Sunshine & PowerCuts

In this Episode: The long dark NZ Autumn and Winter of 2019.Aotearoa means Land of the Long White Cloud and we live up to that with high % cloud cover, including fog and only handful of sunny days.We may be on track for what may be the lowest recorded sunshine hours whilst I've been off-grid relying on solar power. Without much sunshine, the back up generator was used. I talk about the frequency of use, expense, a few instances that occurred. Weather stats.What are your favourite weather applications or resources? Recap of events and the 2nd podversary of the Sunshine & PowerCuts podcast. 2019 Events: May - Livestream For the Cure June - Winter Solstice / shortest day is my favourite. July - Orchard pruned and recap of the crop August - 4th Sunshine Summit Livestream Event to recognize and celebrate connections & 2nd Podversary of the Sunshine & PowerCuts podcast September - NZ Mental Health Awareness Week: Sept 23-29 & International Podcast Day: Sept 30th Thank You to: Podbean - for displaying a banner during the week of the August 2019 Sunshine Summit on their mobile podcast app! To our new listeners! Welcome and thank you for coming along for this journey. The Sunshine & PowerCuts Patrons for their continued support!We were able to secure sunshinesummit.live for the Sunshine Summit livestream events, and purchase an Elgato StreamDeck which helped make the livestreams smoother. ** Special Note - our First Patron has been with us for 2 years, on September 21st 2019!! Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.** Links from this Episode: PowEp021 - Under the weather World Weather Online 7 Days of Sunshine Challenge Sunshine Summit International Podcast AssociationSurvey NZ Mental Health Awareness Week - Sept 23-29th 2019 International Podcast Day - Sept 30th ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The Sunshine & PowerCuts podcast:Hosted by Heather Welch This podcast features two types of episodes which alternate. Sunshine ones offer inspiration drawn from nature, In PowerCut episodes like this one I share insights into my life living off the power grid. Embark on a journey empowered by nature, then continue the conversation as part of the Sunshine & PowerCuts Community ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Important Links:Website: www.sunshineandpowercuts.comGeeks Rising: www.geeksrising.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/SunshineAndPowerCutsTeeSpring: https://teespring.com/stores/sunshine-powercutsYouTube: youtube.com/HeatherWelch_life-is-beautifulTwitch: twitch.tv/sunpowerpod Ways you can connect with me:Tweet me on Twitter @SunPowerPodFollow me on Instagram @SunPowerPodEmail me at [email protected] me a comment on Facebook @SunshineAndPowerCuts Support the Show:To gain access to the community, extra resources and bonus episodes or to just simply support the show you can do so on Patreon.com/SunshineAndPowerCuts.Keep cool in a Sunshine & PowerCuts t-shirt, warm up with a hoodie, take a tote bag or savour the moment with a mug from the TeeSpring Store: https://teespring.com/stores/sunshine-powercuts Subscribe to the podcast Listen, Review and Rate – PodBean // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Stitcher // Tune In // Podchaser // PodKnife // Poddirectory

