By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Has it ever happened to you? You put your hands to your head, press hard, and think “it is all too much!”...
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Gaye Levy lives and teaches the principles of a sustainable, self-reliant and stylish lifestyle through her website at BackdoorSurvival.com, an online preparedness and ‘survival’ blog that provides lifestyle tools, tips and thoughts to guide you through the back door of life in the 21st century. With an emphasis on prepping for the worse while working toward the best, she writes about and shares practical, thoughtful and inspirational tools for survival in uncertain times.
Connect with Gaye at BackdoorSurvival.com and Facebook.com/theSurvivalWoman
Survival Medicine: Insect Bites and Stings
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Something that a lot of us fail to think about until we are in the moment is the ramification of being bitten or stung by a not-so...
Will Solar Panels Survive an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)?
14th March 2014 By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World When in comes to all things solar, I am a novice. I have a very basic set-up from Harbor Freight that is used for...
Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World A few weeks ago I was looking for some books that address old fashioned, tried and true ways of doing things. When I found “How to Sew...
Cooking Lessons From The Great Depression
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Some of the most popular freebie eBooks that I share on my Facebook page have to do with cooking on a budget or with limited supplies...
Six Ways to Get Ready for Going Off-Grid
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Regardless of where you live, a short-term power outage is likely at some point. For most of us, this happens two or three times a year for a...
12 Ways to Boost Your Energy Quotient
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Survival can mean different things to different people, or even to the same people within the context of different circumstances. Still, in...
DIY Peppermint Body Scrub
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World My email runneth over with requests for more information about essential oils. Believe me when I say I am not an expert but as I...
15 Tips for Staying Safe and Comfortable During a Power Outage
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Yes, winter is here. And with winter comes the wind, the snow, the ice and the extreme cold. And, more likely than not, winter will also bring...
DIY Miracle Healing Salve
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World For the past six weeks, I have been exploring alternatives to over-the-counter ointments, salves, and beauty products. Not only...
Mapping a Road to Self-Sufficiency
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World The number one question I am asked by new readers is “where do I start?”. This is followed by a meek comment...
How to Deal with Common Pet Emergencies
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Every once in awhile, I want to write about a particular preparedness topic and realize that I simply do not know enough to write about it...
