What's your first reaction after learning that a tornado, flood, wild fire or hurricane is headed straight for your town? Unless you just need to socialize, if your response is to leave your house to buy anything--food, water, batteries, wood to board up your windows, flashlight, etc.--then you aren't prepared.
In 2008, two corporate America professionals left their well-paying jobs to live a much simpler life. Knowing nothing about agriculture, they bought an organic farm in the interior of the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. They told themselves they were prepared for anything.
Within three days of moving to their new farm, the water utility shut off their water so they could fix a sizable leak down the hill from their farm. The water remained off for three weeks.
That day this couple learned some valuable lessons about the importance of truly being prepared for anything.
From creating lists and forging bonds to planning weeks, months and even years out, preparedness for a natural disaster is far more than stocking up on items you think you'll need if you're going to be shut in for several days or even weeks.
It's a mindset.
Sarah's Tips on Preparedness: Minimizing the Impact of a Natural Disaster is a guide for anyone who has to deal with Mother Nature.
Sarah's Tips isn't meant to be a definitive guide. With many books on preparedness out there--most of them dense with information, eclipsing 150 pages--it's impossible to cover every scenario you're likely to encounter in 50 pages. However, Sarah's tips will prepare you in ways you probably never imagined.
And with 100% of the proceeds benefiting two non-profit organizations on Puerto Rico, it's a win win for everyone!
