Digging Out Our Collapsed Earthbag Root Cellar | Fixing Our Biggest Fail Living Off-Grid
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- When our earthbag root cellar collapsed last year, it was a huge blow to our home build. We're finally ready to tackle the cleanup and rebuild of this big disaster and we make some surprising discoveries in the process. Jess works on the geodesic dome garden space and also finally gets some answers and insight into the pain that has been plaguing her for over half the year!
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Are you as excited about the root cellar build as we are!?😀
Yes!!
I am still waiting for over a year....
Yep, excited to see the progress y'all make.
Yes. I'm hoping to see your brother helping Jim. Lots of heavy lifting. Super excited for the rebuild.
Yep!!!😊🎉❤
Jess made some fantastic comments about her physical, mental, and emotional health. She sounded courageous and is a great example to others. Well done both of you.
You shared a LOT of very wise comments Jess❤Great progress on the root cellar Jim‼️
Failure is a thorough teacher. Not the best teacher, but thorough.
Stay strong.
I'm so sorry.. I too am off grid struggling with no money to build my home and I have seen many frustrations and rebuilds and a few of my own. To have to do something over again is heartbreaking. All we can do is be grateful for what we have and keep on. Love and peace to you.
I am 70 single woman trying to build alone and also just found out I have health issues. A couple of cysts in female parts. I hope your health issues improve 💖😘💖
Me too! Off grid and homesteading since 2005. Went thru flood 2 years ago and just hauled away 9 tons of my belongings. Way to simplify and the day still goes on! Chin up!🌺😘
It must be in the global energy, I too am off grid and struggling with loneliness, stress of no money, and trying to find work after being shut down during Covid. Sending love and light to you all, and know you are not alone.
My wife suffers thru migraines. We recently moved to the southwest and her primary care doctor will no longer prescribe refills for some of the meds that you can't just quit taking "cold turkey." She can't get an appointment for a new primary doc she found for two months. I admire the hard work you folks have undertaken. At age 73 with medical limitations, I am living some of my dreams of passive solar thru following you folks.
Jess I love it when you speak to us. You always give me something to think about in my life.
Oh my goodness, Jess, I have missed you!! It has been evident that you have been carrying a heavy burden for a while now and it's a beautiful sight to see you light and smiling! Great job on beginning to dig out the root cellar! I'm excited to see the progress! 💜
Oh thank you!
Jess, thank you for opening up. All of us who follow y'all saw that things were off for both of you. Your pain effected Jim so much as well. He loves you so so much. You have showed great courage to let us in to your personal life. I imagine thats pretty stressful as well. This video really reminded me of that get it done attitude you and Jim have. Thank you again for letting us in. You are loved And you are Light... God bless you both. Super happy for you!!!! Yay
I couldn't help but notice a past-future theme here. Jim fixing the past (cellar collapse), and working with the future (already planning for future rains and rebuilding with filling in the walls around what's left of the cellar). Jess fixing the past (jaw issue), and working with the future (geodesic dome). You guys have problems most of us will not face, and, despite setbacks, you're making incredible progress. I'm so glad your pain is getting better, Jess. Jim, when you uncovered those blocks I thought you were uncovering a lost city lol. Hope the rest of this year goes well for you guys!
Good to see you finding out what was causing your pain Jess. So happy you're better. Jim is a good hubby and that helps. You guys are the best!
Doing as much as you can and seeking help from others with the expertise takes a lot of self-awareness and understanding. Thank you for sharing!
uv is so cute with how much she loves her new life, loves hanging around the projects, the work in progress, you guys. really sweet.
This a a life style that would give me major stress. You know what you are doing out on that beautiful plain but set backs-the root cellar the rebuild of the solar panels your family moving back to their own lifestyle - all that must create worry and isolation. I’m glad your brother is back and the solar panels fixed and the minute I saw you start on that dreadful wall collapse I felt a rejuvenation in both of you . There is no longer a big eyesore and reminder of hard work so undone. It’s getting fixed. And you Jess are getting better. What you both are doing out there is inspiring and admirable.
Jess, I was diagnosed with TMJ years ago. As you started describing the symptoms, I started thinking this is what I experienced. The mouth guard changed my life. I hope you also have good luck with the appliance.
