answer:Make sure to do all laundry and have a really good shower and shampoo beforehand. Remember pet food (and litter, if it applies). Fill a bath tub with water in order to flush once a day. Extra water in various containers for brushing and mini-bathing. (You can do a lot with a c. of water, a washcloth and a bar of soap.) Vital to have a crank radio and a corded phone. That means easy listening after dark and marathon phone calls with everyone you have neglected for the past year. I keep audio books from the library to hand with a nice, reliable Sony walkman and several packs of AA batteries. Library books. Decks of cards and board games, like Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Boggle, Monopoly and Checkers. Three other people for bridge. I no longer use candles but love my miner’s lamp and several big (6 volt) flashlights. Find out which of your near neighbors has a generator. Cold cereals, boxes of unopened rice or almond milk, dried fruits, nuts, chocolate, bananas, apples, hard cheese. Full tank of gas and a large cash reserve if the pumps and ATM’s aren/t working.