You prepare your home, your car, your bags, your workplace, and your family …. but is your city prepared? How would you know? You simply ask. Most municipalities probably have a Civil Emergency plan in place, and as a taxpaying citizen, you have a right to know what it is. So ask! Call your city […]
DIY Period Emergency Kit for Girls
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Emergencies aren’t just about localized weather events or job losses, but can be much more personal. And what’s more personal to a girl than her period? Consider a DIY Period Emergency Kit for your preteens to have at stored in her locker or backpack for just such times. I bet many of us can say that puberty […]
Preparedness Quick Tip #50: It’s Not About Emergencies
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PREPAREDNESS IS NOT ABOUT EMERGENCIES, IT’S ABOUT A LIFESTYLE. But not necessarily the lifestyle you think …. Scenario 1 Take the scenario of my friend who is highly focused on being prepared for an earthquake. He lives in the middle of earthquake country in California. He has bags at the ready, his family does routine […]
10 Last-Minute, Unique, Preparedness Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day
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Mother’s Day is just around the corner. If you normally get your mom a bouquet of flowers or take her out to a restaurant, think outside the box and get her a gift that keeps her more prepared and self-reliant! Here are some ideas that can get you started to give her something unique that […]
50+ Ways to Use Household Items as Emergency Supplies
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When emergencies come, we sometimes find that we are not as prepared for all the needs that arise as we would like to be. While we all know the typical items to have in a home to be prepared for most emergencies, you might find that you have household items that will help you that […]
How to Dress for Extreme Weather
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I’m excited to share that I’ve written another post for The Allstate Blog on how to dress for extreme weather. Link is at the bottom of the post. And here are few extra ideas on how to dress kids in mild to harsh weather to make sure they’re taken care of, too! Tips to help kids […]
Quick Prep Tip #49: Make Stored Water Taste Better
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There’s nothing like picking up a glass of water, expecting a nice refreshing drink, only to find it tastes ‘dirty’, ‘dusty’, ‘flat’, or tastes sort of like the chemicals it was treated with. If you’ve ever left a glass out on your nightstand for a day or two, you’ll know exactly that taste. Water gets […]
The Case for Paper Products: Why Every PREPared Home Needs to Stock Them
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Let me start out by saying that I am not a proponent of the over-use of paper products in our society. I am far from it. Every household should make an effort to move to cloth wherever possible and most practical to reduce the amount of paper we waste. However, like with every tool ever […]
What Will You Do When the Toilet Paper Runs Out?
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Remember those Extreme Couponing shows where the participants had a wall full of toilet paper? They had the right idea! At least for me, I’d much rather waste a whole wall of my home with a mountain of toilet paper than think of doing without. However, in an extreme post-poop hits the fan world (get […]
13 Tips to PREPare Your Home for Vacation
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Don’t leave home for vacation without first PREParing your home! The last thing you want to sorry about, when you’re trying to get away, is how secure you’ve left your home! 13 Tips to PREParing Your Home for Your Vacation Stop Deliveries The USPS now has a quick and easy way to stop your mail, and you don’t […]