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good article on mistakes made

I would assume that most people reading this are either homesteaders or folks with homesteading in their heart. I believe we have chosen a very rocky road to tread down. Mainstream life in the second decade of 2000 isn't about the basics of life and the simple things. I know all I can do with my cell phone is make a phone call. How can I feel so outdated when I'm at the mid-point (okay a little past) of life? Homesteading just seems to get into our blood, whether from heredity or from a shot of "there has to be a better way." But once we are infected, we sacrifice and dedicate ourselves to hard work to see our vision come into reality. Having made the choice, it was time to begin the initial phase.

To start with, we needed a location for the grand adventure, and to gather supplies and knowledge. We traveled around the West Coast and spent hours upon hours on the Internet. In August 2004, we bought 23 acres in Northeast Washington. Actually, purchased it site unseen. Now this could have been our biggest mistake, but we were fortunate that it was a wise decision.

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