Before it arrives.
My planning, supplies, organization, and the things experience has taught me to think about ahead of time.
STORMS, SURVIVAL & RECOVERY
Before the storm.
Long after it passes.
Hurricanes, flooding, and the lessons that stay with you.
LESSONS FROM LIVING IT
So much time.
So much learned.
Storm preparation and recovery have taken up a huge amount of my life. The time, the work, and the disruption extend well beyond the weather itself.
I’ve learned a lot through it. I want to turn those experiences into something useful: stories about what it has been like, practical lessons I can share, and ideas that might help someone else feel more prepared.
This is a place for the before, the during, and the long after. I’ll be building it out as I tell those stories.
WHAT I’LL BE SHARING
Preparing.
Getting through. Rebuilding.
What living it looks like.
Personal stories about storms and flooding, including the decisions, disruption, and work around them.
After the forecast moves on.
The cleanup, repairs, and time it takes to put everyday life back together.
Stories and resources are in development. This is the beginning of the collection.
AN IDEA I’M DEVELOPING
Preparedness
with a purpose.
I’m developing an idea for modular emergency essentials kits: sturdy, waterproof bins with a core kit and add-ons for different needs.
The goal is to offer ready-made kits and teach people how to assemble their own. Longer term, I’d love to see that grow into a business that can also support getting essential supplies to communities after disasters, including pallet-sized relief shipments wherever that help is needed.
It’s an early-stage vision, with a name and plenty of details still to work out. What matters to me is building something useful that can grow and do good.
In development · Kits and relief programs have not launched.