Your car, it is an extension of your home. You get in, shut the door and you are in your own little world. Many times oblivious to your surroundings. The big difference though is when you are in your car you are surrounded by a bunch of strangers. Strangers who for many are also oblivious […]
Most of us have batteries in the house. Double A’s, C-cell, some D’s, even some triple A’s for those TV remotes, but how many of you have a good stash of 9 volt batteries? The other night, at 1am in the morning, my smoke detector started chirping. You know the chirp I am talking about, […]
Your Eyes. They are so important and so fragile yet they are right out in the front lines so to speak, every day. Next to insuring you keep your feet protected, because without your feet you have lost mobility, your eyes are top on the list of protecting. Without sight, you have lost some mobility […]
Food, let’s face it, the majority of us have as much as we want, the type we want, and when we want it. Yesterday for lunch I had chicken fingers and French fries. Granted, by no means is this a healthy lunch. On a normal day it may taste good, but even when good, it […]
Cold and flu season is here. Worse yet, Ebola may be here as well. How can you protect yourself from getting sick? First, I am not one who believes in flu shots so that won’t be one of the options I list below. I have had my fair share of flu shots, and each year […]
The other day on Drudge Report I read an article about how 60 people in a building in Paris were quarantined because at least one person had fallen ill with ‘Ebola-like symptoms’. Thank goodness it was a false alarm and those people were later allowed to go home. The majority of us work at an […]
When you hear the word investments, I bet you think about things like the stock market, gold, silver, real estate. However now days, with how the price of things are going up and chances are your income is not, it is time to look at others items instead of the standards mentioned above as investments. […]
Before the term prepper was coined as common place, women have always prepared and carried an EDC (everyday carry) bag known as a purse or handbag. As women we have many things to take care of and we want to make sure we always have what we need on us, when we need it. Many […]
How many times have you gotten to a restaurant or out shopping and tried to read the menu or a label and realized you forgot your reading glasses? It has happened to me more times than I can remember. Thank goodness, I am blessed with good vision for seeing distances, I am farsighted. However, as […]
We have all heard it. Test your gear; make sure you know how to use it and that it works when you need it. This weekend I experienced this first hand with something that I “thought” would work and didn’t need testing. It was a simple Berkey Sport bottle. I keep one in both cars […]
15 Nutritional Supplements You Should Always Have On Hand
You most likely always have on hand a bottle of aspirin or acetaminophen, most commonly known as Tylenol, or at least you should after you read the post 18 Over The Counter Meds You Should Always Have On Hand. It is just as important to have on hand some nutritional supplements as well. Items that focus […]