Wish all y’all a very Merry Christmas!
By now you have [most] all your gifts on hand and wrapped. You can take a SHORT break, catch your breath, relax before you start cooking and everyone arrives.
Take some time to reflect on your many blessings.
Plan out the after Christmas sales to get stuff for next year such as wrapping paper. Many stores will put those gift packages of tools and grooming kits on clearance, you know the ones that are in the center isles at the big bow stores. One item that stands out in my mind is the multi-pliers for under $5.00 which should be on sale for less. Those make good gifts, also as back up in kits or to cache for later use.
Most likely because you have things under the tree that uses batteries anyway NOW is a great time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and DIGITAL Carbon monoxide detectors. [another good time is July as you should change out batteries twice a year]
Cross ref http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/general-preps/
http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/ezekiel-bread-field-rations-3/