It's official...we had our first named hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and her name was Bertha! The good news is that she was pretty benign and caused no harm. So are you ready for a hurricane of consequence?

Most of you are prepared and have your home inventory safe and secure. Right? Isn't it comforting to know that you are ready for whatever comes? If you aren't ready, here are some tips for completing a"just in time" inventory, so that you have something if you have to evacuate in a hurry.

If you have a video camera, go room to room. From the middle of the room aim the camera at the ceiling and slowly spiral down, panning around the room. Include the fixtures on the ceiling, walls and floors and open the drawers and closets. If you don't have a video camera, you can take your digital camera and take a lot of shots of each room from all angles. Then take individual photos of each of your precious items, from different angles. Again, open drawers and closets and snap away! Scan all receipts you have, especially for your expensive and unique items.

Now that you have captured all this digital data, you need to store it in a safe and secure place out of harm's way, either in an online inventory database application, on DVDs in your safety deposit box or at a friend's house in another state, or on a thumb drive on your key ring!

Susan Day has twenty years of experience managing technical projects in various industries, primarily as an independent consultant. A detail-oriented person, she understands the importance of planning and effective process flow. Day is president, CEO of Inventory It!, Inc. She offers a free assessment of home or business. Contact Susan Day at (904) 280-7849 or go to www.inventoryit.com.