Hi friends,

I had some nice feedback about an earlier newsletter explaining an idea to buy basic medicine in bulk and then to make kits with friends or in a group activity.

Then Scott, one of our awesome fans, asked about vacuum packing the medications to help them last longer. That sparked a memory of another fun idea I ran across years ago.

First of all, yes, vacuum packing will help most anything last longer, including medicines. Also, they will last long if kept dry and cool (but not frozen).

And the fun vacuum sealing hack?

I read a DIY post about a guy who dehydrated full meals at home and then assembled the components of each meal into gallon bags that he then vacuum sealed and shipped to the closest post office to his long camping trips.

With the smaller Ziplocs that were nested in the bigger bag, he inserted a thin piece of paper towel at the edge of the closure, leaving a small gap for air.

This made the magic happen.

When he vacuumed out the air of the larger bag, the air in all the smaller inner bags was sucked out through the gap where the paper towel had been inserted.

This would be a great way to handle a larger bag that you filled with multiple smaller Ziplocs, each containing a different medicine.

Obviously, this would be for a medicine kit that won't be opened and closed very often, perhaps something in your bugout bag or stored in a medical kit for emergencies.

Don't bother with the one you keep in your purse or waist pack as you'll be in and out for ibuprofen regularly once your friends realize you're always prepared. :)

Any tips that have worked for you when storing medicines and medications?

Good luck and stay safe out there!

— Misty :)

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Misty's Writing Update:

Well, life seems to occasionally jump up and scramble all carefully laid plans. I'm sure you've had that happen, too.

Nothing really bad or anything happened, but we needed to find new renters for a house we own.

Little did I know that our area is currently experiencing a drought of decent rental homes. So, instead of the occasional call during the day, I was inundated by calls, emails and FB marketplace messages from morning to late at night.

I also worked to arrange for cleaning and carpet replacement estimates followed by getting those finished so the home was ready to rent again.

I did open my book file and start adding new story only to be interrupted over and over. By the end of the week, I just gave up on trying to write.

It turns out I enjoy writing a lot better than I like doing the rental thing, especially when I had to tell two awesome families that I was renting to a third. Ugh. I do NOT like being the bearer of bad news.

So, finally, I sat down on Wednesday and got back to creating a life-and-death battle with an over-powered, scary fantasy beast. Woohoo!

SOOOO much more fun than real life stuff!

Yes, it takes work and effort, but creating is something I love doing.

Closing in on the end of this book soon!

Enjoy reading this week!

— Misty :)

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