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How To Prepare For A Second Lockdown At Home

How To Prepare For A Second Lockdown At Home

(Updated 5/4/2026. This was first posted in November 2020 during the worst of the pandemic. While that crisis is considered over, this information remains pertinent. Another pandemic will occur and be considerably worse than the one in 2020. Be prepared!) In the last week, the media has been reporting the certainty of another lockdown occurring in the next 3-4 months. While we may want to call foul and stomp our feet, this is certainly not the time to be unprepared…

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12 Ways To Beat Supply Disruptions

12 Ways To Beat Supply Disruptions

When a country or an area is going through major upheaval, supply disruptions become inevitable. Whether those supplies are coming from overseas or are produced in your area, you may still have trouble getting food and goods. Trucking companies will rarely haul items to areas they don’t feel are safe. Barges may not be able to load or unload. Ships may not be able to leave port. Roads may be blocked and bridges may be destroyed preventing the shipment of…

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What Is Your Prepping Story? What Will Your Prepping Story Be?

What Is Your Prepping Story? What Will Your Prepping Story Be?

 In prepping, a lot of people didn’t grow up with parents who were prepared. They may have done things we consider prepping because they wanted to save money. Our parents were raised by their parents who more than likely survived the Great Depression and WWII. Those parents were shaped by their experiences. They knew every trick in the book to save money and to fix what they could themselves. They often tried to pass that information on to their kids,…

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“That Wasn’t So Bad” and Other Lies You Tell Yourself

“That Wasn’t So Bad” and Other Lies You Tell Yourself

We are in an unprecedented time for our generations and this era. We are experiencing things we just thought would be part of our suspicions. Things such as:  Pandemics Economic Downturns (especially for those who went through 2007/2008) Small Businesses Failing Limited Food Supply Presidential Election Year (An ugly one which is saying a lot after 2016) Changing Politics Social Unrest The list could go depending upon your personal experiences.  With these things going on, we should be preparing even…

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Let Go Of The Things That No Longer Serve You (And Have More Room For Your Preps)!

Let Go Of The Things That No Longer Serve You (And Have More Room For Your Preps)!

I have been doing a lot of purging again. Some of the purgings I have been doing have been digital and some of it has been physical. Most of it has been helping my sanity in some way, shape, or form.  I have a tendency to keep a lot of emails and then never really go back to them to do, make, or practice what that email was preaching on that given day. At one point, after cleaning up all…

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How I Plan To Offer Hospitality and Build Community Before The World Goes To Hell

How I Plan To Offer Hospitality and Build Community Before The World Goes To Hell

If the quarantine has taught me anything in this last year, it has taught me flexibility. I know I have been saying that over the last few posts, but flexibility has been key this year. I would like to think I was flexible before the pandemic, but I have had to reassess that.  One of the things that happened this year was that one of my kids moved back from Sioux Falls and now lives with me. Their situation changed…

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