Prepare Your College Students

Last year as I was preparing to write an article I contacted several universities and asked them about their preparations. It was a great experience. It was reassuring to know most are very well prepared. One of the universities I contacted was Brigham Young University in Hawaii. Ironically the next week they had an earthquake in Hawaii and students there were without electricity for a few days. They had plans in...

Food Storage and more

I have just spent the weekend speaking at a preparedness conference in Oregon. while there I had the opportunity to visit with a family who are really taking preparing seriously and they had some great storage solutions. I took some pictures and will get them posted today or tomorrow. Good solutions don’t have to be complicated, just clever, and they don’t need to be expensive. I have been thinking about...

Seven more Steps Week 17

How did the evacuation drill go? This week we are going to spend a few day focusing on our other family members, our pets, as well as a few more odds and ends. 1. Purchase vitamins. You know what you normally use so stock up. This is easy as it will tell you right on the bottle how many days a bottle will last. If you have someone on other supplements make sure you include those also. Watch your newspaper ads as...

Gardening Find

I don’t know how many of you saw the comment on the gardening post but I have done some research and found The Food For Everyone Foundation. Their mission “Teach the world to grow food one family at a time”. The following information was found on their web site: “The Foundation’s purposes include encouraging and fostering the development, understanding, and distribution of the most...

Vacation at Home!

After I posted my suggestions for a stay at home vacation or staycation, I had many people ask me for more ideas. I am happy to have finally finished a download full of suggestions. It includes recipes, directions for crafts and other projects. It also includes many internet resources to help with your plans. There are sites with ideas for games and crafts. There are sites that help you to find festivals, historic...