Ugh, I know - who wants to talk about those nasty little critters, right? But we keep it real here at Life in a House, and unfortunately, these fall under the category of keeping it real when it comes to your home and household pests. No one likes having cockroaches in their home. Besides their distinctive odor and unhygienic habits, cockroaches can also play a role as carriers of diseases such as salmonellosis, dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis, and tuberculosis. Unfortunately, cockroaches are a common household pest as they are highly … [Read more...] about 7 Handy Tips to Keep Your Home Cockroach Free
Home Cleaning and Organization
Keeping your home clean and organized, regardless of the size, can be a chore that nobody likes. We will share tips and tricks for you here to make cleaning easier and to give you some great ideas on how to get your home organized to make it function better and make your life easier.
6 Steps To Making Your Home More Beautiful
A beautiful home is a happy home, and you’ll find you enjoy living in your property more when you take good care of it. The more attractive it is, the more you’ll like living in it and easier it’ll be to sell one day in the future. Pexels The following six steps, in particular, are an excellent starting point and will help to ensure you get off on the right foot. While these ideas will require some time, energy, and money on your part, remember how stunning your home will look when you’re finished. Now is the perfect time to get to work … [Read more...] about 6 Steps To Making Your Home More Beautiful
Best Gifts for the Minimalist in Your Life
Minimalism is a way of life. A lot of people are making the transition to this lifestyle because people are starting to spend more money on experiences as opposed to things. This is a great concept in theory, but what happens when it comes to gift-giving time like holidays and birthdays? What do you get someone who tries to only use what they need and typically shops what they already have? Luckily, we have you covered. Here are some ideas of great gifts you can give to the minimalist in your life. Plan An Adventure This is the definition … [Read more...] about Best Gifts for the Minimalist in Your Life
Making Your Life Easier When You HATE Spiders
The thought of eight-legged arachnids crawling inside your home is enough to give everyone nightmares. It’s hard to know exactly why most of us find spiders terrifying, but they have been part of human fears for generations. You’d be surprised to know that even our ancestors used to think spiders are fearsome creatures. Perhaps, our dislike of them is linked to the myths of previous civilizations. Nevertheless, it doesn’t matter why you hate spiders. What matters is how to run a spider-free household. Ultimately, most spiders that come to … [Read more...] about Making Your Life Easier When You HATE Spiders
3 Tips for More Effectively Getting through Your Overdue Chores
We all have a wide variety of chores to get through in any given week or month. In fact, most of us have at least a few chores to handle every day. Of course, “chore” isn’t exactly a synonym for “fun and motivating activity that I love spending my time on,” which means that, all too often, chores tend to become overdue or pile up and become even more difficult to face head-on. Here are a few tips for more effectively getting through your overdue chores, so that you can regain peace of mind, and can keep progressing in areas where it’s … [Read more...] about 3 Tips for More Effectively Getting through Your Overdue Chores
The Contacts Every Household Needs on Speed Dial
Life is filled with surprises, some welcome, and some of them not so much. As a homeowner, you will know only too well that looking after a home can throw up unexpected surprises from time to time. Issues can arise from nowhere and cause you problems when you least expect them. Life can feel pretty stressful when these unexpected surprises occur. One of the things that make household disasters so stressful, is being unsure how to handle them. Not knowing what to do when a problem arises can make it much more of a hassle to deal with. … [Read more...] about The Contacts Every Household Needs on Speed Dial
Keeping on Top of Household Cleaning When You Are Busy
A clean home is an essential part of a happy and healthy life. A clean home doesn’t just look good. It’s also more hygienic and better for your health. When our homes are clean we are better able to relax and unwind. The air is fresher, it smells better, and we feel more comfortable inviting guests’ round. Generally speaking, you probably try to stick to a routine to keep it clean and tidy. You might have a household chores day, or tackle specific rooms or tasks on the same days of the week. Most of the time, this might work well, but … [Read more...] about Keeping on Top of Household Cleaning When You Are Busy
4 Tips to Declutter Your Space
Let’s face it, there are not enough shallow materialist tchotchkes in the world to fill the void in your soul. Your house, though? Yeah, that’s pretty dang full. You’re running out of room, and fast! It’s enough to make a person want to put their house up for sale and move to some faraway, isolated, snow-shrouded paradise. So, like, Canada? Before you start looking at Banff homes for sale, though, here are four tips for how to declutter your space and hopefully salvage what little is left of your dwindling sanity. Organize Things … [Read more...] about 4 Tips to Declutter Your Space
