"Preparedness, when properly pursued, is a way of life, not a sudden, spectacular program. We could refer to all the components of personal and family preparedness, not in relation to holocaust or disaster, but in cultivating a life-style that is on a day-to-day basis its own reward." (President Spencer W. Kimball)
A way of life is the perfect way to do food storage as long as you store what you eat then replace what you use.
Don't buy it and set it away, use and replace.
And learn those skills even if you have a good income. You will save money by knowing how to mend or how to make bread or how to sew your clothes.
If you are watching the Coronavirus you see where everything we have learned and skills would be needed.
My heart goes out to them and I am praying for them.
How is your storage and how is your learning skills going? Could you shelter in place? For how long? If it spreads here like there are you ready..? Plus, businesses that depend on items to run their business won't be getting those and lots will have to stop and in doing so there will be people losing jobs. Are you prepared for a job loss?? When we had been down-sized it always came as a shock and yes, while I had some ahead it did not last long. So prepare for these things and also keep learning skills.
Skills to work on...
Learn to make bread.
Learn to sew and mend and make your clothes.
Learn to make jam to go with your bread.
Learn to can meat and fruit and vegetables.
Learn to cook from scratch and make your own mixes.
Learn to garden.
Learn to knit and crochet.
http://homeftw.com/61-essential-skills-for-homemakers-how-many-of-these-can-you-do/ - look through the list, what more can you learn?
And here - https://familycorner.blogspot.com/2017/08/homemaker-series-basic-homemaking.html
https://www.girlshealth.gov/disability/independent/homeskills.html How many can you check off and on that note can you cut hair? If not Google some on that so you can cut your family's hair.
https://retrohousewifegoesgreen.com/vintage-homemaking-skills/ - food for thought here.
Here is another - http://www.cranialhiccups.com/2011/02/homemaking-skills-where-do-i-start.html
I will add budgeting, learning to make do, living on less, meal planning, using planned leftovers...and more.
Can you go one month not going to any store??? Even if you don't have too?
How long could you shelter in place??
You can do it, you've got this.
And here - https://www.artfulhomemaking.com/8-useful-skills-grandmothers-knew/
Wow, I love how tall that loaf of bread is and I can just taste it! Love your blog so much I look forward to it every Monday!
ReplyDeleteI let it rise to one inch above the pan and I use the narrower bread pans glad you are here.
Deletewhere do you get those pans and would you share your recipe?
Deletehttp://frugalmeasures.blogspot.com/2015/02/lizas-machine-bread.html this is the recipe we use it in the bread machine but it wasn't always the recipe is older then I am no bread machines then....i also have done it without using bread machine and no difference just knead it let rise an hour then punch down rise thirty minutes and shape and put in greased pan I use spray let it rise one inch above rim of pan make sure oven is preheating I let it cool and slice with electric knife but you don't need to any bread knife the trick is to slice the whole loaf at once if you don't several days later will start to crumble when you slice. This recipe we use for hamburger buns we don't like heavy buns from other recipes...http://frugalmeasures.blogspot.com/search?q=Bread+machine we make this up ahead as it fits in a qt jar so like bread kits. http://frugalmeasures.blogspot.com/2020/02/monday-message.html this shows my bread pans i got mine at lots of yard sales but they make the narrower ones you can still use the wide but i like look of the thinner pan the best ever is my friend liza made a cookbook all using this recipe with many variations http://frugalmeasures.blogspot.com/search?q=liza%27bread+cookbook scroll down to the turquoise book all pages follow i use 1 tsp vital wheat gluten per cup of flour to equal bread flour as i cannot afford bread flour i have tasted her bread and mine with no difference i hope this helps
DeleteJust this morning my husband and I were talking about sheltering in place if the virus is in our area. We are well set for that but our children are not and I cannot seem to convince them to get ready for a situation like this.
ReplyDeleteIt is a concern growing worse each day. Curious about mail delivery
DeleteRest assured, Lana, your kids will find you if it happens. Better plan for more.
ReplyDeleteYes plan on it
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ReplyDeleteYes it is very troubling to see the lines and empty shelves. Much to be prepared for in this. My blogs are made two weeks ahead and so this you will see again in two weeks but my husband had hernia surgery this week and after recovery we had to wait many hours to get a room the hospital was full of influenza I over heard that the hospitals in the biggest town was also full it makes me think if we get this bad virus here it won't be good they are saying now some who have gotten it have no idea how. We all will do the best we can.
DeleteESTARE ORANDO POR LA PRONTA RECUPERACION DE TU ESPOSO BECKI. BENDICIONES.
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteExcellent post! The corona virus has got a lot of people thinking.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a pattern for the scrubbies with crochet on them?
Blessings from Harvest Lane Cottage,
Southern Missouri
Laura
http://www.members.tripod.com/melaniebug/suzetta%27s_scrubbie.htm this is my fav scrubbie i get the center scrubbie at dollar tree three in a package for the dollar I make them for gifts easy to make
DeleteI love this list but I feel so behind! I haven't sewn much since middle school, I have a tiiiny garden on my patio & haven't made a good loaf of bread since developing food allergies. BUT I'm determined to learn as much as I can & change this going forward!! Happy to have found your blog.
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