We had a little earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area last week. It reminded me to update my Emergency Information template and supplies. To help you do that too, and in recognition of National Preparedness Month, I’ve attached my Emergency Information template for you to download free. It’s one of two record keeping templates available at Habitudes, my personal record keeper website. You can fill in the template using Microsoft Word or most common word processors. Click to download: Emergency Information v.81525 Emergency Information Includes Things You May Not Have Thought of. The most important emergency info is on the first page of the template. Even if you don’t use all five pages, fill out and print the first page. Keep it on the fridge or bulletin board where your family, babysitter or house sitter can find it easily. But check the rest of the pages, too. They include information you might not have thought of. If the babysitter gets locked out, who has keys to your home besides you? If Fido swallows his toy where is the nearest 24 hour veterinarian? If there’s a false alarm, how do you disable the smoke detector? In an emergency, where are […]
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I’m absolutely thrilled to introduce Habitudes, our new personal records website. Starting with What My Family Should Know and Emergency Information, our mission is to offer the most useful personal record keeping documents on the web. Some of you may remember our original website, with earlier versions of our record keepers. Due to insurmountable technical problems we shut down the site a year ago, determined to create a more user-friendly system for keeping household records. This time we think we got it right. What Makes Habitudes Personal Record Keepers Unique Of course, you could type up personal records yourself, hire an assistant at $20-$60 per hour, buy or subscribe to record keeping software or download other forms. And you can always look for other record keepers. But why waste your time? Few, if any, offer all of these advantages: Download today Easy to use with popular word processors No tricky tech to learn Customizable Printable Shareable Comprehensive Compatible with your devices Attachment friendly No subscription needed What My Family Needs to Know Keeps Vital Info in One Place What My Family Needs to Know isn’t just for the executor of your estate. Running a household, whether it’s just you or […]
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When my kids were kids and I was simply a parent, not a grandparent, our favorite family games were Uno, Monopoly and a ridiculously fun game called Pig Pong. If sheltering in place finds you running out of ways to entertain the family, here are some ideas. If you have some favorite family games, please share them in the Comments section at the end of the post. Family games to play while sheltering in place Whether you’re tired of playing the same old board games, or looking for games you can play play using items you already have in the house, see this article at Best Life Online. Most of their suggestions are for families with small children. For game ideas for all ages see HabiLinks’ Leisure and Recreation category under “Games.” Looking for the best family friendly video games? See suggestions from the discerning editors at CNET. Lost the instructions or pieces that came with your board game? Forgot the rules for Canasta or Charades? No worries. Find links to instructions and sources of replacement parts for many games at HabiLinks. Find more links you can use at HabiLinks Curated Guide The internet is full of great resources, but page […]
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