When we lived in norther BC, summer time was almost always accompanied by a number of power outages.  Over time I learned that being prepared for power outages was so much better than finding myself wishing I had taken time to make sure we had x, y, and z.  Below is a list of…

 **This Give Away is now over.  If you’re the winner, please check your email** The end of summer is upon us, and even those of us who have put off thinking about back to school, have to admit it’s time to stop stalling and start hitting the stores.   When I was a kid, back to…

When most people hear or read the word Emergency Preparedness, they tend to think of being prepared for natural disasters.  But there is more to being prepared for an emergency than survival packs and 72 hours kits.  The truth of the matter is that most of us are more likely to experience smaller scale emergencies…

Can you believe it is August first already?  Where does the time go?  A new month means it’s time to take a little peek back at last month, and make plans for the new one.  July was a really weird month around here.  It felt more like August but I think that’s because school let…