Tag Archives: Power Outages

Home Week in Review: January 7 – 13

As things wind down and we begin a new year, trying to get back to normal, there are lots of things we may want or need to do around our homes. Mary Ann and I hope you’ll find these articles useful: Organizing the Family Room (3) Don’t miss this great series: Organizing the Family Room (1) Organizing the Family Room (2) Organizing the Family Room (3) Organizing the Family Room (4) Organizing the Family Room (5) We’re still in holiday mode to some degree. Considering Post Holiday Let Down and taking care of those Returns and Refunds may leave many … Continue reading →

Preparing Your Family for Winter Weather

As winter weather descends on the United States you should be prepared to handle adverse weather in your area. Here are five areas of preparedness and planning that you may not have thought about. It is important to have a plan in place so in the event of a serious storm you will know what to do. 1) If you have children in school have you considered what you will do if school is cancelled? If you work full-time you will need to have child care arrangements available or you will need to be able to take time off of … Continue reading →

Can You Help Prevent Home Power Outages?

We can all help prevent temporary home power outages during extreme heat, by limiting our use of electricity during prime hours. Of course, you need to run your air conditioner in high temperatures, and you will also need to use other items throughout the day. However, it is important to limit your consumption of electricity wherever possible, especially in outage prone areas. Try to avoid turning on lights each time you enter a room if you don’t really need the light. It’s usually just a force of habit as is leaving lights on when not in use. We can condition … Continue reading →

Alternate Heating Sources

Although alternate heating sources may be the last thing on your mind, it is a good time to be preparing for possible power outages in the winter. You can often find alternate heating sources on sale during the summer in the stores or in classified ads in your local paper. Here is a list of possible sources to consider: 1) The most common alternate heating source is your fireplace. This is a great source of heat for your family. You will need to store fuel to burn in your fireplace. You can purchase wood on sale during the summer in … Continue reading →