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Wonderwash ~ Is it worth the money??? Posted:July 30, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Wonderwash ~ Is it worth the money???

Guest post by Rightwingmom. During the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, my family was without power for 10 days.  Luckily I prepared and had ever piece of laundry pre-washed and ready.  After the first week, I found [...]

Be ready for the next disaster Posted:July 29, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Be ready for the next disaster

What natural disasters are most likely to affect you and your family, and are you ready for them?  Walk through this simple exercise, and you’ll soon have a master disaster plan in place.  First, check out [...]

Essential tools for disaster recovery Posted:July 29, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Essential tools for disaster recovery

This list was submitted by Adam Grundleger.  He says, “This list is by no means all-inclusive, but it’s what I can remember from being through hurricanes and heavy storms.”  Bad weather and natural disasters never seem [...]

Who do you want in YOUR Colony? Posted:July 27, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Who do you want in YOUR Colony?

I haven’t had a chance to watch “The Colony”, but a new season of this TV series begins tonight on the Discovery Channel.  From their press release: What would you do in the wake of a [...]

Prepping on Pennies: #5 Learn one new skill this month Posted:July 27, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Prepping on Pennies: #5 Learn one new skill this month

Sometimes we get too caught up on stocking up on this and stashing away that, all of which cost money.  When money is tighter than tight, there are still ways to be better prepared.  One of [...]

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Eat nutritiously even when the lights are out Posted:July 26, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Eat nutritiously even when the lights are out

While doing some research for a future blog post, I came across a document produced by the Ohio State University Extension office.  An awful lot of people have been experiencing power outages due to storms and [...]

7 Lessons Learned from a 2-Hour Power Outage Posted:July 26, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

7 Lessons Learned from a 2-Hour Power Outage

This list was submitted by Sue in Alabama.  Thanks, Sue! I was busily getting ready to fix breakfast a couple days ago when the power went out.  The bread was in the toaster ready to go, [...]

10 Things I Need to Learn From a Preparedness Blog Posted:July 23, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

10 Things I Need to Learn From a Preparedness Blog

This list was submitted by Mike Myrick,  another great list that made me wish I’d had a dozen prizes to give away.  This one made me take a look at my own blog and think, “Hmmm…does [...]

SurvivalMom’s 7 Link Challenge Posted:July 23, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

SurvivalMom’s 7 Link Challenge

Darren Rowse over at Problogger has issued a challenge to his many followers that sounded like a lot of fun. He calls it the 7 Link Challenge.  Here are my links to the seven categories he [...]

SurvivalMom’s Quote of the Day & a Survival Survey Posted:July 22, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

SurvivalMom’s Quote of the Day & a Survival Survey

When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son. ~ The Talmud I love this quote.  It reinforces my belief in and commitment to teaching my kids important, practical skills that have meaning.  In time, [...]