Keeping Your Home In Tip-Top Condition

Keeping Your Home In Tip-Top Condition

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For most of us, buying real estate represents the most significant investment we’ll make in our lifetimes. Our homes are not just places to rest and hang out with family. They are also safe spaces where we feel our most settled and comfortable. As a homeowner, it’s natural to want to protect your investment and shield the people who live in your house. It’s not always easy to keep on top of maintenance tasks and to minimize risks, but there are steps you can take to try and ensure your home stays in tip-top condition.  External maintenance Many of us would admit to devoting more time, energy and enthusiasm to interior design than general maintenance. The truth is that choosing wall colors and painting rooms…

3 Common Lockdown Home Frustrations (And What To Do About Them)

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Being a parent is hard work at the best of times. Wonderful,  rewarding and fulfilling work, to be sure, but hard work nonetheless. Since the COVID-19 lockdown began, though, Moms have found it harder and harder to keep themselves as energized, positive and optimistic as they want to be. The combination of erratic sleeping patterns, weird dreams, anxiety and general malaise have all combined to make the average household a powderkeg of pent up emotions. Cabin fever is beginning to set in, and while we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel in some areas it’s safe to say that we’ll have to change our parameters for “normal” for the foreseeable future. As parents, we live in a near-constant state of…

Write, Trace, and Sign Alphabet Flip Books

Write, Trace, and Sign Alphabet Flip Books

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Are you looking to teach ASL to your autistic child or in your homeschool? This new series of products features American Sign Language and was based upon our popular printable sign language flashcards. And it starts with these Write, Trace, and Sign Alphabet Flip Books. Sign Language opened a door with my non-verbal autistic daughter. It was the first way that I was truly able to communicate with her. And while she has expanded to using PECS along with a communication device; sign language still remains important for us. I am also using sign language with my younger daughter and as a way to help my daughters communicate with each other. The first venture into this was set of Write, Trace, and Sign Alphabet Flip books….

Dealing With Home Disasters: The Dos And Don’ts

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Disasters happen, often when you least expect them. Every homeowner should be prepared. Although it’s often impossible to avoid disasters, there are steps you can take to reduce the impact and facilitate a speedy recovery. Here are some dos and don’ts to bear in mind.  Dos Invest in comprehensive insurance Investing in a comprehensive insurance policy is the most important preventative measure you can take as a homeowner trying to protect their property from natural disasters. If you don’t already have home insurance, or your policy is due for renewal, take some time to explore plans and policies, compare prices from different providers and see what you can get for your money. If you live in an area that is vulnerable to adverse weather conditions,…

Making Your Home the Best It Can Be

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Image Source No matter what kind of home you live in – an apartment, a bungalow, a semi-detached, a townhouse, a detached – chances are it’s the biggest investment you’ve made in your lifetime and you want to make the absolute most of it. Not only do you want to make sure that it retains value or increases in value, but you’re going to want to make sure that it’s actually a nice place to live. After all, your home is your haven! It’s your personal space. You can make it your own. It’s where you spend time relaxing after a long day at work. It’s where you entertain your friends and family. It’s where you’re going to spend a whole lot of time. Now,…

Handling Those Everyday Home Tasks That Can Really Annoy You

Handling Those Everyday Home Tasks That Can Really Annoy You

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Owning or renting a place to live is something we all dream of when we reach adulthood; we want to be able to stand on our own two feet and have that independence that being aged 18 and over promises us! However, having a place to yourself means a lot of work needs to be done, and usually, on a daily basis. After all, you don’t want to be living in a pigsty, and you definitely don’t want to be losing the TV remote every 5 minutes!  Which is why we can get so annoyed with the general idea of housework. We all have chores to get through, and some of us handle them better than others, but when you’ve already got a thousand other…