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Things to Do Around Your Home in March

Are you feeling a little bit of spring fever? We’ll be officially leaving winter behind this month when spring arrives on the 20th. Here are some great ideas of things to do around your home in March. Put up a new bird feeder to welcome all of your feathered friends. You can check out the good selection of feeders at a home improvement store, or make a feeder on your own. If you needs some ideas, you can check out the following articles all about birds and bird feeders. Creating A Bird Book The National Great Backyard Bird Count Frugal … Continue reading →

12 Things to Do in November

Now is the time to make the transition between indoor and outdoor living. As the last of the leaves fall, and temperatures grow colder, it is important to enjoy the last cool crisp days of autumn before gearing up for winter. Here are 12 tasks to take care of in November. Did you change the batteries in your smoke detectors and test the units? Daylight savings time was a good time to do this, but if you haven’t gotten around to it, yet, make it a priority task to complete before the end of the month. Blanket your water heater … Continue reading →

Home Chore List: Annual Cleaning Chores (2)

How are you with your chores? Have you been tackling the annual chores that I listed last week? I hope so, since we have the rest of the list to do. If not, don’t worry. Just go back to the articles that you have missed and start there. You’ll find a list with all of the links at the end of this article. Chore lists can be really helpful when you are trying to organize your household and your routine. So far, we have covered most of the bases, from daily cleaning chores to our once-a-year stuff. Now to get … Continue reading →

Home Chore List: Annual Cleaning Chores (1)

Wondering what cleaning chores need to be done when? We have been compiling lists as guidelines to all those tasks that need to be done on a routine basis to keep our homes sparkling. It looks like we are finally in the home stretch (pun intended) of our lists. Here are the cleaning chores that should be done on a annual or once a year basis. Wipe down the walls. Dust or wipe down the walls of you home. You can use a dry cloth or a sponge with cleaner, depending on the amount of grime or dust that needs … Continue reading →

Taking Care of Your Personal Library (1)

Do you have books at home on shelves? Congratulations! You have your very own personal library. And like every good librarian, you’ll need to take care of that library of books and the shelves, if you want to have anything of value. You also want to make sure that your books are in good condition when you are ready to read them. Books can quickly and silently deteriorate, if they aren’t properly cared for, succumbing to mold, mildew, stains, and dust that can’t be removed. Another reason to maintain your personal library is because of your friends. We have our … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: October 1 – 7

Whew! What a busy week. My family has two birthdays that land a week apart and aside from the family celebrations, we also had a birthday party in there. I did get a little bit behind, but my articles for this week are available now and Mary Ann has done a great job of keeping you updated with wonderful ideas while I played catch up. Home Chore List: Twice-A-Year Cleaning Chores (1) Mary Ann’s Chore Lists are quite handy. Breaking things down this way may help us get more organized, but I’ve noticed something else: this breakdown shows just how … Continue reading →

Home Chore List: Twice-A-Year Cleaning Chores (3)

Ready for the next set of twice-a-year cleaning chores? We are plugging away at those things that need to get done every six months or so. We’ve been in the kitchen and then outside. Here is our list so far: Clean the oven Clean the stove hood and exhaust fan Clean out the freezer Wash all of the plastic furniture and outdoor toys Wash down sidewalks, walkways and driveways. Let’s head back inside now to do something that I have been wanting to get to get to for a long time. Ready? Dust the books and shelves. In my house, … Continue reading →

Home Chore List: Twice-A-Year Cleaning Chores (2)

In the previous article, Home Chore List: Twice-A-Year Cleaning Chores (1), we got started on listing all of those cleaning chores that need to be done just twice a year. In general, twice-a-year chores can be a little more involved that the standard daily or weekly cleaning chores, so be sure to allow yourself enough time to complete them, whether you attack them all on a weekend or do a little each day. To review, here is out twice-a-year cleaning chore list so far: Clean the oven Clean the stove hood and exhaust fan Clean out the freezer Yes, those … Continue reading →

Home Chore List: Twice-A-Year Cleaning Chores (1)

We might have a tendency to ignore or put off the twice-a-year chores, but getting them done will make a big difference in how your home looks and how clean it is. A good time to do these chores is once time each in the Fall and the Spring, when the weather should be cooperating. However, you can also adopt a four-time-a-year attitude by splitting the list in half and designating a time each time the season changes to get some of the chores done, fall, winter, spring summer. But I would rather get them all over with, if possible. … Continue reading →

Home Chore List: Twice-Weekly Chores

In previous articles, we have covered the household chores that should be done on a daily basis to keep your home clean and running smoothly. And having a clean house is definitely healthier for you and your family. Now, let’s look at those chores that should generally be done about twice a week. You can designate days of the week to do these tasks, or change it up by doing your twice-weekly chores every four days, no matter what day of the week that fourth day falls upon. It is all up to you. Our twice-weekly list is rather small … Continue reading →