South Florida Girls' Guide to Hurricane Preparation

Move over, Mayor Bloomberg. The Krause girls know how to get this town ready for Sandy. We've successfully battled several of Sandy's cousins: Andrew, Rita, Katrina, and so on. Follow this simple 5 step process and you will be ready to welcome Sandy with open arms.

1. Bake a funfetti cake. Everyone knows that all natural disasters fear rainbow sprinkles. Also, this cake incorporates at least half of the food groups: eggs, milk, and frosting. According to Buddy the Elf, frosting closely aligns with the food groups, which is almost the same.

We elves try to stick to the four main food groups:candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup. 

2. Watch 8 episodes of White Collar or some other series you have never seen. One important part of hurricane preparation is being occupied, especially when the power is out. This way you can discuss plot lines, the characters....more about the characters. Speaking of which, have you seen this guy?? You would watch 8 or 98 episodes of his show too. Pretty solid choice for the last tv (not unlike the last meal).

3. For every person in a home, purchase one gallon of water and one bottle of wine. Ideally you should have more wine than water but this is not mandatory...unless you have little children. In this case, you may need two bottles of wine per adult.

4. If you live in NYC, you know that everything you own is Barbie-sized to fit in compact living spaces. Flashlights do not deviate from this rule. Still, you should have them.

5. Disregard the majority of this advice and don't be a hero. Stay safe, obey evacuation mandates, and TAKE YOUR PETS WITH YOU wherever you go. Good luck, NYC.

Sliding on my meteorologist cap, I will also take a moment to warn Florida about potential blizzards coming your way for winter. I moved from FL to NY (with a 10 yr TX detour) and am facing Frankenstorm. Given that NY hurricanes are not terribly common (save for Irene) Florida, you and New York may have traded weather patterns. I don't even know what to tell you to expect but it sounds pretty cold and gray. Everyone is telling me to purchase a sleeping bag with arms for a coat so maybe that will help you, too.