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Not for the Squeamish-Toilet Paper Substitutes

Posted in Apartment living, Emergency preparedness, Preparedness, Self Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, tagged , , , , on June 27, 2010| 12 Comments »

What would you do without toilet paper?  We have been pondering what alternatives could we possibly consider if a disaster occurs and all supplies of toilet paper ran out.  Being in an apartment, we do not have a lot of storage to be able to accumulate a large amount of any one item.  Also, a […]

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Another Scary Superbug

Posted in Drug Resistant Infection, Self Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, Super bug, tagged , , on September 14, 2010| 4 Comments »

Just as flu season is about to start we hear about a new “drug resistant superbug” in the news today. The bacteria were found in three patients in California, Massachusetts and Illinois; a couple of cases were reported in Canada.  All cases involved patients who got treated in India.  The article implied it was a […]

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Prepping – Labor Day Weekend Edition

Posted in Apartment living, Emergency preparedness, Preparedness, Self Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, Storage, tagged , , , , , , on September 4, 2010| 4 Comments »

Since this is a long weekend we decided to do a few extra activities to improve our emergency preparations. The news is not looking any better, with the mainstream msnbc.com proclaiming “Experts see trouble ahead for developed world” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38994476/ns/business-eye_on_the_economy/ and Yahoo outlines “5 Doomsday Scenarios for the U.S. Economy” http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/110581/5-doomsday-scenarios-for-the-us-economy.  Any one or a combination […]

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Bug Out Bag Basics

Posted in Apartment living, Bugging Out, Emergency preparedness, Preparedness, Self Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, Survival, Survival Gear, tagged , , , , , on August 11, 2010| 10 Comments »

Living in an apartment in the middle of a big city, there is always a chance a situation will arise that will require us to bug out in a hurry.  We need to be able to bug out of our home at a moment’s notice, just in case we ever need to leave.  I will […]

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Hurricane Season Starts Tomorrow

Posted in Apartment living, Emergency preparedness, Preparedness, Self Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, tagged , , , , on May 31, 2010| 2 Comments »

Hurricane season is here, and I am hoping the experts are wrong about this year being an active hurricane year.  The last I heard, 14 to 23 storms and eight to 14 hurricanes are predicted this season.  Last year was pretty quiet, but 2008 brought us Hurricane Ike.  That was my first hurricane experience and […]

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Using Less of Everything

Posted in Apartment living, Emergency preparedness, Preparedness, Self Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, tagged , , , on May 30, 2010| 3 Comments »

Many preparedness sites talk about stockpiling large quantities of everyday needs.   Besides food and water, many preparedness experts recommend storing multiple products such as toilet paper, shampoo, lotion, toothpaste, sunscreen and many other personal hygiene products. I am definitely finding room in my small space for food, water, first aid kit, toilet paper etc., but […]

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Sidetracked by Strep!

Posted in Apartment living, Emergency preparedness, Preparedness, Self Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, tagged , , on May 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »

The day after I started this blog, my husband and I woke up with the worst sore throat I ever had.  We had no energy and felt achy all over.  At first we ignored the symptoms, and as most parents do, we just tried to just “walk it off.”  The next day, we felt even […]

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How it all Started

Posted in Apartment living, Emergency preparedness, Preparedness, Self Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, tagged , , , on May 1, 2010| 1 Comment »

The day before Hurricane Ike was predicted to reach Houston, I was talking to co-workers on what to expect, as this was going to be our first hurricane.  We had recently moved to Houston due to a job transfer.  Several people described the horrors they experienced trying to leave the city for Hurricane Rita, about […]

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