Prepare Spring is Here

Spring has sprung, well for most of us. This is the time of year most people do some spring cleaning, well this goes for your 72 hour kits, first aid kits and such as well. This is the time of year to go through our 72 hour kits, first aid kits and time to buy supplies that we need to rotate, or to buy.

For those that live on the East coast it is time to think about your hurricane preparations. Does your state offer a tax free week to buy certain supplies for the hurricane season? If so this is the time to save some money and buy a few things you may be needing. Do you have flood insurance? Time to make sure you are covered! 


Get out your kits, rotate the food, water and medications. Check the clothes for moths, and bugs. Wash your clothes if good, still fits, etc then repack in your kit. You should wash your 72 hour kit clothes at least once a year, if not twice a year. You do not want anything to leak on to the clothes, or for them to start smelling, especially in humid climates.

Make sure you have a manual can opener, if not two! Matches and ways to light up your night! Glow sticks and flashlights are the best options.

So when you spring clean your house, spring clean your 72 hour kit, first aid kit, rotate food, water, and clothes and shoes. Check the dates!

We are all busy, but we all need to take the time to spring clean our kits.
Be safe and have fun and always keep smiling!

Life is ever Changing

Life is always changing day by day. As of today we have moved my mother across the country to love with us. We had a very long road trip. I am now caring for my mother 24/7. There have been many changes in our lives since last year and since I posted last. I still have not bought a new laptop or computer. When I have saved enough money one, something else is needed and the money needs to go for that.

Had family come and visit and when Hurricane Sandy was coming to hit us, We needed a generator. My laptop money went for that. Good trade off I think. Luckily we did not have to use it, because the storm just skirted us.

Then I had saved money again and we had to by new tires for all the cars, one too many flat tires. Even the spares needed to replaced. I had no problem in using my new laptop money for that.

Then again I had saved and then we HAD to fly across country, rent a rental truck and drive across the country.

So now again I am saving money again. Sooner or later I will be getting a new laptop. So in the mean time I will be posting more regular, using one of my kids' laptop or posting from my phone.

Roses 

Make ice

This is something everyone can do to prepare make some ice and bag it up. Now if you have an automatic ice maker in your freezer, just bag up a bag of ice each day or every other day. If you have to make your own ice in ice trays, make a batch up, put into bags everyday.

Why bag up ice? You can always use the ice for ice chests for game days, ice for injuries, extra for drinks. The best reason you would want to bag up ice is for emergencies. If the power goes out you have ice to keep your food cold in ice chests.

You never know when you will need extra ice. In an emergency you can not go out and buy ice. Ice runs out first thing. On hot days there is generally no ice to be found or bought even when not an emergency. Every time I go to the store I see the ice bins empty, and a bag of ice is over two dollars a bag.

I can bag up my own ice for free. Fill your freezer with extra bags of ice. If you need room for food, take out a bag of ice.

Just a thought! 

September is national preparedness month

September is national preparedness month. This is the month many people prepare, go through their kits, go over their emergency plans.

With summer over and the seasons changing time to get ready for fall and winter. Time to finish up harvesting the garden, canning, jelly and jam making, dehydrating fruits and vegetables.

Time to go through clothes, put away summer items, and break out the fall and winter items.

Hurricane season will be at its peak, get your 72 hour kits ready. With the changing of weather more severe thunderstorms, and possible tornados time to be sure you have things ready.

Have a fire drill for your home. Go over your meeting place at home. Where will you meet if you can not get back home? Does everyone know where to meet?

Get you car ready for fall and winter. Go through your car emergency kit. Change out the water, food, clothes and supplies. Check batteries. Give your car a once over, check tire pressure, check the spare tire too. Check all fluids.

Go through the first aid kit. Did the kids use up all the bandages? How about the bug sting meds. Check for expiration dates, replace.

This is the time of year to go through kits. See what you need to replace. Take the time to do it. Because you never know when you will need it!   

Keep the germs at bay

As school is back in session. This is a perfect time to talk about proper hand washing, not only at school, but at home also. This is the time of year the bugs of colds, and flu come and visit people.

Wash your hands when you come home, before eating, after using the toilet, after you sneeze or cough.

Carry hand sanitizer, Kleenex, and wash with soap!

A rule in our house, you wash your hands everytime you enter the kitchen or the bathroom. And of course everytime you leave the bathroom.

Basic sanitation will help keep the germs, and cold and flu bugs down to a minimum.

Wash those hands! Wipe down the backpacks, purses with disinfectant. Sterilize the door handles, light switches, phones, remotes, etc anything your hands touch wipe that item down.