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bignerpie 
I got caught in the surprise East Coast snow storm and lost power for 3 days. I was totally unprepared, too.... dishes all over the counters, piles of laundry, etc. AND our generator broke. It was not a good weekend! I am now caught up on dishes and laundry, so I'm getting back on my list now. 
I got caught in that surprise, record breaking storm, too. I lost internet and phone for several hours but kept electricity. My MIL had just arrived for a week long visit. She dropped her pills to lower her blood sugar and she and DH thought they found them all ... until our 21 month old DS found one and had to be rushed to the ER. So there was an overnight hospital stay for him during the storm. He had to be transferred via ambulance to the hospital across town with the better pediatric unit. I couldn't go, as the car wouldn't make it in the storm, and I had to nurse our 8 week old son. So DH went. I drove home with the baby in the storm and got stuck twice but finally made it. (In reality, it's a few blocks UP A HILL.) I worried all night, shoveled us out the next morning to meet DH and DS at the hospital and bring them home. Then we welcomed DH's cousin and her little girl to stay for a few days, as they had lost power. They finally got power back on Thursday. We have a one bedroom apartment and had to buy an air mattress for our guests, but we made it work with the 7 of us for several days. I was so glad I'd been attempting to follow Motivated Moms, as my place (except the bedroom with mountains of clean laundry), was mostly presentable.
Now I need to teach myself that the load of laundry a day also needs to be folded and put away on the same day. Honestly, though, I mainly had the place presentable because my MIL was visiting. 
It sounds like you had a tough time, but if you're like me, you'll be "motivated" for the next time. Seriously, though, it's October! We shouldn't have to worry about losing power in snowstorms.
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