It is now the time to start thinking about spring cleaning. I highly recommend clearing out stuff until it’s painful. Once you have reached the point that is painful then you know you have just about cleared out enough stuff. My objective is to set a good example for my kids - that we take care of the stuff we do have but that we don’t let our stuff own us. So, we all went down into the basement over the weekend and in the process of sorting and organizing I found that we had two shelves that had just been filled up with empty cartons and other miscellaneous junk that we were able to get rid of easily.

So, now that I have shelves cleared off in the basement it is now time to stock up! Ok, that does sound sort of silly but the word from the news wire this morning is that the Health Dept. is now recommending that we stock up on Tuna in cans and powdered milk. (See the link below) Tuna fish and powdered milk? yuck. I’m not sure I could get my kids to eat and drink that combination no matter how hungry they were. Here are my recommendations:
* Canned Fruit - buy it when it is on sale. Do Not buy the dented cans for supplies you are planning on storing. That is not based on any scientific information I have but using my mothers intuition I’m just not sure about dented cans for fruit products. Not only are you buying fruit but there is also juice in each can. This is an old camping trick to pack canned fruit in a survival pack because of the liquid along with the fruit.
* Soy Milk in boxes - This is a better alternative to powdered milk. It can be stored at room temperature and even though it does have an expiration date it still lasts a long time. If you get the vanilla flavored soy it is much more palatable than powdered milk.
* SlimFast powder - to mix with the soy milk and make a great treat for the kids plus it has other nutrients that are good for them.
*Bottled Water
* breakfast bars
* And Ok, Tuna Fish

The main thing to remember when stocking up is to think about actually eating these supplies. So, with nor further ado click on the link for more from the news wire about stocking up: STOCK UP