Ten Indoor Projects

Ten Indoor Projects to Boost Your Preparedness

February invites indoor work that pays off all year. Use a quiet evening to refill your first‑aid kit, toss
expired meds, and add what you actually use. Print a simple home inventory and walk room to room with your phone, taking photos for insurance. Build a one‑inch binder with copies of IDs, policies, account numbers, and a contact list, and slide it onto a shelf where you can grab it on the way out the door.

Next, open the pantry. Move soon‑to‑expire items to the front and plan dinners that use them. Add a few shelf‑stable staples each week until a calm month of meals lives on your shelves. Check water storage and top off what’s low; it’s easier to fill a jug on a Tuesday than during a boil notice.

Round it out with lighting and power. Charge every lantern and power bank, label cords, and set a recurring reminder on your phone for monthly top‑offs. Small projects done indoors make the rough days outside feel a lot smaller.

Here's the list of 10:

1. Refill your first-aid kit.
2. Toss expired medications and replace what you actually use.
3. Print a simple home inventory sheet.
4. Walk room to room with your phone, taking photos for insurance purposes.
5. Build a one-inch binder with copies of IDs, policies, account numbers, and a contact list.
6. Place the binder on an accessible shelf where you can grab it quickly.
7. Rotate pantry items so soon-to-expire foods are used first.
8. Add a few shelf-stable staples each week until you have a calm month of meals ready.
9. Check water storage and top off low containers.
10. Charge lanterns and power banks, label cords, and set a monthly reminder for recharging.