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I once had an accordion file folder that I had labeled with all sorts of categories for my home, recipes, DIY projects, ideas I liked and so forth.  And then the brilliance of PINTEREST came about and decluttered my closet forever.  Digital storage of ideas of every variety is pure genius I’d just like to […]

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SALE – Emergency Preparedness Moving SALE

General Information, Heads Up

Emergency Essentials in Bountiful Utah (should you live around the area) is moving and is doing a massive liquidation of their stock.  It’s the new year and a perfect opportunity to stock up and save some money.  Wanted to give everyone a heads up that could benefit from this SALE.  Let those tax dollars allocated […]

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A Plan for the New Year and Taxes

Comfort, Comms, Cooking, Finance, First-Aid, Food, General Information, Light, Lists, Planning, Power, Sanitation, Shelter, Warmth, Water

With a new year upon us it’s a great time to start all those plans you’ve thought about a couple dozen times of starting your food storage and emergency preparedness planning.  Though I love the holidays, I have to say, I love a good New Years celebration.  It’s the feeling of newness that is contagious. […]

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Tents…So Many Options!

General Information, Shelter

Though I will always opt for my own home, should the need arise and I need to leave it behind I’d like to be prepared.  If it’s more serious then allowing for the option to stay at family or friends, I’m going to need a tent.  The thought may scare you, but listen…you can use […]

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Expiration Decoded

Did You Know, General Information

Though I’m not one of those people who only shop in the organic isle or specialty stores, I do try to maintain a certain level of health awareness.  Not just in what I am eating…but in what I am eating.  Confused?  Here’s the explanation. I’m not a fan of food poisoning.  Call me crazy, but […]

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MRE and Freeze Dried Food


Did You Know, Food

There are so many purchasing options for MRE (made ready to eat) and freeze dried food.  From brick and mortar retailers to online websites, the options seem overwhelming!  Which brand has the best price, which has the longest shelf life or the most important…which brand tastes the best?  I’ve had a few companies come to […]

February 5, 2018

Water Facts


Calculators, Water

Water is so important.  By important, I mean absolutely vital.  You can have a basement full of food, have every single survival tool and supply that is on the market and if you don’t have water…you wouldn’t survive long enough to put any of it to use.  Though a gruesome thought, they say you can […]

February 1, 2018

Master Contact List


Comms, Downloads, Lists

Yesterday someone needed to get in touch with my daughter and asked for her phone number.  I didn’t have my phone on me at the time and frankly…I didn’t have it memorized.  Thus ensued a conversation about whether or not we knew our most frequently dialed family and friends numbers.  The answer was overwhelmingly no. […]

January 21, 2018

EASY Dinner Planning for 3 months


Food, Lists

I recently was told of an approach to accumulating a 3 month food supply.  I liked it.  It was easy and everything that is on the list are things your family will eat, you’ll see why as I explain.  I liked it more because it was something I already do on a regular basis just […]

January 20, 2018

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General Information

I once had an accordion file folder that I had labeled with all sorts of categories for my home, recipes, DIY projects, ideas I liked and so forth.  And then the brilliance of PINTEREST came about and decluttered my closet forever.  Digital storage of ideas of every variety is pure genius I’d just like to […]

January 11, 2018

Planning


Planning

A great place to begin preparations is in the Planning category of emergency preparedness.  Why?  Because it costs nothing.  The only investment you have to make is the time to think it through, write it down and then to prepare your family.  There are several components to planning and it can take some time to […]

January 5, 2018

A Plan for the New Year and Taxes


Comfort, Comms, Cooking, Finance, First-Aid, Food, General Information, Light, Lists, Planning, Power, Sanitation, Shelter, Warmth, Water

With a new year upon us it’s a great time to start all those plans you’ve thought about a couple dozen times of starting your food storage and emergency preparedness planning.  Though I love the holidays, I have to say, I love a good New Years celebration.  It’s the feeling of newness that is contagious. […]

January 1, 2018

“ICE”


Comms, Did You Know

The other day I had a friend in my car and my husband called.  The caller ID came up on the console and indicated that “ICE” was calling.  She thought it must be some inside joke related to the movie “Top Gun” or pet name that I called him.  The real story was that “ICE” […]

December 20, 2017