Katie See

I believe I finished the nest sand badge. Thank you certifiers!

1. https://permies.com/wiki/70/110226/pep-nest/Rags-Clothes-PEP-BB-nest
2. https://permies.com/wiki/80/111580/pep-nest/Oil-Kitchen-Woods-PEP-BB
3. https://permies.com/wiki/35/112675/pep-nest/Manually-Clean-Oven-PEP-BB
4. https://permies.com/wiki/48/111302/pep-nest/Clean-Area-Rug-PEP-BB
5. https://permies.com/wiki/95/117347/pep-nest/Clean-Oily-Dish-Soap-PEP
6. https://permies.com/wiki/155/110451/pep-nest/Sweep-Floor-PEP-BB-nest
7. https://permies.com/wiki/60/108429/pep-nest/laundry-hand-PEP-BB-nest#2521335
8. https://permies.com/wiki/42/119017/pep-nest/Clean-Windows-PEP-BB-Nest#2617437
9. https://permies.com/wiki/157686/pep-nest/Whiter-Whites-Chlorine-Bleach-PEP#2627029
10. https://permies.com/wiki/165/108730/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-dishes#2627916
11. https://permies.com/wiki/151759/pep-nest/Deep-Clean-Couch-Chair-nest#2627883
12. https://permies.com/wiki/85/108852/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-kitchen#2668379
13. https://permies.com/wiki/75/108791/pep-nest/Clean-Bathroom-PEP-BB-nest#2843018
14. https://permies.com/wiki/60/112744/pep-nest/Grease-Hinges-PEP-BB-nest

I used warm water for most of the cleaning, and for the toilet I used baking soda. I know the toilet after doesn’t look that much better then before, but that stuff is stuck there, it wouldn’t come off even when my sister used chemicals.

I believe I have completed the Animal Care sand badge, it doesn’t look impressive but there’s only so much you can do on 1/4 acre.

1. https://permies.com/wiki/108200/pep-animal-care/Create-toad-habitats-PEP-BB#2618023
2. https://permies.com/wiki/50/108073/pep-animal-care/Bee-Insect-Watering-Station-PEP#2630948
3. https://permies.com/wiki/108591/pep-animal-care/Put-Straw-Winter-Animal-Warmth
4. https://permies.com/wiki/70/134516/pep-animal-care/Collect-Dozen-Eggs-PEP-BB#2578023
5. https://permies.com/wiki/145776/pep-animal-care/Harvest-Chicken-PEP-BB-animal#1138380

A big thanks to all you certifiers!

On Thanksgiving it was cold outside but still clear, but then that night it snowed quite a bit. I wanted to make sure my rabbit stays warm through the winter, so I filled a cardboard box full of hay to keep him warm.

I currently have one rabbit, (I’m hoping to get more soon) but I store hay in 55 gallon metal drums. It’s the perfect size for one bale of hay, the hay usually lasts me a while so I only get two at a time. If you need a lot of hay at a time though it might not work super well.

I have been riding my bike to work two to three times a week, but the other day when I was biking up a hill on my way home it suddenly just stopped. It’s something wrong with the pedals, and might not be able to be fixed. It’s my mom’s bike from college, so I guess I can’t be surprised, but it’s kind of a bummer.
I also am wondering, for people who have experience riding in the winter, (I live in Michigan) how well do the brakes work going downhill? Do you need special tires or anything? I’m just wondering if I’ll need to drive to work instead of biking.

We have lots of sage, so this wasn’t too hard. I dried it using an old pant hanger, which worked nicely, because I could just sandwich the stems in between the two sides.

I used warm water for everything except for the stove, which I used baking soda and water. The stuff remaining on the stove are scratches or something that are there for good.

Today I made two bee/insect watering station. I used sticks, old plant stalks, small rocks from around the yard, and some rocks from the UP, and I put them in a couple of deep plates.

I had an old cotton flannel that i outgrew, so I harvested the buttons and fabric from it.