power outage

[karmarae]

My husband and I are preparing for the upcoming hurricane. I'm getting really stressed about the fate of my freezer stash if we lose power. Is there anything that I should be doing in advance to save it? Buying a generator isn't really an option. Everyone is sold out.

Thanks.

Comments

[kelj99]

Can you buy ice to pack everything in just in case the power is out for awhile?

Stay safe.

[karmarae]

Hi! It's been such a long, long time. I went MIA on here for the past year because work was crazy. I've kept up on some of your posts, though. Your little boy is freaking adorable!

Hope all is well with all of you guys in WV.

And I do think I'm going to go with the ice pack route. I'm hoping our chest freezer is hard-core enough to keep things frozen for a while. I'm going back to work in a few weeks and I've been busting my butt to get a good freezer stash for Stevie. I'll be such a wreck if I lose it. I have over 100 oz. at risk.

[rebbyribs]

You have a baby!!!! Congratulations! :-)

Um, as far as the freezer stash, maybe you could split it up between different freezers - if there's space available at a friend's house or at work. That way, there's less of a chance of losing it all. Also, you probably know this, but full freezers stay frozen longer when there's a power outage, so packing your freezer completely full with bottles of water or whatever would be helpful.

[karmarae]

Hi! Yep. A lot has changed over the past year.

Stevie is 10 weeks old and he's doing great. I feel like I really lucked out. No colic and he's been sleeping through the night since about 6 weeks. My only complaint is that I'm working part-time from home and that sucks. I'm just not able to devote enough time to work or to Stevie. I feel like I'm doing everything poorly. I'm going back in mid-September, though. I think it will help.

I hope everything is going well with your whole crew. Are you still nursing the twins?