Penicillin Soup
In the following video, I demonstrate how to make an amazing root vegetable soup. This soup settles well on a weak stomach and warms a person from the inside out, helping to bust a fever. (Recipe Below Origin Story) Origin Story Years ago, I moved to a new location for a teaching job. I was … Continue reading Home Cold and Flu Remedy…French (Basque) Penicillin Soup
Amazing Affordable Homemade Salmon Burgers
Comparing the price of making your own salmon burger to the prepackaged frozen pucks at the store, there is no comparison in price and taste. In the post today, you will learn how to make your own amazing affordable homemade salmon burgers. Yum! See Salmon Recipe on can label below. Years ago my brother came … Continue reading Amazing Affordable Homemade Salmon Burgers