PowEp020 - Connection Challenges The Original Connection Challenge Struggling to have a power connection due to the weather and not having a backup option Internet Connection Challenges Important Connections to make when Off-the-Grid ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Introduction Hello and welcome to the Sunshine & PowerCuts podcast, my name is Heather and I am your host. This podcast features two types of episodes which alternate. Sunshine ones offer inspiration drawn from nature, and the PowerCut episodes like this one are where I share honest insights into my life living off the power grid. Embark on a journey [em]powered by nature. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Notes from this episode: Internet Connection Speeds - the rate in megabits per second (Mbps) at which data is able to be downloaded from the internet to your computer and data is able to be uploaded from your computer to the internet. The faster the speed the faster the data is transferred, allowing for smoother livestreams for example. My original connection speed was 5Mbps down, 1Mbps up - which led to stability issues whilst connecting via video and livestreaming. The upgraded speed for the Sunshine Summit was 30Mbps down, 5Mbps up - which allowed the livestreams to go ahead. The reason the speeds were taken away at the end of August according to the Internet Service Provider (ISP) was due to the tower the signal was coming from hadn't been upgraded to be able to cope with sending data that fast wirelessly. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Important Links: Website: www.sunshineandpowercuts.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/SunshineAndPowerCuts TeeSpring: https://teespring.com/stores/sunshine-powercuts YouTube: youtube.com/HeatherWelch_life-is-beautiful Twitch: twitch.tv/sunpowerpod Ways you can connect with me: Tweet me on Twitter @SunPowerPod Follow me on Instagram @SunPowerPod Email me at [email protected] Leave me a comment on Facebook @SunshineAndPowerCuts If you have a story you'd like to share - fill in the form at the bottom of the Contact Page of the Sunshine & PowerCuts Website And you can Support the Show and get access to exclusive content and bonus episodes on Patreon. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Upcoming Event: International Podcast Day 2018 - September 30th Celebrate the Power of Podcasting I have been invited to be a guest speaker for the official International PodcastDay 2018 livestream event. I would love for you to join me for my segment in the live chat: https://internationalpodcastday.com/live/ 6pm PDT on September 29th - which is 2pm NZT on Sept 30th You can find out more here: https://internationalpodcastday.com/speakers/heather-welch/ Use #InternationalPodcastDay on social media to follow the conversations. Listen to: Bonus Episode 02 - International Podcast Day 2017 Previous Events: Sunshine Summits March & August 2018 Sunshine Summit 2018 - 11th August to 17th August (US time Zones) Replays can be found on the Sunshine Summit 2018 page on the website. Or on YouTube here: March Sunshine Summit YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL070DpBFuf_T9JPQKm9VM90_3I5UgjNRZ August Sunshine Summit YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL070DpBFuf_QM8pfqFq7nSnnCWooXQ-nm ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Support the Show: To gain access to the commmunity, extra resources and bonus episodes or to just simply support the show you can do so on Patreon.com/SunshineAndPowerCuts. Keep cool in a Sunshine & PowerCuts t-shirt, warm up with a hoodie, take a tote bag or savour the moment with a mug from the TeeSpring Store: https://teespring.com/stores/sunshine-powercuts Subscribe to the podcast Listen, Review and Rate – PodBean // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Stitcher // Tune In // PodKnife // Poddirectory Music – Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven from the https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music

PowEp012 - More Power Hello and welcome to the Sunshine & PowerCuts podcast, my name is Heather and I am your host on this journey. This podcast features two types of episodes which alternate each week Sunshine ones offer inspiration drawn from nature, and the PowerCut episodes like this one are where I share honest insights into my life living off the power grid. Embark on a journey [em]powered by nature. Then continue the conversation over on the Sunshine & PowerCuts server on Discord. Other ways you can connect with me: Tweet me on Twitter @SunPowerPod Email me at [email protected] Leave me a comment on Facebook @SunshineAndPowerCuts If you have a story you'd like to share - fill in the form at the bottom of the Contact Page of the Sunshine & PowerCuts Website February Friends Promo - Invitation to join the Female Entrepreneur Association Members Club Find out more and join the FEA MC here. ** The Friends Promo is no longer available ** Sunshine Summit 2018 - 9th March to 16th March (US time Zones) This is a week of Live Streams with some of the amazing people that I have met through Podcasting and over the past year. I would love for you to join us! The details for the week can be found on the Sunshine Summit 2018 page on the website In this episode PowEp012 - More Power: We still have no back up : currently charging the battery bank with Solar Power Only. There is some good news though and as the episode title implies it means we will have more power! Shout Outs of Thanks To: The Off Center Archers Podcast Lo Knows The Bonus Behind the Scenes of this Episode will be available on Patreon. If you enjoy the show, Support this Podcast by becoming a Patron and joining the Sunshine & PowerCuts community Subscribe to the podcast Connect – Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // Email // Discord Server Review and Rate – PodBean // Apple Podcasts // Stitcher // Tune In // PodKnife // Poddirectory Music – Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven from the https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music

