About Me
I am Goriyama Goriko.
Goriyama is
a tidy up worker.
living in SantaMonica.
a nurse (RN).
a mom of 2 kids.
from Japan.
Before the Corona Pandemic
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I worked tidy up jobs for several clients. At the time, I tried to teach people to throw away as much stuff as possible. I told them: please don’t buy a lot of new things without really thinking it through. I was following my standard tidy up routine without giving any thought to emergency situations. Then the pandemic hit.
The Pandemic Started,
I Panicked
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, I lost my mind. I went out and I bought a lot of emergency supplies and food, to help relieve my stress. I learned from the pandemic that people panic easily and don’t always think clearly in tough situations. Me too.Do you remember how hard it was to get masks and toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic? Or flour? Many items were out of stock in stores and completely unavailable.
3 Years Later.
The pandemic is over now, and I still have a lot of stuff in my home. I find myself making excuses. “They are emergency supplies,” I say to myself. And instead of worrying less, my concerns are actually growing because of rising inflation, the failing economy, crime, wars, the list goes on…
I Learned the Japanese "Rolling Stock System"
Recently, I learned of the Japanese technique for maintaining an emergency stockpile called the “Rolling Stock System.”One day, I noticed that a lot of the food I had bought and stowed away for emergencies was well past the expiration dates. What a waste!“I wish I hadn’t spent so much money on my emergency supplies,” I thought.I was determined to learn from my mistakes, so I researched the topic of emergency stockpiles, in books and on the internet. What I found was the Japanese “Rolling Stock System” for maintaining an emergency stockpile.
Minimalism is Wrong
Honestly, I was wrong to be so strict about tidying up my place, in the past. In retrospect, it seems like it was a self-indulgent effort for my own satisfaction.Minimalism? I can say, “No way!!” Especially if you have kids or a big family, you might have serious problems in an emergency situation without the necessary supplies. (I’m remembering how hard it was to get food and toilet paper during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.)Why didn’t I realize that life is not always stable, that we can not expect what nature will throw at us next?
This Blog
Our mission for this blog is to set up an emergency stockpile, the Japanese way, and to report our progress here for everyone!! My home is not big or wide, but I will use my tidy up skills to achieve success and to be ready for any emergency, anytime. This is our goal.