I had TMJ. Did the mouth guard for nite time wear and also had one made to wear on my bottom teeth for daytime. Then, one day, a filling felt off. Long story short, it had cracked from top to bottom, and the front part had shifted jest a tech. got it repaired (aka new filling). Then, the TMJ disappeared. It had thrown off my bite just enough to cause the TMJ. Who would have thought. Now, the only time I have a TMJ episode is if I chew gum (big no no for me) or if I eat exceedingly hard pretzels. Since I no longer do either, I have been TMJ free for 22 years.
Thank you! We should be getting the guard soon.
@@ourselfreliantlife🌹🌿 Thank you for your courageous testimony!
The cinder blocks show you the power of water. Wow!!!!
Your journey is inspiring, Jess sharing about her health is helpful to many viewers. Stay strong!
As much as I enjoy the wit, wisdom, and Mark Twainish voice Jim has, I really enjoy these videos when Jess speaks. She had a remarkable speaking voice and would be a tremendous professional narrator and spokesperson!
Getting second and even third opinions takes time but can be worth it. Self care and introspection is so important to our well being. I’m glad Jess is getting to the “root” of the problem and that with help from his brothers so is Jim getting to the “root” of the cellar. That is some bust a$$ work!
Artists tend to be highly sensitive people. It doesn't even have to be negative stress to cause health issues. Great to see you guys are so resilient. Good luck on the re-build.
Hey Jess, When you went into a complex and accurate analysis of Occam's Razor, my amateur insight yielded that in addition to being self directed, self sufficient and artistic, you're a highly complex intellect; and the teeth grinding head pain accompanies people of your make. No advice, just a bit of praise for digging down and doing what it takes to keep on keeping on - it's inspiring - and the world needs inspiring people. Thanks.
Jess, you're an inspiration in how you show people your process. 🏆
very excited about all of your personal infrastructure: observing water, catching/planting water, storing water, and catching hold of THE MOMENT. Great work on those essentials!
So glad Jess that you found out the cause of your pain and you are feeling so much better. Love the dome and happy to see the root cellar getting back into shape - you guys rock!!!!
so glad you are feeling better Jess
I am so glad that you are taking care of yourself.
The stress of building and living off grid must be incredible. The rewards must be as great! My prayers go out to you and Jim.
Bravo, you guys... 👏👍
Thanks for the well produced, explanatory video!
I'm intrigued by how well-set those earthbags have become -- very much like 'caliche' forming.
You've got this, Jess... 🙏😇💪🥰
you're wise Jess--sharing your insights will help others--a holistic approach creates wellbeing and wellness. The root cellar renewal is exciting too.
great news about the cellar and the jaw pain! go Jess go, go Jim go!YEAH!
Every one has stress in their lives, I hope you get to the point where you don’t have pain associated with stress. You guys have done so much work to get where you are, much respect to both of you for your accomplishments.
Jess you have given some great attitude and on self reflection ... We have to recognize who we are. As you said ownership. Even in your voice you sound so much more confident in who you are ... So proud you have reflection
. Great new beginnings for you all. The honesty you have given is most importantly passing on to others who are yet to work on themselves. Take care many look at the hard work physically and mentally you are achieving. We all admire what you are doing. Fan from oz
I want to thank you for sharing your story. When I was thirteen I had life changing experiences and developed migraines. They still flair up when I go through changes in life. I never attributed those stressor as a part of my pain. Time for self care is evident and I will look into these options.
As for the build/rebuild good job. Having family is also a motivator. God Speed and hello extended family on both sides.
Glad to hear from Jess, hoping the pains disappear completely. I am surprised you just didn't rent a backhoe. That's a whole lot of work. Always be careful, you have one body too, treat it good do not over do it. Peace out, your dreams are almost realized.
I'm sorry that you had to go through all that pain, Jess. You are looking so much happier now. Here is something I learned about wearing a night guard for my own jaw/teeth. I found that a night guard fitted for the top of the teeth also gave me headaches. It wasn't until I had a night guard that fits on my lower teeth that my headaches went away for good.
Jess, good job! If we don’t take good care of our self’s we aren’t much help elsewhere.
I am glad to hear, Jess, that you don't think Jim is the problem. My first wife died of severe diabetes. My second wife now has serious migraine issues that "experts" haven't been able to solve over the last seven years (or more). I am beginning to wonder if maybe its me. Yah, I know, but you can't be too sure its something else! I see a lot of love between you two and, hopefully, Jess your planned solutions will work. When talking about artists and their health challenges, VanGogh came to mind.
