When it comes to reducing energy consumption and costs, small changes can have a big impact. The internet is full of tips and tricks promising to help you do just that. But how do you know which words of so-called wisdom can help and which are filled with false promises, or worse – can end…
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How to Deep Clean Your Kitchen Sink
Deep-cleaning a home usually excludes the sink. After all, it gets rinsed and wiped down after each use and once dishes are cleared, so isn’t that enough? Not really – not when you consider that your sink has more germs than anywhere else in your home. Only a sponge has more – not much of…
How to Prevent Ice Dams
Icicles can be beautiful to those who appreciate winter landscapes. They also can be dangerous and destructive. So, the idea is to keep and admire them from a safe distance but keep them off your roof. Otherwise, an ice dam can form. An ice dam is a ridge of ice that forms at the edge…
Dining Room Lighting Options
A dining room isn’t always just for, well, dining. It might also be where you pay bills, your kids do homework, your family gathers to work on that 10,000 piece puzzle, or where you display your great-grandmother’s crystal. The point is, if your dining room is multi-functional, shouldn’t you have a lighting scheme that factors…
Ladder Safety Tips
A ladder is a basic household DIY tool that helps with an array of projects from hanging curtains, artwork, and décor to painting and cleaning the gutters. But it also presents its fair share of safety hazards that could land you in the emergency room. Whether this is all new to you or friendly reminders,…
How to Clean Bath Toys
As ironic and unfair as it might seem, your kids’ bath toys need to be cleaned from time to time. That’s because, despite appearances to the contrary, they are not taking a bath along with your kids. Rather, they are wallowing and diving into dirty water, only to become a breeding ground for mold and…
Conserve Water & Energy with a Dishwasher
It’s after dinner and one family member says to another: “I’m going to load the dishwasher.” “Nah, let’s wash these by hand.” When it comes to water conservation, who has the better idea? Bingo: the dishwasher advocate. In fact, running a full dishwasher consumes 37% less water than washing the same number of dishes, glasses,…
8 Ways to Conserve Water
You think you’re doing it now, and you probably are. Conserving water, that is. Then a news feature or documentary catches your eye to remind you how scarce the supply is in third world countries. Especially fresh, clean water – the kind you can drink without fear of illness. You see it, read about it,…
How to Clean a Washing Machine
When was the last time you cleaned your washing machine? If your answer falls somewhere between “Well, let’s see now…” and “I’m supposed to do that?”, keep reading. This whole concept may seem counter-intuitive, but just because it’s routinely filled with laundry detergent and water doesn’t mean your washing machine is getting clean. In fact,…
Good Things to Do on Earth Day
Let’s say you’re reading this blog in July or December. Does that mean nothing in it applies to you since, by definition, Earth Day only occurs once a year on April 22? Of course not. Earth Day may be a focal point, but it’s also a clarion alarm to make green and sustainable living a…
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