Part of our journey in becoming self sufficient includes utilities. I am still trying to talk my hubby into letting us dig a well. I haven't won that battle just yet. Even though our water bill is reasonable, I love well water. It tastes better, it makes your hair silky, and it is free. Well, it is free except for the initial costs! We did decide to use wood to heat our house. Step one was to put a wood-burning stove in the fireplace. My husband sent me a picture from his phone right after it was installed. The picture made it look so small I almost cried. Then I thought it looked like a fireplace for a fairy house, so then I started laughing. When I got home, I was pleasantly surprised that it was not as small as his picture. However, it is a small stove. If the stove was not small, we would be run out of the room every time we use it. We are hoping that this little wood stove will help us keep our utilities down during the winter. We still plan on installing an outside wood-burning furnace next year. If our electricity goes out, we won't have to worry. We will be nice and cozy in our family room. We are not sure what to do with the ugly bricks and the large black surround. We are still pondering those decorating decisions, but at least we have fire!
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