Dec 10, 2018

5 Simple Tasks for a Holiday Ready Home

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With the holidays upon us, it’s time to get your home looking and feeling festive. Here are the five must do’s to get your home holiday ready:

1. Entrance First

Make a great first impression with a beautiful holiday entrance. Make your own wreath (or buy one if you’re short on time) to display on your front door. Decorate your front entrance way so guests feel instantly festive once they walk in the door. It can make all the difference!

2. Prepare for elderly guests and babies

One of the nicest things about the holidays is having several generations of friends and family under one roof. Get some baby toys in if you have some little guests coming and ensure that your house is accessible for elderly visitors to prevent any accidents.

3. Clean the fridge and oven

Both of these seem like small simple things but will make a big difference when you’re cooking and then after the holidays. Your fridge and your oven will be the two busiest spots in your kitchen over the holidays so keep them clean to avoid less clean up post holidays.

4. Meal Prep

We all focus on the big meals over the holidays but it is easy to forget to stock up on ingredients for the day to day meals. Before all your guests arrive, plan ahead and cook up a week’s worth of food for the freezer so you will always have back up!

5. Holiday scents

The easiest and best way to get your house ready for the holidays is to get it smelling like the holidays. Use essential oils such as balsam needle, eucalyptus, citrus, cloves and vanilla to create your own holiday scent.

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Nancy Humphreys

Sales Representative

CENTURY 21 B.J. Roth Realty Ltd.

Direct: 705-796-8877

nancy.humphreys@century21.ca

www.nancyhumphreys.ca

Apr 10, 2018

9 Homemade Cleaners You Can Make Yourself [Infographic]

This great infographic was shared with us via
Pressure Coach

What cleaners do you use to keep your family healthy, happy and clean?

Dec 11, 2017

Get ready for Christmas with Tips and Tricks by Nancy Humphreys!

Get ready for Christmas with my Tips and Tricks!

Christmas for many is the most stressful time of the year. Some embrace the stress with exuberance and enthusiasm while others would rather crawl in to a hole to merely escape the sound of never ending Christmas carols (often starting well before necessary). Well if you are either a Christmas go-getter or a bit of a Scrooge, I have decided to compile a list of interesting and helpful tips on how to stay organized with the season quickly approaching and how to keep a sane state of mind amidst the frenzy.

Here are my favourite tips on how to stay organized and stay ahead of the game this Christmas Holiday!

1. Make a list of what works and what doesn't!

Sit down with a pen and paper and try to think back 11 months ago to last Christmas. Maybe you decided to host the entire occasion with little to no help? Call a close family member and request help prepping for the big day. Perhaps you made a new recipe that was a total hit with everyone? Jot down the recipe on a grocery list to remember to buy the supplies. No matter what ends up on the list of to-do and not-to-do's, writing down your thoughts will help you organize your upcoming holiday.

2. Download a free Christmas Planner!

If you haven't begun any Christmas planning yet, don't worry! You can download a free Christmas Planner that organizes all necessary Christmas activities in to daily tasks. Get the planner from the link below and try not to put it off until December 23rd...or you'll have a lot of crafting, baking, shopping and other tasks to do. There isn't enough time in a day, but in 6 weeks, we can definitely get you organized for the most joyous (and stressful) time of the year!

http://christmas.organizedhome.com/christmas-countdown

3. Write down each of your gift recipients names. Take notes and watch for deals!

Did your mother in law mention how she would love a photo album of the photos from your last vacation? Write it down and then hit up websites like www.shoporillia.com, www.wagjag.com and www.groupon.com for coupons and deals from printing companies. Remember to always try to shop locally and watch out for long shipping times, you want your ordered gifts to have an arrival date of at least one week prior to Christmas in case of shipping mistakes.

I hope these tips will assist in making your Christmas Holiday one to remember but don't forget what it's all about: family, friends and always a little bit of egg nog!

Wishing you a Happy Holiday from my family to yours.

Nancy