The world is changing and quickly at that. Daily we are bombarded by news about the environment, the economy and about health and wellness. Going off the grid seems to be the solution, but getting there is an overwhelming prospect.
In talking about our long term goal of “going off the grid” we realized that to get there we needed to start doing it as much as we can where we are at --- which is “Suburbia”. We live in Lake Wylie, South Carolina in a small subdivision called, Mill Creek Falls. If you are beginning to get images of Bedford Falls, from “It’s a Wonderful Life”, in your mind, STOP, wipe that picture from your imagination, because, well, it’s more like a scene from “It’s a Crazy Life”. We are two moms with six children between us, throw in two husbands, four cats, a dog, trying to start a massage business, do some laundry and taking kids to piano lessons, cooking meals, volunteering activities and trying to find a moment of quiet among all that…Now you get the picture.
We realized that to get off the grid would mean getting out of debt so that we could be in a position to buy land with water, build a house with an alternative energy source and learn how to garden. This task alone is daunting. We recognized to even begin to work toward this goal we needed to learn how to save money and chip away at debt. To be able to do this we would have to learn how to live on less.
We are by no means experts on the subject matter, although we will have guest bloggers from time to time who are just that, experts. This blog is to share our experiences in our attempt to go green, save money, and be healthy.
Bear with us if we goof up an experiment or if we make a mistake from time to time; that’s where all the fun is anyway and feel free to share your experiences with us.
-Two Suburban Moms
Judy & Adena
