The Christmas holidays start with planning where to put the Christmas tree. By far the largest decoration, you frequently have to move furniture to create the right spot where everyone can see and enjoy the tree yet it shouldn't interfere with people's natural walking patterns. If you have a house …
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Welcoming Holiday Guests to Your Home
Decorating is a holiday tradition for many families. We know we'll be inviting lots of guests to visit for a meal or intimate gatherings with a few or ... lots of people. When we know we'll be having lots of guests, we're more inspired to decorate our homes as there will be lots of people to provide …
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Adding Holiday Cheer to Your Front Door
Our most famous holiday decorations come at Christmas, with Halloween close behind. Do you wonder why so many holidays fall at the end of the year? First Thanksgiving, followed by a busy month celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and a week later there's New Years. My favorite holiday is …
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Carbon Monoxide, The Silent Killer at Home
Carbon monoxide can invade our home and kill, and you'll never see it. It's especially deadly at night when you're asleep and you won't realize you're getting sick. People with greater oxygen needs like pregnant women, babies, children, senior citizens and those with coronary/respiratory problems …
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Christmas Trees: Real versus Artificial?
Christmas trees are magical. They communicate many different messages to people around the world. The question is whether it makes a difference if the tree is real or artificial? Most people will continue the holiday traditions they learned as young children. If you always had a live tree, …
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Help! Fire Trucks Outside My House?
Fire safety is a huge problem in the US, with one of the highest rates of death and injury due to fires of any country. In fact, fire -- both flames and smoke -- is the second leading cause of accidental death in American homes with more than 4,000 deaths each year due to home fires. There are …
