be prepared

With food and gas prices going up everyday, I guess I should have stocked up on food stuff sooner. I’m starting to buy extra canned goods when they are on sale, but MIL keeeps insisting that I cannot store things like rice for long periods. I need to look up on the web about storing food.

After studying my li’l heart out for days in order to prepare for my first exam on Tuesday, I finally felt prepared enough... I figured that I’d learned and/or memorized all that I could, and was just looking forward to getting the test overwith.

So I planned my day carefully, leaving sufficient time to head out very early. I had a little running around to do and wanted to arrive at the school about one hour in advance of the start time (7 pm). And I almost did it! I got there about 50 minutes ahead of time, found a choice parking spot, and settled back into my seat to give my notes one last look over. And that’s when it hit me. I hadn’t thought to bring a pencil. Or an eraser. Or a calculator!! And it was only dumb luck that I had my student card on me.

So minutes before the exam was set to begin, I ran up to the building to beg a pencil from someone – anyone! I felt like such an idiot!! It’s one thing to not prepare for an exam, but to come to it so unprepared? ! ? Well that’s just … duh!!!

As it turned out, the young lady who lent me a pencil was kind enough to give me one with an eraser on the end. And luckily I’m reasonably proficient at long division; I think I arrived at all the correct answers on the posology questions.

Doesn’t really matter at this point. What DOES matter is that I remember for tomorrow’s exam to not only prepare myself by studying, but also by popping a pencil in my purse. Silly girl.

My DH got an emergency radio for Christmas. It’s great. It has phone chargers, a flashlight, weather-band radio, AM/FM, TV-band, and a hand crank to keep it cahrged up. No batteries needed. It will be so handy in a power outage.

I feel a growing need to prepare the house a little for some emergencies and eventualities. So this morning I picked up a new plunger and toilet brush, a 3-month furnace filter, a P+I smoke alarm, a 3-pack of vacuum bags, a can of black spray paint, 2 cheap laundry baskets, and a waste paper basket for my new creative space. I also bought a tube of natural toothpaste and some bulk sweet marjoram. Yep, I’m definitely better equipped to move forward into the new year.

There’s a wicked snow storm moving in, but I’m not worried – we’ve got provisions!! In preparation for this storm, I went out yesterday to buy a large bottle of wine, McCain crinkle-cut fries, and more bon bons. Phew! Planning ahead sure feels good :o)

having enough money to survive if i loose my job, being okay if there is a natural disaster, having everything replaced if my house is broken into, or a fire, anything can happen, a baby….. I guess i will preprare myself for whatever.

I was talking to my MIL the other day and she said that she was worried about a major recession happening soon and said it wouldn’t hurt to stock up a bit in case times get tough. I’m glad that somebody finally is thinking kind of the way I do.

I set up a new aquarium today and bought several gallons of water for the tank. I still have a couple left over and these will be going into the closet for an emergency.

i have a little emergency box in my car. but it could probably use some more stuff. i suppose the flashlight is nice.
i need a real emergency prepared kit at home too.. and to organize more stuff..

when I am caught off guard, it just bring the rest of my day down. I know that worrying does not make it well, but it just irritates me.