If 2020 has raised concerns for you about estate planning, but you’ve worried your family will find the topic off-putting or morbid, the holidays may be the time to address the issue. Whether we’re gathering in person or virtually, this is the perfect time to tell our loved ones how much we love them, and to plan for their (or our) future. I’m honored to have an article posted today at The Organic Prepper about…
Seeing all these storms on the weather channels has me pondering winter storm preparedness. As some of you may recall, we’ve dealt with the winter storms of the Pacific Northwest as well as the typhoons of the Pacific and ice storms in Texas. Now I’m on the east coast, watching hurricanes hit our southern states, blizzards hit our northern states – and where I am, the two are expected to combine into a doozy of…
Little preparedness tip: If you don’t already keep bottled and bulk water on hand, you can start doing so by refilling gallon vinegar jugs with water when you use them up. I buy vinegar in bulk because I use it for cleaning and fabric softener. As each bottle is used up, I fill it back up with tap water and mark the lid “NP H2O” with a permanent marker. (NP stands for non-potable. I know…
I’m very excited to share my first contribution at The Survival Mom’s website – an article in her Last-Chance Apocalypse Shopping Series! Check it out here: Last-Chance Apocalypse Shopping: O’Reilly Auto Parts. I hope it gets you thinking – and prepping. Enjoy!
The Good: I’ve started a whole bunch of training that will help me better serve my local community, and you, my readers. The Sort-of Bad: The time I would usually spend writing will be split and a large part of each week’s work hours will be used for said training. The Sort-of Ugly: The Prepare Anywhere book release will be delayed until after the first of the year (Lord willin’ and the creek don’t rise).…