Archive for the ‘Home Maintenance’ Category
Indoor Plant Care – Get A Green Thumb
March 22, 2012 No CommentsWe have lived in one of those adobe style homes for over ten years now and have finally added a garden window to our breakfast room. The window fills the entire wall and I can’t wait to bring the outdoors in and fill it with all types of potted houseplants and blooming flowers. I [...]
Pin ItStraightening Up The Bookshelves
February 2, 2012 No CommentsMy daughter came home last weekend from college and not only dropped off her dirty laundry but also a bag of books she had read. Before heading back to school she was scouring the bookshelves to find new books she hadn’t read yet. She only took a few because the shelves were in such [...]
Pin ItOrganizing Your Kitchen Pantry
April 26, 2011 No CommentsMy son came home the other day with a note that they were having a food drive at school. Of course the note had been left in his book bag for a week and he needed food the next day. A trip to the store wasn’t in my schedule so I decided to “shop” in [...]
Pin ItSpring Cleaning Musts
April 6, 2011 3 CommentsWe live in one of those sprawling ranch home plans at the end of a cul-de-sac in a neighborhood that has lots of children. With so many people coming and going, the traffic has taken its toll on our home. Over the winter months the dirt and grime that has entered our home now needs [...]
Pin ItHealthy Spring Cleaning Tips
March 31, 2011 No CommentsOur family lives in one of those older-style two-story Victorian house plans and the last couple of months the weather has been bad so we have been spending a lot of time in our home. We have made a commitment this year that when we spring-clean we are going to throw away items we don’t [...]
Pin ItFall Indoor Cleaning Checklist
December 9, 2010 1 CommentIt seems at the end of summer when things are starting to slow down we look forward to cooler weather when we can enjoy being outside and relaxing. And then, BAM! Winter comes too quickly and we find ourselves inside our ranch home design and looking around at all the clutter that has built up [...]
Pin ItKeeping Your Home And Family Healthy
September 15, 2010 No CommentsI look down the street at all the country house designs and the front yards are empty. I can’t believe the summer has already come and gone and the kids are back at school. Most kids don’t get sick during the summer while they are outside enjoying the fresh air but it seems as soon [...]
Pin ItKeeping Pests Out Of Your Home
August 31, 2010 No CommentsWe just bought a new Lake house plan and it didn’t take long to realize that we were not alone in the house. I’m not talking about ghosts – I’m talking about bugs, spiders and even a little field mice. We did a walk through of the house about 6 months ago when the owners [...]
Pin ItOnce We Arrive At Our Vacation Home
June 24, 2010 1 CommentI thought once school was out we would be able to head up to our lake house and enjoy a little R&R. Little did I know that the baseball season was just beginning so our mini-vacation had to be pushed back for another month. Once we finally arrived with kids, toys and pets in tow [...]
Pin ItFast Home Fixes And Repairs
December 31, 2009 5 CommentsIt is a familiar comment among homeowners: I really should take care of that someday. You may have heard yourself say something similar. Typically they are referring to repainting, de-cluttering, patches or repairs – all those things that should be done but just are not at the top of the priority list. However, it may [...]
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