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December 2008 Issue |
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Happy Holidays
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Get Ready for the Holidays
As autumn turns to winter, and the temperatures drop; we’re reminded of holidays past at home with family. Make this year’s holiday celebrations special as you welcome friends and family to create new memories together. Start with a good cleaning throughout your home, in preparation for guests, holidays and a long, cold winter. The list of chores is long, but handled easily with Simple Green Naturals cleaning products including our Multi-Surface Cleaner, our Glass Cleaner, our Bathroom Cleaner and our Floor & Carpet Care products. Pick them up at a retailer near you or on line at www.buysimplegreen.com.
Gift Giving Made Easy
Choosing holiday gifts for friends and family can be tough. You want to give something meaningful and heartfelt, but also something they will really love. We have the solution – the Simple Green Naturals Holiday Cleaning Kit. The Kit includes our Naturals Multi-Surface Care Cleaner, our Glass & Surface Care Cleaner, our Liquid Hand Soap and our Dish Washing Liquid. A complete cleaning kit for the holiday season, with the warm, inviting, natural scent of pine – perfect for the holidays! The products are 100% naturally derived (from natural ingredients), contain no artificial colors or scents, are packaged in recyclable bottles (made from 25% or more post-consumer content), and are labeled with soy inks. Ship one to an out-of-town friend today, visit www.buysimplegreen.com, they’ll thank you for it! Order now – the kit comes with a free reusable shopping bag – perfect for the grocery store, the mall, or anywhere you shop this season.
Winter Preparation – important things to do to get your home ready for the coming winter - for your health, your safety and your wallet.
• Check all window and door locks for proper operation
• Check your home for water leaks
• Review your fire escape plan with your family
• Make sure there are working nightlights at the top and
bottom of all stairs
• Have a heating professional check your heating system
every year
• Protect your home from frozen pipes
• Replace your furnace filter
• Run all gas-powered lawn equipment until the fuel is gone
• Test your emergency generator
• Have a certified chimney sweep inspect and clean the flues
and check your fireplace damper
• Remove bird nests from chimney flues and outdoor electrical
fixtures
• Inspect and clean dust from the covers of your smoke and
carbon monoxide alarms
• Make sure the caulking around doors and windows is
adequate to reduce heat/cooling loss
• Make sure that the caulking around your bathroom fixtures
is adequate to prevent water from seeping into the
sub-flooring
Courtesy of State Farm
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Motion sensor lights can save on energy and costs, not to mention are very convenient. |
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Purchase a potted holiday tree. |
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Keep the warm in, do a home draft audit: Hold a candle next to your door and window frames to see if there is a gap that needs to be plugged. |
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| “May we speak in all human councils on behalf of the animals, plants, and landscapes of the earth.” |
| –John Seed |
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