🌱 From My Garden Gardening has helped me through some difficult seasons of life. I’ve lived with multiple shoulder surgeries, including two left shoulder replacements, breast cancer surgeries, chronic back pain, knee problems, and weak hands. I know what it’s like when your body changes but your love of gardening doesn’t. While I don’t personally…
Survival Starts with Medical Preparedness This is Tip #8 of the 12-Post Survival Prepper Blog Challenge Tips series. Medical emergencies do not stop during disasters. In many situations, help may be delayed or unavailable for hours, days, or longer. A well-built first-aid kit gives you options when every minute matters. Most people throw a few…
When normal systems break down, cash may not help you much. Stores can close, supply chains can fail, and basic goods can become hard to find. In these situations, bartering—trading goods and services—becomes one of the most practical ways to get what you need. Bartering works best when you prepare ahead of time. With a…
Clean tap water is easy to take for granted—until a disaster changes everything. Flooding, chemical spills, power failures, and damaged infrastructure can make water unsafe with little warning. When contamination happens, tap water may not be safe to drink, cook with, brush your teeth with, or use for medications. This guide helps seniors recognize water…
My husband says he won’t leave during an emergency, so I guess we will spend it in the old semi-trailer we have on the property. It needs a new floor, so it can be dangerous to walk on it. I’ve never been to the very back of the trailer. It’s dark and scary, but the…
