change change change

I started this blog back in January. It's now September and I haven't touched it since my first day (whoops!). My first, and only post, was about our upcoming move. We have since moved up the hill, and got a 4 bedroom instead of a three bedroom!! WOOHOO!! On top of that change, I also have both of my little girls in pre-school now. I have about 3 1/2 hours to myself each day. I have plans of grandeur for that time: dishes, laundry, vacuuming, cleaning the fish tank (oh yea, we got one of those too), and then there's the garage. The "dump zone" as I call it, needs some work, to say the least! I've made some progress, but not enough.

This brings me to my next big change. Prepping. Don't know what prepping is? I'm not sure if there is one definite answer that works for everyone. I don't remember how my husband and I were first introduced to prepping, but we're both on board now. How do I look at it? Glad you asked! I love food. I love to cook it, I love to eat it. I really love to buy it, just ask my husband :) When I open my cabinets and there is no food, I even have mild panic attacks. That is just no good! I LOVE knowing that I have food in case of any kind of emergency. My biggest part of prepping is currently food storage. It's an obvious and fairly easy thing for me to do. There could be a natural disaster in my area (which is VERY possible, I DO live in the Pacific Northwest) that leaves me with no power and no way to get to the grocery store. Having a food storage in that scenario would be VERY good. There could be a financial difficulty where I had no money to buy food, widespread sickness, you name it, it could happen, and in those situations I FEEL safe and comforted knowing there is enough food in my home to feed my children and myself for an extended period of time. Prepping makes sense. That's why I do it. I try to encourage those I know to store some food. It's smart. As a Christian family, I also try to store more than my family needs. I want to be able to help others in their time of need.

I'm changing the direction of my blog. I'm still a Coastie wife. Now I'm a Coastie wife who's trying to prepare for what may happen next. Prepare for the worst, and hope for the best. I'm going to blog my challenges and my successes. I'm going to share what works for us and what doesn't. I hope to help someone else in this world prepare their family for the future. Feedback is always welcome. I'm new at this. I invite you to learn with me and teach me and maybe I can help teach someone else.

that's all for now from this Coastie Wife!