Welcome to part four of our blackout preparedness series. We’ve talked about food, lighting and protecting our homes, and now it’s time to talk about what to do about surviving the cold or the heat, depending on the time of year, and where we live.
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It’s time for part three of our power outage series! This week, how to fortify our homes in the case of an extended power crisis. Our homes have so much that rely on electricity. So as we prepare, we need to think about what we need to keep our families safe and their needs met.
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Cooking in a Blackout Written by Cheri Stirling Hey friends! Last week I left you with a lot of questions to think about should there ever be a power grid failure, storm, or something else that causes our power to go down. I know, it was a lot to process, just thinking about how
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What if I Was in a Blackout? Written by Cheri Stirling I think that all of us recognize that our world is reliant on technology. We need power to run our homes, vehicles, and offices. Most of our businesses are run using the internet. School’s depend on technology for lessons, curriculum materials and grading. Have
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Did you know that it is estimated that 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated? The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has recommended that women drink 11.5 cups and men drink 15.5 cups of liquids a day. This includes liquids that are not water, and fruits or foods that contain waters as well.
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We made it guys! The weather is warm, school is out, and it’s time to enjoy the sunshine! But if you are like us, you might have noticed that money tends to get a little tighter this time of year. So over the years, my husband and I have started doing a few things to
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I’ve been thinking about this for a few months now. Many of us are seeing the signs of the Second Coming, and may be even feeling like, “Any day now would be great, Lord.” Elder D. Todd Christofferson said, “Crucial for the Lord’s return, is the presence on the earth of a people prepared to
Many of you have probably heard about the Avian Flu outbreak that we are currently experiencing. The current death toll on our nation’s poultry industry is currently about 36 million birds. Some grocery stores are already feeling the affects of this devastating loss in our supply chain. With so many birds gone, and inflation rising,
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As a teacher, I saw a lot of different ways to tackle technology both in the home and the schools. Some shy completely away from using technology to preserve an “innocence bubble”, and others take a more “dive in and teach them how to swim” approach. Personally, I think the answer is somewhere in the middle, that best fits you and your family’s needs. But to find that balance, I think we need to be really aware of the good and bad that technology offers, and understand the tools and practices that will help us keep our kids safe.
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We’ve talked about how part of the reason we want our food storage is to help us maintain our regular standard of living as long as we can in an emergency. When we experience uncertain times in our lives, there is a tension that arises, and the more of our every day normal we can maintain, the more we can manage that. In addition to food, we are all accustomed to certain other things that keep our home running smoothly. As we are working to build our food storage up, we should also think about the non-food things we use everyday, so that we can lessen the interruptions to our lives even more.
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