There is (no) glory in being poor.

Beautiful Internet Explorers,
     Though indie radio stations and Independent films make poverty look awesome, it's not. Don't let their glamorized forty ounes and dumpster diving deter you from reality. Being a poor young person limits you to drinking franzia with your mother on New Years Eve and falling asleep before the ball drops. Being poor limits you to renting an apartment with cockroaches and cracks in the walls.

      --Mainstream America.
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Beautiful Internet Explorers,
    Being poor forces you to learn valuable survival skill and appreciate the mundane.

    --Rae Hoffman

Mainstream America, you are correct. Being poor is no jar of sunshine, but it certainly has it's redeeming qualities. If Warren Wilson has taught me anything, it's that there's a hole in everything. A hole big enough to crawl into our out of; a hole that sheds light; a hole that shows you how the entirely universe works. I learned that I am capable of relying on myself. I can live sustainably by gardening, knitting, cooking, building fires, orienteering, forging for wild edibles, and how to make my own tinctures.This is all possible no matter how modern the world becomes, for there will always be plants to grow and harvest.

If I weren't poor, I wouldn't have acquired all of these skills. And for that, I suppose I am grateful.

I'm excited to announce that I have learned how to knit socks. A few people have asked me "What is the point of a knitted sock? You can't wash it! You can't wear it!" This is hooey fooey. Of course you can wash AND wear a knitted socks! Think about it, what is the oldest method of making socks? Knitting. Socks are still knitted to this day; however, mostly by machine.

Although it takes me a solid 3 days to finish one sock (and mostly likely a week to make a pair), I am thrilled to be able to make something more realistic than a scarf.  Everyone needs socks. Everybody does not need a scarf. This ability is timeless, fruitful, and effective.

Back to my sock.


--Rae of Sunshine