Every news site, TV program, twitter account, and water cooler conversation is now about Coronoavirus (COVID-19). So since everyone is talking about it, and oh by the way is directly related to what we do here, I guess I’ll add
Radio Silence and an Unexpected Situation
Prepare for the unexpected. That statement is contradictory, I know. How can you prepare for an unexpected situation, something that you don’t see coming? As you may have noticed, the blog has been under radio silence for the past few
2 Weeks 2 Prepare – Power Outage Prep for Beginners
Over the weekend I was talking with my wife’s aunt who lives in Northern California. Although she is in the thick of the California power cuts, she has not prepared for a power outage. When I asked her about it,
How To Evacuate
We spend a lot of time here talking about the likelihood of experiencing a disaster that necessitates evacuation, but besides recommending that you AND your children have Evac Packs, we haven’t yet gotten into the nuts and bolts of planning
News Update — California Winds Increase, Spurring Wildfires (and Power Cuts) + New Orleans Power Loss
Just wanted to update everyone on the crazy situations happening across the country. If you didn’t believe my “final” warning, or the warning I put in the latest news, you might be hurting right now. Over 200,000 people in Northern
The News #11 – More Power Outages
If you did not read my latest post, Final Warning, you need to. Go ahead, i’ll wait here. Done? Ok. Let’s move on to another…warning. Obviously that was not your final warning. Today we look at more power outages across
“Final” Warning – Are You Ready?
Many disasters give no warning. Emergencies often happen unexpectedly. Evacuations are generally rushed and chaotic. None of these is the case with what I am going to talk about today. Buckle up, I’m sure there will be plenty of people
Rescue in a Bottle – Bev’s News #2
I’m always glad when I can write a post and it not be negative AND about the news. Additionally, I also love when I don’t have to breakdown the things somebody did wrong in a survival situation. Double Bonus! Yay
A Plane Crashes in the Jungle
Survival History Lessons #1 This is a new series I wanted to start in order to demonstrate that survival stories have been around for a long time. I think survival history lessons are useful for reviewing subjects we have covered
Personal Responsibility Part 2d: Let’s Decrease Stress & 6 Week Challenge Results!
Welcome back to the personal responsibility health series! This is the final component I will be discussing this series on health, decreasing stress. So far we have covered putting healthy stuff in our body, getting healthy sleep, and getting healthy
Mistakes, Bad Decisions, and Baby Pictures – Time To #DeleteFacebook
Where do I begin? People are notorious for making bad decisions. ALL people. You, me, your kids. No, I don’t mean we all just bumble around from one mistake to the next. Making mistakes (and bad decisions) is part of
Preparing for Hurricane Season
It seems that hurricanes appear to be following me. I have moved, dear readers, to South Carolina, and as I type this, we are waiting and watching to see what Dorian will be doing. Those of you in the future
Personal Responsibility Part 1b: Budgeting and Income
In Personal Responsibility Part 1, we discuss Financial Stability in it’s entirety. Wherever you are in your financial journey, that has resources to help you move forward. In PR Part 1a, we discuss the First Steps toward financial stability, namely
Physical Fitness and Survival
A lot of times in survival blogs, you read about preparation in terms of supplies and attitude. The WILL to survive is absolutely essential, and it will be the subject of a future post. Supplies, well, we’ve said it over,
Personal Responsibility Part 2c: Let’s Get Healthy Exercise
Welcome to part 3 ah er, c. of the second part of the personal responsibility series, Let’s get healthy exercise. This is getting confusing even to me, and i’m the one making up these titles. To simplify and help you