This is your challenge for the week of May 18 through May 24.
Week 21
This week, make a copy of your physicians names and phone numbers. Place the copy behind the Medical Information tab in your binder.
This week, while shopping, purchase safety items for your home. For example, matches, flashlights, batteries, and child proofing devices.
Preparedness Challenge: Week 20
This is your challenge for the week of May 11 through May 17.
Week 20
This week make copies of your health insurance ID cards. Place the copy behind the medical information tab.
While shopping, purchase some extra garden seeds. Corn, carrots, green beans, broccoli, peas, onions, tomatoes, squash, and zucchini, for example.
If you can't devote a large portion of land to a garden, try planting in containers. I don't know about you, but I am feeling like it is more and more important to learn how to be self-reliant. I get really overwhelmed when I think that 99% of my food comes from other sources besides my own hard work. I guess if one can live on raspberries and tomatoes, oh and some green onion and chives, then I'll make it. But, other than that, I rely partially on local farmers and heavily on the grocery store. It amazes me how our way of life and our livelihood has completely 180'ed since our farming ancestors. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy technology, but my computer, for instance, can't grow food to sustain me.
This year, I am going to devote some of my time to learn how to make my own soap, look more closely into purchasing my own chickens, and even purchase a soy milk maker. Heck, I might even be really adventurous and raise some sheep, shear their wool, spin the wool, color it with natural dyes, then knit the wool into lovely socks and sweaters for me and my loved ones.
Week 20
This week make copies of your health insurance ID cards. Place the copy behind the medical information tab.
While shopping, purchase some extra garden seeds. Corn, carrots, green beans, broccoli, peas, onions, tomatoes, squash, and zucchini, for example.
If you can't devote a large portion of land to a garden, try planting in containers. I don't know about you, but I am feeling like it is more and more important to learn how to be self-reliant. I get really overwhelmed when I think that 99% of my food comes from other sources besides my own hard work. I guess if one can live on raspberries and tomatoes, oh and some green onion and chives, then I'll make it. But, other than that, I rely partially on local farmers and heavily on the grocery store. It amazes me how our way of life and our livelihood has completely 180'ed since our farming ancestors. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy technology, but my computer, for instance, can't grow food to sustain me.
This year, I am going to devote some of my time to learn how to make my own soap, look more closely into purchasing my own chickens, and even purchase a soy milk maker. Heck, I might even be really adventurous and raise some sheep, shear their wool, spin the wool, color it with natural dyes, then knit the wool into lovely socks and sweaters for me and my loved ones.
Preparedness Challenge: Week 19
This is your challenge for the week of May 4 through May 10.
Week 19
This week, make copies of the prescription information (drug, dosage, etc..) of each member of your family. Place these copies behind the medical information binder tab.
Food Storage
While shopping, stock up on gelatin and pudding mixes. You can also check the local cannery for bulk pudding and dry-pack a couple of cans of it.
Good luck with the challenge!
Week 19
This week, make copies of the prescription information (drug, dosage, etc..) of each member of your family. Place these copies behind the medical information binder tab.
Food Storage
While shopping, stock up on gelatin and pudding mixes. You can also check the local cannery for bulk pudding and dry-pack a couple of cans of it.
Good luck with the challenge!
Preparedness Challenge: Week 18
This is your challenge for the week of April 27 through May 3.
Week 18
We are moving on to a new portion of our GAG Binder. This week, we will start on the Medical Information section of our binder.
Your assignment this week is to make a copy of your Immunization Records and place them behind your Medical Information tab.
Food Storage
While shopping, purchase extra dry soups and soup mixes. Or, you can make your own from dehydrated veggies. Also, try to purchase some boxes of crackers for your storage, i.e., saltines, grahams, etc...
Week 18
We are moving on to a new portion of our GAG Binder. This week, we will start on the Medical Information section of our binder.
Your assignment this week is to make a copy of your Immunization Records and place them behind your Medical Information tab.
Food Storage
While shopping, purchase extra dry soups and soup mixes. Or, you can make your own from dehydrated veggies. Also, try to purchase some boxes of crackers for your storage, i.e., saltines, grahams, etc...
Preparedness Challenge: Week 17
This is your challenge for the week of April 20 through April 26.
Week 17
Make a copy of your Automobile Insurance Policy and place the copy in your binder behind the Insurance Policy divider tab.
While shopping, purchase extra grains. Whether it be wheat, rye, triticale, bran, corn, barley, cracked wheat or millet. If you like to grind grain, and you do not own a hand grinder, take the steps to purchase one. Whether you can purchase one outright, or if you have to start putting money aside to save up for one.
"Being provident involves being wise, frugal, prudent, making provision for the future while attending to immediate needs." Barbara B. Smith, Ensign, May 1976
Week 17
Make a copy of your Automobile Insurance Policy and place the copy in your binder behind the Insurance Policy divider tab.
While shopping, purchase extra grains. Whether it be wheat, rye, triticale, bran, corn, barley, cracked wheat or millet. If you like to grind grain, and you do not own a hand grinder, take the steps to purchase one. Whether you can purchase one outright, or if you have to start putting money aside to save up for one.
"Being provident involves being wise, frugal, prudent, making provision for the future while attending to immediate needs." Barbara B. Smith, Ensign, May 1976
Preparedness Challenge: Week 16
This is your challenge for the week of April 13 through April 19.
Week 16:
This week, make a copy of your Life Insurance Policy, and place it behind your divider tab.
Food Storage
This week, purchase extra pasta for your food storage. Spaghetti, macaroni, egg noodles, etc. If you regularly purchase pasta made from semolina flour, try branching out and trying spinach pasta, or wheat pasta.
Week 16:
This week, make a copy of your Life Insurance Policy, and place it behind your divider tab.
Food Storage
This week, purchase extra pasta for your food storage. Spaghetti, macaroni, egg noodles, etc. If you regularly purchase pasta made from semolina flour, try branching out and trying spinach pasta, or wheat pasta.
Preparedness Challenge: Week 15
This is your challenge for the week of Sunday, April 6, through Saturday, April 12.
Week 15:
This week, if you have any Disability Insurance Policies, make a copy of them and place them behind your Insurance Policy divider tab.
Food Storage
This week is not a focus on food, but on assembling an emergency sewing kit.
Gather thread, pins, needles, buttons, snaps, zippers, tape measure, etc..
Here is a list you can download, print off, and use for reference this week while preparing your kit.
Sewing Kit
You could assemble the kit, then store them in a lovely bag that The Lazy Organizer sells. I haven't purchased nor used any of her bags yet, but they get great reviews, and I am always one click from buying them. It's too bad I don't like to spend money, because I love to organize, and these look like the perfect solution to some of my organizing problems.
Week 15:
This week, if you have any Disability Insurance Policies, make a copy of them and place them behind your Insurance Policy divider tab.
Food Storage
This week is not a focus on food, but on assembling an emergency sewing kit.
Gather thread, pins, needles, buttons, snaps, zippers, tape measure, etc..
Here is a list you can download, print off, and use for reference this week while preparing your kit.
Sewing Kit
You could assemble the kit, then store them in a lovely bag that The Lazy Organizer sells. I haven't purchased nor used any of her bags yet, but they get great reviews, and I am always one click from buying them. It's too bad I don't like to spend money, because I love to organize, and these look like the perfect solution to some of my organizing problems.
