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“Light” and “darkness” have been important features since the creation of the world.  The two opposites provide division of our days and help set the rhythm of our body clocks.  In addition to providing us the opportunity to see once the sun has gone down, light has always been important to people as a source […]

We’ve talked about diapers and why it is wise to stock cloth ones.  One of the main reasons for acquiring  cloth “nappies” is because you would quickly be in a literal mess if disposables stopped showing up regularly on store shelves.  The same would be true with disposable baby wipes. Most parents are accustomed to […]

Just about every preparedness guide will tell you to store wheat and lots of it.  What many do not say is that there are different types of wheat and it matters which types you buy and what you do with each. Whole grains should be an important part of most people’s diets, so why isn’t […]

It seems that at some point, just about everyone suffers from a soft tissue injury from either repetitive motion or maybe an accidental twist.  The first time I sprained an ankle was when I was five.  My younger sister had run off across a grocery store and I tore off after her (to tell her […]

There have been fads in cooking and diet for decades.  There was the cabbage soup diet, the oat bran craze of the late 80’s, carbophobia from the Atkins Diet, and so on.  But the element of the American diet that seems to have had the most swings in it over time is the question of […]

Sam Winston’s novel What Came After is a different type of post-collapse story.  It is set around 2050 and only the old-timers remember the world the way it was “before.”  The United States has devolved into only 3 categories of people- Ownership, Management, and the “generics.” Ownership is made up of the ultra-rich, mostly those […]

In the last installment of the First Aid Refreshers, I covered minor burns.  This time, I want to look at the more serious ones that will require very careful attention. Types of Burns, continued 3.  Deep (3rd degree) These go beyond the top layer of skin and destroy tissue.  They may leave exposed raw areas […]

In this installment of the cloth diapers and prevent diaper rashes series, I have some recommendations for methods to treat and cure it as well as some products you may want to consider purchasing. Treating Diaper Rash So you’ve tried all those preventative things and still baby has a rash.  Don’t feel too badly-  it […]

You’ve become convinced that it is wise to prepare for uncertainties in the future as best you can.  You’ve been picking up extra canned goods each month and you are reducing debt wherever you can.  You’ve started having some family discussions around the dinner table. Last night, there was an interesting debated about how the […]

Thus far in the First Aid Refreshers series, we’ve covered fevers, wound care, and shock.  Those are important topics, but there is another one right up there with those- burns. Our lives are pretty comfortable right now.  We have the convenience of electric heat, stoves/ovens, and so on.  If we are building a fire, it […]