15 Things That Prepared Me For The World Shutting Down




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Summary: Looking back at the years and weeks prior to the whole world basically shutting down due to the COVID 19 virus, I realized and have come to have tremendous gratitude for the big and little things that prepared me for this seemingly unpreparable situation. Here are just a few...<br> <br> <br> <br> 1. Powdered milk supply - because I am in the "high risk" category for getting the COVID 19 virus, I am extra grateful for the supply of powder milk we have right now because we shouldn't be going to the store at all.<br> <br> <br> <br> 2. I discovered Costco online a few weeks prior to everything going crazy and have used it several times during this pandemic so I don't have to leave my house.<br> <br> <br> <br> 3. I have recently been studying about how to call upon the power of God in my own life and how to do it more and it has made all the difference.<br> <br> <br> <br> 4. I took my son out of school a few days before they shut them down which could have been huge in protecting our family.<br> <br> <br> <br> 5. I had several spiritual experiences where I was told certain things that I had no idea would help me during this time. It wasn't physical instructions about getting ready, it was more of the spiritual things I would need to know to calm my heart.<br> <br> <br> <br> 6. Reading ancestor stories has helped so much in understanding that doing hard things is literally in my DNA. I have shared these stories with my kids for years too and we talk about them often and they give us courage.<br> <br> <br> <br> 7. Since we have owned a home, we have always kept several months of storage on hand like diapers, wipes, TP, etc. so when we couldn't find it, it wasn't a big deal.<br> <br> <br> <br> 8. We put in a fence last year which has given my kids the freedom to roam around in the yard and get lots of sun even during this time.<br> <br> <br> <br> 9. We had bad grass last year so we tore out a bunch of sod and the kids have been so entertained just digging in the dirt.<br> <br> <br> <br> 10. We have a decent supply of flax which is great to have on hand right now since eggs have been harder to find. They made awesome substitutes for eggs in baking.<br> <br> <br> <br> 11. Last year when there was a small earthquake, we purchased earthquake insurance so when this larger one hit us this year, it wasn't a huge deal because I knew we were prepared.<br> <br> <br> <br> 12. We have been meaning to donate a lot of toys and kids activities and haven't ever gotten around to it and it has helped so much on helping our kids through this time.<br> <br> <br> <br> 13. Last year I stocked up on school supplies during the sale so all that glue, paper, markers, and crayons are coming in really handy right now.<br> <br> <br> <br> 14. We had an old laptop we didn't even know would work and it has worked like it's new for my son to do his school work.<br> <br> <br> <br> 15. The past few months we have gotten more into puzzles and purchased a whole bunch so now we have some fun family entertainment.<br> <br> <br> <br> The point is that we all have things we can look at and be grateful for and the more we do that during this time, the better we will be able to cope.