North Okanagan Linux User Group

http://www.nolug.ca

Sometimes it seems that life just craps on you. You get going on something you like, start getting involved and then it explodes in your face.

It turns out though, that if you dig a little deeper and work your way through the process, the explosion can be a motivator for some very positive outcomes and can be beneficial for all involved.

http://www.ahealthyphilosophy.info

I find it really pays off making things for myself.

For example, todays early lunch: Chicken, Vegetable and Noodle soup (made from homemade chicken stock, leftover chicken and vegetables and a handful of noodles) and homemade bread.

Assembly time - 10 mins

Salt - almost 0

Taxes included in food - $0.05 (no sales tax only employment taxes on production of raw ingredients)

Time spent on weekend making stock (outside of boiling the stock) - 1/2 hour

Time spent on weekend making bread (outside of baking time) - 15 mins

Well it has been an interesting year. A lot of stress, joy, frustration, learning and success.