Health Kit

Most people refer to this as their First Aid Kit, but I don't use it for just cuts, scrapes, and injuries. I have a health kit that is fully stocked!

Here's the thing: When you're sick, you don't want to go ANYWHERE for ANYTHING. So this kit is double duty- it is the "emergency kit" for a short-duration illness, and a convenient way to make sure your spouse doesn't eat all the chicken noodle soup.

What's in my kit?

-Band aids
-Neosporin
-Pain Reliever- aspirin and acetaminophen, plus ibuprofen. Children's versions, too.
-Dosage chart for pain relievers by weight and age- both infant and children strength are on the chart
-Maxi Pads- not just for the obvious reasons. Can also be used as a compress should someone have a larger wound that needs to be covered
-Duct tape. 1001 uses, including holding maxi pad in place over a wound
-Antiseptic wash
-Vaseline
-disposable gloves
-Gatorade packets
-6 cans of chicken noodle soup
-2L bottle of ginger ale
-Cold medicine
-saline nasal spray
-antacids
-anti-nausea, anti-diarrhea medicines
-cough drops
-tweezers
-Crackers
-Pain relief patches
-Applesauce

This is a great way to make sure that you're prepared for illnesses! I keep mine in a tote bag- it will eventually hang from a hook along the back wall of my closet.

Do you have a health kit? Got any other ideas for must-have items?

Things to know in an emergency

1. Where your flashlights are.

2. Where to get additional supplies of water.

3. Where your health kits are.

4. Where the extra blankets are.

5. How to prepare food without electricity

Dayplanner

A lot of people have old Dayplanners kicking around. I'm one of those people- and I have found a 2nd use for it! I have an old zippered one, and I'm using it as our emergency planner.

So far, I've put all of our Birth Certificates, Social Security cards, our Marriage certificate, copies of our credit and debit cards, and a copy of each utility bill in there.

Future additions will include copies of our insurance policies, a list of our logons for various websites, our photo cds, checkbooks, and some cold, hard cash.

The idea behind this notebook is that in the event of an emergency, I can save precious moments searching for all the important documents.