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6 THINGS TO DO IN YOUR APARTMENT WHEN TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Dec 17, 2018
It’s Christmas and you are traveling for the holidays. Last thing you need is more chores! But a few tips will ensure you come back to no issues in your apartment:

  1. Tell your Landlord and Neighbors. If you are gone for an extended amount of time, send your landlord an email letting him or her know that you will be gone. Tell any trusted neighbors so they can look out for any issues. Provide both with a contact number.
  2. Put your mail on hold. So your mailbox doesn’t fill up and attract thieves on the prowl, make sure you inform the post office. You can go online at https://holdmail.usps.com/holdmail/ to do this easily.
  3. Arrange for pet care. Don’t leave pets alone. Make sure you have a family member or friend come in and take care of your animals or take them to a kennel. If gone for extended time, have them take care of houseplants too!
  4. Adjust the thermostat but not too much! While it is good to take advantage of savings in not heating an empty apartment, you don’t want to cause frozen pipes. Most leases require you to keep your apartment properly heated in the winter months to make sure this does not happen.
  5. Open cabinet doors under sinks. This will also help prevent frozen pipes.
  6. Clean your apartment. So you don’t come home to odors or mess, clean the place up. At a minimum, take out trash and clean the refrigerator. These tasks alone will keep you from having to clean more when home again.

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What to do Before Your Moving Day

By Wendy Myers • 04 Feb, 2020
Now that you've signed your lease, it's time to go through a moving checklist: 1. Contact your current landlord to set up a move out time. You might need to schedule a walk through or exit appointment. 2. Contact your new landlord to set up a time to receive keys, establish procedure to pay your rent and deposit, and find out moving procedures. 3. Set up your utilities, including electric, gas, trash, water and telephone/cable/internet. 4. Change your address. You can do this easily at usps.com/move 5. Collect boxes and start packing! Enlist help from friends and family for your moving day or call a moving company. 6. Clean your current house or apartment thoroughly for the next person. 7. Relax! You have it all under control. Now it's time to move furniture and decorate your new place!

National Soup Month

20 Jan, 2020
January 20: National Soup Month It makes sense that January is national soup month. After all, what better way to stay cozy than to wrap up in a blanket and eat hot soup and crusty bread for dinner? And if you have a cold, then chicken noodle soup or broth is the best way to get nutrients and warm your insides. My kids love it when I make pizza soup in the crockpot or take the time to make Italian wedding soup with mini meatballs. I’m always looking for new soup recipes, what is your favorite soup?!

Happy Rubber Ducky Day!

By Wendy Myers • 13 Jan, 2020
January 13: Rubber Duckie Day Everyone loves the rubber duckie—the iconic yellow rubber toy is a favorite with children and adults. Even Queen Elizabeth II is rumored to have a rubber duckie sporting a crown in her bathroom, sparking a national obsession with rubber duckies a few years back in Great Britain. January 13 is Rubber Duckie Day because a 1973 Sesame Street episode showed a calendar with Rubber Duckie’s birthday reported as January 13th. So today, enjoy a nice bubble bath with a rubber duckie or purchase one for a special person in your life!
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