I don’t want to just be your editor—the faceless person behind a screen who judges your hard work. I want you to feel at ease and view me as an actual person. I’m a wife, mom, horseback rider, lover of the written word and the outdoors . . . and someone who really cares about what you have to say! That’s why I want to bare my own vulnerabilities through the Red Quill Blog, which covers various topics with a personal touch.
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Before the forty-hour workweek became a U.S. law, people often worked anywhere from eighty up to one hundred hours per week. Can you imagine? I realize some people still do this, but I just can’t comprehend how they possibly find the time to eat or sleep or have a personal life. Some days I feel […]
Final Wishes Section Hello, again! You’ve made it to the final installment of creating your own emergency binder! (In case you missed it, be sure to at least read the Medical Information section of the last post on the Child(ren) Section, even if you don’t have kids.) In this final section, you will have to […]
Child(ren) Section Welcome back! Today, we’re going to cover the Child(ren) section of your emergency binder. I labeled this tab with my kids’ names, but you can label it as you deem appropriate. This section will cover their Schedule, Rules, & Favorites; Medical Information; and the Medical Power of Attorney for your kids. Obviously, if […]
Basics Section Okay, are you ready? It’s time to really get our hands dirty! Let’s get started with the Basics tab. In this section, we will cover Account Logins and Passwords, as well as Assets, Liabilities, and Other Accounts. This was probably the section I dreaded creating the most, but it will really save you […]
Evacuation List Today we’re going to create an evacuation list, which I keep as the very first page someone would see when they open my emergency binder—even before the table of contents. You can put this list wherever you see fit, but I felt having it front and center was the best place, since my […]
Front Matter Are you ready to get started creating your very own emergency binder? I will dig more in-depth on each individual item later on, but for now, we’re going to just dip our toes in the water with some of the easier, maybe even fun, parts of creating an emergency binder (or am I […]
It’s time to roll in the New Year. Have you made your resolutions yet? How about preparing your family as best you can in case of any emergencies? After having lost our home in the wildfire of 2017, I’d like to discuss the importance of an emergency binder and share how I put ours together […]
Christmas is my favorite holiday. It’s also my husband’s favorite, so you might expect us to go all out like Clark from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (one of my husband’s favorite Christmas movies). Rather than straining our meter, we usually just whip out the Christmas decorations as soon as we can—typically the day after Thanksgiving, […]
Just Is a Four-Letter Word, and it can also shatter the airs of open communication between people if you aren’t careful. If you aim to be that person your children feel comfortable coming to for anything, then you need to validate their feelings, even when you don’t understand them. I try my best to listen […]
You’re trying to get some chores done when, suddenly, your youngest child begins to scream. You turn to see your kids fighting over a toy. The quickest resolution is to tell your oldest, “Just give the toy to your sister so she stops crying.” “But I had it first!” she yells, indignantly. You sigh. You’ve […]
Many thanks for a job well done! Blood and Steel was a bit more challenging than my previous books, but Mandi lent her own experience as a mother to help bring the main character’s story forth. As always her suggestions made the story shine!
- Ulysses Namon, author of Rangers of the Federation: Blood and Steel (Book 4)
