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The GD Morning Show Interview
Somer recently spoke with the GD Morning Show team on [...]
Road Rage: Drive with Caution
If you have any type of commute, I’m sure you’ve seen it. One driver cuts off another, and the drivers begin waving at each other – well, waiving with one finger. Or maybe it’s a [...]
Apartment Gardening: 3 Ways to Bring In the Outdoors
Apartment Gardening: 3 Ways to Bring In the Outdoors When it comes to livening up an apartment, there’s nothing quite like live plants to help bring a fresh feel to a space. Whether you have [...]
What Perils Are Covered By A Homeowners Insurance Policy?
What Perils Are Covered By A Homeowners Insurance Policy? A peril is an event, like a fire or break-in, that may damage your home or belongings. The perils covered by your homeowner's insurance are listed in your [...]
Quick Fix: Clear Away Soap Scum With Half of a Lemon
Quick Fix: Clear Away Soap Scum With Half of a Lemon Soap scum on your shower door can quickly build up and leave your shower looking dingy. And while there are a number of good cleaners on [...]
Tips for Keeping an Emergency Cash Fund
Tips for Keeping an Emergency Cash Fund With the convenience of using debit cards or mobile payment apps, it can be easy to forgo having cash altogether. But it’s a good idea to keep [...]
How to Prepare Your Home for Spring
How to Prepare Your Home for Spring Cleaning out the guttering on a house Spring can be a great time to clear out clutter and start fresh. But, while you’re organizing closets and cleaning [...]
How to Maintain Your Water Heater
How to Maintain Your Water Heater It can be easy to take your water heater for granted — until it stops working and you wind up in a chilly shower. Worse yet, it could [...]
4 Winter DIY Home Improvement Ideas
4 Winter DIY Home Improvement Ideas It’s the dead of the winter and you’re cooped up inside, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be productive. If you are looking for some DIY home improvement [...]
Quick Fix: How to Make a Door Draft Blocker
Quick Fix: How to Make a Door Draft Blocker Chilly winds can sneak into your house under your door. Not only do these drafts leave your toes cold, they may also waste energy because heat [...]
Bad Financial Habits That May Be Draining Your Wallet
Bad Financial Habits That May Be Draining Your Wallet Most of us can recognize good money habits: Spend less than you earn, save for emergencies and the future and pay down debt. These habits may help [...]
Winter Driving Hazards (That Aren’t Ice and Snow)
Winter Driving Hazards That Aren’t Ice and Snow The weather outside is frightful — or so the song goes — and we don’t need to tell you to be careful out there. Rain, snow and [...]
4 Reasons to Create a Will
4 Reasons to Create a Will For many people, the topic of creating a will is a sensitive one. But, it can help you and your family protect what matters most after you have [...]
How to Build a Better Fire in Your Fireplace
How to Build a Better Fire in Your Fireplace Knowing how to build a fire in the fireplace can be helpful information on a cold winter’s night. If you’ve never started a fire in [...]
Pet Safety Tips for the Holiday Season
Pet Safety Tips for the Holiday Season The holidays can stir up excitement as you get ready for the activities, meals and decorating that lies ahead. But, if you’re a pet owner, you should also [...]
Small Space, Big Spirit: How to Decorate Your Apartment for the Holidays
How to Decorate Your Apartment for the Holidays Living in a small apartment or condo doesn’t mean you have to skimp on the holiday spirit. No room for a 7-foot tree in your living [...]
Loading Up Your ‘Sleigh’ this Black Friday? 4 Tips to Keep in Mind
Loading Up Your Sleigh this Black Friday? 4 Tips to Keep in Mind Old Kris Kringle never leaves home without his trusty reindeer and that long list in hand. Take some tips from the Man [...]
4 Thanksgiving Cooking Safety Tips
4 Thanksgiving Cooking Safety Tips This Thanksgiving, home cooks will dust off their roasting pans and casserole dishes in preparation for the big meal. Holiday cooking can involve juggling pots boiling on the stove, [...]
4 Fun Thanksgiving Activities the Whole Family Can Enjoy
4 Fun Thanksgiving Activities the Whole Family Can Enjoy When families and friends get together on Thanksgiving, it can often be an all-day or even weekend-long affair. And why not? For some, it may [...]
How to Host Your First Thanksgiving Dinner
How to Host Your First Thanksgiving Dinner It’s that time of year again where you get together with our closest friends and family to pig out on a feast of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing [...]
Fire Safety Tips for Apartment Living
Fire Safety Tips for Apartment Living Fires are the most common disaster people are likely to experience yet many Americans underestimate the risk, according to the American Red Cross. Apartment fires, much like house fires, are [...]
Fire Safety: How to Choose the Right Fire Extinguisher
Fire Safety: How to Choose the Right Fire Extinguisher Fire extinguishers are among the most important safety devices in any home or apartment. Used properly, residential fire extinguishers can help prevent small, self-contained fires [...]
5 Tips for Fire Prevention Week
5 Tips for Fire Prevention Week Fire Prevention Week was established in 1925 to help educate the public on fire safety, and it is still observed every year during the week of October 9. While no one expects to [...]
Types of Smoke Detectors: Knowing the Difference
Types of Smoke Detectors: Knowing the Difference You change the batteries in your smoke detectors twice a year, and test them every month. But do you know what type of smoke detectors you have? [...]
When and How to Check Your Tire Pressure
When and How to Check Your Tire Pressure Tires that are not inflated properly may wear excessively, which is one of the reasons it’s important to know how and when to check your tire pressure. Cars.com says tires [...]
9 Steps to Take Now for a Gorgeous Yard Next Spring
9 Steps to Take Now for a Gorgeous Yard Next Spring Fall yard work is more than a series of chores. It’s an investment of time that may help prevent damage caused by winter’s [...]
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