The real survival guide for hurricane Preparedness.

Disclaimer I am an Amazon Affiliate and I have posted some links to products I wish I had invested in Pre-Hurricane Katrina
.... Oh I hate this time of year!Hurricane Season.

This is not the story of someone who stayed behind during Hurricane Katrina. I was a total scaredy cat but I lived so close to the coast only 3 blocks when hurricane Katrina hit. Although it hit Waveland Mississippi at the eye of the storm. I was living not to far away.........
.... Yes my nephew dropped some syrup on my keyboard so just deal ok..................... I know most of you probably thought the eye of the storm hit New Orleans because they had such a bad time. New Orleans is actually 2 hours from the eye of the storm and I lived in Gulfport Mississippi. Waveland is about 20 min from Gulfport.
In reading about hurricane Harvey I saw this. " where an official had warned those who opted to stick out the storm to write their Social Security numbers on their arms for body identification. " I was at work at the local Hotel we had people calling in from every direction trying to make reservations. The worst thing about a hurricane is you have no idea what is going to do. So my boss said no reservations because they did not want people making reservations and then canceling them or forgetting to cancel as the storm changed directions. I was telling people that they needed to go north but if it is projected straight for us they dont really want to evacuate to the north.
Most people evacuating don't have time to really prep but as long as the electricity is on its best to make ice and dehydrate foods so you will have something cold to drink and something sustainable to eat...........

Here is a solar dehydrator that is great for camping or more serous prepping.\No you dont have to be a doomsdayer to prep. My step Mom loved to dehydrate bannanas ans My mothers favorite past time was to make beef jerky so back in New Mexico we did this alot I am not too sure how well this would work in southen MS I mean it is hot but the humidity is so high just not to sure it would dry out.


Hurricane Prep Kit
.... If you live in high humidity you may have to use this

Although it is not too great if the power is already out I can give you an option for saving your meat rather than letting it spoil in your deep freezer because the smell of a an entire deep freezer that has gone bad is no bueno!!!.... And cleaning it out takes a certain kind of gas mask Lol



What the Hurricane preparedness guides wont tell you. If you decided to run for it LORD please don't wait till the storm is upon you. There is a good chance you and your vehicle will not make it to safety and it really does not take that much rain to really mess up your car. Also the Gas stations really get Gouge happy, Hiking all the prices to 3-4 bucks a gallon and often times run out of gas.

I am completely serious when I say fear is one of those things that does not hit people until it is upon them then there really is not a lot you can do once the storm is upon you. Why should you go Hurricane winds probably wont blow your house away but a tornado might and you can not flee if your car if flooded in.

I literally Pawned everything I had computer laptop and speakers monitor. It only got me 300 bucks then I had to cry , beg, plee to get my Mother to leave too. Well, she was pretty upset that she evacuated and that the house was still there when she got back.I thought that was funny she was mad about it.

If you still live in NOLA you prob need to invest in one of theses Kayak's just in-case !!

When we finally made it to my aunts I called my Grandma and told her happy Birthday because it was her birthday on Aug 28 2005. We got a pretty rough sleep on the floor but it was better than in the hurricane torn home back in Gulfport. There was a 30 foot surge and that means that the water rose 30 feet over the normal seal level about just over the first story of the hotel I was working at at the time the walls in that hotel were built to collapse easy so as not to allow the whole structure to come down with the walls.

You should have seen the looks on my sisters faces after Hurricane Katrina Christmas Gifts and birthday presents I guess I had a smidge of PTSD because I got them emergency car kits lol with all the first aid needs you could think of.
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Oddly I did not catch too much flack but they were pretty expensive and no one really has any left after that hurricane season was over.
We spent a lot of time sitting in the car charging up the phone and listening to music and news. Fat Cat Preparedness kit has chargers flashlight and all the techie goodness you will need to be all prepped!

The news would not say a dam thing about the conditions in my home town because New Orleans looked sooo bad..................
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/us/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts/index.html of our home town because of the levy's breaking in NOLA and all of the horrendous things that went on during and before Katrina. The police came in and took everyone's weapons to ensure the safety of the people left unfortunately that just left the elderly and those that could not outrun the police defenseless to the ones that could and did hide better.

