Project #4 Heart vs. Stomach  A Treat Just for Him

Project #4 Heart vs. Stomach A Treat Just for Him


Win today’s giveaway! Just tell us what you did (or are going to do!) for today’s Project by 7:00 PST on Wednesday and you will be entered into the drawing for today’s giveaway: The Frozen Gourmet

For most women, the hardest thing about cooking dinner is deciding what to make. Developed by Kathi’s Cooking Club, Six Chicks Freeze And Fix, The Frozen Gourmet contains 20 of their families’ favorite recipes. Save time, save money and save your sanity The Frozen Gourment Way!
So leave your comment below to be entered to win!

While this is the first week of our project, if you have friends who want to join in, let them know that they can jump in any time. You don’t need to have The Husband Project book in order to participate, but you definitely will get more out of this(and be able to plan better) if you read along. You can order it on Amazon or for a special price on my website.

And our winner of yesterday’s giveaway The Power of Prayer to Change Your Marriage is Gretta! Please e-mail my assistant Kimberly at kimber@kathilipp.com and she will put it in the mail!!!

Project #4

Heart vs. Stomach

A Treat Just for Him

 

 

Your Project:

Get a food treat for your husband that he’s not required to share with you or any other family member.

 

           

 

Prayer for Today

Dear God, I want my husband to know that he is honored and cherished, even in the little things I do for him.

 

Getting Creative

Stumped for ideas? Here are some thoughts:

·         Get his favorite pint of Ben & Jerry’s and hide it behind the frozen chicken. Even if you buy it on Tuesday, you’ll have it ready and waiting for his special night later in the week.

·         Is there a certain cut of meat that your husband loves? How about having the butcher cut something just for him? Most supermarkets will even do the marinade for you – one less thing to think about.

·         Is there a certain candy that your husband loves from his childhood? Check out www.candywarehouse.com. They have all the nostalgic candy you could want (Black Jack Gum, anyone?) while also carrying any modern favorite you could be looking for.

·         My husband’s family loves something called “noodles and mashed potatoes” (we lovingly refer to it as “The Starch Fest”). I learned how to make this special dish just for him.

·         My guy loves the smell of baking almost as much as he enjoys eating the treat. Have some brownies in the oven when he gets home from work or working out. (I know, it negates the workout, but isn’t chocolate always worth it?)

·         Our friend Scott mentioned that he loves cranberry sauce, but eats it only at Thanksgiving. His wife intentionally made the holiday treat for him this past July.

·         Are you a wife who is an expert at low-cal salads and other forms of chick-food? Check out The Husband Project’s List of Guy Food for some manly inspiration.

 

Project Reports

 “My lactose intolerant husband loves soy ice cream (bleck) and he has run out of his favorite kind that we can only get at a certain market in town. So…today, I will schlep to the market on the other side of town and pick up some Chocolate Peanut Butter Soy Dream Ice Cream. And he can eat ALL of it.”

Marci

 

“Easiest project so far! Pace Picante salsa HOT with tortilla chips plus a run to KFC for hot wings. I love that this project coincided with “Big Game” day – it made my day to love on him with his favorite football snacks!”

Karmyn

 

“I actually combined two days in one today. I was my husband’s buddy and watched the Seahawks – Green Bay game with him. I had a pretty strong feeling about how that would turn out!!! I was right so after the game I ran out (we have a mini mart less than a block away) and got him a pint of his favorite Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. It was extra special for him because we have been on a diet and he hasn’t been eating many of his favorite foods. I wasn’t sure how I would fit the favorite food day in! That worked and it helped ease his pain over our teams BIG LOSS!”

Denise

“I am going on a scrapbooking retreat. So I thought I would leave him one of his favorite treats and leave little sweet notes around the house for him to find while I am gone.”

SB

 

“I wish I found a treat revolting, then my scale would show a different number. But what I did was put the dark chocolate bar that he got for Christmas in a special place in the refrigerator and told him that it was there and that I would not eat any of it. If you can believe it, he is the type that will eat just a little piece from it and make it last for a long time. I, on the other hand, would’ve devoured it by now!”

