Wednesday Prep Day - One Day Late

I was thinking, "Maybe I should just make Thursday 'Prep Day,' 'cause I am continually doing 'Prep Day' a day late." Hmmm...I don't know...we'll see. So how is every one? I hope all is well. I've been thinking about life and how it's not always perfect. Sometimes we go through crazy times and it doesn't make sense. But, the Lord loves each of us and wants us to be better. Realizing this gives me strength. Joseph Smith made a comment about this. "Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the deepest pit of Nova Scotia with the Rocky Mountains piled upon me, I would exercise faith, keep good courage and eventually come out on top."

Now, for our 72 hr. kits, we are going to gather an ax and shovel this week. Keep these in a place where they can be accessed easily in an emergency - or maybe just a camping trip, or lawn project. There have been times where an ax would have been so handy! And a shovel, well, they work lots better than sticks and rocks. (I know this from experience). We must arm ourselves!

How is your three months of storage coming? Do you have a plan? If so, keep pluggin' along. You'll get it. If you don't have a plan for your three month supply, lets make one together. To start, make a menu: seven breakfasts, seven or fourteen dinners. Seven's easier to plan, fourteen gives you more options.

1. Write the recipes for each breakfast and dinner down.
2. If you do seven meals, multiply the ingredients by 13 to find out exactly how much of each item you need for three months. If you do fourteen, you can multiply all of the meals by seven or half by seven and half by six. It's up to you.
   
3. Make a master shopping list.
   
4. Begin shopping always remembering to stick to your budget. Little by little you will cross all the items off. Just be persistent and patient.

This month, we are collecting Rice for our long-term storage. Liesa Card suggests a food storage program that fits the way we collect long-term storage on this site; although, there are many ways to go about gathering your storage.

Another way that makes sense is gathering a one year supply for one person at a time. (When you have one year gathered, just do it again). If you have one year for one person, you will also have a six month supply for two people, a four month supply for three, and so on. Isn't that COOL?! (I thought you might like it)! Happy collecting...