Hurricane Plans

This week in our staff meeting we got a pamphlet on preparing for a hurricane, titled “Are You Ready for a Hurricane?”

And I sort of know that I am not but I really want to try to be ready. I think about having a special shelf cleaned off in my garage and designate it the hurricane shelf. Put all the essentials there, the flash lights, the batteries, first aid-kit etc. I’ve also wanted to talk to my family and tell them we need to come up with a meeting place in case we have to evacuate and get separated. You know some random address in some random town that has a pay phone close by. After Katrina, it is a scary thought so I really want to be prepared but I just don’t ever do it.

The metaphorical hurricane

My 86 year-old Grandfather will only be here with us for a few more weeks. He is home with his family but the out come will not be good. We are just waiting. And I can’t track it and I feel like I am preparing for it in some kind of stupid way. At work I am trying to get all my tasks done. At home I am trying to have things in order – looking through clothes to figure out what would be appropriate to wear. I call my family regularly to ask for updates. But, I feel like right now I am calm and I understand completely what is to come but I just can’t feel it yet. Maybe we’ll get lucky and it will just miss us.