RMK

 

Project #3 You da’ Man: Spreading Great Gossip About Your Guy

Project #3 You da’ Man: Spreading Great Gossip About Your Guy


Win today’s giveaway! Just tell us what you did (or are going to do!) for today’s Project by 7:00 PST on Wednesday and you will be entered into the drawing for today’s giveaway: The Power of Prayer to Change Your Marriage

Stormie Omartian’s bestselling books on prayer and marriage have touched millions of readers in a life–changing way. The Power of Prayer to Change Your Marriage helps husbands or wives pray to protect their relationship from 14 serious problems that can lead to unsatisfying marriages or even divorce. For those who are already struggling in these areas, this book will help them find healing and restoration.

Readers will learn how to pray about everything from

  • communication breakdown to struggles with finances and raising children
  • misplaced priorities to anger, unforgiveness, and sexual frustration
  • pornography and infidelity to depression and addictions

No stranger to struggles in her 34 years of marriage, Stormie looks at these topics and more in the straightforward, hopeful manner readers have come to trust. As always, readers will find Bible verses and personal prayers they can use as powerful resources to help their marriages last a lifetime.

So leave your comment below to be entered to win!

While this is the first week of our project, if you have friends who want to join in, let them know that they can jump in any time. You don’t need to have The Husband Project book in order to participate, but you definitely will get more out of this(and be able to plan better) if you read along. You can order it on Amazon or for a special price on my website.

And our winner of yesterday’s giveaway Becoming the Woman of His Dreams is Crystal A! Please e-mail my assistant Kimberly at kimber@kathilipp.com and she will put it in the mail!!!

Project #3
You da’ Man
Spreading Great Gossip About Your Guy
 

Your Project:

Say something nice about your husband to someone else. Make sure you tell him what you said, and to whom. 

      As cliché as it may sound, our husbands want to be our heroes. More than they want to know that we love them, they want to know that we respect them. They need to know that they’re never the butt of our jokes, that they’re the go-to-guy in every story we tell.

Make an opportunity today to brag on your husband to someone else. It doesn’t matter if it’s one of your friends or one of his; let that somebody know how blessed you are to be married to your guy.

Some key phrases you may want to put on index cards to help you remember:

·         “I feel so lucky to have a man who knows how to do his own laundry.”

·         “You know when I knew that my husband really loved me? When he could  remember my order at Starbucks.”

·         “I just love the way he is with our kids.”

·         “He makes the best lasagna on the planet.”

      While your greatest need may be for your husband to tell you that he loves you, most guys are programmed differently. He wants, at his very core, to know that you respect him. He wants to know that you are proud of him and that he is the one you would choose again if given the chance. 

      This goes a long way to solidifying you as a team, as well. There’s no way that anyone in my family would ever say a word against my husband. They know that I’m on his side, and it’s a gossip-free zone around me (unless the gossip is about how great he is).

Prayer for Today

Dear God, let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight.  

Getting Creative

      Who are the important people in your husband’s life? Your kids, his parents, his friends? Be intentional about who you chat with when you brag on him – it’s almost as important as actually doing it.

      Having a hard time coming up with something? I still brag on my guy for things he did years ago. He loves when I tell the story of how brilliantly he proposed (there were waterfalls and stuffed portabella mushrooms involved…).  

Here are some other areas to think about when crafting your brag:

·         His parenting skills

·         His patience level

·         The way he treats your mom

·         His culinary ability

·         His job

·         His loyalty to you

Project Reports:

“This last Valentine’s Day my husband, Guy, did wonderful things for our children and for me. I had the opportunity to brag about these things to my sister on my cell phone with my husband right there! If you are wondering what he did, he made up a treasure hunt for each of our 3 children. They each had 3 clues before they got their prize and he made each of the clues rhyme! The kids absolutely LOVED it and I was very impressed as well. For myself, I have mother/daughter date with my eldest daughter every Thursday night and we didn’t get home until about 9:30pm. He had a bunch of candles lit in our bedroom, wonderful coupons for me to use for time away from the kids, not to make dinner, and more. There was also champagne, Barry White playing on the CD and chocolates! The BEST Valentine’s Day ever!”