When we came back we stayed at my Mom house for 2 almost 3 days before the power was restored while it was still overcast it was not that bad but once the sun came out it was sooo hot and oddly I still wanted my coffee in the morning. We used the old school boil and pour it over a filter method with one of those old school coffee makers from the 50's we were lucky to have propane at Moms. But if you dont you may want to get one of these.

As soon as the storm is over you will probably taking pictures of the damage and moving limbs while you are out there you can forrage for foods of the natural variety.


Once you dry them you can grind them up and add them to your personal apothecary

It is better to be safe then sorry if you are in a rural area you will need this to keep the snakes and other rodents back while you are clearing a path out to the shed and back yard you may notice all your trees are leaning heavy in one direction the storm winds can really do a dooesy on your plant life. Here is my fav tool for tall brush and scarey areas. Well if your in the city you may need it for other reasons like pesky vandals but dont bring a knife to a gun fight lol


My Mom (RIP) lived right across the street from the fire department so we went to the fire dept to get MRE's and anything they had to offer because unlike this scaredy cat all the rest of the family stayed and we had no idea if they were ok or not. This was my first time to try and MRE and it had some kind of activated charcoal in it that automatically heated itself up lol so even thought there was no electricity and all our food was gone we got some hot meals.........


It was nothing but vandals run a muck when I got back Gulfport to my house the one closet that was in the center of the house I decided was the best place to put everything of importance that I could not fit in the car like the vacuum and all my school books purses and coats Unfortunately when that wind and rain and 30 foot surge came down on the top of the house my painting that were WIP and everything old love letters , pen pal letters were all destroyed. Well that is not completely true ..... My ass hole land lord took it upon his self to go ahead and come on in and start throwing out my things. All my high school letters and pen pal letters were gone I dont know if he just threw them out or if he saved them for a rainy day.Well that's ok what some people consider trash is other peoples treasure and family air looms.

Camille was pretty serious people had no way of knowing just how bad it would be back in the day SO sometimes the storm would come in and it was a lot worse than it had anticipated.

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("Katrina - Waveland, Mississippi. Hurricane Katrina came roaring towards the Mississippi Gulf Coast on the morning of Aug. 29, 2005, bringing devastating 120 mph winds, a nearly 30-foot storm surge and 55-foot sea waves.") https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/hurricane-katrina-ten-year-anniversary-mississippi/ reference for photo and quote


All of the furniture was ruined and not just ours but all of our neighbors had all of their furniture out by the road to be dragged away and it took us a week to get back to our home. Even then they said we could not go and well we could not wait any longer even after waiting 2 days the day the storm hit and the day after when we got back there was not electricity on so we waited and we all sat on the porch on the porch swing in our bathing suits with fans and trying to stay cool there were all kinds of new bug species that we had never seen before but it had to be 120 inside the house without the AC in southern Mississippi. that got blown in with the storm. All moms candles had melted and my painting that were watercolor had evaporated and just completely melted and sweated away there was only the pencil sketch left.
Months went by and FEMA came though we went back to give the land lord the last bit of rent we owed him and he had given away our broke down car that got water logged at the previous hurricane that we chose not to evacuate for. There in the distance there was my grandmas Orea Cookie jar that she gave me as my first house warming present. She was still alive and he told me he was going to give it to his little cousin and so I let it go. But I sure do miss that now that she is gone. I cry when I see one at someone else's house.





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What a horrible feeling when you have no job no home and everything you could keep fit in the back of your SUV. Every single store on the way back to our house had been completely destroyed from the wind, rain and vandals took everything. These cute cute Apocalypse tv shows have no idea just how fast shit is gone. Without the government there to step in with help I am sure that the reality is that there is only a few days of food in a city to last and if it is not shipped in then you will be starving if you have not prepared.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/26/us/hurricane-harvey-landfall/index.html Disclaimer I am an Amazon Affiliate and I have posted some links to products I wish I had invested in Pre-Hurricane Katrina

Should I go to College.

