http://www.canadaprepared.com Beyond Surviving and On To Thriving! Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:01:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Copyright © 2010 CanadaPrepared.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ guy@guymcdowell.com (Guy McDowell) guy@guymcdowell.com (Guy McDowell) Training, Preparedness, Survival, Self Sufficiency 1440 http://www.canadaprepared.com/wp-content/uploads/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://www.canadaprepared.com 144 144 Welcome to CanadaPrepared.com - Prepare for anything, need for nothing. Prepare for anything, need for nothing. This is preparedness living with a Canadian flavour. preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self sufficiency, nova scotia, new brunswick, pei, quebec, ontario, manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta, bc, yukon, inuvut, newfoundland, labrador Guy McDowell Guy McDowell guy@guymcdowell.com no no http://www.canadaprepared.com/252/episode-32-lifes-most-stressful-events-death-of-a-spouse/ http://www.canadaprepared.com/252/episode-32-lifes-most-stressful-events-death-of-a-spouse/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:00:42 +0000 CdnGuy http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=252 http://www.canadaprepared.com/252/episode-32-lifes-most-stressful-events-death-of-a-spouse/feed/ 0 40:35 These events are the ones that are most likely to happen in your life. They are also the ones that are most likely cause an ... These events are the ones that are most likely to happen in your life. They are also the ones that are most likely cause an incredible amount of grief for you and your family. Yet we know that these things are almost inevitable, so we can plan for them and make them less stressful for ourselves. Once we have planned for them, they don't have to loom in the back of our mind, like a gargoyle waiting to pounce. We can concern ourselves with more enjoyable things. By preparing, we can dramatically improve the quality of our lives today and in the event that these common life events happen. Today, we talk about being prepared for the passing of a spouse or of ourselves - to ease the burden of our grieving spouse and family by making sure you have wills in place and up to date. This is just an overview to get you thinking. Resources: What are trusts and how could they benefit you? Living Wills FAQ - CBC In-Depth Dying without a Will (Dying Intestate) - RBC Insurance preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self sufficiency, nova scotia, new brunswick, pei, quebec, ontario, manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta, bc, yukon, inuvut, newfoundland, labrador Guy McDowell no no http://www.canadaprepared.com/234/episode-30-g20-and-g8-and-dealing-with-explosive-events/ http://www.canadaprepared.com/234/episode-30-g20-and-g8-and-dealing-with-explosive-events/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:51:59 +0000 CdnGuy http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=234 http://www.canadaprepared.com/234/episode-30-g20-and-g8-and-dealing-with-explosive-events/feed/ 3 30:09 It's really insanity that the dignitaries would set up an explosive event in a major centre. It's also insanity that the protesters would take the ... It's really insanity that the dignitaries would set up an explosive event in a major centre. It's also insanity that the protesters would take the bait.  Here's a few of my thoughts and a few ideas to help you avoid, or deal with, such a situation if you have to be near it. Of course I've got some political and philosophical thoughts about this whole G20 and G8 thing, yet I don't really go into it in this podcast. As time goes on, you'll find me addressing these sorts of events and news items more regularly. Hope you enjoy, let's talk in the forum! preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self sufficiency, nova scotia, new brunswick, pei, quebec, ontario, manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta, bc, yukon, inuvut, newfoundland, labrador Guy McDowell no no http://www.canadaprepared.com/208/episode-28-about-entertainment-and-preparedness-planning/ http://www.canadaprepared.com/208/episode-28-about-entertainment-and-preparedness-planning/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:17:01 +0000 CdnGuy http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=208 http://www.canadaprepared.com/208/episode-28-about-entertainment-and-preparedness-planning/feed/ 2 32:22 What happens if the power goes out? Might have radio. Might have lights from candles or lanterns or back up generator. Might have a lot of ... What happens if the power goes out? Might have radio. Might have lights from candles or lanterns or back up generator. Might have a lot of work to do to get ready for the remainder of the challenge. For a few hours this is okay. For a few days, this is drudgery. What will you, your family and your neighbours do without TV, video games and the Internet? Same thing you do every time the power goes out. Get to know each other over a game of cards or someone playing guitar. Entertainment is an oft neglected part of preparation planning. Don't let it be. Resources: The House of Cards - Get card game rules here. About.com - Board Games - Everything you'd want to know. Books Recommended by Other Authors - NPR preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self sufficiency, nova scotia, new brunswick, pei, quebec, ontario, manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta, bc, yukon, inuvut, newfoundland, labrador Guy McDowell no no http://www.canadaprepared.com/127/episode-16-introducing-preparedness-to-your-kids/ http://www.canadaprepared.com/127/episode-16-introducing-preparedness-to-your-kids/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:57:44 +0000 CdnGuy http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=127 http://www.canadaprepared.com/127/episode-16-introducing-preparedness-to-your-kids/feed/ 2 23:17 Preparedness is a family thing and as such, it can have it's good times and rough times. Especially if this is a new thing that ... Preparedness is a family thing and as such, it can have it's good times and rough times. Especially if this is a new thing that you are introducing to the kids. I talk about some ideas on introducing it to toddlers, the 5 to Tween crew, teenagers and grown kids. Hopefully this gets your grey matter spinning on bringing your kids into the preparedness fold - even if you don't have kids yet! Sound quality starts out good, then gets bad. I didn't notice when it changed, until I listened to it just now. My apologies. I forgot to unplug the computer. It's the inverter introducing that noise. Maybe I should get a better inverter. What's with the army baby? I just think he's cute and funny and it sort of relates to this topic. Family Preparedness Guy McDowell no no