Good Living with Aprilanne

Can you spot the life saving stocking stuffers in this photo? Hint: It's not the candy canes :)

I realize it’s hard to get excited about flashlights, first aid kits, and meal replacement bars - that said - and in line with the idea behind the  song lyrics from the movie Mary Poppins:   “A Spoonful of Sugar helps the medicine go down”- I offer you an easy albeit sneaky way to incorporate “Emergency Prepardness” supplies  into your holiday offerings this year by mixing them in with the other more tantelzing goodies in your family’s holiday stockings!

Granted, one could consider sticking bows on first aid kits and bright holiday stickers on flashlights the equivalent of putting  “lipstick on a pig” - yet this simple activity towards “Being Prepared” is ultra-easy to execute as most of the “Readiness” supplies one needs can be picked up on that last minute dash to the grocery store TODAY!

Be creative -  you can also design a “last minute” gift around a loved ones hobbies,  for instance you can go with a gardening theme and mix in emergency supplies in a flower pot with gardening tools, seeds, etc, for your elderly neighbor who loves to putter in the yard - or include an emergency travel supply kit with some car cleaning gear, and cool car gadets in a bucket for that dad who is into keeping his car in mint condition…you get the picture! 

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY - BREAK GLASS!!!

Watch “Are We Prepared?”- A behind the scenes look at Preparedness efforts in Marin County, CA 12 min.