Archive for ' Organization'
Posted:February 28, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom
A sure-fire strategy for keeping an organized pantry inventory
My husband has told me many times over the years, “Lisa, you always manage to make things more complicated than they need to be.” When we have friends over for dinner, I want to make ALL [...]
Posted:September 06, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom
Step-by-Step: A Survival Mom Binder for TEOTWAWKI
Guest post by Jackie K. In 2003 I became a mother for the first time. Over the years I became a mom 2 more times. With each new addition, came more things I needed to have [...]
Posted:June 11, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom
Survival Survey & Giveaway! Share your tips for organizing the pantry!
This giveaway is now closed and the winners have been notified. However, there’s a wealth of great information in the comment section below. In my book, Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters [...]
Posted:January 23, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom
iPhone App: Prep & Pantry
Guest post by Liz Long. Prep & Pantry is an iPhone app that lets you keep track of all your preps and everything in your pantry. It really is a great little app, and worth [...]
Posted:July 31, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom
One simple goal for your first month as a prepper
When someone asks me where to start when it comes to preparedness, I almost always say, “Start de-cluttering!” I know they were expecting advice for buying buckets of wheat and bags of beans. Neither of those [...]
Posted:October 30, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Those Buckets Aren’t Just For Wheat
It was my lucky day when I discovered the free buckets available just for the asking at my grocery store’s bakery. “How many do you want?” were the words that nearly brought tears of joy to [...]
Posted:October 10, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom
Preparedness Essential: The Survival Mom Binder
I’ve spent hours and hours online researching everything from how to make homemade laundry soap to making a homemade food dehydrator. I even researched how to make homemade fire starters using dryer lint. All these pages, [...]
Posted:July 07, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom
Organize Your Emergency Evacuation in 5 Simple Steps
“All for one and one for all!” makes a great family motto when it comes to an emergency evacuation. When everyone has designated jobs and knows exactly what to do, your family can be packed and [...]
Posted:April 22, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom
INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: To Do vs. To Buy
Every family I know is cutting back on extra spending. When your goal is preparedness, though, the fact of the matter is that money is required if you’re working on food storage, making trips to the [...]
More resources for your SurvivalMom Binder
If you’re like me, much of the information you count on is stored on your computer. However, there are times when a computer isn’t the most reliable way to keep stored information. Households can lose electricity [...]
My Story: Surviving a flood and planning for long-term survival
I've never been in a flood before. Where I'm at in the Northwest they'
ACTION STEP: Get thee to the dollar store!
Here's our list 99 ways for a Prepper to Spend a buck at the dollar st
