Today is the day.
Have you been meaning to make sure your children’s car seats are fitted properly? Find a car seat expert and have it checked out. Today.
Is your balcony railing worrying you? Have it repaired. Now.
Concerned about the safety of kids around a pet? Do something definitive about it. Immediately.
Worried about the welfare/state of mind of a loved one? Take steps to get to the bottom of it. Right now.
Smoke detector batteries need replacing? Do it.
Door lock not working properly? Window not very secure? Remedy this today.
Tires dangerously worn? Some expenses are unavoidable. Replace them.
Are you doing something you know isn’t safe but you keep making excuses and putting off making a real change? Make a concrete move to stop it. Today.
You get the idea.
We can’t prevent all eventualities and nobody’s perfect, but sometimes there is something we can do. So get up and do it.
TODAY.
More suggestions? Add them to the comments. If you are inspired to do something today, I’d love to hear about it.
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Making my annual mammogram appt. … today!
“Concerned about the safety of kids around a pet? Do something definitive about it. Immediately.” heh – yesterday i had to ask my dad’s secretary to come get his dog that i was babysitting. 8 week old great dane puppies and toddlers apparently can’t live together. puppies and 2 year olds don’t really go together in the first place, but it’s really bad when they weigh the same. the funniest part is that i have no worries about my son and my 200 pound dog! but thanks for the post – i’ll go by the fd today and have them check my car seat.
Great reminders. For those who live in earthquake country (or hurricane country, or tornado country, or anywhere else natural disasters are likely to happen)– today would be a good day to put together a kit of basic supplies for survival. It’s really easy to keep putting off, but well worth the time and effort.
If you are reading this & you live anywhere near the Green River Valley in South King Co. Washington state, educate yourself about the impending flood threat!
If you live in the Valley, start sorting your valubles and storing them some place safer than your property. Now. Not when we get the evacuation warning. Get flood insurance. Now. It takes 30 days for new insurance to kick in. Find your evacuation routes. Now. Don’t rely on neighbours knowing how to get out and so you’ll just follow them. Speaking of neighbours, if you know any elderly or disabled neighbours, check with them to make sure they have a plan to make their way out; if not, offer your assistance! Make sure your car is serviced (oil change, radiator fluid filled, etc.) and that you keep your gas tank above 1/2 full from now until April (our flood season.) Make your emergency kit–include cash!! Sign up for Reverse 911 notification. Any ?’s: call your city gov’t.
If you don’t live in the Valley, make sure you have your emergency kit stocked for 3 days, incase there is no utility service–include cash! Offer your services to a friend. Sign up to volunteer–fill sandbags or deliver them to the elderly. If these command posts are near your area and you have means of cooking, have a little extra on hand to take treats to the sandbaggers, fire dept., Emergency services. These men and women may be away from their families for few days–their families would really be grateful for any kindness their loved one would be provided. Work out an agreement with elderly neighbours about running errands–aka grocery–you might have to go to a few stores to get the lists tackled. Open your home to store valubles or to someone who could potentially need shelter for a few days. Talk to your church or community groups that have halls, and ask if they would consider opening up halls as temporary shelters for evacuees.
This is a great post today–thank you T.L. & Ivory for caring for us all enough to write post!
If you live in a very cold snowy wintry area, start prepping for winter NOW.
Gather all your winter clothes, check to ensure they still fit the children. Don’t forget gloves, hats, scarves, snow boots and thermal underwear.
Have all vehicles winterized.
Get your heating unit an annual check up. If you use propane or natural gas as a heating source, ensure you fuel supply is adequate and properly working.
Prepare your property. Have loose shingles, gutters and walkways secured so they don’t buckle under the weight of the heavy snow.
Gather necessary phone numbers for snow removal, plumber (in the event of freezing pipes), electric company (for power outages), etc.
Hi: Just discovered your blog and I’m now a subscriber. Great reading, thanks.
Just tell the people in your life how much you love them. Love you TL.
Make an appointment for an annual exam with your doctor. There’s no sense in putting it off…
Love you, Jules.
How wild that before reading this post I was installing a new smoke detector. Must be something in the air!