Carolyn 

“I like this project. I made a decision long ago (before I was even married oddly enough) to try to not to say negative things about my husband to other people. I have heard lots of wives complain about their husbands and I realized that it not only makes the person talking feel bad (continuing to think about the negative), but it also makes the listener feel bad (caught in between and NEVER knowing the right thing to say). I admit it is not easy and I do have moments when all I want to do is vent, but I really try hard to stick to the ‘if you don’t have something nice to say…’ rule.”

Becky

“The bragging was easy for me!!! It just so happen that I had my 2 year olds b-day party that day…Boy oh boy did everyone there get an earful of what a big help my husband was for, helping my with the party…”

Michelle

“Okay, so I kinda cheated on this one. We were talking about this project at MOPS so I said to the ladies at my table, “Just so ya know, my husband is awesome!” So it was a little contrived, but I totally meant it. I’ll keep working at this “assignment” though. I want to make a habit of saying nice things about my husband in a more natural way.”

Christina

“I, too, try not to disparage my husband in front of other people (or to him for that matter) but I think I had gotten lazy about talking him up! He is a fabulous man and this week I made a point to let people know. My sweet hubby was a little embarrassed but he beamed when I told him about it! It feels great to focus on his strong points – it reminds me why I love him even more now than when I married him!”

Stacie 
 

Project #2 Back in the Day Do Something He Enjoyed Before You Got Married

Project #2 Back in the Day Do Something He Enjoyed Before You Got Married


Win today’s giveaway! Just tell us what you did (or are going to do!) for today’s Project by 7:00 PST on Tuesday and you will be entered into the drawing for today’s book: A Wife After God’s Own Heart

One secret to marital bliss is for a wife to love her husband the way God designed for her to love him—even with his shortcomings. God hasn’t called a woman to change her husband, but to focus on her calling as a wife. And the rewards for doing so are rich! Elizabeth provides valuable and practical insights on 12 key areas of a marriage, including…

  • What it means to be a husband’s helper
  • What submission is and isn’t
  • Nurturing joy in your home and family
  • Excelling in your work…and making time for fun as a couple!

So leave your comment below to be entered to win!

While this is the first day of our project, if you have friends who want to join in, let them know that they can jump in any time. You don’t need to have The Husband Project book in order to participate, but you definitely will get more out of this(and be able to plan better) if you read along. You can order it on Amazon or for a special price on my website.

And our winner of yesterday’s giveaway Becoming the Woman of His Dreams is ALH1203! Please e-mail my assistant Kimberly at kimber@kathilipp.com and she will put it in the mail!!!

Let me just say, I am so proud of all of you for thinking outside the box and doing what you had to do to bless your man! I love the observation that Cami made on the first day:


“Day one of the project and I already feel better about him and how much he does for our little family.  It helps to think outside of myself and what I need to get done in the day.”


Project #2

 

Back in the Day

Do Something He Enjoyed Before You Got Married

 

Your Project:

Initiate an activity that your husband used to love. Whether it’s his favorite hobby, sport, or pastime, it’s time for you to get involved – be his buddy today.

 

 

“Lust is easy.  Love is hard.  Like is most important.”  ~ Carl Reiner

 

Most guys don’t spend a lot of time hanging out with their buddies—you are his buddy. He married you to have a built-in friend who he can do all those fun things. (The fact that the two of you can have sex is definitely a bonus…)

It’s vital for men to build friendship into each other’s lives, and as wives, we have a responsibility to encourage our guys to hang out with other good guys. However, in most marriages, our husbands will be looking to us to do life with.

