I don’t know about you, but my kids think they need a new backpack every school year whether the old one is worn out or not. My Jr High student actually wore his out last year, but most times we just end up with extra backpacks around the house, some still in excellent condition. If […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Summer is Great For Calculating
There are a lot of things that can be done in the summer time to aid your preparedness efforts. I covered five of my favorite summer preparedness related activities in my recent newsletter, but when you’re not doing something, summer is a great time for calculating. Now, when all the kids are home for the […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Use a Disposable Diaper as a Hot/Cold Pack
Did you know a disposable diaper makes a fabulous hot or cold pack? To use hot, simply pour hot water into a new disposable diaper and let it soak in. You can use hot tap water or heat some water on the stove. You can also reheat your diaper hot pack in the microwave when […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Keep Shoes By The Bed
Something’s wrong in the middle of the night. You hear strange noises, or smell smoke, or there’s an earthquake. You need to get up and get moving and FAST is the key. Are you going to evacuate your house barefoot? Over the lava rock bed outside your window? Or in a foot of snow in […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Keep a Flashlight Handy
Light. When the power goes out, there is nothing quite as comforting or useful as having a source of light. But when the power goes out, do you know where your light is? Keeping a flashlight in a pre-determined spot (or two spots or five or more) can help you get the light on faster […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Customize Hot Drinks With a Tea Ball
What is this? Nope, it’s not a mesh monocle. It’s a tea ball. A tea ball is a mesh ball about the size of a golf ball attached to a chain or other handle. The ball opens and closes so you can put your own concoction of herbs or tea materials into it. These little […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Save Those Popcorn Tins!
Did you get gifted a tin of popcorn? Don’t toss the tin when you’re done eating the popcorn! Popcorn tins are fantastic for storing short term food storage items in, especially if you have a rodent problem. Bags of pasta, soup mixes, brown and powdered sugar sacks, etc. can be “mouse proofed” by tossing them […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Frozen Multi-Purpose Water Storage
We like to use emptied soda and juice jugs for water storage. They are cheap (sometimes free if you clean up after a party!) and we can usually find a place to stash them because they’re much smaller than 55 gallon barrels. One place we put a few of the juice jugs of water for […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Put Your Name on It
In the event of a disaster and even something more simple such as a community service project, there may be some sharing of equipment, tools, and supplies. Keep your stuff safe and make sure any shared items come back to you by putting your name on your gear. Label your tools, pots/pans, backpacks, etc. A […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Dehydrating Frozen Vegetables
Did you know you can dehydrate frozen vegetables right out of the bag? Frozen veggies are one of the easiest things to dehydrate as the blanching prep work has already been done for you before they were frozen. Just open the bag of frozen vegetables and empty it onto your dehydrator trays. If the veggies […]
