Day Hiker Grammie

Today, I suppose I had a mini moment.    I got my grandson yesterday and I had to take him home today know that it could be a while before I see him again. I was already a bit emotional.    After I dropped him off, I went to the grocery store.    The barren shelves at Walmart were startling.    I left there feeling more frightened by something than I ever have.    I stayed pretty disturbed by it all until I had a conversation with my daughter.    She always helps me put things into a better perspective.    Today, I’d like to share a little bit of insight with you. Way back in 2010, long before the present day madness was upon us, I felt very compelled to be prepared.    I lived alone in an apartment so I could not start a garden but I began gathering tools and supplies.    I began building a stash of food and water. This was not just the fall out from watching one to many episodes of Doomsday ...

Hello and welcome to Day Hiker Grammie!  In today's blog, I'm going to talk about our adventures into couponing.  This is one area where my blog space and my YouTube channel are becoming more about a lifestyle than a given set of topics.  I'd like to share our adventures with you as we go along. In the past, one of the things that really fascinated me was watching those shows on TV where the ladies got hundreds of dollars worth of groceries for a fraction of the cost.  I honestly didn't think that it was possible for the average shopper to take advantage of this opportunity but it turns out that I was very wrong.  I'll add this disclaimer ahead of time.  I do work for Albertson's. I am a barista in our store's Starbucks.   Unfortunately, it is quite a pain to add our discount to our shopper's app so I do not get my employee discount at this time.  The savings I've experienced are the same that anyone else can get by using their Just for Y...

Hello! It's been a long while since I sat down to blog for Day Hiker Grammie.  A lot has been going on in my life to prevent this. I wanted to share a bit because it's been a phenomenal period of personal growth for me as an individual. I have a video I loaded on my YouTube channel that I'd like to share with you now. January Update Life is such a great teacher if you are paying attention to the lessons.  Most people will think that what happened to me was an enormous failure but that's not the way I'm looking at it.  I learned some valuable lessons during the last three months. In March of last year, I experienced a major depressive episode fueled partly by my place of employment. I had a very difficult customer assigned to me that deepened my depression and made working there intolerable.  When I went to my management team for help, I was told that I was a 20 year employee and they were not going to reassign the account. In other words, deal with it.  Un...

I have been having so many computer issues lately!  I'm sharing my video of my Ozark Trail Lantern today.  I hope you enjoy the video! Many blessings, Lisa

My first solo trip was more like a spiritual sojourn.  It was spur of the moment but incredibly pivotal for me as a person.  I enjoyed every single minute of it.  Of course, my destination was a place I was very familiar with and that helped me to feel safer traveling alone.  I went to Kerrville. I spent four nights there. I've blogged about Kerrville before so this blog is more about staying safe on the road when you're traveling solo.  Solo trips are worth the extra headache that safety precautions bring because when you're traveling solo, it's your own agenda that you have to worry about. So here are some safety basics when you're traveling solo: 1.Travel during the day.  It sounds like a cliché but it isn't.  Daytime travel brings visibility and a bit of camouflage to your solo status.  Service stations are busier during the daytime hours. 2.  Stop in well lit, busy service stations. This one is especially important if you've got to...

Sometimes during your travels, you find a place that feels like home.   It’s the place that you make a point of revisiting several times a year just because while you’re there, it seems to recharge your batteries more than any other place.   In truth, recharging the self is usually the primary reason for taking a vacation to begin with.   However, a spiritual journey is not the same thing as taking a vacation.   I learned this truth recently.   I took my grandchildren on the semi-annual jaunt to Kerrville but this time, it was more than just a vacation. My trip to Kerrville came approximately a week after my trip to Colorado.   The trip to Colorado was amazing and a welcome change. I learned some things on that trip that didn’t manifest until the trip to Kerrville.   The trip was the last big one I intended to make until I returned to the real world with a full time job and a college class schedule on top.    I knew it when I left. ...