Let's start with the "Not So Fun." Water is "Public Enemy Number One" when it comes to the integrity of your house. Water infiltration can wreak havoc on a house by causing staining, rotting, and ultimately deterioration problems. A house should have proper drainage on the exterior. This begins with gutters and an adequate down spout system. If water is allowed to settle around the foundation of your home, over time the foundation will succumb to deterioration. Proper slope around your house is essential as well to help insure proper drainage of away from the foundation. If you are in a wet area to begin with you may have a sump well with a pump system. Making sure the pump is maintained and operating properly is a must. Caulking around windows, doors, and other areas that may invite water in to the home is equally as important. This will prevent water from infiltrating and thus causing water damage issues on the interior.
As far as maintenance on the interior, routinley inspect and be sure no faucets are leaking in a manner that will have water entering an area it is not welcome. Under sinks is the big one in this situation. Water can begin to leak without you noticing and cause rotting deterioration issues. Making sure showers are properly caulked is important also. Always use your fan when taking a shower to help draw out the moisture that accumulates in the bathroom during showering. I have also seen moisture issues to include water puddling at the connection of your dryer venting hose. This may be caused due to blockage in the hose itself, or in another case too long of a venting distance from the dryer to the outside of the house. Shorten the distance of the hose if you can, or one can invest in an acceleration venting system to help vent out the air/moisture with more force.
Now for the "Water Fun"! This is very simple, if you want to entertain your children for hours on end, and of course expend a bunch of their energy, take them to a water park or simply a swimming pool. If you don't have a pool at your home... your local YMCA would probably work. Or better yet...get away for the weekend to a nice hotel that has "Water Fun." Be sure though there is a hot tub for mom and dad to relax in while the kids are going bonkers in the water.
Like water, be gentle and strong. Be gentle enough to follow the natural paths of the earth, and strong enough to rise up and reshape the world. - Brenda Peterson
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Let's try this again....
It's been one year since I started this blog....well, I should actually say it's been one year since I even posted anything. Shame on me for starting something and not following up regularly. Life is busy, but I'd like to continue The "Bee Hive", for my own entertainment if anything else. I think the whole Facebook thing has taken up all of my down-time, and I must admit, much of that has invloved playing poker on there. I'd like to be a little more productive.
My business, "The Worker Bee" had a successful 2009. It only continued it's momentum in the winter of '09 and in to 2010, due to all the snow. Spring is in the air now though!!!
Over this past year I have completed some initial coursework and have gained certification to do Home Inspections. I do have some more advanced coursework, to include some in classroom time I want to complete, but certainly could begin doing inspections anytime.
On the home front...it's a simple pattern, child activities... child behavior....child activities....child behavior. Most with young children can probably relate. In between the "child" stuff, trying to find husband-wife quiet time is the goal. Having two involved parents really helps though. As testing as parenting can be...I'd say my wife has shined with regard to patience and behavior re-direction. We know what's right, but sometimes that escapes us. We have our moments, but always try to make a big ordeal out of the positive behaviors, and re-direct the negative in a healthy-safe fashion, even if it means yelling "KNOCK IT OFF" time to time. One has to find a happy medium with parenting young children. It's easy to engage in a power struggles with a 6 and 3 year old, but best to limit that and let go sometimes. I'm working on that, and probably will be as long as I'm a parent. Not likely to perfect it! One thing I know and hope to stay as close to as possible... You don't have to "win" through hardcore punishments or even physical discipline measures.
Lastly...Spring time is a good time to review that "Home Maintenance" check list...1.) Take the family on a spring break getaway. 2.) Check the exterior of your home for any maintenance upkeep to be done. 3.) Change that furnace filter if you haven't already.
Get out and become a volunteer in your community!!
My business, "The Worker Bee" had a successful 2009. It only continued it's momentum in the winter of '09 and in to 2010, due to all the snow. Spring is in the air now though!!!
Over this past year I have completed some initial coursework and have gained certification to do Home Inspections. I do have some more advanced coursework, to include some in classroom time I want to complete, but certainly could begin doing inspections anytime.
On the home front...it's a simple pattern, child activities... child behavior....child activities....child behavior. Most with young children can probably relate. In between the "child" stuff, trying to find husband-wife quiet time is the goal. Having two involved parents really helps though. As testing as parenting can be...I'd say my wife has shined with regard to patience and behavior re-direction. We know what's right, but sometimes that escapes us. We have our moments, but always try to make a big ordeal out of the positive behaviors, and re-direct the negative in a healthy-safe fashion, even if it means yelling "KNOCK IT OFF" time to time. One has to find a happy medium with parenting young children. It's easy to engage in a power struggles with a 6 and 3 year old, but best to limit that and let go sometimes. I'm working on that, and probably will be as long as I'm a parent. Not likely to perfect it! One thing I know and hope to stay as close to as possible... You don't have to "win" through hardcore punishments or even physical discipline measures.
Lastly...Spring time is a good time to review that "Home Maintenance" check list...1.) Take the family on a spring break getaway. 2.) Check the exterior of your home for any maintenance upkeep to be done. 3.) Change that furnace filter if you haven't already.
Get out and become a volunteer in your community!!
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