We all know how important it is to stock up on food, water, medical supplies, and the like. We have have enough for our immediate family and friends and many of us have enough for those family and friends who are not prepared but come to us for help and the last minute. Today I […]
Hurricane Irma passed over my area a couple of weeks ago. The houses survived with little to no damage with the exceptions of back yard fences, they didn’t hold up well at all. In comparison to others who were flooded or lost everything, we were very lucky and blessed and we recognize that it could […]
Nobody wants to talk about incontinence, it is just not a pleasant subject no matter how you look at it. After all, incontinence is the inability of the body to control the evacuation functions of urination or defecation.
There are those who step up and take charge. Who speak with authority and cause others to look to them for direction. They have a proven track record of leading family, friends, coworkers in all kinds of situations from day-to-day functions such as running a household to emergencies and disasters.
We live in troubled times, if you don’t think so just look what the people in Paris have gone through lately. So much can change in a second, be it a terrorist attack or something simple like an escalator stopping. What? Prudence, how can you include the attacks in Paris and an escalator stopping in […]
Are you busy? I know I am. Life keeps most of us very busy, between work, kids, school, blogging, chores and so much more we are all very busy. Many of us not only have to take care of our own household but we also keep an eye out on our elderly extended family household […]
As we get older, so do our parents. Parents are living longer, this is a good thing, it can also be an extra burden and level of stress. For me, both my parents are in their mid 80’s, I thank God everyday they are healthy and still able to get around on their own and […]
You have probably read before, store up food to last you and your family for at least three months. That doesn’t sound all that hard.. All you have to do is just sock up on beans and rice maybe a can or two of fruit and you have food storage Right? No, not so much. […]
Think about the last time you helped someone you didn’t know? Was it today? Yesterday? Last month? It seems we have gotten so caught up in our own lives that we have forgotten about those around us. Now I am not referring to family and friends as we help them on a regular basis, or […]
Taking Care of Elderly Parents – Are You Prepared?
Are you prepared to take care of your elderly parents like they took care of you? As children and young adults, we relied on our parents to teach us, guide us, feed us and shelter us. They were there we when fell down and scrapped our knee, and were there when the car broke down […]