Emotional Preparedness: Dealing With Stress
08/12/2010 • *Don't forget about this weeks' GIVEAWAY! You have until tomorrow night at midnight (CST) to enter to win!* Stress. The mere mention of the word makes me tense up and shudder. I think I tend to lead a little bit of a high-stress life. Part of that is my own doing, and part of that is simply because I have kids. :D But the part about 'my own doing' is mainly that I have never really learned how to properly deal with stress. In my college years, I thrived on stressful situations. I could always perform my responsibilities better when under pressure more
Educational Preparedness: Me & Gardening
08/05/2010 • * Don't Forget! * Tomorrow is our first GIVEAWAY! * Don't Miss Out! *{GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.} Howdy y'all! Just thought I'd take the opportunity to report back to y'all on the challenge to educate ourselves. Ever since Hubby and I have been married, we've attempted to grow a garden each Spring/Summer. And every year, we more or less fail. Sure, we sow, we plant, but we rarely get much of a harvest. We've even tried several different methods (including a raised garden this year). Granted, Hubby is much better at gardening than I am. If it were left to me, our more
Emergency Preparedness: 72-Hour Kits Finale
07/29/2010 • Alright... just one last push for 72-Hour Kits. Here's a complete checklist for you to download (see link at the end) that includes all the recommended contents from the post two weeks ago. Use it as is to help in putting together your own kits, or use it as a guide in making your own. Either way, I recommend putting a checklist in every kit so that you know what is included in each one (without having to go digging through the entire kit to see if you do or do not have a certain item). And remember that you don't more
Emergency Preparedness: Using Your 72-Hour Kits
07/22/2010 • Just as with our evacuation plans, it is important to make sure that you not only have a 72-hour kit, but that you know how you would use it in the event of an emergency. So now that we have our kits and have filled them up, let's discuss what to do with them. ♦ The first key point in being able to use your kit is being able to access your kit. This means that your kit(s) need to be stored in an easy to access location. Whatever you do, do NOT hide your kit away up in the attic or in more
