Sandy & Other News

Last weekend I attended a blogging conference for Christian women.  I came home from Allume feeling refreshed, challenged, inspired, and so very, very grateful for each of you.

Unfortunately, Sandy was coming and I had little time to enjoy my post-conference-high.  Quickly I made provisions for the wrath of Sandy.  Although we don’t live on the coast, it looked like we were going to be pounded with flooding rain and high winds.  Electric companies were warning people in our area that they could be out of power for a week or longer.

I had hopes of writing out blogging goals, drafting posts, going through business cards, and napping after Allume, but instead Nate and I…

• Went to the grocery store for batteries and nonperishable food.
• Organized our basement to protect items from the flooding we expected.
• Cleared off the deck, porch, and lawn from things that could blow away.
• Prepared hot meals to enjoy before the power went out.
• Filled buckets with water to use for flushing the toilet.
• Filled mason jars with drinking water.
• Cleaned out the fridge.
• Organized the fridge & freezers so I could grab stuff quickly.
• Cried over the possibility of loosing things in my deep freezer (meat, baby food, and breast milk!!).  Thankfully, a friend with a generator put my mind at ease when she let us use space in her freezer.
• Filled extra containers with water to help fill the empty space in my freezers and keep them cold longer.
• Charged the portable DVD player and made popcorn so we could have a family movie night after the lights went out.

I was trying to think of everything.

Praise the Lord I didn’t actually need to do any of it.  We never lost power.  We didn’t have flooding in the basement.  We were lucky.  So very lucky.

Now for the other random news…

Facebook:  Whenever you comment on a post or click “like,” you are telling Facebook that you want to see more from that person or page. You are also telling FB that other people might want to see what this page is saying. Thank you for interacting with me and helping me boost my exposure! If you rarely see my posts, now is your chance to visit my page, interact a bit, and let FB know you want to see me in your newsfeed.

Frugal Photo Friday:  My series with Money Saving Mom has ended, but the final link-up is going to be open through this weekend.  I’m going to miss this series!  Anyone else?

iPad: Despite Nate’s wonderful blog hacking, we did not win the iPad at Allume.  🙁

Healthy Living eBook Bundle:  There is still time to purchase the Healthy Living eBook Bundle!  It is 34 ebooks, 3 great freebies, and a chance at an amazing giveaway.  Check out which books are in the bundle!

30 Days to Save Some Green: This month Rediscovering Domesticity and Sensational Saver are hosting a series where we can learn ways to go green and save some green.  There are going to be giveaways, link-ups, and great content from a variety of bloggers including me.  You can view the schedule here.

Whew!  That was a lot to cover!  Thanks for sticking with me.