2. Find someone who knows more than you and ask what to do. [Not news stations that cause more fear.]
3. Understand your standard of living will change and likely decrease. [See #1]
4. Things will seem much easier when you accept #3. [See #1]
5. Assess what you need for life:
a. Air [See #1. When you panic, your oxygen intake decreases which dramatically impairs thinking and rate of survival.]
b. Protection from the elements [sub-zero or extreme heat]
Can you make it through the next 8 hours? [YES]
c. Sleep [See #1. Sleep is higher on the list than either food, water, and especially toilet paper.]
Can you survive the next 24 hours? [YES]
d. Water
e. Food
Can you make it through the next 2 days? [YES]
6. Start drafting a plan for short-term and long-term survival. If you need practical step-by-step guidelines, this would be a good time to go through your home and take note of what you have. See #1 and #3
7. This is when you get to MacGyver your way out of any situation. [He says this is the fun part.]
Instructions
Print recipe and review steps 1-6 as often as necessary and realize that the current situation is not cause for much drama.
Recipe by Heavenly Homemakers at https://www.heavenlyhomemakers.com/recipe-for-survival-in-the-midst-of-challenge