Hmmm! over all this was a very important and well-presented video. I learned a lot from both of you. Thanks, Jess, for you sharing and Jim for your support.
I am so proud of you both for having such fortitude! I'm so glad you finally got pain relief, Jess!
I have followed y'all for years and often wished I could physically be there to help you.
The root cell collapse is (another) lesson learned. I'm learning along with you! The way you dove into the cleanup is admirable. Can't wait to see how you move forward on this project.Keep up the amazing work!
I have to address serious drainage issues on my land before I can begin my own earthbag dwelling. Thanks for the inspiration!
Live in a tent and construct with cement and stone would be a beginning for me...Some stone can be found on location and separated by shoving through hardware steel using the dirt in a raised garden bed... Build a utility shed 1st or a barn to house your equipment and tools. ?!!!!
Great couple & dogs. Beautiful place. Jess so glad for u to getter figured. Good to see ur smiles back😊
I ended up being diagnosed with TMJ after similar symptoms. I would have episodes & then they would disappear and come back. My last one was when we were selling our sticks & bricks to live on the road full time. Thankfully, I haven’t had any more episodes since then! Glad you didn’t give up on getting diagnosed! Hope you’re finding relief! Mine was totally stress induced.
I am so happy that you have started taking time to care for yourselves, we definitely need to keep you both healthy so we can continue sharing this adventure with you. I hope to real soon start sharing my off grid adventure, looks like 6 weeks, and we can head up. Prayers daily for all of you, including the four leggers
Hello Jim and Jess, hope you're feeling better. I've been watching your videos for a while now and really enjoy all the strength we both have getting your project done. I landscaped for more than 30 years and hated wheelbarrows, that one wheel does nothing but give your back a lot of stress. Took a ride up to Vermont and bought a Vermont garden cart and it solved the problem. It's just a strong suggestion to get a dumping garden cart and you won't believe how much a lighter the load is. you can almost pull most loads with one hand. They have one where the front is a sliding door so you can load up your stuff, pull it and then remove the door and dump. Great project. good luck with the root cellar.
this video was well made! I agree, the damage to the cellar is not as bad as it looks! Looking at those solid blocks of dirt definitely gives me more confidence in the sturdiness of your new home .
side note. I also suffer from TMJ muscle issues, I started to massage the muscles near the front of my neck and it made a big improvement! Cool side benefit is once those muscles relaxed, my sinuses improved significantly!
The can shingles are looking good in the videos. They holding up okay? Cellar is looking awesome. Glad to hear that you're getting Jess' jaw pain situated. I know that I absolutely LOVE my night guard. Since I have an anxiety disorder I've had to work on destressing activities quite a bit, and I'm definitely a night-time/anxious clencher. Sometimes if I'm working on something intently I'll go get the night guard and wear it, because I can feel myself clenching my jaws. YAY for reduced pain levels!
The cellar is looking great! Am glad you were able to save it.
Things are moving along!
Prayers for both of you. For an off grid sustainable life you really chose a really harsh environment. What you are doing is very hared not that nice stress free life. I have watched for a number of years now and you two work so hard. I hope you are successful in the long run. Hang in there Jess, that man Jim would move the world for you with Uvi by his side of course.
Lots of hard work folks! Way to go!
So glad you got answers on your pains. Definitely keep doing yoga and massages and also you need to do some time management on work and personal care. Divide your work in different areas during the week and you will get better results. And remember to have time for fun and recreation. Love and be safe!🤗😘🌼🇻🇪
So glad that Jessica is on the road to recovery. Good luck with the build 👍
I feel like people expect mice and rabbits and other wild life in the country. But I live in town and have to protect my garden from them plus groundhogs. Both of you work so hard trying to build your dream. I wish you both all the best. Looking forward to seeing your dream realized.
Thank you Jess for sharing your journey regarding the problems you experienced with your pain. It gave me something to think about with some problems that I have been having for the past few years with extreme fatigue and the doctors haven't been able to find a cause. I know that I need to change the way I have been thinking and to start taking better care of myself. You both have been a great inspiration to me with your incredible work ethic and pushing onwards even when things go sideways as with your root cellar. Take care of yourselves along the way as you continue building your homestead and know that we all love you both for your spirit and drive ♡
Sorry you both had the flood.. The good thing is yalls found out early and no one was hurt.. Its a huge process, tho it just sets you back fur a lil bit but in the long run it will be better and stronger this time 😊👍👍 Jess get well soon an hope you get back to normal soon.. Keep your head up.. You got this 😊😊
Yay Jess , so glad you found the reason for your pain and are getting the help you need to feel better.
