Articles in Category "Winter Home Improvement"

January Home Improvement: Get Back on Track After the Holidays

by Jennifer Jordan
As the holidays reach an end, you might find yourself letting out a giant sight of relief. The holidays are busy, the holidays are hectic, and the holidays are often a time when we neglect our homes...
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New Years Resolutions for Your House

by Jennifer Jordan
At the first of the year, many of us engage in making self-improvement promises we may - or may not - keep. We promise to diet, to be better with money, to quit smoking or drinking. We may also make...
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Your Holiday Party: The Little Things to Remember

by Jennifer Jordan
Before your holiday party begins, there are a list of items you have to make sure you have in your house. Chairs, check. Food, check. Drinks, check. A table large enough to hold everyone, check...
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Taking the Work out of Your Christmas Feast

by Jennifer Jordan
Yes, the holidays: a time for family, friends, laughter, joy, and…dishes? It’s true: it might be the season for trees and tinsel but it is also the season for some hard work...
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Making Your Own Christmas Traditions

by Jennifer Jordan
From opening presents on Christmas morning to putting out cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve night, the holidays are filled with all kinds of traditions. Some of these traditions are fun (opening...
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The Christmas Tree Dilemma: Fake Versus Real

by Jennifer Jordan
Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how lovely are your fake, no real, no fake branches. Yes, it’s that time of year again: the time to go out on a limb and decide what kind of Christmas...
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Christmas Light Safety

by Jennifer Jordan
Yes, it’s almost that time of year again: the holidays. Reindeer, Santa, fruitcakes, stockings, visions of sugar plumbs dancing in our heads, and, of course, Christmas lights.  Adding a...
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Preparing for Holiday Company

by Jennifer Jordan
Parents, friends, cousins,  in-laws. Alone, in twos, in fours, in bus loads. The holidays are when they all surface. Arriving at your front door with large suitcases and open ended plane tickets...
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Getting Started with Weatherproofing

by Jennifer Jordan
As the summer wind downs, those of you who are homeowners may have a bunch of projects on your minds. You may think about the landscaping you didn't get done or the air conditioning you didn't get...
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