It’s time to think about those things your husband loves to do with you—his buddy. Maybe it’s hiking up a mountain, hanging out at Best Buy, or watching his alma mater’s football team play at the local high school. It doesn’t matter if you like it or not—your fun will come from watching the look on your husband’s face as he reclaims some of his long forgotten loves. (Video gaming anyone?)

If you need to keep it really simple today, maybe just get him talking about something he used to love to do – or even just watch what we call in our house a “boy show” (something on the science channel where something is blowing up…)

 

Prayer for Today

Dear God, I pray that my husband can view me as his friend and lover, as you have designed.

 

“A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.” ~ Phyllis McGinley

 

Getting Creative

·         Many a man’s hobby has gone by the wayside due to matrimony. Is it possible that it’s time you learned to golf or fly fish? Don’t try to beat him, just join him.

·         Possibly the only thing your husband would enjoy more than playing chess with you is teaching you how to play chess.  Ask for a lesson so he can teach you something that he is an expert at (or really loves). Just your willingness to learn will be a huge boost to your guy.

·         Pick up a magazine about your guy’s now dormant hobby. Ask him questions about why he loves it so much. Learn a couple of technical terms so that you are better able to discuss it.

·         Do a little research. Find out what the definitive website is on your husband’s favorite subject. Maybe there’s an event in town, a lecture to attend, or a game to watch.

 

Project Reports

 

My husband is a public school principal. He is great at what he does but the job is taxing emotionally. We have two children, a 16-year old daughter and a nine-year old son. They both want his attention and he spends a lot of time with them. He also has a wife who has her own set of needs. All that said there is not a lot of time for him.

 

When I plan something that I know he will really like, a hike on a beautiful trail, something we did a lot more of pre-kids, his face lights up. A heaviness is lifted from him and he begins to look at maps and google earth. He is completely into the adventure before him. It is fun to see him get so joyful over the thought of taking a hike, of all things. I love pleasing him that way.

Sue

 “Watching sports on television was definitely something my husband enjoyed before we were married. Sports bar ‘dates’ with the guys during football season were pretty common. Now ten years later, all the buddies have become dads themselves and are too busy to enjoy watching games away from home. When football comes on the TV at home, I usually head for another part of the house in search of a project to keep me busy for a couple of hours. Nothing better than going out shopping on SuperBowl Sunday – the stores are empty! Last week I stayed put and watched a game with him and the boys. A couple of times during the game my husband had to leave the room to take calls from work. He was so surprised to come back into the room each time to 1) find the TV still on (I usually turn it off), 2) the channel hadn’t been changed (the kids usually put on cartoons), and 3) I knew the score! Brownie points for me.”

SL



“My husband use to scuba dive but he hurt his ears and can no longer do that. I asked him about a hike with me and the kids and he LOVED the idea. It was FOUR hours and a pretty strenuous hike. I had our toddler on my back for at least a good 3/4th of the time for safety reasons. My 11 year old loved every minute of it and we brought plenty of food and water. We all enjoyed the great outdoors and it’s something I know we as a family need to do more often…THE GREAT OUTDOORS!”

BB

Planning for the First Week of The Husband Project

Here are the first seven projects that we are starting on Monday. Take a little time to plan for them today. (And don’t forget the Bonus Project – Sometime next week make sure you plan for some EXTRA special time with your man.)

 

Project 1

30 Minutes Is All It Takes

Create Some Free Time When He Gets Home

Your Project:

Focus on your husband’s transitional 30 minutes today. Would he like to be left alone to rest and rejuvenate, or does he want some undivided attention from you? The point is to let your husband know you value what he does out in the world, and that he has a safe, loving place to come home to and get refreshed at the end of the day.

Project 2

Back in the Day

Do Something He Enjoyed Before You Got Married

Your Project

Initiate an activity that your husband used to love. Whether it’s his favorite hobby, sport, or pastime, it’s time for you to get involved. Be his buddy today.

