March 6 what have you done to prep today

Added a few items to the storehouse.  (4 cans of beef stew, 6 cans of prairie belt sausages, 3 cans of sweet potatoes, 4 cans of cream of chicken soup, 4 cans of cream of mushroom soup, 9 instant puddings, 2 packs AA Batteries, 2 packs of D batteris, 2 BBQ Vienna Sausage, 3 jello, 1 worch. sauce, 1 soy sauce, 2 packs of chocolate candy) 

Have cleaned out more and made space for more storage of prep items.  Filled about 30 more 2 liter bottles.....haven't keep a count should have a total of about 100 now.  Not going to stop prepping until every nook and crannie in my house is full of needed items. 

Helpful hint:  Store prep items in your suitcases.......free space. 

 3/5 , brought  26 masks   yesterday,  found a recipe ih the news paper for using can black beans to make soup, don't like beans but i guess  i'll start with this recipe , 3/7 going to look at a green house in the pm, in the am  start my seeds for spring planting green house or not, they can start in the house.  our local gardening writer  stated  that he starts his tomatoes now and plants i guess after the last frost, here may 15, and has tomatoes to pick by june, i want to try it , longer growing season,more fruit any ideas??? thanks . and good luck    roxy

So far I have gotten my second set of Rona women shelves up and now they hold all of the dish soap and cleaners and my jugs of bleach( icovered both shelves with blankets so no one can see whats on there)..well that freed up space in my pantry cupboard in the basement..and I am still washing all the size bigger clothes I got for the kids the other day and spare blankets..now I head back down to the basement..I think someone set a bomb off down there(me). be.back in a bit...

Got more cat food and cat litter today. Went out for pancakes with family this morning. (Consider that part of preps: enjoy things like that while we can!) -- Libby

Just starting

We went shopping yesterday and picked up 20# of basmati rice, big bag of instant potatoes, cheap tuna and salmon at Aldis, lots of pet food, pasta, canned goods, coffee, baking mix and on and on.  This morning I sterilized my half gallon jars and I'm still waiting to receive the foodsaver I bought on ebay.  It was a good price, but I need it NOW. 

Dug my collapsable water containers out of the garage and discovered that many developed cracks.  It gets very hot here in the summer and isn't kind to plastic.  Guess I'll have to crawl into the attic and rummage through the wine-making supplies I've never used.  I know I have big containers up there somewhere. 

The hubby thinks I'm loony so this morning I printed off a bunch of information from various places for him and left the stack on the table.  I have a long way to go yet, but I'm so glad I found this resource and am actually doing something instead of sitting on my laurels. 

Today I picked up some more distilled water so I can make plenty of CS to have on hand and got a 12-pack of half pint canning jars, butter and velveeta so I can can some butter and soft cheese. 

STill need to start some garden seeds if I expect to have tomatoes and peppers this year.  So much to do and still need to earn a living while I can. 

The posts and articles about pigs and cows becoming sick and dying in areas that have BF really concern me.   I doubt that our government (US) will advise people to prepare.  The local news isn't telling people anything either.  The few people I've mentioned it to, act as though I'm goofy. 

I did get some Sambocol syrup and some Isatis 6, Ilex 15 and Myrolea-B from an online company and ordered 2 jars of that lauricidin stuff today.  I have one round of Tamiflu and 2 of Zithromax for each of us, plenty of Mucinex and OTC cold and flu meds. 

When I was out today, I picked up some charcoal and lighter fluid but it's so dry here that there's a ban on cooking outside unless you use a gas grill.  Little by little as time, space and funds allow, I hope to get enough put away to feel more secure.   I've already told my husband that I'm not going to try to take care of everyone we know when the sky falls.  Everyone can afford ramen noodles, mac & cheese, peanut butter and canned meats.  Long ago when I was young, I once lived on brown rice for 6 months.  Had it for breakfast with milk, sugar and cinnamon.  Had it for lunch and supper with butter or soy sauce.  When I could afford it I'd add canned soup or mackerel.  I can finally eat brown rice again, but it took 30 years before it looked good to me. 

The checker at the grocery store asked me today if I was stocking up for the illness.  I told her "a little bit" and asked if she was.  She said she wishes she could afford to.  I just smiled.

welcome oknut, what a shopping trip! Glad to see your stocking. I hope you get all the information that you need from our forum, please ask if you have any questions.  Take care

I am lucky enough to have a camp 30 miles outside of town.  Most of my supplies have been brought home, and stored in basement.  This weekend I finally got my pick up running well and the cap put on in preparation for hauling supplies to camp.....which is what my final step before self-quarantine will be.   My supplies are sorted, boxed, staged and ready to load.

Most recent purchases included a Hav-a-Hart trap, and a hand pump for the dug well at camp.  found a 12v heater/cooler at a thrift store.....always wanted one, and now I had a reason to get one...  :)  

Also finished filling out a financial first aid kit.....available at:

www.ready.gov/america/_download/eefak.pdf 

Bought big plastic tubs to organize  food in various ways.

 6 pack of bic lighters. 

Good sale on  emergen-c powder at Brooks pharmacy 1/2  price.

Wal-Mart had germ-x brand hand sanitizer in cases at the checkout(!) best price I've seen yet, bought 5 more bottles.

Jars of chopped garlic.

New hatchet and pruning saw for woodlot.

Duct tape.

Trying to keep up with 3 jobs, two year old, normal life, and keep prepping.

Trying not to look at the latest news and this forum all day and night!!!!

