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How to prepare your yard for cold weather
Depending on how you feel about cold weather, it may already feel like winter, but winter hasn't officially made its appearance along Alabama's Gulf Coast. At least not quite yet. December 21 officially marks the beginning of winter in lower Alabama. With the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season already in full swing, now is the time to cross one thing off your to-do list: getting your yard ready for winter.
Your yard needs preparation for the extreme weather changes ahead. If precautions aren't taken before winter truly arrives, your yard may suffer. Check out the tips below to knock it off your list, so you can focus on holiday festivities.
1. Create a co...
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Preparing your home for holiday hosting? Keep these tips in mind.
It feels like the year's end only comes around more and more quickly, and once again, the holidays are right around the corner. This year, thankfully, they should look more like those of years past instead of last year's cancellations due to COVID. Whether you're planning a Halloween party, a Thanksgiving feast or a Christmas gift swap, it's your home's time to shine. But do you have everything on your party To Do List that you should?
We're all human, so chances are you may be missing some home cleaning or maintenance items off the list that would benefit your guests. Below are a few recommendations to avoid major mishaps and keep your guests comfortable while you entertain this holiday season.
Cleaning
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Budget friendly holiday decorating tips
Walk into any home decor store and you will quickly see just how many options you have for holiday decorating. Looking at the price tags of those options may have you walking right out of the store, though.
Sometimes it can feel as though you're having to choose between buying Thanksgiving decorations or the food for the feast, but that doesn't have to be the case. As we head into the 2021 holiday season and you begin planning your decorations -- because they'll be here before we know it -- check out the holiday tips below to deck your halls on a budget.
Pick key pieces
You don't need to buy one of everything in the store to make a statement. Choose a color scheme. It will help you...
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Tips to pet proof your home for this school year
The mad dash out the door each morning has begun yet again. With school bells now ringing across the Gulf Coast, the adjustment to back-to-school life after a summer of fun is in full swing.
But as the kids are trying to find charging cords and you're doing your best to remember to hand them lunches before rushing out the door, it's easy to forget the family members that are staying at home this school year: your pets.
If you got a new pet during quarantine last year, chances are this school year is the first true test of them staying at home full time. Even if it isn't, we've all gotten out of the habit of going places regularly – and the same is true for Fido. You may have already come across some chewed...
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Change your home's flow: Back-to-school organization
Your home is not meant to only store your belongings – or even to display your personal style. Turning a house into your home often has as much to do with how you live in it as it does what color the walls or exterior trim are painted.
How a home flows – how you move through the rooms and live in it – is often contingent on its layout, but if you find yourself spending 15 minutes searching for keys in the morning or figuring out what to wear, some small tweaks may help your home flow more smoothly – and potentially even save you those precious few minutes in the morning.
Making small adjustments to your home's flow could mean outfitting your garage to better arrange your fishing gear or adding drawers to store cr...