PowEp010 - Pre-Show PowerCuts The first PowerCut episode for 2018 of the Sunshine & PowerCuts podcast. My name is Heather and I am your host on this journey of empowerment This podcast features two types of episodes which alternate each week Sunshine ones offer inspiration drawn from nature, and the PowerCut episodes like this one are where I share honest insights into my life living off the grid. Embark on a journey [em]powered by nature. Then continue the conversation over on the Sunshine & PowerCuts server on Discord. Other ways you can connect with me: Tweet me on Twitter @SunPowerPod Email me at [email protected] Leave me a comment on Facebook @SunshineAndPowerCuts Side Note: I’m participating in an upcoming #2PodsADay campaign. #2PodsADay aims to introduce podcast listeners to 2 independent podcasts every day, over the course of a month. It hopes to give visibility to some of the great indie podcasts that you probably haven’t heard of.#2PodsADay encourages you to Listen More, Listen Indie. Find more shows like mine by following #2PodsADay on Twitter and Facebook. Highlights from the Show: This week I was fortunate to be the guest on these amazing shows: Episode 38 of The Podcasting Couch with Chris Carlson The Podstuff with Perry & Lindsay Johnson of HelloLifeWTF - episode yet to be released Home Gadget Geeks Episode 341 with Jim Collison Guest of Tamara Powell on Sacred Pyschology (Arya Therapy Services) - episode yet to be released I answer some listener questions and then dive into one excellent question further as the Bonus Behind the Scenes PowEp010 on Patreon. Sunshine Summit 2018 - 9th March to 16th March (US time Zones) This is a week of Live Streams with some of the amazing people that I have met through Podcasting and over the past year. I would love for you to join us! More details to come of the Guests that will be joining me and the times that you can join the live streams! Support this Podcast by becoming a Patron and joining the Sunshine & PowerCuts community Subscribe to the podcast Connect – Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // Email // Discord Server Review and Rate – PodBean // Apple Podcasts // Stitcher // Tune In // PodKnife // Poddirectory Music – Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven from the https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music

SunEp028 - Connections: Sunshine, PowerCuts, Summits(1hr) This marks the 60th episode of the Sunshine & PowerCuts Podcast.In the early days, there were a few bonus episodes due to the excitement for this creative journey and gratitude for the support I received early on. And, here we are.60 episodes, a number of guest appearances, three livestream events with 34 guest spots... It would all be for naught without you.Thank you!To the listeners of the podcast!To those who have become patrons!To the other podcast hosts who have invited me to join them in conversations.To the mentors and new found friends, as well as the other content creators and their audiences that have supported and participated in the Sunshine Summits. Naturally, at the heart of Sunshine & PowerCuts is connections.Being connected to nature as a resource for generating both electrical power and for our own health and empowerment. When we face challenges or experience powercuts (lost connections) in life, we need to reconnect, re-sync and recharge. And along our journeys we connect with resources and people that help us and which we are truly grateful for and they are an integral part of our journey of learning about ourselves and the world around us.Bringing people together to shine a light on and share those experiences is powerful. We have three previous episodes on Connections with guests: Jilanne Holder, Alysa Lucas and Emily Prokop. For this episode, the tables are turned and with the help of the wonderful Stephanie Fuccio of Changing Scripts, Virtual Expats and Expat Rewind who was one of my guests for the March 2019 Sunshine Summit and offered to interview me, we look at the theme of connections which is the foundation and link between the sunshine, the powercuts and the summits. Thank you to the following Sunshine Summit Guests for their questions:Derek Graziano - Rolling MisadventuresWin Kelly Charles - Ask Win PodcastEmily Prokop - Story Behind Podcast & E-Podcast Productions Stargate Pioneer - Better PodcastingAnthony Conte - Off Center Archers PodcastPaul Csomo - Varmints Podcast I hope that you enjoy this insight into myself, and what this is all about. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Hello and welcome to the Sunshine & PowerCuts podcast.My name is Heather and I am your host on this journey of empowerment. This podcast features two types of episodes which alternate. Sunshine ones like this one offer inspiration drawn from nature, and the PowerCut episodes are where I share insights into my life living off the power grid. Embark on a journey empowered by nature, then continue the conversation as part of the Sunshine & PowerCuts Community ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I’d love to hear from you:What have been your highlights from the podcast and or the Sunshine Summit events?Which episodes are your favourites?Which Summit guest spots were you able to join live?When and how have you been inspired or empowered by them?What connections have you made, or re-connections have you discovered to yourself and the world around you?What connections do you celebrate?What examples from nature would you like to explore? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Important Links:Website: www.sunshineandpowercuts.comGeeks Rising: www.geeksrising.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/SunshineAndPowerCutsTeeSpring: https://teespring.com/stores/sunshine-powercutsYouTube: youtube.com/HeatherWelch_life-is-beautifulTwitch: twitch.tv/sunpowerpod Ways you can connect with me:Tweet me on Twitter @SunPowerPodFollow me on Instagram @SunPowerPodEmail me at [email protected] me a comment on Facebook @SunshineAndPowerCuts Support the Show:To gain access to the community, extra resources and bonus episodes or to just simply support the show you can do so on Patreon.com/SunshineAndPowerCuts. Keep cool in a Sunshine & PowerCuts t-shirt, warm up with a hoodie,