Emergency Preparedness in Our Homes - Made Easy (Episode #142)

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Show notes:

How do we keep from being overwhelmed by all the things we need to get ready?

Start with the simple things. Instead of being overwhelmed by a big project, start with something small that you can finish.

Realize you don’t have to finish. This is something that you continue to work on little by little.

Start with what feels good and what is easy enough for you to get the ball rolling

Make sure you have a space to put your finished things - Melanie uses her coat closet for her 72 hours kids and emergency supplies

How do we afford emergency preparedness?

Use a tax return to purchase a big chunk of food storage or a big ticket item like a generator

Give as gifts! Flashlights are great stocking stuffers

A lot of stuff is free or really cheap, you just need to gather it

Emergency Prep in 15 minutes per day challenge:

The challenge is broken up into 4 weeks. Each week you involve different people in your family. It’s Monday through Friday - you get the weekends off! Or you can do a ton on the weekend and not do it during the week. Whatever works best for your schedule!

Melanie has created an e-book to take you through each step to get you prepared. Grab that e-book here!!

How is the challenge set up?

Week 1 is for the parents: purchasing some tools, organizing some things before you involve the family. (Melanie tells a great story about her disaster with her gas meter!!)

Week 2 - bring your older kids into the mix: such as learning how to shut off the water and where the shut off tools are

In the e-book you are walked through things like: knowing how to open your garage door manually, making sure everyone in your home has a physical house key, getting fire ladders for your upstairs windows, mount the fire extinguisher you purchased in week one, etc. Lots of small details that will save you a lot of frustrations.

Week 3 - similar to week 2, checking smoke alarms, getting family emergency plan ready and printed, print out CPR instructions, think about things you would need if you were put on quarantine or stay at home orders, getting together an evacuation grab list

Week 4 (Melanie’s favorite!!) - involve the whole family in a chat together about your emergency preparedness plan. This week is about power outages, food safety, house fires, fire safety, and going through your family emergency plan.

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