Owning your own property can be associated with so many different risks and threats that can put you and your family in harm's way, and it’s important that you can take steps to reduce these dangers to avoid future problematic situations. Luckily, a little common sense can take care of the most common issues, without costing a large amount of time or money. So, if you’re ready to implement … [Read more...] about Tips to Reduce Common Risks at Home
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Prepare Your Home for the Summer Heat
As it starts to get hot, you start thinking desperately about ways you can keep cool. Feeling cool in your own home is the least that you should be able to enjoy when it's scorching outdoors, so getting ready for the hot summer sun is essential. If you want to be able not just to keep your home cool indoors but also comfortably enjoy the outdoors when you feel like it, it's best to do any jobs … [Read more...] about Prepare Your Home for the Summer Heat
How to Recycle Your Accumulated Waste Periodically
Hoarding can be a problem for many people, whether they admit it or not. To keep you and your family from drowning in clutter, it is important to start reducing your rubbish one room at a time. After you finally gather them in one place, you can already call your trusted junk removal company to have them recycled or reused some other way. 5 Steps in Recycling Accumulated Waste While being … [Read more...] about How to Recycle Your Accumulated Waste Periodically
Understanding the Difference Between Clean and Tidy
When it comes to home management, many of us have different ideas of perfection. The standards of tidiness and cleanliness that we set for ourselves vary and what one person might think of as clean and tidy may differ greatly from another's. However, regardless of your standards, have you ever considered how “clean” and “tidy” are different words often used in the same sentence. This is because … [Read more...] about Understanding the Difference Between Clean and Tidy
Decluttering Your Home: Making Your Home Functional And Minimal
Is it just me, or does January fill you with the motivation and inspiration to declutter and minimise your home and life in some way? This usually happens twice a year for me - in January and then again in September when the kids go back to school. It may not be going to extremes as a minimalist, but so many people like the idea of a good clear out this month that it seemed logical to share … [Read more...] about Decluttering Your Home: Making Your Home Functional And Minimal
Your Home Isn’t As Clean As It Could Be (These Are The Reasons Why)
There are many reasons our homes might not be as up-to-date with the cleaning as we’d like to be. Perhaps you work full time, and the thought of coming home to another mammoth task is just too much? You may even be sick of doing all the work yourself, only to watch the rest of the family leave their dirty pants and socks all over the place? Happily, whatever the reason there is a way forward with … [Read more...] about Your Home Isn’t As Clean As It Could Be (These Are The Reasons Why)
Create More Space In Your Home Without Emptying Your Bank Balance Or Picking Up A Single Power Tool
If there's one thing that the vast majority of people would say that they wanted to change about their home, it's the amount of space that they have. People want larger homes with more space to move around and more places to store their stuff. This is a pretty reasonable desire when it comes down to it, but it's also something that can feel incredibly difficult to actually achieve. After all, … [Read more...] about Create More Space In Your Home Without Emptying Your Bank Balance Or Picking Up A Single Power Tool
Strike Update
I know that it has only been two days now since "the strike" but so many of you asked how it went that I had to pop in and give an update. Yesterday morning, I waited until the last possible moment to give Demon Boy his sneakers back. Little smart ass said, "I knew you wouldn't throw my sneakers away, Mom." Brat. However! When they came home and just dumped their jackets and backpacks … [Read more...] about Strike Update
This Maid’s On Strike, Too!
Mrs. Schmitty posted that she was on strike and you know what? I am too, damn it! I am so sick and tired of repeating myself friggin 30 times a night to the brainless wonders to: Pick up your toys Put your school things away Put your shoes away Clean up your bedroom Put your coats away Put your backpacks in your room I snapped tonight. I’ve just had enough. … [Read more...] about This Maid’s On Strike, Too!
