Tag: Survival

Every Day Carry

2023’s Updated Women’s Simple EDC

What is EDC? EDC stands for Every Day Carry.  What items do we carry on our person EVERY-SINGLE-DAY? Someone could be prepared for TEOTWAWKI and not be prepared to for today’s small emergencies.  One way that we can be prepared for every day emergencies is by creating an Every Day Carry […]

Mentally, Preparing Ourselves

Combating Normalcy Bias – Surviving a Knife Attack

Never have I ever.  It’s a game that one of my kids has played with other people at a camp.  My daughter’s three options that she gave them were (1) I’ve met the governor of Illinois (2) I’ve taken first in a chess tournament (3) I survived an attack by […]

College, Preparing Our Families

College, Survival Preparedness, and Covid – What to Have, Know, and Do

This year our college Freshmen (or Sophomores, Juniors, or even Seniors) are likely to have a radically different college experience than they would have had last year.  Preparing your older teen or young 20-something to get ready for college can be an emotional experience for the parents.  This year, we’ve […]