SCHOOL PAPERS Is paper taking over your home? Do you groan each time you check the mail? Are the contents of your children’s backpack waiting to take over your dining table? Help is available to control paper, and it may be simpler than you think. 1. Create a command center. Create a regular place where [...]
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17 Apr
Home/Office Paperwork
How to Organize Your Home/Office Paperwork The secret to taming the paperwork is to keep up with it, which is often easier said than done. If you have a slush pile already, first you need to weed through it and decide what to keep and what to throw away. Then you must organize what’s left [...]
25 Mar
7 Day Spring Clean Challenge – Day 7
Wild Card Today is your last day of the 7 Day Deep Spring Cleaning! CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have done an amazing job! So basically 90% of your home has been Deep Cleaned, right? But what about the other 10%? We all want 100%! The other 10% is what you will be doing today! This will include areas that [...]
21 Mar
7 Day Spring Cleaning Challenge – Day 6
Outdoor is just as rewarding as the indoor when it comes to Deep Cleaning! Here are some recommendations: Clean out your gutters. Examine all exterior for damages. Wiring, windows, piping, paneling, decking, patio furniture etc…make a list and have items repaired right away. Small fixes now can save you a major expense or major damage. [...]
19 Aug
Water…Tips on how to conserve
water conservation in the home… 1. Check faucets and pipes for leaks A small drip from a worn faucet washer can waste 20 gallons of water per day. Larger leaks can waste hundreds of gallons. 2. Don’t use the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket Every time you flush a cigarette butt, facial tissue or [...]
18 Jul
Basic First Aid Kit for Home or On the Go
1 box small adhesive strip bandages 1 box large adhesive strip bandages 2 box nonstick sterile gauze bandages–assorted sizes 1 sterile bandage tape Safety pins Disposable latex gloves Scissors Tweezers Eye wash/eye cup Small splints Burn ointment Antiseptic spray/lotion/wipes Aspirin Ibuprofen Tylenol [...]
1 Jul
Clever Ideas and Tips
Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.. (really works!) Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold! Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. [...]
2 May
Summer Check List
SUMMER: Here is a basic Check List to help get started to make it the best Summer Yet! About the House: Think ahead to fall. Schedule furnace maintenance now and beat the October rush. You’ll be snug and warm that first cold night. Pestpatrol: inspect yard and garden for carpenter ants or termites. Call an [...]
28 Apr
Summer Cleaning Chore Check list
Summer Cleaning Chore Checklist By Cynthia Ewer Summer is just around the corner and its going to be hot and sweaty. Vacations beckon. The garden takes on a life of its own. Busy families don’t have much time for home chores these months. School’s out, travel’s in and it’s easy to let life slide [...]
25 Apr
Summer-Energy Savers For Your Home
Energy Savers In the Home: Electricity can be expensive~ One way we can cut down and save is to do laundry in one day. I know that sometimes is impossible but, it takes less energy from the washer and dryer and so less electricity expenses. Let me explain: When you wash/dry on several days…the washer [...]