It is a hard decision today to decided if college is for you it is a large amount of money and time that you may or may not turn out successful in the field you choose. Even worse what if you are successful but you just hate your job. Then you are stuck in your dreaded life choice because you have to pay the horrid costs of attending. If you are really smart you will do the research and find a way to pay. If you are greedy You will just jump right in so you can get that extra income every 9-10 weeks. Which can really help but is only a temporary solution. I took the courses and for my associates they were 100% a waste of time every course I took I could have easily taken the courses on youtube for free. Which btw is how I figured out how to pass the courses by watching harvard videos online free on youtube. If it wasnt for those few jobs I had at the foreign owned hotels I could not have even understood the lesson of the foreign professor that helped me pass my courses. Seeing all the racism today is a super downer. Seeing the people who think they know what they are supporting when they go to certain churches as well as organizations I cant believe how blind people are to the truth that slaps them in the face every day. What does this have to do with college well the only real thing I learned in college was the importance of not being a racist and I never have been because I was bullied as a child and I can not stand that kind of hater mentality. But when you work all week and then you show up to the online school board and you have to answer completely stupid ethics questions that you have known the answer to since you were 3 years old and your paying 1,000-1,200 dollars for this course you pretty much are going to say what ever you think the teacher will give you an A for. That is unfortunate but some times your GPA is more important than what you believe. I have some pretty stong feeling about some things. But when you are the last person posting on a ethical question and you know you will have to get 3 to 4 really good comments in to make the grade you may choose to be the devils advocate to step out of your shoes and put yourself in someone elses shoes especially if you know your teacher is going to grade you a certain way. This is why you should go to college because you have to learn to think outside the box. I am glad that sometimes as I was looking at the assignment and seeing what everyone else wrote I decided to take the opposite side. For example although I am completely against data mining and I will not even give a pharmacy my info for a medication price quote when I am in screaming pain. I will and have literally drove 45 min and waited another hour for my medication because I am against data mining. But when no one can see the good in it then I feel the need to share my personal experience and this is where people get really bent. I said, As a sales associate my boss did use data mining to obtain good leads off the internet which helped me make some sales and helped me feed my family. Of course I made it sound like hypothetical famliy of 5 that needed the food not just little ol me that wanted to go buy canvases and art supplies. But if that is what people need to not be so narcistic as to think if my phone rings again by another sales associate bill collecting skag I am going to completely freak out on them. Do you really have to go work as a telemarketer to know that it is not right to scream at people trying to make the ends meet. Well education may not change your mind you may be like the other hags in my class that completely tore me down and ripped me a new one for even suggesting that people need to make money. Now through EdX you can learn many things for free. I am so excited to say that there are many colleges that are letting people get educated if they want to for free. In my mind this is a sign that the people of the higher universities can see that people do not want to work hard anymore they want everything handed to them. So basically they are giving it away for free to those of us willing to learn.... I am ok with that People like me who feel that mediocre jobs can be replaced by robots will make it completely obsolete. If a doctor can be replaced during brain surgery to ensure that your doctors hands are not shaking due to the coffee they drank earlier that day none of our jobs are safe. Thats ok because its just a few years out for completely different thinking sustainable enegy is attainable, TESLA and there are many other ways that we can survive without having to struggle for years before being able to see what we want to do because the course work is free and we can take the courses with no worry of failing out and not having the money to pay to get back on track. In short yes go to school and find what you are passionate about.

When Nature takes its course on your life. Who is left standing by your side.

Fool me once Shame on you,
Fool me twice shame on me.
Fool me three times and just please leave me alone you back stabber.

I have burned that bridge and saged the house of your bad ju ju. Still sewing up the hole in my heart.
I don't know how many times that one person can burn you before you put your foot down and say no more. But when you have complete strangers reaching out to you saying things that are so dam wrong and not to mention RUDE. Soo none of their business. You just want to tell them off. You know that your dear friend has been talking shit behind your back again. Not even the first time or the second time. Instead of getting off their lazy but and standing in your shoes they choose to judge.

