Friday Question=Are You Prepared?

I use to be a disaster spoke person for American Red Cross. With so many types of disasters happening around the world, it got me thinking. Do you know what type of disasters you could face, and are you prepared for it?
Let's make a List of ones happening in today's world;

• Tornado's
• Hurricanes
  
• Floods
• Earthquakes
• Tsunami's
• Nuclear
• Fires
• Chemical explosions
• Sink Holes
• Gas Explosions

All of these are very commons today. You would be surprise at the ones that can happened where you live and work. So the question remains.... Do you know which ones can happened where you live and work and what to do in the disasters? Can you survive any of them?

The answer for me is a live and work in an area that can have floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes,Earthquakes, fire, gas explosions, chemical spills, Gas Explosions, sink holes, and fires.To be prepared I have a first aid kit, and an area where I always keep me purse and an everything bag. Ready to grab at all times. All my numbers and info in those things. My car is always filled with gas and ready to go. A couple way to escape and a few places to go. I need to work on have a meeting place and a three month supply of prescription meds that my hubby. is on.

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Friday's Question-A New Year

New Years Eve has arrived and many will be making some plans for the New Year. You can call it Resolutions, Guide Lines and just Promises.

I have a few this year.

1. I would like to, as many others do, Loose weight. Lets say about 20 pounds. I think this is a standard Resolution.
Although, I heard something on the radio yesterday, that said must folks who are in the lower obese range, do not think they are! That was very interesting to me. Even though the scales say yes our eyes say No I not.

2. House clutter is one Guide Line I would like to overcome. I am a Pack rat! Whether it be from hanging on to the past or just having problems letting go. I got it, Even though my house is neat, Please don't open the closet doors or the spare room drawers. And what ever you do DON'T GO IN THE STORAGE ROOM! Now I need the set a Guide Line to getting this cleaned out and my Pat Rat syndrome under control.

3. A promise to myself needs to be......Live Healthier. There's always room for improving our Lives. It could be by reading labels on those items we purchase. Making sure it is a healthier choice for our home and bodies. Or looking for more ways to go Greener in our Home Lives. Most folks spend two thirds of their day in their home. Could it be healthier for us and our children? I want to live a long Healthy Life. Believe it or not , Environmental cancer causing carcinogenics , in my opinion, is very high in the Home. It think this is one thing we all can control. I am the Mayor of my Home and therefore I can make it a healthier one.

So There you have it three things I can work on in this New Year approaching.

What are you going to work on this next year?

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It's Friday.. Where did the week ago! There was so many things to do this week around this house. We are having a Fourth of July Family Get together. Opening the Pool was Number one on the list. Cleaning up the yard, Straightening the house, Planing the menu, shopping for the food, and Finding the American Flag.
Among all of this we have Therapy appointments, Dentist appointments, Doctor appointments and let's squeeze in Bathing suit shopping! Oh I am totally ready to relax!!!
So this bring me to Aloha Friday, A day to take it easy and get ready for a fun weekend. Kailani over at An Island life invites all to celebrate this Friday with her. It's easy all you do is Post a simple question ( Nothing to hard )and link up at her site (Blue link above) or just surf to other players and answer their question.

Okay? So here is your Question:

Did you see a movie this week?

Hubby and I went to see Knight and Day. It was a great relief from the hectic life at the home-front. We really like the movie. Daughter saw Toy Story with boyfriend. They said it was good. Daughter and I would love to see Eclipse soon. I hear it is better then to other New Moon and Twilight.

This link will only be open for the weekend. Feel free to leave your weekend link here. The only rule I have is NO SPAM. I will delete it immediately! Have a great weekend and Happy Fourth of July, America!!!!

AF Question---On the Go Again

Oh yes I posted late, you see I was on the go again!!
With Father's Day this weekend, I decided to go spend time with My Dad. So off I went to Virginia Beach by Myself! Yes I left the hubby and daughter back home. The drive was not bad, I left early in the morning around 6am and arrived about 10am. Noticed that the traffic was lighter than usual. My baby brother and I are taking dad out Sunday for a Father's Day Brunch/Cookout.
Here's a question for you;

Do you celebrate Father's day? If so, what are your Plans?

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Aloha Friday -Summer Projects

Summer will be here on the 21st of June. Our spring project (Vintage Sewing Room) will be finished by then and the summer ones will begin. We are in the process of preparing for the Shed cleaning out. Got a new one just for the Yard and Gardening stuff. So we will be collecting the items from the Work shed and Pool Shed. Organizing is the tool for being clean and Green. Been thinking about selling some things, so here is my question for you.

What is the best way to Sell used things? Is it by Yard sale, Ebay, Craig list, Newspaper or do you have another way?

