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. […]
A simple place to start in emergency preparedness is in the area of food. You can go to the store once and from that one trip feel the instant taste of victory. That being said, even starting a collection of surplus food can be intimidating. There are so many approaches to food storage, but I’ve […]
First things first, start with what you’ve got. Print out or open the workable spreadsheet I’ve given you. Or make your own. Any way you do it so that it works for you. It’s easiest to make a list of what you have. If you were like me several years ago this process is really […]
Specifics are always a good thing. As we define each of the 13 areas of preparedness we can better create the list of items we need to achieve total preparedness. It at least provides a good road map through our journey to get fully prepared. For today the definitions stand as given below, but I […]
Several weeks ago I received my copy of the seasonal magazine from Emergency Preparedness. I opened it up and skimmed it’s pages. Among the usual product features, something even better caught my attention. It was a 2 page spread that they called the “12 Areas of Preparedness“. Listed, they are: 1. Water 2. Warmth 3. […]