Home Maintenance Tasks: January

Among our many New Year's resolutions there is usually some mention of doing various tasks around the house. Association Management, Inc., says "In the darkest part of the year, it's tempting to try hibernating through the next couple months. If you can get a plan in place now though, you can get a jump on spring." Their home maintenance checklist provides a "to do" list for January, a list of seasonal sales, and a small kit to organize those items that you always seem to have to rummage for when decorating for Christmas next year."

Fragrant Blooms in January

Want a little floral cheer to brighten and perfume your house in the midwinter drabness of January? You may wish to visit the As the Garden Grows website. "Imagine having fragrant and lovely paperwhite narcissus blooming in your home in the depth of winter during the months of January and February? You can have them if you plan a few weeks ahead of time. You can purchase the bulbs already pre-packaged in a starter kit. Paperwhites can be forced into bloom without a cold treatment." See the how-to article.

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Kitchenware Cleaning Tips

Well, the winter holidays are mostly over. We hope that a good time was had by you and yours. If you had a lot of holiday company at your house, that usually involves a lot of cooking and baking, which, of course, means now you have a lot of metal kitchenware and appliances to get back into better shape. We found a good article at doityourself.com with tips for cleaning most things metal, such as silver, brass, stainless steel, tin, pewter, aluminum, cast iron etc. If you are interested, you can find it here.

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Easy January Home Improvement Projects

If you've been delaying fixing up your home, this January might be a good time to get started. eZine Articles’ Tom Turner offers some quick and inexpensive suggestions. He says, "Fixing up your home can be fun and often times very profitable even when you're only doing a few easy home improvement projects. There are several touches that you could add to a bathroom or kitchen for added value in your home. These easy home improvement projects are very quick too." Turner’s article suggests some modest ways to fix up your home and add significant value in less than a day.

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NEWS 

In a Jan 2, 2009 article in RealtyTimes columnist Mark Nash shares what is in and out for real estate this coming year. We thought it a useful article with good suggestions for both buyers and sellers and it has some ideas such as tax appeals, house therapists and collaborative home pricing that might not have occurred to you. If you are on either side of the home transaction equation you might want to read it.

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Fast Facts

• January, a time for looking both forward and back, is named after the two-faced Roman god Janus, their god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings and endings.

• In the northern half of the world, January is the coldest month.

• A 747’s wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers’ first flight.

• The longest word that can be typed on one line of a typewriter is… typewriter.

• Every person has a unique tongue print.
  

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