Then not only are they your friend but your kin too. Thine own heart can only take so much abuse.
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I am asking my dear bloggers if you have forgave multiple times. How many times do you allow your heart to be trampled on before you just wont do it anymore. When you are all alone and there is no one there for you. When your are grieving and not a dam soul cares (your hunny's there). Then you finally realize that there is no cushion for that callused feeling. Your Gay friend tells you not too lose faith in God. (the irony) You can't hardly trust new people because you been burned so many times before. Only my dear sisters and my hunny were there for me in my time of most devastation. When my heart was severed and my soul was warped I lost faith and there were so few people who would even answer the phone. I don't know why I care to continue to reach out to people who clearly do not care for me. NO MORE

Finally when their functions are coming up on this very day of their birth and I am to just forgive and forget even though strangers reached out to me to tell me things that only they could have repeated. I want to be there I want to forgive but at some point there is just no forgiving there unforgivable actions. Years ago I called my bff from high school because I had to have some good advice about this very same person... she told me I needed some better friends. Oh did that hurt, that hurts so bad to know that your friend and kin had gone to great lengths to talk shit about you.

WHEN YOU NEEDED THEM THE MOST. When I was so alone and carrying the world on my shoulders and on my birthday I did not want to be alone I needed my friends and fam sooo bad only 2 days from the day my Mother passed away I was shattered and I was depressed. I have now got better friends, friends that know me and like me for who I am that don't need to tell others what they don't like about me. They can just tell me what they feel to my face. Like good friends do. Honesty and hard knocks, even but the truth is better than a fake smile.



My Momma told me "Misery Loves Company", Oh Lord, no she told me to forgive and forget but she told my sister and that counts for something. Not to waste time with people who can not be happy.(She said no pity parties). Some times I wonder why Mom gave me different advice. Maybe because of the amount of friends that have forgiven me for my harsh words I too should forgive. Is that even comparable to talking behind someones back. People who won't even help you when you have no one else who can help. People who you would do anything for. Your friend calls you tells you that they are stranded in BFE I put my bank acct in the hole going to get them and feed them when there other friends left them to starve literally. These are bridges that I built up with one tiny pebble at a time and they were burned down to the ground overnight with one sentence of disrespect or maybe hours of hating behand my back I won't ever know.So do I accept them back and just watch every little thing I tell them Mindiing my p's and q's to know that if I breathe wrong it could be held against me for all fucking eternity.



On another note sticking up for people who dont deserve it. Ok totally different situation different people different place but same situation. People talking shit about there kin. (yes your kin too) You stand up for them you know they don't really deserve it but the person your talking to does deserve to sleep at night not cry for the love of their kin. You stand up for them But do they do the same for you when you are not around.

Hell no they do not.
Ever Ever even to your face they wont help you. Then one day you know they will need you but will you then be there. Well you would if they called you but Lord knows they are too narcissistic to even call. Your live had been altered and changed you dragged them out of the hell hole that had become their life and told them to change or else it could be tragic. They did... Now you need them. But you owe them money or your not as perfec as them. Your not as Godly or what ever guilt they hold over your head It is not you. It is them. So you are now nothing to them because even though you helped them out of a rut you dragged them back on the wagon the best you could. Because the Lord knows they have to want it. But that don't count for shit. Sorry cant help you.
So there you go people I just answered my own question. NO they will not be there for you. No matter how much you try no matter how much you do right if the shoe was on the other foot they would not help you if you were dying on the side of the road they might say.... Let Nature take its course. If you are reading this and you think it applies to you then it probably does.

As you know my family means so much to me that I will forgive you no matter what. But you are going to have to call me if thats what you want. You will have to make it happen from now on I am not going out of my way for haters that only have negative things to say about me behind my back. If you think that what you say to others about me... stays in the confines of that text message or phone call think again hunny. Think again kin.
If I haven't called in a while its probably because your words did not stay where you left them. For all you religious people who think this does not apply to you because The Lord is watching over you, I have a scripture for you too.
John 8:32 the truth will set you free ... Do you feel free?
It has set me free and you can't guilt me, burden me, or make me feel bad for protecting my soul. For you historians and atheists who feel like that does not apply to you. Here is one for you if your heart is as light as a feather you will live forever. If not then well you'll have to read on to find out what the ancients believe. http://www.ancient.eu/article/42/
Life is most definitely too short to cry over spilled milk but it is also too short to listen to hasty haters that bitch about everyone else and as soon as you let them go they call someone else and bitch about you. So RIP to all the ones I lost RIP to Chris Cornell my heart is certainly not as light as a feather on this day or on any day for that matter but I try and meditate and let that hate and anger float on back to the back burner. There I can turn the fire up and let that pain, hate, loss and anger boil over and fizzle out. Maybe not today but one day I wont carry around the weight of the world. Thats because I have a few real friends and true fam that will never let me carry that burden alone, for too long. They have permission to slap it out of me if need be.

