Have you ever considered how your family will handle a crisis of a regional or nation-wide scale? That thought can be overwhelming. But more importantly, and probably more likely, you'll have an emergency that effects your family, right where they are, in the event of a job loss, extended sickness, local emergency, etc. Join our family as we learn how to prepare and cope with those things that make preparedness a must!
As with my 101+ Dehydrating & 101+Canning posts, here is a new 101+ Gardening Tips & Ideas package to help you get ready for gardening season! General Tips Saving Big on Lumber Supplies for Raised Garden Beds Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Growing Your Own Food but Were Afraid to Ask Tips for […]
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It’s time for another week of preparedness quotes to inspire and motivate you! “In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.” –Proverbs 21:20 “Therefore, keep watch for you do not know which day your Lord will come.” –Matthew 24:42 “Joseph gathered up […]
One of our favorite treats in the world is hummus, guacamole, pico de gallo or other health dips scooped up with some crispy tortilla chips. We found a way to make them ourselves using store-bought corn tortillas, but also want to be able to learn to make our own without relying on the processed foods […]
It’s the end of winter (YAY!!!!!!) and all across America there are all sorts of clearance sales going on to get move out winter stock and prepare for next Christmas (joking, but only a little. Retailers are a wacky bunch!). Like we did for after-Halloween sales, and after Christmas sales, let’s make sure we’re keeping […]
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When I put these on the table for breakfast one morning, the boys looked at me in wonder and awe, and asked if it was really okay if they had them for breakfast. I began to doubt myself…wondering if it was going to be too easy to find ice cream as a healthy alternative, too! […]
Don’t hate me. I don’t like your bacon. I don’t like anyone’s bacon…except my grandmother’s. We can still be friends, right? You won’t be terribly offended? I really shouldn’t say hate. I should say dislike it times infinity minus one. Plus one is saved for truly heinous acts of meanness. But please don’t take it personally, […]
BODY ARMOR GIVEAWAY from Safe Guard Armor For those of you who love the more tactical side of preparing, or for those wanting to be able to be more prepared in that area, this is a great giveaway for you! 10 Bloggers have joined forces with Safeguard Armor, to bring you the chance to win […]
In my house, vinegar can do no wrong , and it’s the superhero of my cleaning arsenal. However, I met vinegar’s match, at least when it comes to my dishes. The villain….generic dishwasher soap from the megamart that seems to love smiley faces. I turned to their generic products all the time. But their dishwasher […]
In anticipation of the dusting of snow our area might receive today, I decided to pull out this fun snow day treat we make once a year – that’s how many times we might get snow. I’m sure that all of those of you living in the northern climes are probably sick of the white […]
While in everyday driving mode, you probably know exactly where you are and where you are going, but what happens if you are in unfamiliar territory…or an emergency happens & you are forced to drive in an unknown route…having a map can truly save you! Having a GPS/map app on your phone is always a […]
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Awhile back, I introduced you to Conflicted: The Survival Card Game (see this post). “The deck is full of 52 post apocalyptic scenarios that you might find yourself involved in. The questions might be as simple as what are the 5 most likely causes of a downfall to very involved, specific scenarios you might find […]
I am not a girlie girl, far from it, but after watching an episode of “Dude, You’re Screwed” on Discover Channel with my family not long ago, you bet I’m going to advocate you carrying some kind of lip treatment in your everyday carry! Lipstick, and many other lip treatment products like lip balm, contains […]
With all of the blogs and all of the venues available online, isn’t it great when you can find all of your favorite blogs all in one convenient place? Me, too! So I’m excited to share that there is just such a group now! These bloggers have come together to make reading their information easier […]
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We’re taking a break from our Preparedness Quick Tips by sharing preparedness quotes to help inspire. “Remember: While you are preparing for tomorrow, don’t forget to live today!” –Mom with a PREP “Be Prepared.” –The Boy Scout Motto “Learn to sustain yourselves, lay up grain and flour, and save it against a day of scarcity.” –Brigham […]
If you’ve just started on the road to preparedness and look at your pantry thinking that you could NEVER survive on what’s in it or that it is completely bare or filled with mac’n’cheese in a pouch and pasta in a can, look to The Organic Prepper’s new book, “The Pantry Primer” on a way […]
Tomato paste. That gooey tomato-y stuff that comes in those tiny little cans that you use 2 TB out of and then it sits in your fridge until it goes bad. Then you start all over again the next time you need it. Is there any way to break the cycle? What are your options? […]
Here is the scenario: Some bombs go off in your city. Your spouse was in the area the bombs went off, and you’ve finally had to make the decision to seal off your house. THEN your spouse comes home. What do you do? This is what Brad has to face when his wife, Lexi, has […]
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Have you ever purchased those pint containers of grape tomatoes, and then forgot about them? They get a slimy and then fuzzy, and then you throw them away. Well, let’s talk about the quickest way to preserve them! Dehydration!! Simply wash your tomatoes, cut them in half, and throw them on your dehydrator trays. They […]
Here’s one more of those “We tried it for you” posts. Toothpaste dots. You’ve seen them all over Pinterest, especially related to camping. But do they really work? A quick answer for those of you who don’t like to read long blog posts with all the information. “Yes and no”. For everyone else, here’s why: […]
