Shelf Reliance: Thrive Drinks

With a new year coming up, I'm thinking about resolutions. One resolution I have is to eliminate additives and chemicals from my diet like preservative, artificial colors and flavors. This will include high fructose corn syrup and artificial sweeteners:

And caffeine :( sigh.
And so many other unpronounceable (is that a word?) chemicals on the lists of ingredients.

That's why I'm choosing to stock up on these yummy fruit drinks. Yes there is sugar in them. But they will store well. Taste great. Give energy that will be needed if/when there is a food shortage. And provide some fruit nutrition as well.

This is just one of the reasons I'm loading up! The other reason is that with the winter season beginning, the price list of Shelf Reliance/Thrive foods will undergo a change. Happens 4 times a year. Hopefully the prices won't rise that much. Unlike my local grocery store! Have you seen the price of bacon lately? Wow!

Anyway, there is still time this week to place an order at the current prices. These have 85 servings in a one gallon size can (#10). The shelf life is 3 years unopened and 1 year opened. Your kids won't let it last that long. And there are many flavors to choose from:

Fruit Punch Performance
Mango Passion
Melon Berry Blast
Orange Bliss
Orchard Apple
Simply Peach

Easy to order. Delivered to your door. Save gas. Save time. Order here

Now to go take down the Christmas tree and finish the last of the sugar cookies and fudge...

Christmas Traditions

You won't find any THRIVE foods in this particular blog.

Just candy, candy, candy!

Aren't we lucky and blessed to live in a land of plenty and so much variety?

My family and I have been making these little candy trains for many years. We make them just before Christmas and eat it on New Years Eve or Day depending on our level of self control. Even so, little bits go mysteriously missing. An M&M here, a chunk of frosting there. Nobody admits to it and no one really gets in trouble either. It's just our little Smith tradition.

Several times, when finances were good, we have made 4-5 extra ones(I mean you buy a whole bag of orange slices and use just one? That's wasteful!). And with those extra ones we drive around and give a big surprise to families we know.

It's so fun to see the excitement on the children's faces when we sing a quick carol and present the train.

I will be making several again this year and looking forward to our little ritual. Maybe one will even show up on your doorstep!

As the year comes to a close, I want to express my gratitude and appreciation for the life we have been afforded, the country we are fortunate to live in, the families that make life worth living (most of the time!) and the opportunity to progress, improve, restart, restore, implement, alter, dedicate, innovate, recreate, share and smile at each and every blessed day.

May all of you who may happen upon my little blog, be blessed with continued health, reasonable wealth, food in your pantry, love in your heart. I hope the train of joy visits you often through the coming year!
~ Dorie

Happy Anniversary to me! One year with THRIVE!

Merry Christmas and Happy Anniversary! It seems like just yesterday I was placing my first ever order of THRIVE foods as gifts for my kids last year. I thought that giving them a supply of breakfast foods in a box would be a fun way of sharing these yummy foods. I sent 6 grain pancake mix, instant milk, freeze dried strawberries, powdered butter and eggs. And the next week, I signed up to become a consultant!!

It has been a grand year with my home based business. It took off like a rocket in January and has been going strong ever since. I have made a decent first year income and strengthened and fortified my home storage very substantially. Twice blessed.

To anyone out there who has been desiring a change from a 9-5 money for time job, I would encourage you to think about joining my Shelf Reliance team and see how far it can take you. The great thing about it is that there are no territories and no limit on how many people can become consultants with you.

Here are a few more reasons this makes sense:
A. Go to work in your Jammies
B. Make commissions AND free food
C. The parties are fun and no one regrets buying food!
D. Residual income, I said residual income I said.
E. Professional marketing and advertising done by the company
F. Nationwide public awareness of emergency preparedness
G. AND there's NO SHORTAGE OF PEOPLE!

It's so easy to begin. You can go to opportunies on my website and it will walk you right through the steps. The starter kit starts at $199 for a basic getting started kit to deluxe packages as well.

If you can open your mouth and you know people who like to eat, you can do this business!

I promise!