Prep & Plan: A New Beginning
Prep & Plan is a new/edited blog series to help those of us who procrastinate to get things done so we can protect those we love.
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Winter Car Emergency Plan: An Update
Do you know what you’d do if you got stuck in a snowstorm on a highway for hours or overnight? Well, today we’ll discuss what you need to survive a winter car emergency. And it includes snacks.
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Prep & Plan: Disaster Review
A lot of unhappy things have happened in the world. Things that prove that any one of us, at any time, may have to deal with a disaster and be forced to rebuild our lives.
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Prep & Plan: Summer First Aid Kit
It’s time for Summer travel and today we’re building a DIY First Aid kit that can travel with you anywhere and possibly save your life or the lives of those you love.
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Prep & Plan: Summer Road Trips
What would you do if you got stuck in a on a highway for hours on the hottest day of the summer? Or had to sleep in your car overnight? In this week’s Prep & Plan post, we discuss what you need to survive a Summer car emergency.
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Sweater Weather is Here!
Sweater weather is here and I’m reposting a short primer on how to care for your favorite knits, both old and new.
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To Plan A Year
It’s that time of year again! Time for my End of the Year Ritual that gives me permission to set aside time to so I can reflect on the past, offer gratitude for the present, and dream about the future. And I don’t know of any better way to both end one year and begin a new one.
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Prep & Plan: Updated Holiday Planners
Although it’s December, there’s still plenty of time to begin planning for meals, guests, and gifts. This post includes two free printables: A Holiday Planning Schedule and a Holiday Meal Portion Planner that you can adapt for your own needs.
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Prep & Plan: Regroup Week
Thanksgiving is over, but it’s now time to review the holiday and make any notes for the rest of the holiday season as well as for next year’s feast.
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Prep & Plan: Autumn Garden Tasks
It’s that time of year again, at least for most of the country. Frost is looming (if not already here) and it’s time to do a final clean up in the garden. Below I’ve listed some of the top tasks to consider in order to protect your garden from the winter and to prepare it for the spring.
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Prep & Plan: Firewood
It’s that time of year again! The time of year where we build up fires in our outdoor firepits, bonfires, indoor fireplaces, and wood stoves. That means it’s also time to check and restock your wood supply for the winter, if you haven’t already done so.
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Prep & Plan: Thanksgiving Preps
It’s after Halloween and I’m behind on my Thanksgiving planning. Life and deadlines took over the past few weeks, but it’s never too late to so some pre-planning for Thanksgiving (and maybe other holidays like Christmas and Hannukah
