It's been a weird week for me. I am starting to feel like a rubber band...back and forth, this way and that, I have so much going on and so much on my mind.

This stuff with Korea has me just a little on edge, watching the news. I have tried to just focus on my family and my household, getting stuff done.  I have really been stepping up my couponing and making sure to stop into stores whenever I get the chance to pick up freebies or great deals.  I don't intend to waste gas by making special trips out, with the exception of my weekly grocery shopping trip, and so I need to take every opportunity to hit up the stores that are already in the vicinity of errands I am running.  It adds a bit of extra time to my already busy schedule but it pays off with the money I am saving on household supplies and is helping me to build my prepping supplies a little faster.

I also found a dehydrator at a thrift store last week and I have been trying it out. So far I have tried canned pineapple slices and a sliced kiwi. Next I plan to try some apple slices. It seems to be working well but may be getting a little too hot. I need to do some more research on that.

I realize that I haven't given you much to research or work on this week, I thought this article on The Prepper Journal might be of interest to you.  It is a great list to get you started on your prepping. 

http://www.theprepperjournal.com/2013/04/11/25-things-that-you-should-do-to-get-prepared-for-the-coming-economic-collapse/

It helps to have an outline to get you started. Like I have said before, you can choose to prep more or less depending on your comfort level. I love this list because it not only includes physical items you should be buying, but it also includes things you can do and things to be thinking about. Pair this list with my 3 Phase Plan for prepping and you will be well on your way.

Let me know how you are doing with your prepping.