Your Daily Install takes something happening now, looks at what happened before, and gives you one thing to do at home.
Print the worksheet and add it to your Household Resilience Network binder.
What’s happening now?
USPS has posted its 2026 holiday shipping dates. That is your cue to check addresses while there is still time to ask, “Are you at the same place this year?” One missing apartment number can undo a lot of careful packing.
There is another small step before you tape the box: put the destination address inside. USPS recommends it. If the outside label gets damaged, the package has another way to say where it belongs.
Has this happened before?
On January 1, 1913, Parcel Post opened a new way for Americans to send packages. Rural families gained access to goods that had been harder or more expensive to get. The address on a box connected a household to a much larger system.
What happened next?
That system now handles far more parcels, but the simple need remains. Someone sorting a package has to know where it goes.
A tracking number helps you follow the trip. A second address slip helps preserve the destination. Give important information a backup where it will still be useful if the first copy disappears.
Some food can take a much shorter trip
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What can I do?
Pick one person you expect to send a package to. Confirm the street address, apartment number, and ZIP Code. Write the recipient’s name and full address on a slip, with your return address. Put the slip with your packing supplies.
When you pack, put it inside before taping the box. Remove old labels from reused boxes. Check the carrier’s current deadline for that destination and service; a recommended send-by date is not a promise that every package will arrive on time.
Put the Address Inside, Too
Date: __________________
Recipient and address confirmed on
____________________
Apartment / ZIP checked: YES or NOT NEEDED
____________________
Inside address slip ready: YES or NO
____________________
Service and send-by date to check
____________________
You check your food. What’s in their bowl?
The same bag. The same scoop. Your dog trusts every meal you put down. Why does this dog-nutrition video start with the color of ordinary kibble?
Stay steady,
Sam McCoy
Self Reliance Report
P.S. What is the farthest a holiday package is going from your home? Hit reply with the state or country.
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