Home is the place where we feel safe. We can kick off our shoes and relax. Yet how many of our homes are polluted and causing harm to our health? The quality of air in our homes needs to be considered. There are a number of ways to improve our indoor air quality. 1. Keep the Floors Clean Image via Flickr by aqua.mech Regularly vacuum your floors and carpets with a quality vacuum cleaner. Using a vacuum with a HEPA filter reduces concentrations of lead, allergens, and chemicals. Use the vacuum on carpet edges, furniture,...
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Reliable temperature control can make your home more comfortable, reduce your heating and cooling bills, and boost your mood. Smart thermostats, a recent innovation in smart HVAC technology, offers all of these benefits and more! One of the most personalized and programmable solutions in the industry, a smart thermostat offers optimum control. Let’s take a quick look at the unique features of these smartly connected devices. Smart thermostats offer intuitive power and with these devices, you can easily regulate temperatures...
Who doesn’t love to go home to a house that smells like roses or cherries or your favorite perfume? As a mom, we all have our priorities when it comes to home making. First is to ensure that the home is always as clean as possible. Next, we keep it organized, put everything in their proper places. And then finally, we decorate and embellish here and there to make our homes pleasing to the eyes. Keeping home clean, organized, beautiful and smelling great is a sign of love. Sometimes though, we tend to forget that there is...
Everyone benefits from lower energy costs. Making a few small changes in household habits helps to reduce your utility bills. Decreased energy usage also benefits the planet, which is already showing signs of strain with rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions. Image via Flickr by Mountain Roamer 1.Energy-Saving Water Tips Hot water usage in the home is one of the major causes of high utility costs. By reducing the amount of hot water that is used, expenses are decreased. There are a number of practical ways to...
The best time to prepare your home for winter is before winter begins. You don’t want to discover that your heating system isn’t working when cold weather arrives. Make your home a more energy-efficient place and reduce utility costs by making sure that your home is ready for the season. Prepare your home for winter with a few simple tasks. it’s best to spend winter at home without heating problems Change or Clean Air Filters Regularly Furnace filters need to be changed at least every three months. Replacing your filters...
For individuals prone to indoor allergies, winter can be a difficult season. Less time outside means more exposure to air that’s not as well circulated as what we breathe in nature. So, if you’re aggravated by things such as pet dander and dry air, you know that you need to prepare for the colder time of year that means more time indoors. Try these three...
Have you wrapped your Christmas gifts yet? I haven’t yet. In fact, I have just put up our Christmas tree! I didn’t realize that the first week of December is almost over and there are still so many things to do. That includes wrapping our Christmas gifts. I always make an effort to wrap our gifts with love because, I myself, love to receive gifts that were thought of. Minsan nga, I delay opening gifts that are specially wrapped until the end of the year. It’s always such a good thing that Hallmark has all these beautiful...
With winter settling in across the United States, many parents will be thinking of how to best keep their children’s bedroom a comfortable temperature throughout the night. Children, and especially babies, are sensitive to temperature changes. Luckily, there are many ways to keep your children comfortable at night that don’t involve making the rest of the household too warm to sleep. Use Electric Blankets Image via Flickr by Bonsoni.com Electric blankets are blankets that plug into an electric outlet and can adjust to create...
