Do you have a plan?  I don’t mean a plan for what you’re having for dinner this week, or a plan on how you are going to get everything on your to do list completed, though it’s good to have a plan for those things as well.  I mean an emergency plan – do you have one?

The other day I was driving with my husband and we passed a pretty bad accident on the road.  I asked him if he had emergency contacts in his phone and to my surprise, he did not.  I then said to him, “If, God forbid, something were to happen to you, how would anyone know who to contact?”

I am sure they would eventually find the info, but how long would that take?  I remember quite some time ago seeing something on Good Morning America about ICE, which stands for In Case of Emergency.  Some cell phones may have an Emergency Contact option already in the phone, but for those that don’t, a great idea is to enter ICE into your contacts.  Under that name, you enter the number of whom to call in the event of an emergency.

As a back up, I also keep a card in my wallet, and have my husband do the same, with emergency contacts.  There is always that chance that your phone is dead, or you forget to grab it as you walk out the door, but you have less of a chance of forgetting your phone AND your wallet.

It just takes a few minutes, and then you won’t have to worry about who will be contacted or how you will be notified if you are needed in an emergency situation.  Hopefully you’ll never have to use it, but if it’s needed you can remain cool with ICE!

Have a great week!