As I sit here there's a powerful storm churning out in the Atlantic Ocean. And for the past 2 days I've been hearing all about it from the weather guys who love to hype up a weather event. This time around it's really starting to sound like being in a mid-Atlantic state ha put us in the path of what they're calling the frankenstorm, and while we aren't likely to get major damage or flooding at our house, there's a good chance we might lose power for a while. If that happens I'll probably freak out a bit because I'm pretty plugged in most of the time, but we'll survive.
Here's my contingency plan for how to beat the boredom -
Batteries & flashlights. Or a lantern! We actually got this great LCD lantern thing from my parents at Christmas last year. It has 4 mini-lanterns that come apart so you can wander off to the bathroom to with a nice light. A lantern really fills up a room with light better than a directed flashlight does. And face it, when it gets dark at 6:45 PM, I'm really not ready to just go to bed.
Board Games! Scrabble, Monopoly, Boggle or old fashioned card games are great for the adults. Memory, Candyland, Old Maid, and Go Fish are good for the little ones.
Keep electronic devices charged. OK, so that's not quite "roughing it", but face it, when your books are on a Kindle, you have games on an iPad, and your only means of communication is a cell phone, it would be a good idea to do what you can to have those things available to you. Bonus points for a portable DVD player.
Decluttering - after spending 2 days in my grandparents house in June going through closets, drawers, and attics, I know that electricity is a "nice to have" feature of decluttering rather than a necessity. A lantern and trash bags are the only essentials!
Crafts! Make sure you stock up on crayons, paper, markers, coloring books, scissors or anything you frequently use for crafting at home for either you or the kids. Don't count on a glue gun as the power may go out. I also stock up on new coloring books to break out on rainy days.
Alright folks, that's it for tonight. I've been working on my indoor prep, tomorrow is outdoor prep - gutters, yard cleanup, un-decorating (no need for Halloween decorations to become projectiles!). Hopefully this whole shebang amounts to not much more than a few rainy days!
Here's my contingency plan for how to beat the boredom -
Batteries & flashlights. Or a lantern! We actually got this great LCD lantern thing from my parents at Christmas last year. It has 4 mini-lanterns that come apart so you can wander off to the bathroom to with a nice light. A lantern really fills up a room with light better than a directed flashlight does. And face it, when it gets dark at 6:45 PM, I'm really not ready to just go to bed.
Board Games! Scrabble, Monopoly, Boggle or old fashioned card games are great for the adults. Memory, Candyland, Old Maid, and Go Fish are good for the little ones.
Keep electronic devices charged. OK, so that's not quite "roughing it", but face it, when your books are on a Kindle, you have games on an iPad, and your only means of communication is a cell phone, it would be a good idea to do what you can to have those things available to you. Bonus points for a portable DVD player.
Decluttering - after spending 2 days in my grandparents house in June going through closets, drawers, and attics, I know that electricity is a "nice to have" feature of decluttering rather than a necessity. A lantern and trash bags are the only essentials!
Crafts! Make sure you stock up on crayons, paper, markers, coloring books, scissors or anything you frequently use for crafting at home for either you or the kids. Don't count on a glue gun as the power may go out. I also stock up on new coloring books to break out on rainy days.
Alright folks, that's it for tonight. I've been working on my indoor prep, tomorrow is outdoor prep - gutters, yard cleanup, un-decorating (no need for Halloween decorations to become projectiles!). Hopefully this whole shebang amounts to not much more than a few rainy days!
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