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Friday follows & Aloha fridays- Painting

Yesterday I posted about how I started on the Green trail. So, today I thought of asking a question about Painting. One of my Nephews bought a New home recently and the painting process has started. First thing what Color then the trusty paint.

Your questions:

1.How do you decide color?
2.What brand of paint do you use?
3.Did you ever think about the ingredients in the paint product?

Start Thinking Green, it's good for the Mind.

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Here's your Question:

Do you think one who is trying to lose weight, should weigh them themselves every day?
Include why or why not in your answer?

Aloha Friday-Food Plans.

Kailani over it An Island Life is the original host of Aloha Friday, A day to take it easy a surf the air waves answering question. Because there are so many linked on her site I have a Mcklinky so I can visit those who visit me.I try to visit all links on her site however I found that some do not like to visit others. Therefore I visit those who have visited me in the past and those who leave their link.


Here is your Question:
Do you follow a food plan?
Some people are on the Adkins or SouthBeach food plan. There are so many out there; Jenny Graig, Weight Watcher, Nutrasystem, and others. My hubby wants to start the Adkins again, I'm more of a SouthBeach person. Then again I like to watch my amount and sugar intake and just wing it..
So which one are you?

Aloha Friday- Exercise

So here we are..It's Friday! A time for asking a question. Not too hard or too long, just enough to learn a little about you.
I have taken a break from talking about green things and health issues lately. Oh yeah, I had also taken a break from exercising. Need to get back on the Wii board and EA Sports.

So here is your Question:
Do you exercise with a Wii system, if so which one do you use and are you a daily or a three times a week exercising person?

Oh yes I know that is three questions, I want a little more info then Yes or No. Now if you do not use the Wii system, then maybe you use something else, you can tell me all about it. I might even blog about it after trying it of course.
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Aloha Friday

I have been having a tough time shopping for the men in my life. In the previous post I needed help with Dad. Still do, I have not done any shopping. I go but leave empty handed. Only a week to Christmas and I need to get going.
Here's the Question:

Can you tell me what you've given your men in the past?

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Aloha Friday -Parties

Kailani over at An Island life likes to take it easy on this day. We ask a question for our visitor to give their two cents. For more followers click on the Aloha Friday banner.
Today is a very busy day. I have to get ready for a party tonight. Oh of course we will have plenty of food. So, Here is my Question for you:

Are there any parties planned in your home this Holiday Season?

Aloha Friday- Home Heating

Kailani over at An Island life likes to take it easy on this day. We ask a question for our visitor to give their two cents. For more followers click on the Aloha Friday banner.

There are all kinds of Home heating in the market today. We are a very diversified world. Some heat with Oil, Gas, Wood , Hot water or Heat Pumps. A newer one on the market, for some years, is GeoThermal. Of course there are some who still use Electric heaters.

Here's Your Question of the Day:

What type of Heat source do you use in your home?

We use a Heat Pump however we are thinking about going GeoThermal. Looking into it now. It is suppose to be a more Greener choice. My parents have had it for some years and their Heating bill has gone down. They use to use Oil. I have lived in homes that have used all the above listed. I really think Gas heat is Warmer. We also have a pellet stove. We use that all winter long. It is also a much warmer heat source. Even though we do have a fireplace,our use of it is limited. I feel too much heat is lost, but it is nice to cozy up by it on a snow blowing day with a cup of Hot chocolate....Oh I must stop now.

Aloha Friday -TV Shows

Here is the Question:

Have you watched any
Going Green TV shows?

I started about 3 years ago watching "Living with Ed". It was mostly humorous, I love watching Ed Begley Jr in Movies and TV show, but this was truly something different. His wife Rachelle, reminds me of Me! Ed is like my Hubby. He was always trying to save electricity, going behind turning off lights, putting those LED ones in and looking into alternative solutions. Bringing home all kinds of new things he found in the market place, bring people over to talk about alternative solutions. And yes I like Rachelle would just stay in the background, protesting once they left. I Grew to love that show"Living with Ed". Didn't realize I would be joining the Green Nation group!



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Aloha Friday - How high will you go?

Our Electric bill at one point was over 700.00! My friends is almost like paying their Mortgage payment. We managed to get it down to 400.00. However that is still too high for me. So now we are looking at another energy source. More to follow....

My question for You:

How high would you let your electric bill go, before you will consider another energy source?

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Aloha Friday - Preventions

This is the start of Flu and Cold Season.
Your Question:
What do you do to Prevent the flu or cold for getting hold of you?

I drink immunity drinks. One thing we drink is Crystal Light Immunity- natural Cherry Pomegranate. Another thing we do is eat foods rich in antioxidants. I posted an article about that"Stay Away Flu! I have Antioxidants".

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