February is the month of love. What better time to take stock of the things in our lives that we love. No doubt, the last couple of years have been challenging. It’s been easy to find fault, unhappiness, worry and feel a lack of love now and then. I just want to take a moment and pay tribute to the things many of us love during this Valentine’s season. Love our Home, Family and Friends Whether a family is large or small, I think most people would put this category at the top of their list … [Read more...] about A Little Love is Good for the Soul
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Enjoy Your Sparkling Home For the Holidays
Your home is where memories are made. Relationships with family and friends are renewed and grown within the walls of your home and you want this season to be wonderful. Here are some tips for making your home feel comfortable and homey for the holidays. Keep up on the little daily chores during the holidays so that they don’t grow to be projects. Set a 20-minute timer to do the little stuff, make sure the bed is made and dishes are done. Keep mail in a designated place so that it doesn’t get … [Read more...] about Enjoy Your Sparkling Home For the Holidays
Fall is Here, Winter is Coming
Fall is here and there is plenty to do. Home prices are still up, and whether you are thinking about selling or just want to keep your home in good order for the upcoming season, it’s important to keep things maintained and in good condition. Here’s a checklist to get your home ready for the winter, the holidays or for sale. Inspect Your Windows Professional window cleaning and a thorough inspection of your windows and seals is essential for ensuring that the cold does not leak in and that … [Read more...] about Fall is Here, Winter is Coming
Choosing the Right Cleaning Service
Prices are high for just about anything you purchase, from retail products to services for your home. The cost of living is always going up and the pandemic took such a huge toll on businesses large and small, that business owners have had to raise prices to stay in business. It is natural to look for the best price and shop around and it is a good practice to get several estimates when hiring someone to do work for you; however, price is only one factor. If you are hiring someone to come into … [Read more...] about Choosing the Right Cleaning Service
Quick Tips from Prescott Maid to Order
Decluttering and cleaning bathrooms are two things that people usually would rather not do. Here are a few tips to help with each of these unpopular tasks. Remember that chair in your bedroom you thought you’d use in the evenings to read, but now it seems to have been replaced by a pile of laundry and Amazon boxes? We could all use a little decluttering in our lives, even if it just means cleaning out that one drawer in your desk. Prescott Maid to Order has some tips on how to get a handle on … [Read more...] about Quick Tips from Prescott Maid to Order
Benefits of Obtaining Help in Day-to-Day Life
For some reason, it is extremely hard for many of us to ask for help, or even to recognize when we need help. Part of our nature is to be independent and to be helpful to others, but it is extremely difficult for some of us to recognize the fact that we might need help ourselves. I am not talking only about the group of people in their agedness or with a physical condition that prevents them from completing most day-to-day tasks. I am talking about overwhelmed parents and overworked … [Read more...] about Benefits of Obtaining Help in Day-to-Day Life
Preparing Your Vacation Rental for the Busy Season
We are really ready for spring and summer this year! What a year we have had dealing with the pandemic and all its ramifications. Every spring feels like a renewal, a fresh start, but this year, it is amplified. People who have been mostly home are venturing out, youth sports teams are back up and running, many businesses are back to some semblance of normalcy and, of course, the trees and flowers are blooming. The weather is getting nicer and it just feels good! People are getting ready to … [Read more...] about Preparing Your Vacation Rental for the Busy Season
Making Your Home Clean for Spring
While taking a walk last month on the trails at Watson Lake, I looked all around at the dark, cloudy skies and the barren cold trees. As I looked at little closer, there was a hint of green on the very tips of the Cottonwoods. Could it be? I examined the trees up close, and sure enough, there they were, little green sprouts on the ends of the branches. Well, it was March after all, and the first day of spring was March 20. As do many people, I absolutely love spring. Everything is so fresh and … [Read more...] about Making Your Home Clean for Spring
Making Life Better
Our March ad theme is “A Clean Home Makes Life Better.” This last year has been so hard on so many of us. It literally has changed lives. Not all the changes are negative, however. Some people actually mention positives that have come out of this dark cloud we have all been experiencing. I go into people’s homes and hear the stories of how things are different. Grandparents miss their grandkids, children miss their friends, and the daily routines have been affected. Many have lost or changed … [Read more...] about Making Life Better
