2023 Preparedness - Wednesday Wisdom: Week 13
March 29th How can you save on clothing? Purchase Separates Buying clothing separates will stretch your budget. Skirts and blouses,...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
2023 Preparedness Food Storage - Week 13: Salt & Yeast
This is a simple and inexpensive week so take this opportunity to stock up on items you may have missed in past weeks or items on sale...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Mar 22
- 2 min
2023 Preparedness - Wednesday Wisdom: Week 12
March 22nd Waste Not, Want Not. Remember mom or grandma giving that advice? It is as important to remember today as it was during the...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Mar 20
- 1 min
2023 Preparedness Food Storage - Week 12: Frozen Vegetables
Before we begin let me remind you we want to hear from you. How are you doing? How are you feeling now that your pantry and other areas...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Mar 15
- 3 min
2023 Preparedness - Wednesday Wisdom: Week 11
March 15th Last week I spoke at an event about food storage. The group hosting wanted to give away something food storage related as a...
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cjnicolaysen
- Mar 13
- 1 min
Mass Evacuations Coming
Our prayers are with those in California experiencing flooding. It breaks my heart to hear survivors talk about all they left behind and...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Mar 13
- 1 min
2023 Preparedness Food Storage - Week 11: Freezer & Free Week
Week 11: 2023 Food Challenge This week we will have a task for the food portion of our weekly challenge but it is free! This free week...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Mar 8
- 2 min
2023 Preparedness - Wednesday Wisdom: Week 10
March 8th I love leftovers and I am always amazed when someone tells me their spouse refuses to eat them. Time to eat leftovers and...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Mar 6
- 1 min
2023 Preparedness Food Storage - Week 10: Protein
Food Week 10 - Protein Frozen foods month continues and we are storing 5 pounds of protein per person this week. Frozen fish and meats...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Mar 1
- 2 min
2023 Preparedness - Wednesday Wisdom: Week 9
March 1st I answered this question in the comments section a few weeks ago but I think it’s an important question so I will answer it...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Feb 27
- 1 min
2023 Preparedness Food Storage - Week 9: Vegetables
Food - Week 9: Vegetable March is frozen foods month so this coming month we will stock up on frozen foods. If you do not have a freezer...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Feb 22
- 2 min
2023 Preparedness - Wednesday Wisdom: Week 8
February 22 Now that you have shopped how can you save even more on food? Budgeting and saving for hard times is a huge challenge. It...
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cjnicolaysen
- Feb 21
- 6 min
All You Need to Know About Operation Christmas Ornaments
I have been teaching and writing articles and eBooks about emergency preparedness for 30+ years. I have interviewed hundreds of...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Feb 20
- 1 min
2023 Preparedness Food Storage - Week 8: Ginger Ale & Herbal Teas
Week 8: Food Storage Store Ginger Ale and Herbal Teas. We recently discovered ginger beer. We have had this in the past but it was very...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Feb 15
- 3 min
2023 Preparedness - Wednesday Wisdom: Week 7
February 15th Since food is the third biggest drain on budgets, next to housing and transportation we will concentrate on ways to save on...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Feb 13
- 2 min
2023 Preparedness Food Storage - Week 7: Grains
Week Seven: Food It’s a grains week. Store 6 pounds per person. Please do not store wheat if you do not like wheat or you do not know how...
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cjnicolaysen
- Feb 11
- 1 min
WE HAVE MATCHING FUNDS!
WE HAVE MATCHING FUNDS! We’re so excited and so grateful.For the next week we have the opportunity to double your donations to our Go...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Feb 8
- 1 min
2023 Preparedness - Wednesday Wisdom: Week 6
February 8th How are you doing with recording expenses? This is so important to understand your finances. This week pull out 4 months of...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
- Feb 6
- 1 min
2023 Preparedness Food Storage - Week 6: Fruit
Week Six: Food Canned Fruit We are back to fruit. This week store 6 cans per family member. If you have an aged parent or a single adult...
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cjnicolaysen
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Stay Warm During the Storm - Paint Can Heater/Stove
Paint can heaters are easy to make and inexpensive, while providing a great source of heat for warmth or cooking. Alcohol burns clean...
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