Project 3

You da’ Man

Spreading Great Gossip About Your Guy

Your Project:

Say something nice about your husband to someone else. Make sure you tell him what you said, and to whom.

Project 4

Heart vs. Stomach

A Treat Just for Him

Your Project:

Get a food treat for your husband that he’s not required to share with you or any other family member.

Project 5

E-flirt.com

Text or E-mail Some Sweet Nothings

Your Project

Send a flirty text or e-mail to your husband.

Project 6

A Little Hands-on Attention

Meeting Your Husband’s Physical (Touch) Needs

Your Project:

Do something to help your husband enjoy physical touch. Find something that will help him relax. New pillows, massage lotions, a back rub…your choice. Make it something that both of you will enjoy.

Project 7

Trophy Wife

Looking Goooood for Your Man

Your Project:

Do one thing to look nice just for your guy. It can be clothing, hair, or makeup

 

 

 

Winners of the Gift Pack and The First Day of Prep for The Husband Project

**Win a copy of The Husband Project – keep reading to find out how!**

While this is the first day of our prep, if you have friends who want to join in, let them know that they can jump in any time. You don’t need to have The Husband Project book in order to participate, but you definitely will get more out of this(and be able to plan better) if you read along. You can order it on Amazon or for a special price on my website.

First off, here are our pack winners. (Be sure to email my assistant, Kimberly at Kimber@kathilipp.com and let her know you are a winner.)

Don’t worry if you didn’t win- we are having tons of giveaways this month. Check back everyday, comment, and then check to see if you are a winner.

Tish

Megan

October 1, 2009 at 9:22 am

 

Carrie

September 30, 2009 at 7:14 am

 

What to do today:

 

  1. Check out all of the free fun stuff on the website under Freebies. There is a great Calendar that you can print out to plan all of your hubby activities. Remember, Project #1 starts next Monday, so you can plan accordingly.

     

  2. Leave a comment by 10:00 PM PST about what you are doing today to plan (printing the calendar, planning the first week, etc.) and you could win a copy of The Husband Project for you or a friend.

     

  3. Make sure you are subscribed to the blog to get your daily project. (Go to http://blog.kathilipp.com to subscribe.)

     

  4. Read thru the Glossary of Terms and The Quick Start Guide

 

Glossary of Terms

for The Husband Project

 

Project

A provided activity by which you’ll bless your guy, making him feel special, loved, appreciated, adored, admired, honored or pampered…and if he’s really lucky, all of the above! There are 21 Projects in all.

 

Project Manager

Head cheerleader for the “make my guy feel great” campaign…that would be you! You’re already queen of the house, the proverbial belle of the ball, and now, since you’re the one taking charge on each and every Project, you’re the Project Manager.

 

Accountability Partner

Someone who helps keep your feet to the fire, The Husband Project fire, that is. Accountability Partners (one of them is me, Kathi!) join you in this project to collectively discuss your plans and goals, provide enthusiasm, inspiration, and maybe a little laughter along the way.

 

Bonus Projects

Sex. Yep, that’s what the Bonus Projects are all about. Sex, plain and simple…you’ll be finding ways to physically bless your man at least once a week for each of the three weeks. No doubt, these projects will be some of your guy’s favorites, and hopefully some of yours as well.

 

Lingerie

An essential part of any Project Manager’s tool kit. In the chapter, The Real Woman’s Guide to Lingerie Shopping, we give you all the good stuff you need to know to make a splash with a little sex appeal and a lot of self-confidence.

 

Guy Food

Recipes we’ve provided so you can bless you guy, regardless of your culinary skills. Think comfort food. Think rich, yummy, oooey-gooey, creamy, cheesy and generally, doctor-restricted. You won’t find these dishes on the low-fat, low-carb menus, but you will find them at the top of your husband’s favorite foods list.

 

Guy Movies

Manly movie fare recommended by guys I actually know. Movie categories include sports, action, comedy, and, of course, gratuitous violence. Meet your man’s need for speed, greed and the occasional backhanded deed. As a courtesy, there’s a short of list of movies-for-two for you both to enjoy together.

