Our whole state has been ravaged by the unprecedented storm dubbed “Uri.” This brutal blast of winter is unlike what many of us have ever seen in the state, and our electric grid and water treatment systems paid the price. With almost four and a half MILLION Texans left without power during this week
Preparing for the holidays earlier this year (yes, I’m going there—you’ll see why) is a savvy way of ditching avoidable stress later. When is that ever a bad thing?! So, here we are…in the second half of July…and for starters, right around this time every year, we start to see decorations for Halloween (which come
You can see it now—that summer sun shining in through the windows, and that ROLLING WAVE of heat as soon as you open the back door. Your deck or patio is so inviting, and it actually feels like a WELCOME chore to clean up all the outdoor furniture and prep for barbeques, cool beverages and
Spring has almost sprung! And in Texas, it already feels like it’s here. As you take all that sunlight in, especially with Daylight Savings Time FINALLY here, remember that this is the optimal window to check out a few key home maintenance items. Some of these items, in fact, will SAVE you a lot of
Y’all know I’m a summer person…but fall has some real charm about it, don’t you think?? And OH how I WISH the only thing we needed to do to prepare for fall was buy that first pumpkin spice frappuccino and unpack the sweater collection… Yes, the pumpkin spice candles and drinks and the cute sweaters
Ah, summer…at last! The temps haven’t been soaring quite as high as early as we’re use to in the Metroplex…but that’s not all bad. Normally, by this time the lawns are brown and crispy already. But through June we didn’t have even one day over 100!! Lawns today are still lush, and the summer sun
