Monthly Archives: February 2012

Last week someone sent me an e-mail that graphically showed all of the registered earthquakes in the world. It showed them chronologically with little round red bleeps on the screen of the location of the earthquake, with corresponding ‘pings’ that you could hear. At times it sounded like a drum line at a local college, especially when the Santiago, Chile and Japan earthquakes shook the earth. Wow!

.Ready or Not #243: Best to Be Prepared talks about being prepared — but not living in fear for when a disaster (like an earthquake) might strike.

Don’t you hate that things happen in groups of three! One is a good number, but things never happen in just ones. Darn it! Ready or Not #242: Things Happen in Groups of Three shares an experience I recently had — wait — three experiences that I recently had. Learn from my experience on how to be prepared for times like these.

It’s always good to be prepared when you travel. Ready or Not #139: Toilet Paper explains just how necessary it is to have toilet paper in your car.  You never know when it will come in handy!

My son has a ‘BOB’ as he affectionately calls it. And I think you need a BOB, and I need a BOB. In fact, EVERYBODY needs their own BOB.

Ready or Not #241: An Extra Emergency Car Kit explains what it is, why you need it, and how handy it is to have in an emergency.

Have you ever noticed the how versatile the humble tortilla is?  I know that I have given you the recipe for the tortilla before, but I am going to do it again because we are going to be using the tortilla in this article. Ready or Not #17: Tortilla Fast Food gives you the recipe for these yummy tortillas and quick and easy ways to use them.

I’m excited. Really excited. No, I didn’t win the Publishers Clearing House million dollar sweepstakes. (Rats. I sure wish that I had!)

Check out Ready or Not #240: Drinking Yummy Food Storage to find out what has me dancing in the aisles. (I predict that you won’t be able to guess what my excitement is all about.)