Hope you start to feel better, and that root cellar gets back in shape!✌️😎☕👍❗
Don't give up guys, we are with you...!
Hi Jess and Jim. Glad you found help for your ongoing pain. My wife has been struggling with very similar pain. TMJ. She wears a splint, brace, and it really seems to help. She also clenches her teeth, mainly in her sleep. The splint helps but once in a while, she will get a flair up when she eats hard food like chips, hard shell tacos, and anything tough. She holds cold compresses on the side of the jaw she is getting pain. Also, some exercises helps with the pain.
Jim, you are doing great. A lot of hard work but has to be done. Looking great. Can hardly wait to see the finished product, Jim. Hope you feel better Jess. Blessings to you both.
Good morning buddy how you doing hope you guys have a great day just be careful out there and I'm done rattlesnakes out there to make speaker for all right God bless you guys keep up the good work and just be happy one day at a time
My son has high anxiety (a consequence of Autism Spectrum Disorder) and grinds his teeth. He also gets headaches when he clenches his jaw too. We had him fitted for a mouth retainer, and it helps so much to stop him grinding his teeth and clenching his jaw in the night when he’s asleep. ….. As you were describing the problems you were experiencing, I was convinced that you have the same issue as my son. I’m glad you’re getting it sorted out. Let me assure you, you will feel a whole lot better very soon. 🙏🏽
Look for dino bones while you dig. That would be cool. LOL Glad y'all are making progress on figuring on how to move forward y'all got this.
I appreciate your positivity and sharing what you learn along the way!!
Thanks for sharing stuff that to me is personal. Hope it helps others.
❤ PEACE LOVE AND BLESSING'S BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE 🥰
Now is the time to reconfigure the root celler enterance and build a opening hallway instead of a building w a basement type enterance
Almost monsoon season. Have you dug a diversion.
Happy you have an answer Jess. I pray it's correct. Good Luck to you all.
Hopefully you will be able to make a few life changes to destress yourself and you can get relief from the pain. Good luck with the root cellar rebuild!
Jess, your body language towards your husband, and his towards you speaks volumes. His folded arms when you are talking says more than he realizes. His asking you on camera if he was your stresser, how fair was that?
It takes a lot of courage to be vulnerable and open, Jess.👍🏼
Love you guys!!🩷 I’m excited at the renewed enthusiasm and progress!
The teeth guard will Help you from grinding your teeth Jess. My hubby had the same problem. He was quiet man.
Jim, thank God for awesome brothers. The root cellar is about ready to repair .
Hey little girl I hope you're feeling better God bless you stay strong health is everything
JESS so glad your feeling better
Oh my goodness Jessica, I went through same thing. Started with wisdom teeth removal. Mine was TMJ and he said liquid foods for one month, anti inflammatory meds. If I couldn’t keep my jaw still he would wire them shut 😳😳. This was before they did the mouth guard at bedtime. I finally got through it. I wish you the same success. There is an end to this. You have my positive vibes coming your way. Hugs 🤗
Glad you are feeling better Jess.
Great work on the root celler Jim! Hope you find out pain problems Jess!😊
I know you guys can do this but it seems so hard to start it all over again. I commend you for doing this! You guys are amazing! Wow Jim, bucket fulls at a time. So sorry to hear that you've had pain for so long Jess. I hope someone can figure this out for you. I sure hope the guard and massage will help you with your pain. I think it's a great thing to take care of yourself Jess! Lots of progress on the dig-out of the collapsed basement thanks to your brothers too. I sure hope the guard works to stop your pain Jess. God bless you giys!
You're a wise woman Jessica. We could learn a great deal from you.😊
Guards help with grinding of teeth, I used them for years! Good luck!
You guys are easy to love...
You have opened up so much from when your channel started. I like the stance you’re taking. You still seem to have fear/worry/timidness that you did not come into this world with. Forgive me if my perception is off. I have struggled with this as well-the body follows the mind.
