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Confessions of a Procrastinating Prepper
Confessions of a Prepper Procrastinator
My job has been sending me out of town quite a bit lately and so I am a little behind on some of my preps.
A couple of weeks ago a good example of a need for being prepared was provided. I was out of town and received a text from my wife stating the power was out due to storms. I reminded her of the glow sticks taped in various places around the house and where the flashlights were. I was not worried about foodstuffs as we had been grocery shopping the day before and the pantry is pretty deep plus preps.
I received a text about 30 minutes later from my son stating that my children had given me an overall Doomsday Prepper score of 0. I was shocked but replied, “on what basis”. I mean if David Lakota could score a 45 with 2-4 months of survival time, then I should be at minimum a 50.
My son proceeded to try and rake me over the coals about the lack of working flashlights or candles in the house. Although I was not worried, I responded in a fairly calm fashion, via his chosen method, text. “Son, the flashlights are on the shelf next to the batteries. One shelf up are emergency candles and matches. And if need be, there are three lighters on the shelf with the flashlights. You have a cell phone to illuminate and you are supposedly using tea candles already. Put them all together and you will have light.” My last statement had them all in stitches, “I have three additional months of survival. :p”
He admitted he didn’t look for those things but got frustrated with the fact he looked for a working light for 20 minutes. That was the one checklist I hadn’t gotten to lately but had it all together.
We talk a lot about not letting the disaster be the time to test your preps otherwise it is not preparedness but more of prayer. I realize that even in the midst of my busy life, at minimum, I need to delegate someone to check the batteries in the flashlights and ensure the candles are where they need to be.
No more procrastination. Since then, my wife has requested a “power outage bag”. This would have a couple of working flashlights and extra batteries, candles, a lighter and matches and a deck of cards in it. In addition, it must be stored downstairs and easily accessible.
Not a bad request. Maybe I’ll make one tomorrow 
“Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.” – Thomas Jefferson
Until then,
Use your instincts to survive
Source: http://instinctsurvivalist.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/confessions-of-a-procrastinating-prepper/
