Author Archives: Emily

Top 8 Emergency Preparedness Tips for Families Affected by Autism

In honor of Autism Awareness month, I wanted to post a list of emergency preparedness tips for families affected by autism.  According to the CDC, 1 in 88 kids is diagnosed with autism, which means that if you don’t have … Continue reading

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Taxes Prepared? Use your Tax Refund to Prepare Yourself!

Whether you’ve just started to learn about preparing or you’ve been interested for a while, everyday expenses can sometimes make it difficult to really start getting prepared the way you would like to.  One easy way to get started is … Continue reading

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Learning from Cyprus

Just over a week ago, the world was shocked to hear the news of the Cypriots’ proposed banking deal.  In Cyprus the banks are failing, and in order to receive a bailout, Cyprus is required to fund most of their … Continue reading

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The Top 3 Mistakes of Buying Seeds for an Emergency (Plus 3 Ways to Avoid Them)

Ideally, to have truly achieved emergency preparedness, you will have thought beyond food storage and water supplies into how a garden might be a necessity to you and your family.  Storing seeds for an emergency is not as simple as … Continue reading

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We finally set up our Berkey!

I’ve been meaning to tell you about something for a while now, and I keep not quite getting to it—we finally set up our Berkey water filter! Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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Watch Genetic Roulette for FREE until October 17th!

My husband and I bought Jeffrey Smith’s book “Genetic Roulette” a couple years ago, and it was really interesting, so I’m excited that they’ve come out with a movie with the same title.  The movie tells about what GMOs (genetically … Continue reading

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Protecting your Preparations: Defense options – Tasers and Pepper Spray

Often, Tasers and pepper spray are suggested as alternatives to guns.  So, if you are uncomfortable with the idea of owning a gun, could you use a Taser or pepper spray to defend your preparations?  Not really.  But you may … Continue reading

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Protecting your Preparations: Defense options – Guns and Ammo

[This article is part of a series.  If you’re interested in protecting your preparations, that’s GREAT, but please do not start with guns!  Start with keeping quiet, planning to share, or passive defense options.] A discussion on preparation and emergency … Continue reading

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Guns and Ammo Are Not Enough

  If you think you’re prepared because you have a bunch of guns and ammo, you’re a fool. Preparedness is a pretty big part of my life, so occasionally I’ll talk to people about preparedness related topics and (especially in … Continue reading

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Protecting your Preparations: Defense options – Knives

[This article is part of a series.  If you’re interested in protecting your preparations, that’s GREAT, but please do not start with knives!  Start with keeping quiet, planning to share, or passive defense options.] I would really hate to actually … Continue reading

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