 

 

Getting Creative

Unique, fresh and specific ideas…just what you need to help you complete each Project. Sometimes the hardest part in running the race is getting off the starting block. To help you over this potential hurdle each Project chapter features a Getting Creative section to get you motivated and mobilized to bless your man!

 

 

 

A Quick How-To Guide for The Husband Project

 

Here is your step-by step guide to doing the Project. 

The Purpose of The Husband Project is to spend 21 days intentional loving and supporting your husband, intentionally.

 

Remember – this is a secret from your husband. Hide the book at work, in your car, anywhere that your husband will not see it. (He may find out – it’s not

 

  1. Read through all of the Projects.

This is your chance to get a feel for all 21 of the Projects. Be sure to use all of this book – make notes in the margins, scribble and doodle on the pages, and start to think about ways to tailor each Project to your husband.

 

 

  1. Find other friends who want to do The Husband Project and will hold you accountable.

It doesn’t matter if they’re phone friends, internet buddies, or face-to-face girlfriends you meet with at Starbucks down the street. Location is not important; consistency is.

 

 

 

 

  1. Share your Project Plan with your accountability partners

Each day you are going to have the opportunity to share what you did – or are planning to do – for each project. You don’t have to have completed the project in order to win – you just have to share your plan with us on the blog!

 

  1. Be Flexible

 

If one of the projects doesn’t line up with your husband’s schedule, swap it for another day. If food does nothing for him, find another way to treat your hubby – this is all about connecting with him. The intention of the Husband Project is not to make you crazy, but to find new ways to bless and support your husband. Just do something, intentionally, every day.

 

 

 

Spreading The Project Love and More Chances to Win More Stuff

Spreading The Project Love and More Chances to Win More Stuff

Remember, starting Monday October 5th we will be kicking off The Husband Project Challenge- 21 Days of Loving Your Man On Purpose and with a Plan. Win a copy of the book this week or purchase it in my shop (we are having a special to celebrate this month.) But hey, you can do the challenge without the book – but what’s the fun in that?)

Oh, and congrats to Deann, who won Tuesday‘s book!

If you have read The Husband Project, you know that one of the major aspects of the plan is to get together with a few friends and hold each other accountable throughout the 21 days of the project. (And trust me, when you are assigned to be nice to your man for 21 days, you are going to need all the friends you can get in order not to quit…)

Well, you are going to have some MAJOR accountability since y’all are doing the Project with me on the blog. But, it is also good to have one or two friends who are your “fleshy friends”. Women who know you a little bit deeper than a bunch of people (albeit, a rockin’ group of people…) that you don’t know real well.

So while we are all going to have a lot of fun, I want you to get as much accountability around you as possible, from my group, and your own.

To get the word out to your friends so that they can support you and you can support them, I’m going to encourage you with some extra swag and some extra chances to win.

For the next three days, you will be entered into the drawing just by leaving a comment in the section below. All I want to know is who you want to be doing the Project with – your sister, your best friend, or your bestest bloggy friend.

And if you put a link to this post up on Facebook or Twitter (and in a separate comment let me know that you did) I will enter you another time. You can enter up to twice a day. (Cause it is going to be just that much fun.)

On Friday, I will pick three winners, each of whom will receive a Husband Project Gift Pack, including:

  • A Copy of The Husband Project

  • The Husband Project DVD

  • The Husband Project Leader’s CD

  • The Frozen Gourmet

Cool huh?

So, Are You In?

So, Are You In?

First off, BIG CONGRATS to Monica Lonigan who won yesterday’s book! Enter today below.

So, are you in?

Is it time to give your hubby a little extra loving?

As I have been talking about here on the blog for a few days now, the whole month of October is going to be Husband Month here on the blog. We are gearing up for a lot of man lovin’ and I just have one question for you.

So, are you in?

