Once you’ve secured your home and first aid kits, the next step is a pack for your car or work. Or both. If you have somewhere to store things at work like a locker or desk, it is a great idea to have a small kit of necessities to get you by in case you happen to get stuck there due to something like road damage. As for me, I’m a 911 operator. That means if there is an earthquake…
The Home Emergency Kit is going to be the most work. It has the most components and variables. Meaning what will work for my family and the city we live it may not work for yours so I’m gonna try to start out with the basics and add sections where you fill in your own personal changes and needs. The bare necessities that the Red Cross recommends if you are ever in need to evacuate your home are the following:…
The first part is one of the easiest. Purchase or put together a first aid kit. If you don’t yet have one, my best recommendation is buying a small but mostly complete kit. It is usually much cheaper than putting one together from scratch. Use the Red Cross first aid kit suggestion list and make sure most if not all of these items are included. The best deal I’ve found at the time of writing this (October 2017) is The…
There are so many things I wish I would have known before having my kids. Like most new Mamas I studied my copy of “What to Expect” and scoured the internet for information like I was on a mission. I learned it all, or so I thought. Then my beautiful first daughter arrived and I realized that for as much information as I had amassed, I knew so little. Some things are random “fun facts” people forget to mention, like…
My son sits in his high chair and follows my every move with his eyes as I’m walking back and forth getting their lunch ready every day. He watches like a hawk to make sure he too, will get a plate like the one his sister just grabbed from the counter. He looks on as she gets her own cup from a low drawer and fills it up with water from the fridge door dispenser. I place his plastic Paw…
A Mom’s Realistic New Year’s Resolutions It’s that time of the year again. New year’s resolutions. Most years, when asked, I ramble off a general list of go-to BS resolutions that even as I’m saying out loud I know I won’t keep. Lose weight, eat healthier, be happier, help others, etc…. Last year was different. My sisters and I sat down together and wrote down actual goals/resolutions and how they were going to be accomplished. They were similar things…
Yesterday my daughter asked me to make her a scarf like the one I wear to work. I asked her what color, knowing the answer would be pink, and of course, it was. Then I went to the garage and pulled out the storage bin where I keep my crochet stuff. I picked a bright highlighter pink shade from a selection of 3 or 4 pinks and instinctively grabbed a wooden loom from the bottom of the box. I’ve had…
I’ve been trying to come up with fun holiday crafts for my kids to do while at home instead of watching cartoons and there are a ton of ideas on Pinterest and other sites. The problem lies in the execution. I am not too artistic of a person as it is, and combined with trying to wrangle a 3 year old and a 1 year old, let’s just say our family isn’t going to be displaying beautiful paper mache turkeys…
There is a very fine line, recognizable to all mothers, that divides the vast difference between the expectation of things in your life, and the reality of how they actually turn out. All parents know the velocity with which a long planned and expensive trip to a theme park can be ruined by something as trivial as the wrong flavor of juice. We’ve all seen a holiday mood plummet when a child is asked to put on the outfit they…
I’m letting you all in on my secret weapon. This salsa is delicious. I’m not gonna say much else because it’s gonna speak for itself. My mom gave me this recipe a long time ago and it has become one of my favorite salsa’s to always have on hand at home and my husband’s favorite. Even a few people at my work know it well and request it for potlucks. This salsa can get very spicy so I am listing…