Hey food storage friends!

Earlier this month I shared that I would be having a rotator cuff repair done and asked for help and ideas on freezer meals and recovery post surgery. I received so many great emails back and read every one of them!

I am now three weeks post-op and doing well with my recovery. The holidays were tough and getting texts, videos, and emails out has been a challenge but I wanted to send a quick holiday message before the end of the year.  Merry Christmas to your family from mine and keep reading for some fun December happenings and a sneak peek at next year!

Every month I put together a jar meal or snack mix using freeze-dried foods from Thrive Life. This month was a Spinach Dip mix that can be whipped together by just adding water and used for holiday parties or given as a gift.

Every month I also do a cooking show with my friend Krista where we teach people how to cook with their food storage. Our Christmas-themed episode was full of yummy holiday treats. Stay tuned for next month's episode where we will be featuring HEALTHY foods for New Year's Resolutions :) 

If freeze-dried foods are part of your food storage plan, you will definitely want to check out the final sale Thrive is offering this year. In my updated food storage calculator I emphasize having meats as part of your food storage so I was so excited to see all the proteins on sale this week!

Sale pricing ends at 11:59 pm December 31st so make sure to get your orders in before then!

Do you choose a focus word each year?  It's something I started doing many years ago and I put a lot of thought into what I really want to work on for the upcoming year. This year my chosen word is DELEGATE.  I find myself taking on too much at home, at work, at church, basically at life in general. I do it to myself but I can't seem to stop!

My goal this year is to try to find tasks that I can delegate and see if I can free up some time and ease some stress in my life. Wish me luck!

Have you picked a word of the year yet? I'd love to hear yours too!