http://www.dailypreparedness.com Living for today, prepared for tomorrow. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:00:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As life trundles on, change is inevitable. For the past four or five months, we have had to shift all of the gears in our kitchen due to newly found sensitivities. In the process, we have learned an expensive lesson on the value of thoroughness. We all know that it is ... http://www.dailypreparedness.com/2012/01/thoroughness-has-its-rewards/ In several parts of the world this week, we literally felt the earth move under our feet. Thankfully, the majority of the damage was isolated to a few buildings! However, the unpredictable nature of even minor earthquakes highlights that we never know when disaster might strike. Doing all that you ... http://www.dailypreparedness.com/2011/08/earth-moving-wind-howling/ Dealing with a chronic or rare disease (or merely being mortal) often leads one into the forest of "All Natural Supplements, Ointments, Cure-Alls and Wonder Drugs." Navigating between the hype, the ridiculous and the dangerous can be an exhausting business. Products that are harmless but expensive are not safe to ... http://www.dailypreparedness.com/2011/08/its-all-natural-so-its-safe-or-is-it/ As we pause this weekend to celebrate the freedom won for us, do not forget that one of the most critical forms of personal freedom you can achieve is financial freedom. The greatest obstacle to financial freedom is the Debt Monster. Debt is a crippling master that neither sleeps nor ... http://www.dailypreparedness.com/2011/07/true-personal-freedom/ After organizing your laundry system, it is important to organize the way you store and retrieve clothing. Depending on your lifestyle, organizational personality, number of children and storage options, you may need to be creative in approaching this topic! Finding what suits you and then making it work is key ... http://www.dailypreparedness.com/2011/05/organize-the-clothes/ Who knew it would take me that long to clean out the junk drawer? As previously written, organizing the kitchen can take you awhile, especially when forward momentum is hindered by Lyme Disease and life. Onward and upward, people! Pantry The best way to begin is to pull everything out of the ... http://www.dailypreparedness.com/2011/03/organize-the-kitchen-part-two/ Whether you cook everyday or infrequently, the kitchen is one of the most important areas of your home to organize. Being able to locate what you need quickly is essential to efficient food production. Keeping the kitchen clean is essential to food safety. The two definitely go hand-in-hand, as an ... http://www.dailypreparedness.com/2011/02/organize-yourselvesthe-kitchen-part-1/ After quite an absence to 'savor' 10 weeks of IV antibiotics and then the crunch of Christmas, it is time once again to get organized! There is no better time than the beginning of a new year to re-evaluate, re-organize and re-do those areas of our lives that could use ... http://www.dailypreparedness.com/2011/01/organizethe-bathroom/ Clean clothes, dirty clothes, clothes waiting to be folded, clothes waiting to be matched, clothes waiting to be ironed, clothes waiting to be mended.....it makes us envy our furry friends who can forget the bothersome realities of acceptable society. A task that few really enjoy doing, ... http://www.dailypreparedness.com/2010/11/organize-the-laundry/ Thanksgiving is nearly here–time to review safe turkey handling procedures. Serve up a feast, not a germ-fest by following these simple guidelines: Turkey is nutritious, low in fat and freezes well. Purchase an extra one at the season’s rock bottom prices and store in the deep freeze ... http://www.dailypreparedness.com/2010/11/turkey-day%e2%80%93the-safe-way/