The 3 things that have helped me the most is adopting the “Attitude of Gratitude “, Marissa Peer (she has a website and a RUclips channel) and Abraham Hicks, especially the “Everything is always working out for me” rampage. Best wishes Jess!!!
So cool to see you guys fixing the root cellar!!!! I bet any progress on that is a huge relief to you guys!
❤well done Jess sending much love from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
When you mentioned a muscle & jaw pain, I thought for sure that it would be TMJ.
Optimal healing wishes to you!
Good for you Jess Im so happy you are on the mend ❤, Jim you are one work horse man the basement is looking good 👍👍
The rootceller is looking great!!! I'm so glad Jess found out qhat the issue is. Pain can be debilitating. ❤
Great video. Beautiful people.
Good to see it has not defeated you two well done pick the pieces start again love your resilience to date
Best of luck on your journey to great health. Wishing you all the best
As usual great work and glad to see a new video from GDP
I loved your brothers helped .. That is always a game changer. !! And Jess's theories are very helpful for me. My body has some terrible pains I've thought about getting a psychologist.. Whatever it takes to get rid of my pains.
Jess, your description of seeing yourself and being aware of your weaknesses is your strength. knowing your weakness, setting them aside is so important so that you do not share as you explained, putting it on someone else. Good for you, I have studied Psychosynthesis which is a very creative way to grow for the rest of your life. It helps to find Solutions for most of your life situations. The main question we have is 'Who am I'? Then I follow through with describing who I am. it's reassuring and interesting. And thank you so much for sharing.
You need to take care of that lady you are doing a lot of hard work I'm glad Jess hopefully got sorted out take care you all don't over do things Best wishes from the UK.
Absolutely thrilled that she is doing so much better. You're on the right track with the things you are doing to keep the pain at bay. I am older and have discovered those ideas and remedies for myself. Listen to your body. You're young, strong and very smart. You need to laugh a bit more. Very excited about the work on the root cellar. it's time to get it going. I think when the wall fell the sadness really hurt your hearts and discouraged you both. Now you can see the improvement and that will lift your spirits tremendously. God bless you both and loving prayers coming your way.
Hi Jess and Jim, great to see you getting back to that root cellar. I was a mental health nurse for over 30 years and was always trying to educate professional colleagues to consider the whole person when diagnosing. I worked with many people trying to help them find their best functioning place, within. From early in my general nursing I learnt about how we are built for survival, not that it was taught from that perspective. Look at the functions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, they are physical response systems. The sympathetic directs energy to protect us from external threats while the parasympathetic directs energy to healing and recovery. We live with a perpetual balancing act between these. What we all need to learn is how to engage more with the parasympathetic, it should be taught at school. While these are ‘automatic’ systems, we can learn strategies to enable more parasympathetic functioning. Start with abdominal, deep breathing and practice guided deep muscle relaxation till you become proficient. This practice also worked for me when I tried grounding myself when faced with an emergency. For some of my career I worked in fire and rescue and needed to learn to hold my level of distress no matter what I was faced with. It is difficult to reach that but sustained practice has mental and physical Heath benefits. I am happy to explain more if you are interested. You guys are great and I have followed you for a while now. Take care.
I jaw issues began 40 years ago with similar, however not as severe, issues. I literally chewed through my first guard in less than a year. I have many crowns from grinding. Do the mind/body work, it is the key to long term management of this condition . Invest in the guard You will find relief, however this is your body’s way of saying re-evaluate Best wishes.
Glad your feeling better Jess, Jim great work and looking good!
The BEST is yet to come.
In my personal experience, there is a direct correlation between stress/anxiety and teeth clenching or grinding. THe pain you describe used to be called TMJ. The appliance that you wear when sleeping will be a big help. Did this pain start or get worse about the time the root cellar wall collapsed? That would do it. You were SO disappointed. Happy that the root cellar collapse is behind you now. 😊
Love and prayers for continued healing, Jes! 💕🙏📿🙏💕
What a great lesson, Jess!!
We had grasshoppers eat all of our garden sprouts here in the Nevada desert. :(
I'm so glad you have some answers Jess. You were being proactive already; your body knew what you needed and you were able to hear it. I hope it only improves for you sweet lady.
Awesome job 👍👍👏👏
I have TMJ which is painful at time. I just take arthritis strength Tylenol. I cannot take muscle relaxers. I Pray alot and journal which I just started feeling better. Love your outlook Jess.