February 2012 Newsletter
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What Will You Say This Year with Roses? Help with Your Message This Valentine’s Day Curb Appeal: First Impressions Count February Home To-Do List:
1. Dust Off: Get the dust out from under and behind the refrigerator and the stove. 2. Swap Filters: Change the furnace filter. 3. Clean Carpets: Pretreat stains then shampoo the carpets. Take two passes over high-traffic areas. 4. Tune-up Your Vacuum: Change a bagless vacuum’s air filter, clear its air flow channels and wash out its canister. 5. Clean Vents: Clean the range hood vent and filter. 6. Peel It Off: To kill mildew, peel the bath mat from the tub, turn it upside down, pour some bleach into the tub and run some water. If there’s mildew on the shower curtain liner, put it in the tub as well. 7. Tackle Small Repairs: Insulate the water heater and the hot-water pipe leaving it. Install door stops to prevent doorknob damage to drywall. For full article by Roy Berensohn, visit: www.popularmechanics.com/home/improvement What Will You Say This Year with Roses? As if choosing a specific rose color weren’t enough to express your 1 = "I love you!" 6 = Infatuation! 9 = "We'll be together forever!" 12 = "Be Mine!" 15 = "I'm Sorry" 21 = "I'm dedicated to you" 24 = "I'm Yours!" 26 = "I'm head-over-heels-in-love!" 50 = Expresses boundless love Need Some Help with Your Message This Valentine’s Day? Here are a few quotes that are sure to bring a smile to your Valentine! • I like your lips, I like your style, but most of all I like your smile.—Author Unknown • I've fallen in love many times—always with you.—Author Unknown • A hundred hearts would be too few to carry all my love for you.—Author Unknown • May every blessing be thy lot, I only ask "Forget Me Not".—Author Unknown • Valentine, O Valentine, I'll be your love and you'll be mine. • You're nothing short of my everything.—Ralph Block • My love for you is a journey; starting at forever, and ending at never.—Author Unknown • For you see, each day I love you more. Today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow.—Rosemonde Gerard Curb Appeal: First Impressions Count According to those in the know, it’s the number one factor in beginning the sales process for houses as well as condominiums. It’s simple. The appeal of your home from the street is what lures people to the door and inside. All the upgrades that people do to the inside of their home won’t matter if you can’t get buyers inside. A boring facade requires some sales pitch from the agent. Curb appeal makes the agent's job easier. Here are Factors Important to Curb Appeal:
• Make sure windows are painted and well maintained. • Repair cracks in the sidewalk and driveway. • Fix faulty handrails. • Improve lighting for the address number or highlight your front walkway with lights. • Ensure the address number is easy to read. • Get a new doormat. • Paint or clean the garage doors. • Paint the front door an attractive color. • Put urns or planters on either side of the door (in winter, use evergreens). • Get rid of visible storage, recycling boxes or other junk visible from the road. • Throw in some attractive landscaping and the house is transformed. Excerpt from the article found at: http://curbappeals.com |
Give your sweetie a Valentine’s Day present by catching up on some deferred cleaning and maintenance with these 7 easy tips. 
innermost thoughts, you can convey your message through the number of stems or the type of rose you select. Check out the list below and you’ll know just how many roses to send to say what you really want to say! 
• Check the condition of the roof; fix it if necessary.
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