Monthly Archives: December 2009

We’ll be BACK!

We will be taking the holidays off from blogging to spend time with our families. Make sure to come back and visit after the New Year. We have some AMAZING things planned and can’t wait to share them with you! … Continue reading

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Water Storage Boxes – Giveaway Winner Announced!

We are excited to announce the winner of the Emergency Essentials Water Storage Boxes! We used a random generator to pick the winner from all of the comments. AND THE WINNER IS: Tammy There was no last name in the … Continue reading

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How did we do on our Resolutions…

If you’ve been following us for awhile, you know at the beginning of the year we had some New Years Resolutions. Well now is the time we TELL ALL about how we did. We’re excited about how this year went, … Continue reading

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Food Storage Recipes: Super Cherry Pie

My favorite desserts always revolve around cherries. Cherry cheesecake, cherry pie, cherry cobbler. Why does cherry pie filling have to be so delicious? My mom has the BEST cherry pie recipe ever but I always hate to make it because … Continue reading

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Spice Up Your Comfort Foods

Step 9: Comfort Foods is one of our favorite steps. When we participated in our 7 Day Challenge we came to realize just how important these foods really are in making your life feel somewhat normal in an emergency, and … Continue reading

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Water Storage Boxes

When it comes to water storage, one of the most common questions we get is: “What containers should I use?”. We have both had these jug containers for the past year and a half, however we have been warned they … Continue reading

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Food Storage Made Easy on Blog Talk Radio

We were featured on the Internet radio show of James Talmage Stevens, author of the Family Preparedness Guide. He regularly features experts in food storage and emergency preparedness and we were honored to be his guests. We shared our stories … Continue reading

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12 Days of Food Storage Christmas

Great food storage gift ideas to do a fun 12 days of Christmas variation. Continue reading

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Day 12: Food Storage Christmas (checklists)

Once you have complete the first 11 days for a friend, or family member, it’s time for them to keep the journey going themselves. To help them do that, we have our BabyStep Checklists: Options that are Free or Under … Continue reading

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Day 11: Food Storage Christmas (non-food items)

Although Food Storage (and Christmas for that matter) are a lot about food, we can’t forget the non-food items that are important and necessary to store! Remember to share some of these ideas and cuten them up with ribbons and … Continue reading

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