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When looking for a new home one of the most important things we look for other than location and price, is the condition of the home.

Living in cleanliness with a sense of order is an essential component to increasing one’s longevity. There are numerous activities that can be performed to help maintain cleanliness in the home, to produce more vibrancy in our daily living and better health. Usually, it begins with routines and habits. While bad habits tend to create a cluttered lifestyle, developing good habits can instantly create order and cleanliness. How we think and act in our daily life will greatly affect our response to living in our own environment.

Looking for unique ways to ring in this New Year? Keep reading for some truly original ideas!
December 31st will be here in the blink of an eye! Out with the old and in with the new! If you are looking for unique ways to ring in the New Year with your significant other, then we have a few suggestions you might want to try.

• Plan a progressive party with your friends! This gives you the perfect opportunity to get dressed up and break out your fine china and crystal. Visit one home for appetizers, another for salad, still another for the main course, make a final stop for dessert, and then go to watch the ball drop.

• Kidnap your significant other. Take your best friend, nab your husbands, and head out for the weekend to a special location, like a bed and breakfast. Tell your spouse that you are just going to dinner and then watch the look on their face when they see you driving away from town! If stealing away for the weekend is not feasible, then you can spring for a babysitter, hand him his suit, and take him out for a fancy dinner or night on the town.

• Host your own pajama party. This is ideal if you have friends with kids or kids of your own. Have the kids (and adults too!) come dressed for bed. Your home can be decorated with inexpensive streamers, balloons, and other items. Have a cake ready with candles to blow out at midnight (or the hour you choose to be “midnight”). Other ideas for entertainment include serving caffeine free beverages, watching kid friendly movies, and playing board games.

• Celebrate New Year’s in a different time zone. For example, if you live in Tennessee, you can host a New York themed party. Put on a soundtrack with your favorite Broadway show tunes, serve NY cheesecake, and decorate with plenty of glittering and sparkling lights. You can even have your own “ball” to drop at the appointed hour.

• Finally, if late night celebrations aren’t really your thing, consider hosting a New Year’s Day brunch. There is nothing wrong with welcoming in the New Year during daytime hours. Invite your closest friends and family members and make it a private celebration to remember. This is a sincere and genuine way to give thanks for all you have experienced in the past year.

Everybody likes to breathe in fresh, clean air. However, clean air is not always what homeowners are getting in their home, especially if they haven’t had their air ducts cleaned recently. If you’re concerned about the quality of air in your home, there is a simple solution. Many readily available products such as air purifiers, specialized air conditioner and furnace filters, plug in air fresheners, and similar products can be purchased easily and promise to clean up your indoor air.

Your home is the epicenter of your life – it’s where you sleep, play, cook, and sometimes dance (when no one else is around.) Needless to say, with everything that goes on in your home, it’s no wonder that some cleaning can become neglected. For instance, when’s the last time you’ve cleaned your blinds?

Yes people. It’s that time of year again. The air is changing, the leaves are turning to deep colors of red and yellow and you can finally put on a long sleeve shirt. Since the weather is changing along with the outside colors (I like to call them Fall colors), the décor in your home should reflect this lovely time of year as well.

We all need to do it. Organizing your home can seem like a massive project but it does not have to be. Something that we probably all should think about is throwing away the unnecessary. Go threw your closets, kitchen, and bedrooms and look for things that you and your family have not used in months or even years. If that is the case then you should probably get rid of whatever it is.

Your house always seems like it’s a mess. You find yourself cleaning in circles everyday going from one room to another after a hectic day of work. Just when you get ready to set down the mop, you turn around to find a room that’s been untouched by a vacuum for too long. With a deep sigh and a frayed look in your eyes, you drop the mop, shake your fist in the air, and scream “I give up!”

Have you thought about this summers heat damage on your home recently? It would be wise to consider how your outdoor deck is holding up.  When your deck is subjected to a vicious cycle of Florida rain, humidity and scorching heat it will require special attention.  Keeping your deck maintained with deck refinishing or deck staining you can make sure your deck lasts for many years of enjoyment.  If your deck receives a lack of attention, then the surface is certain to premature rot and decay away.

Finding time for home maintenance can be a difficult task when trying to raise a family.  The professionals at First Coast Home Pros offer a variety of services to help you keep your home in tip-top shape.  We specialize in detailed cleaning and home improvement services for any home needs.