But for my good friends that have forgave me for my wrongs thank you (KJT, KJG, MPM),
For my great friends that stick up for me behind my back even if I dont deserve it. That is how it is supposed to be.

For the few people who could not stand to watch me get beat up as a child stuck up for me THANKS a Million I owe u big. I am here for you forever more you know who you are! Oddly there are quite a few. If you unburden your soul maybe it will feel as light as a feather. I already feel better. Maybe that is all we need to do is tell someone else that will balance the back stabbing scales. Now, I did not mention any names but you know who you are. If someone is reading this as advice I have learned that the words of that song The Gambler YOU GOTTA KNOW WHEN HOLDEM ... is soo true I am not saying dont forgive but when you do you better watch what you say because Leopards don't change their spots. They can change their diet and they can change a lot but if they burned you that many times. BE AWARE they truly don't care. Oh did I hurt your feelings? Well I didnt know you were that sensitive. DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA someone I used to know told me life is too short for all that drama, I am cutting it out like a cancer.

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When I was a little girl my moma told me .. smartie smartie had  a party and no one went to smarties party. 





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Here is some of my art for sale on zazzle.com

For all you entrepreneurs be sure to take a look at zazzle.com and get set up because it can become a hit overnight. I love to put my art on zazzle. it is always the one you weret sure you wanted to publish that get the sale. I took a photo and put it through a kaleidoscope and used the filters that are available to make it any tint that I choose. I love all the great fonts and customization fonts. If you have an artistic idea that you could print and sell you could not only have your own brands and design. If you are not all that artistic but you have a good eye for ascetics then you can just do layout for people to use their home.

The higher quality camera that you have the better your prints will be. Set the advanced settings to 300ppi for the best created images and be sure to check the size.



  



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Dont forget to find your soul on this hurricane skateboard.



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Top 20 Great ways to prevent and stop Alzheimer's Disease

These are meant to assist the quality of life of individuals suffering and possibly prevent it in others.
Turmeric
Ginkgo biloba
Cinnamon Extract
Green tea or Matcha tea –
Essential Minerals
Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Salvia
Vitamin D Crucial
Ginsing
Pumpkin
Vitamin K
Vitamin B-12
Vitamin B 6 Niacin
What is Mylan and why do we need it link below it is for the nervous system and the brain to function and fire off properly.
Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus).
Reishi and Cordyceps mushrooms
Probiotics
Sage/ Salvia
CBD oil
REM sleep
Activity
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Kutest Kitties II

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Dont let the haters get to you

All along the meri-go-round the kitty chased the hater

"My mother taught me how to sew, And how to thread the needle, Every time my finger slips, Pop! goes the weasel. "

I went a-hunting in the woods, It wasn’t very legal, The dog and I were caught with the goods, Pop! goes the weasel.

I said I didn’t hunt or sport, The warden looked at my beagle, He said to tell it to the court, Pop! goes the weasel.

Up and down the city road In and out the Eagle. That’s the way the money goes, Pop! goes the weasel.

Half a pound of tuppenny rice, Half a pound of treacle. That’s the way the money goes, Pop! goes the weasel.[1]

All around the cobbler’s house, The monkey chased the people. And after them in double haste, Pop! goes the weasel.[9]

All around the mulberry bush, The monkey chased the weasel. The monkey stopped to pull up his sock, (or The monkey stopped to scratch his nose) Pop! goes the weasel.

A penny for a spool of thread, A penny for a needle— That's the way the money goes, Pop! goes the weasel.

Jimmy’s got the whooping cough And Timmy’s got the measles. That’s the way the story goes, Pop! goes the weasel.

I've no time to wait and sigh No patience to wait 'til by and by Kiss me quick, I'm off, goodbye! Pop! Goes the weasel

All around the chicken coop, The possum chased the weasel.[9] References
"1853 English Nursery Rhyme"
There are numerous American versions[10] as printed in Vance Randolph, Ozark Folksongs, Volume III, pp. 368–369. Randolph's #556, the A text. Collected 1926 from Mrs. Marie Wilbur of Pineville, Missouri. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_Goes_the_Weasel