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It’s winter time…when most folks aren’t even beginning to think about the garden, unless, of course, they are PREPared This is the prefect time to be planning and ordering and beginning your wee plants, in preparation for the great garden adventure to come! Not All Seeds Are The Same Heirloom Seeds – seeds taken from […]
I’m a sucker for PAW fiction (post apocalyptic war) or dystopian literature as anyone who has read my blog for awhile knows. So when I heard about this new movie coming on April 4, my interest was definitely piqued! Not only is it up my alley, it’s being released from a major studio, which means […]
Paracord is an essential survival material to have. Not only can it serve to pull you out of a bad situation, but taken apart, can be used as tinder, as fish bait/hooks, and so much more! But who wants to walk around with a large blog of it hanging off of their toolbelt, or a […]
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USE COUPON CODE SPRING SALE to get $5 OFF the Preparedness Planner March 1 – March 7 It doesn’t take long to realize, once you’ve started to prepare, that you need to go about this in an organized fashion, or you’ll find yourself overwhelmed by what you have, what you still need, what you’ve got […]
We all know the story about the ant and the grasshopper, right? In this new book series, geared towards children (5-10), Kermit Jones, Jr. brings the ant right to our bedside story time with Prepper Pete! A resourceful ant who knows the importance of being prepared for all kinds of scenarios and wants to teach […]
We’re taking a break from our Preparedness Quick Tips by sharing preparedness quotes to help inspire. “He who is best prepared can best serve in his moment of inspiration” –Samuel Taylor Coleridge “Preparedness, when properly pursued, is a way of life, not a sudden, spectacular program.” –Spencer W. Kimball “Remember: When disaster strikes, the time to […]
I know…I know. I’m ready for the barrage of blog comments, Facebook comments and Pinterest comments on this one. It’s VERY controversial in the preparedness community, but I think it’s something that everyone should be looking at – using your freezer as part of your food storage/preparedness plans. I like to stress over and over […]
Here’s an easy hack to be able to do fruit leathers and liquids with your Nesco American Harvester FD-8 Food Dehydrator. You can do this with the circular dehydrators, as well, but it’s a bit harder. Your Nesco doesn’t come with fruit leather sheets or small object grid sheets. But they are easily made from […]
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I’m excited to have Tom Russell, of the American Firearms Academy guesting on the blog today. We are CHL holders, we teach our children how to shoot safely, and we take classes and practice often to make sure we know how to use our firearms safely. We feel it is important to have this tool […]
Our house was hit hard with the flu this week. One of us had the flu shot in the fall, the rest did not. One of us gets the shot every year, the rest do not. This is the first time in 15-20 years that we’ve had the flu. Granted, the flu shot isn’t a […]
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Sometimes, a book jacket makes a story sound wonderful. Cass went to sleep in the arms of the man she loved, and woke up as the last person on Earth. So begins the journey of Cass, a girl in college, a blooming love, the world before her…until she woke up. Cass finds herself alone, thinking […]
Summer’s come and gone, and all the blueberries have been eaten. We didn’t go to the blueberry farm this year, so we’ve eaten through all my frozen stock, plus what I dehydrated at the end of the year. Woe is me. I’ve been hankering for some blueberry yogurt lately, and thought I’d try a new […]
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My husband works about 25 miles away from home. In the event of a regional or national disaster, it might mean that he couldn’t be home in 40 minutes as his normal routine has it. And if that regional disaster meant that no transportation was working, he’d have to walk home. 25 miles is a […]
When our World Ended. How we coped with no internet for 3 months. Well, it felt that long. It was probably just 90 minutes. The proverbial poo hit the fan. Our internet was down. Seriously. No Netflix, no Facebook, no cable. We don’t really care that the phone went down. We don’t use it, anyway. […]
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So you’ve begun to think about putting some stuff away – just in case. But where to start? Gaye Levy of BackdoorSurvival.com has put together an e-book that might be just the thing for you! Don’t let the word Prepper fool you. The Prepper’s Guide to Food Storage is a basic, how to get it […]
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Today’s normal installment of Preparedness Quick Tips is being interrupted to bring you these important messages! “There’s no harm in hoping for the best as long as you’re prepared for the worst.” –Stephen King “Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforseeable and the unpredictable.” –Gen. George […]
With Facebook’s ride to mainstream, it’s all about the money now. Stockholders want payback for their investments, and Facebook is trying to give it to them. What does that mean for you? Pages that you’ve asked to like, asked to be in your feed, are now being required to pay to have their posts shown […]
Being prepared is more than the Doomsday Zombie Apocalypse Survival Scenario. You’ve seen me talk about how it’s about the little things. Be prepared for weather things (Polar Vortex, Hurricane Sandy, Moore, OK anyone?). But really, why bother? Here are Top 10 List on Why You Might Not Be Prepared: 10. It takes up too […]
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Just like with Brown Sugar that I wrote about not long ago, powdered sugar is one of those pantry items that I don’t store much of, but might find myself using a lot. Why waste the space stocking something that I can make myself so easily? How to Make Your Own Powdered Sugar 1. Place […]
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Wendy DeWitt is known all over for her Food Storage Seminar – and it’s definitely worth a watch if you’re just beginning to get interested in long-term food storage. Some of the audio is a big wonked, but just adjust your speakers to make it work for you. Top 10 Reasons to Store Food: The […]
