National Preparedness Month: How Ready Are You?

September is National Preparedness Month, which was started by the Department of Homeland Security. Their motto is Prepare, Plan, Stay Informed. Part of preparing is organizing your home and office — knowing where supplies are and making sure they’re consolidated and easy to grab in an emergency. The recent experience of Hurricane Harvey is a…

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Lessons Learned from Hurricane Harvey

As my husband and I sealed up our Netflix DVDs on Monday morning, he noticed that the mailing address was in Houston. It was surreal to think that there wasn’t a Houston to mail anything to because it was underwater. This country has gone through natural disasters before, but when it hits this close to…

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