Home & living

In today’s housing market, it seems harder than ever to find a home to buy. Before the health crisis hit us a year ago, there was already a shortage of homes for sale. When many homeowners delayed their plans to sell at the same time that more buyers aimed to take advantage of record-low mortgage rates and purchase a home, housing inventory dropped even further. Experts consider this to be the biggest challenge facing an otherwise hot market while buyers continue to compete for homes. As Danielle Hale, Chief Economist at realtor.com, explains:

“With buyers active in the market and seller participation lagging, homes are selling quickly and the total number available for sale at any point in time continues to drop lower. In January as a whole, the number of for sale homes dropped below 600,000.”

When it comes to finding places to store Christmas decorations or old belongings many of us turn to our basements or attics. However, without proper care, these areas can soon become chaotic dumping grounds.

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As a busy mom, I feel like I spend half of my life cooking and cleaning house or chasing after my family cleaning up after them. I love them, therefore I don’t hate it, but I would enjoy doing the cleaning part a little less often. 
I’m sure you understand where I am coming from. It’s exhausting! If you are in the same boat as me and you are ready to start saving time on housework, check out these 3 tips that I promise will help you! I started following these tips a couple of years ago and boy oh boy it has changed my life. 
3 Tips for Saving Time on Housework
Have a Cleaning Day

Every day, we spend a lot of energy, whether it be physical or electrical. However, it is the electrical energy that becomes the bigger problem. Unlike the energy we exert, electrical energy comes with a cost. If not taken carefully, you might end up with a huge electrical bill with nothing to pay for it! Saving energy can be a very simple thing to do, but it is also a simple thing to forget. In order to make this happen, you need to start early. Here are my tips for saving energy for the home!

Take your refrigerator to a cooler spot.