The Harried Homemaker Preps

I'm a bit late with my monthly summary, but here it is. To cap off a very interesting August , both of our water heaters died last week...

My Shelf Reliance unit has filled up a lot since this photo was taken Sorry, I don't have a photo of the remaining items I bought f...

Three months of meals from your pantry Food storage can seem really intimidating when you're getting started, especially if you start...

The stores are full of baking supplies at bargain prices. If you haven't done so already, why don't you pick up a few extra items? ...

Did you think this past month seemed to fly by? I can't believe November is already drawing to a close. I also am astonished that I'...

Moist and wonderful! It has a cake-like consistency. Warning: If you like your cornbread dry, gritty, and tasteless, this is not the reci...

If you have played around with the food storage calculators that are out there, you'll notice that it is suggested that you store a hug...

I've had a couple hundred pounds of wheat since August but have been limited in what I can cook with it: blender pancakes, blender waff...

This is what I've lined up for October: Squirrel away more cash for BOBs and vehicle kits. Buy a couple of cases of toilet paper. I es...

I keep going back and forth on what I want to buy in the next month. All the economic indicators point to a very long road before we get to ...

I've spent my money for Month Two so it's time to think about spending next month's money! 1) Get more cash and add it to our Bu...

In case you missed it, the first section of my Preparedness Binder is devoted to Food Storage and Preparedness Stocking Plans . I've col...

Now that my Month One Preps are mostly complete (our van emergency kit is a glaring omission, I will admit), it's time to think about Mo...

In my last few posts I have tried to illustrate what I've accomplished during my first month of prepping. It doesn't feel like I...