Even though the post below is dated 4/23, it's being posted on June 1st. I plan on adding a bunch more entries to bring everyone up to date.
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Christy and I are in our 3rd week (presently 10th week as of 6/1) living in a tent. Lots of things going on and even more to do.
Some days and nights are better than others. Much, of course, depends on the weather. It's what I'm calling "real living". I'm thoroughly enjoying the temporary discomforts that come with the pleasures. The things that we've taken for granted now take on a new meaning: turning on a faucet has become fetching and boiling water; going to the bathroom now involves sitting on a sawdust toilet; taking a shower means sharing 2.5 gallons of water from a solar shower; bedtime is now when the sun sets.
A typical (or rather a composite average) day consists of:
- starting the tea kettle for our coffee and preparing breakfast - usually oatmeal, cereal, or eggs.
- washing dishes which entails heating a pot of water on our stove.
- working the newly exposed soil, i.e. pulling roots and rocks and amending with compost, boron, lime, chicken manure, etc.
- fetching water from a neighbor down the street in two 5 gallon bottles
Everything we do is labor intensive and so when we're ready for bed we're ready for bed. Sleep is spotty as we're getting used to sleeping outdoors. Lots of wind, rain, snapping of twigs nearby, owls, dogs in the distance, etc. But as the weeks go by we're getting more used to it.
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