The self reliant video of the week is all about self-reliant misery. How you take take your personal misery into your own hands and make sure it becomes a reality. Amusing to be sure, but it may help you remember something you already knew about being happy.

Here’s some other recent self reliance info and how tos from around the web:

• Building a Home Library (SurvivalLady) – Reading is good for you.
• How To… Make Family T-Shirts (Safely Gathered In) – A great emergancy preparedness idea for families with little kids.
• Avoid Big Dental Bills with Safe and Inexpensive Products (Wise Bread) – Dentist bills can kill you. Treat your teeth right and save a bunch.
• Cheese Making Ideas (Self-Sustained Living) – This article made me want to get into cheese making.
• My Tale of the Hurricane Rita Evacuation (SurvivalBlog) – Preparedness isn’t just for anti-establishment survivalist types. Natural disasters happen, that’s just a fact of life. It’s good to see what can actually happen so you can know what to prepare for.
• Self-Reliance (The Simple Dollar) Self reliance means you take control of your own life.
• How To Stay Motivated and On-Track When You’re Struggling (Stepecase Lifehack) – Everybody’s got problems. It’s how you deal with them that counts. Here’s some ideas that may help you keep going.
• My new corona grain mill and homemade sifter (The Survivalist Blog) -Make your wheat grinding by hand much easier by sifting with every round of grinding.
• The Unclassified Laws Of Etiquette (Art Of Manliness) – I believe etiquette is about respect for those around you and your own self-respect. Living a more courteous life adds to your own inner strength.