Hurricane Ike is coming…

We are getting the final touches on our hurricane shut down.  The kids are getting ready for bed and I’m going to fill the tubs with water.  The wind is picking up and I can tell it is coming.  I’ll be glad when this is over.

I forgot one important hurricane preparedness item.  I don’t have a battery operated curling iron.  What will I do tomorrow?  FLAT HAIR…. YIKES!!!!  I will be prepared for the next storm.  Ebay here I come. My neighbor has a generator.  Maybe I’ll trade her some canned goods for a 10 minute curling iron plug in.

I will probably be without internet access for a while.  I hope not too long.   Thanks for all the encourageing comments and notes.  Be safe my Houston friends and we’ll be in touch soon.

Frugal Friday – Hurricane Ike… being prepared with basics

Today I’m joining Biblicalwomanhood for Frugal Friday.  Yes, I love being frugal even during a hurricane!

We live near downtown Houston.  Yesterday I watched our local news coverage with people standing in line at a Walmart so they’d have basics when Ike hits.  It was so crowded at this Walmart, they couldn’t let anymore people inside until someone left b/c of fire codes.  People were leaving with carts brimming over.

When you shop like this it costs sooooo much more.  And it is hard to think of everything you need when you’re in hurricane mode.  I’ve been preparing all year and could have made it without going to the store.  On Monday I purchased bottled water and filled up my car’s gas tank.  And I’ve been cooking from the freezer the last few days b/c we’ll probably lose electricity.

Even if I lose my freezer, I am still way ahead financially with the stock-up plan.  Not only has it reduced the price I pay for items by buying what is on sale and freezing, it has saved us from eating out.  As long as I think one day ahead and plan one meal at a time, we eat at home.

It was also comforting knowing my family had what we need during this time a natural disaster.  I’ve been getting the house ready and my stuff together rather than standing in line outside walmart in 90+ degree weather.  I could go on and on….