Picture this: A local emergency of some sort has the police knocking on your door telling you that you have 5 minutes to evacuate your house (fire, gas leak, railroad collision, earthquake). What will you spend those 5 minutes grabbing? Hopefully you’ll say your children and your 72 hour kit (and then whatever else you think you have time to grab and can carry).
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Emergencies & Survival – There’s an App for That
Emergency & Survival on your phone: there’s an app for that. For those of you with the phones and tablets that can use them, here is a list of great emergency and / or survival/preparedness apps that can be heplful! You’ll need to check each to see the compatibility with your iOS or Android device. […]
Last Minute Power Option so that you can still check into Facebook!
The storm came, you lost power and you were working on your computer. You’ve probably just lost your work if your program doesn’t have an auto save, because who remembers to save every 2 minutes? You try the phone, and it’s down. The TV is down. Your cell phone sits unusable because you forgot recharge […]
Don’t Allow Your Fear to Stop You
When I wrote yesterday’s post about your most important prep, I had this photo in mind, on top of some recent events in my life that are bringing the idea to the forefront that I’m just not physically ready to handle a ‘Zombie Apocalypse’. I jokingly tell my husband just to leave me behind….I’ll give […]
How to Create an Emergency Car Kit
Create an Emergency Car Kit for your car to prevent being stranded without supplies during breakdowns or bad weather. On the road again, and you’ve got a flat. No problem…you can fix it….can’t you? Oh blast, there’s no spare. So now you call for help, but you have to wait for 3 hours until a […]
10 Survival Skills Every 12 Year Old Should Know
If your twelve year old was lost and alone, would he/she have the survival skills to be able to take care of themselves and siblings/friends until they could get to help, or until help reached them? Would your idea of survival skills be different if you lived in an urban area versus living on a […]
How to Create a Family Emergency Binder
FULLY UPDATED POST HERE WITH FREE DOWNLOADABLE?PRINTABLE CHECKLIST justsweetandsimple.blogspot.com You can also get started on you Emergency Preparedness Organization from AreWeCrazyorWhat.net. Emily MendelEmily as an MFA in creative writing and a strong passion for cooking! She started trying out her mother’s recipes from a very young age, turning the time she spent in […]
Do You Have an Escape Plan?
If your town had a mandatory evacuation for a man made or natural disaster, do you have a plan in place on how you would safely move your family out? Do you remember the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas a few years ago? What started out as a chemical fire has rocked the world of […]
What NOT to Buy in Bulk? A list of Do’s and Don’ts in Bulk Buying and Storing
I found this post today on One Good Thing by Jillee, What To Buy {And What NOT To Buy} In Bulk! in which she lists a good many things that are good to buy in bulk like toilet paper, meat (because you can freeze it), pet food, etc. The article is specific about trying to save money at […]
How to Dry Your Clothes Without Power
So, you’ve washed your clothes and cleaned the clothesline….now what? Whether you are existing in a post-disaster situation with no power or you are choosing to rely less on the grid that provides power for your home, finding ways to effectively dry your clothes, in no matter what amount of space that you have, can […]