Today I bought two more cases of water, jumbo trash bags, powder-free latex gloves, anti-bacterial wipes, anti-bacterial soap, a bright spotlight, a case V8 vegetable juice cans, Immodium caplets, Hand sanitizer, etc.

I did the big rest today...did nothing but read in here and went and laid down on the couch a couple of times to gather my dithers...I will get back to it tomorrow..kids are home for March break on Friday they can kick in and help...

Have done nothing big today but did pick up 3 things at the grocery store.  ( Pam cooking Spray (2) Baby Wipes (1)).  Try to pick up something each time I go in the store.  Planning a huge yardsale a few weekends away.  Have lots of stuff to get rid of since I have cleaned out almost every cabinet, nook and cranny in the house. In our area we have a Turkey Festival for the beginning day of Turkey Season.  At the festival they have yard sales, entertainment, arts and crafts and so forth.   Plan on using the yard sale money to prep some more. 

Haven't done a thing today as was busy with the little one and also had a meeting. Hopefully, I'll get around to packaging and freezing the tofu before it goes bad....

HI TO ALL, brought plastic trays to put my seed pellets in, started onions, cut plastic milk bottles for seed starter containers, washed them also, brought solar outdoor lights,put one together, not bad, going to get more save on batteries, 2 hand towels, brought big bag of dog chews ,so that the dogs will leave me alone while i'm on the computer,  love them, but they are not happy moms busy roxy

I have fianlly finally found my basement floor all of the larger sized clothes I got are done..well still one load in the dryer...now I have to box and store and p.s I put my used bounce sheets in the boxs..smells purrdy....have lots more to do,but still got this ecky creeky bug..and I feel so drained....

Whats a Break....I think I need a vacation..lets say i will go..humm...the moon no threat of avian flu there..lucky astronuats....not to worry lots to do and kids will be home for the March Break and they will help..little ones are great help for the little jobs...

 

I could not find any vc..so I am takink b complex with added vit c...

Busy prep day here. Unloaded and reloaded the dehydrator. Picked up more cases of 45 TP and 10- 2 Liter Hand Sanitizers  from Sams. Made a trip to Costco for some more Hormel real bacon, a couple cases of C-fold towels, more batteries for my battery operated fan, a bag of plastic spray bottles for bleach/water disinfecting solution, 4 more gallons of vinegar, more laundry detergent, more raisins and cranraisins to vacuum seal, several tins of the danish cookies, dog treats and a few more boxes of trash bags (I wonder how many is enough??? LOL).

Stopped at Walgreens to pick up a few more non-mercury thermometers, a few droppers, and syringes (in case someone is dehydrated and we have to administer oral rehydration drop by drop), hydrocortisone cream, mucinex, and cotton swabs.

Stopped at Dollar General market, picked up more celery, apples, and bananas to dehydrate. Stopped at Health Food store and picked up Solid Gold dog food. Going to slowly introduce to my westie, much better than the Eukanuba he has been eating. Decided to buy pee pads for him, am not sure of how to handle that situation. Not real comfortable taking him outside when tshtf. We live in the historical district of town with tons of trees and birds. Lived in the country for 17 years and have never seen this many birds or critters there!! LOL

Walmart had some more 7 gallon water containers in stock. Picked up the 3 they had. Found another set of Lodge cast iron cookware on sale. Bought the last of the Bio-blue they had.

When I got home the porch was loaded with boxes UPS and Fedex had delivered.  Shipment arrived from Surefire with another flashlight and case of lithium batteries. These are the best flashlights! Several boxes from Honeyville Grain with couple more cases of powdered eggs, freeze dried strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries. Received my shipment of dried elderberries. Picked up vodka today, so looks like I will be making my tincture in the morning. My celtic sea salt order also showed up today. Also received more bucket lids...so looks like I will be packing up more buckets of rice, noodles, oatmeal, powdered milk tomorrow. My witch hazel hydrosols showed up today. (Read that is works great to spritz with and keep you cool, side effect......great looking skin!! ) I sure hope it doesn't hit while it is hot, I can't take the slightest bit of heat. I sleep with a fan on in the winter. I am sure I would be a b**ch to be stuck in the house with! Last box had my Pasta Express, not sure if it will work well or not, but worth a try. Beats using fuel up for the 8 minutes of cooktime. Will have to check it out this weekend....

Need to pick up more bags of lime tomorrow. Does anyone know how much would be sufficient? So far, I only have 1 50 lb. bag.

. Got six more cans of beef broth for soup with rice and beans, worked on buying a few more supplies with my girlfriend. I really just want to make sure she is ok and will survive this crap.

We will make that 90 mile trio to the sams and the costco , we will also go to the local walmart and pick up some shampoo too.  Since we have lots of veggies, we will get some more fruit and meat and pasta.

Sure wish I hadn't got rid of my dehydrator.... Looked at seed catalogue last night. Think I'll write up my order today....

I had been wanting an Excalibur for years now. Husband suggested last month for me to order one since we were prepping. I bought mine from Excalibur's site. Their pricing includes free shipping, extended warranty, and some freebies to choose from when purchasing. I ended up getting the newer one with timer and 9 trays. They were very fast shipping. Love the dehydrator, works great! I need to keep it running non-stop, but its a job prepping vegs & fruits, etc. Guess I just need to be more organized! LOL

  Hi kittles I am intrested in making the elderberry Tincture.  I have some dried elderberries and vodka.  What else do I need.  Will you please share your reciepe for making this with me?  Once it's made how long do you let i stand?  Please PM me .  I sure could use your help.  thanks a bunch.

Oops, meant to PM Mississipp Mama