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Charlene Nelson

Citrus Fruit

In the dead of winter, when everything is frozen and bleak, Mother Nature blesses us with a ray of warm sunshine: citrus fruit. This is the season that citrus fruit is harvested, and so there’s plenty. This abundance also means it’s often on sale during the winter months. And a good thing too – this […]

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January 24, 2022

Declutter and Donate

Last week I talked about simplifying your life, paring down on things that clutter your time, your emotions and your space. Continuing with that theme, I'm going to challenge you to declutter a room this week. Choose a room—any room—and get rid of what you can't use and organize what you keep. After you have […]

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January 17, 2022

Just Simplify

Stuff costs more than money Many are beginning to recognize the emotional, spiritual and financial weight of consumerism. That is why there is a surge in blogs, Facebook pages and websites that encourage and extol minimalism and non-consumerism. Fifty years ago, Americans consumed half of what they do today. Advertising convinces us that we will be […]

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January 10, 2022

Setting Goals

Last week, I gave you a quiz to see how prepared you are. Did you see anything that concerned you? January is the month of new beginnings and fresh perspective. This is the time to start getting prepared. After evaluating how prepared you are for a crisis, it's time to map out what you want […]

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January 3, 2022

Evaluate Your Preparedness

It's the end of the year and a good time to evaluate how prepared you are and maybe start considering if or how you want to be more prepared in the year to come. Start by taking this self-evaluation quiz: General Preparedness Do you have a family Emergency Plan? If there were a fire or tornado, do you […]

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December 27, 2021

Illness Prevention

Wintertime brings out all sorts of coughs, colds, and nasty bugs. Now that we've added COVID to the mix, it's even more important to take steps to prevent winter bugs from taking you down. Prevent illnesses: Wash your hands. Frequently. Most winter illnesses can be avoided with proper hand washing. And don’t rush. Wash with […]

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December 20, 2021

Provident Home Companion

Preparing a winter safety kit for your vehicle Last week a couple readers suggested a column on winter safety, particularly for cars. The importance of this topic was made even more clear to me as I made the 4½ hour drive from Casselton to Minot just after our last snow storm. Those new to the […]

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December 13, 2021

Provident Home Companion

Importance of being prepared for life's uncertainties For close to twenty years, I have been teaching, writing about, and advocating for being prepared for all kinds of emergencies. It started when we moved to our place in the country in 1996. Battered by dozens of blizzards and an ice storm that left us without power for 10 days, the winter […]

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December 5, 2021

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Citrus Fruit

Declutter and Donate

Just Simplify

Setting Goals

Evaluate Your Preparedness

Illness Prevention

Provident Home Companion

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