Seasonal Swaps
Setting the House Up for Warm Weather
Do the window routine before you buy a single fan. Most houses get hot in summer because of heat that arrives through glass during the day and then has nowhere...
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Seasonal Swaps
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The Seasonal House Check I Run Four Times a Year
Put the whole thing on one page and stop trying to remember it. The seasonal check that runs in my house four…
Swapping Bedding Between Seasons Without a Pile on the Armchair
Strip the bed completely before you go anywhere near the linen closet. I say that because for years I did the bedding…
Seasonal Curtain Swaps and What They Actually Do
Take the curtains down and wash them before you decide anything else about the room. Half the time the seasonal change you…
Getting the House Ready for a Wet Season
Deal with the doorway first, because in a wet season everything else in the house is downstream of it. Water arrives on…
How I Run the Closet Swap Without Losing a Whole Weekend
Start with one shelf you can actually reach without a stool. That is the whole trick to the twice yearly closet swap,…
What I Check Around the House Before the Heat Comes On
Before the heating comes on for the first time, walk the house with a flashlight and a notepad and give yourself thirty…