Are you willing to step up and say “Yes! For 21 days I will spend 5 extra minutes a day loving my man on purpose. I will think about what he wants for dinner instead of just what my kids will eat. I will wear something to bed for one night that doesn’t have the word “GAP” printed on it! YES, I am ready for the challenge!”

Or, maybe it is just: “Yes, my friend has guilted me into it.”

Either answer is perfectly acceptable.

I know it is never a good time to work on this stuff. I know that you are busy and going into the holidays and you are the room mom and work is extra busy.

I promise, we are going to keep it fun. I am going to do a give away EVERY SINGLE DAY of the project. Lots of women will be sharing their wisdom, their stories and their recipes.

So, are you in?

If you are, let me know in the comments below before 9:00 pm PST on Tuesday and I will enter your name into Tuesday’s drawing. Then be sure to check back on Wednesday to see if you won.

I want every one of my blog readers to look back years from now and remember that October was one of the best months of your marriage.

So, are you in?

    

In preparation for our Husband Project 21 Day Challenge in October, I am going to be giving away five copies of the book this week. (If you already have a copy of the book, this would be a great opportunity to win one for a friend to do the Project with!)

So today, please let us all know one thing you really LIKE about your husband – yes, I know that you LOVE your husband because he is kind and loves God, but let’s be a bit more superficial – what do you LIKE about your husband.

 

  • The way he can BBQ the chicken without drying it out.
  • The fact that he will watch a chick movie with you.
  • His Jim Carrey impression.
  • The way he looks in his jeans.

(Just so you know, Roger qualifies for three out of four of those listed. And he doesn’t do any impressions…)

Leave your comment here and let me know why you like your husband and you will be entered into the drawing to win the book. Check in tomorrow to see if you won and if you didn’t, you will have a chance to win tomorrow.

A Very Funny Blog and Getting Ready for The Husband Project

A Very Funny Blog and Getting Ready for The Husband Project

 

I now have a new blog that I love. (And no, it’s not just because she wrote a fun, kickin’ review of The Husband Project.)

She is giving away a copy of The Husband Project to a reader so go check it out at: Marla’s Blog

Which, may I say, is just in time. Because we are doing The Husband Project as a big ‘ol group right here on the blog. So head on over there to win.

But, if you don’t win, don’t worry. We are having a special here so that for the purposes of The Husband Project Blog Challenge, you can purchase the book for just $10. (When I go to speak at events, I call this the Accountability Discount. Tell me you are doing the Project with a friend and save $3.00. Since you will be doing it on the blog, I know you will be doing it with a friend – me!)

Even if you have already done The Project, join us here and do a little tune up – husband-wise.

We will do the prep week of the Project starting on November 2nd, and start on the 21 days of the 9th.

Getting Ready for an Emergency, a bit at a time

We are still getting ready for whatever is going to be hitting in your area of your country this fall and winter. One of my bloggy BFFs, Stacy Cohen, is sharing some great info to get ready.

 

Just so you know, what I have been doing to get ready is making up my supply kit a little bit at a time. Each week I am going to the store and get a few more things at the same time I’m picking up prescriptions or buying groceries (to go along with the frozen meals.)

 

Here is what Stacy has to say:

 

In honor of National Preparedness Month, the Ad Council and FEMA are launching a new series of public service advertisements on behalf of the Ready Campaign. http://www.ready.gov/

 

The goal of the Ready Campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation. Ready is nationwide effort to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools.

 

The campaign asks individuals to:

(1) get an emergency supply kit

(2) make a family emergency plan

(3) be informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses

 

I thought you might be interested in sharing this important information with your readers. Here is an interactive widget you can embed on your blog that provides updates on emergency situations, emergency kit checklists, and preparedness guidelines: http://seed.sproutbuilder.com/vgA3Qu3yD0Rq3Krh

 

Your readers also might be interested in using this interactive emergency family plan tool: http://ready.adcouncil.org/beprepared/

 

Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. Thanks for your help in spreading this important message and encouraging your readers to be prepared!