With our family member now numbering at eleven, and a new bedroom just added on this summer, my husband and I have been looking into energy savings and efficiency. We were curious to see if there were ways to harness "smart" technologies to not only streamline home maintenance, but maybe even lower our utility bills in the long run. We found a lot of interesting options out there when it comes to something called home automation. This basically refers to a system that controls functions like Continue Reading

Indoor air quality is especially important these days because we spend a lot less time outdoors than our predecessors. This is even more true during winter, when we are frequently cooped up inside. So here are five easy ways to improve the air quality in your home right now, as suggested by Duct-Rite Mechanical: Add Houseplants Indoor plants can remove pollutants from the air. Check the infographic below for some of the best! Change your HVAC Filter Mark your calendar to inspect the air Continue Reading

College finals are coming up soon, and I know many of you have students who are about to be consumed with long days of studying study, late nights, and hours upon hours of squinting at a computer screen. It may coincide with "the most wonderful time of the year," but it ranks as the most challenging time of the semester! We want our sons and daughters to succeed, but we can't hold their hands the whole way, either. Here are five things that I found can help to support a college student during Continue Reading