November Monthly Newsletter
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I pray you
all are safe from the storm. I am still without power and am dedicated to you
and your newsletters. I have spent my time in the storm bringing you a great
thought out newsletter! In this time of being home with no power I am sure you
and your friends need a cleaning, due to wax dripping, sipped drinks,
experimental cooking in the dark. So we want to extent a “Sandy discount” For
new clients we have a free hour for every 4 hours paid, and you who refer the
new client to us we extent a 15% discount to your cleaning in the next 2 weeks.
Keep your
eyes peeled for new staff; we have recently done a switch in staff members with
new staff. We want you to welcome them to our family and into your home. The
new staffs have all their clearances and love to serve. I also would like you
honest opinion of them and let me know their pros and cons!
Charity of
the Month
This November
we will be donating to Global Giving, the funding will go towards Hurricane
Sandy, it has caused extensive flooding in the Caribbean and the East Coast of
the United States. This fund will support relief efforts by organizations
working in the area, including International Medical Corps in Haiti and Save
the Children in the US, to provide emergency assistance to those in need. For
more information you can visit http://www.globalgiving.org.
Organization
Idea of the Month
Getting
ready for Christmas is not a time when you plan last minute. Some do, and then
know that they could have done so much more, enjoyed themselves, been relaxed
and had the holidays prepped for and ready way before snow fall. This plan I
call the Christmas count down. I break it up into 5 weeks. Each week I plan an
attack and spend 30 minutes a day preparing and at the end of the 5 weeks you
have the last 3 weeks of Christmas to sit around the fire, plan and enjoy big
parties, and just enjoy Christmas for what it really is: your children.
Week
1: Make a plan of your home. What needs to be cleaned for company, cleaned out
and gotten rid of. This is where reality meets the pen. Go through your home,
room by room, write down your dream. Are you traveling this holiday? Make your
calendar, get tickets and reservations. Family photos? Carpet cleaning? Get
your gift check-off list in hand as well; make the list of every person that
needs to be taken care of and the budget.
Week
2: Get your Christmas card list and divide it into 4 groups. Fill out the first
quarter of cards this week. Then divide the gift list in 4 according
to stores/areas of shopping, and purchase a ¼ of the gifts this week. Make that
list now public of what you want your house to be like, post it on the fridge
and divide the list to do among your family members of which they are
accountable for. Make sure you have the wrapping supplies needed as well as
postage.
Week
3: Finish the 2nd group of Christmas cards this week. Purchase ¼ of
the gifts this week, however do the ones you need to purchase online. And wrap
the gifts from last week. Check up on the family’s “To Do” list and make sure
they are doing their part (Including you)! Begin on the “to make” gifts this
week. Reserve baby-sitters for the parties in December.
Week 4:
Finish the 3rd group of Christmas cards this week. Purchase the ¼ of
the Christmas gifts this week. Stay on your family about their “To Do List”,
and complete a few items off of your list as well. Clean out the refrigerator
and freezer and plan your holiday meal. Prepare for drop in visitors. Purchase cheese and crackers and table
grapes. Enjoy Thanksgiving this week.
Week 5:
Finish the 4th group of Christmas cards this week. Finish up your
shopping this week. Decorate your home with Christmas décor. Start your
wrapping of gifts. Send out the gifts to far away family. Cultivate for the
month of December a “No TV” evening so that you can spend the time you need to
with your family. Replace it with family traditions, holiday reading or broaden
the family’s knowledge of what other cultures do for the holidays.
Cleaning
Idea of the Month
Due
to Sandy stopping in for a visit in our area our refrigerators have come to our
attention. Have you cringed at the thought of picking up the jelly jar that is
stuck to the door and try to save it in ice? Or that frozen sticky patch from
the dripped popsicles that started to melt? Have you discovered you would
rather throw out your food then try to clean it? Yes this has become most of
our realities. So let’s take our attention to our fridges and freezers before
the holidays come and fill our refrigerators.
Start top to
bottom. Remove everything and unplug your refrigerator, take a look at
expiration dates, and if you have used it. If you haven’t used it and it’s
still unopened you can donate it to a local food pantry, they are always in
need. Fill a pot with hot water and dish detergent and grab a sponge with a
score side. Then fill up your sink full of hot water and dish detergent. And
start. Start in the freezer section and scrub the top of the freezer to the
walls, the bottom and the door. Many shelves can be removed and submerged into
the sink and scrubbed. Dry everything with a cloth so that nothing can freeze
once you turn it on.
Move to the
refrigerator, and start top to bottom removing the shelves submerging them into
the sink and scrubbing them, drying them and setting them aside. Wash the top,
walls and bottom. Remember to remove the drawers and the shelving on the door.
Before you put your shelves back in this is a great time to look at your
organization in your space. A great way to organize your fridge is to grab a
cloth basket and organize your food. Ex: Yogurts, cheeses, meats, leftovers or
kids snacks. Grab your baskets, label them and put your shelves in according to
size. Place your non expired wiped clean food back in. And if you're like me,
you'll spend the next two days sneaking admiring looks at your gleaming,
well-organized refrigerator. It may not be glamour, but it's life!
Now that you
have a clean fridge and freezer, let’s try to get them to work more efficient. The freezer works most efficiently when packed as full as
possible. Need to fill in some space? Tuck extra ice for cold drinks or
cold-packs. A black-out bonus: full freezers keep food frozen longer if a power
outage occurs.
The refrigerator is a different
animal; it needs air circulation to keep food at an even temperature. Packing a
refrigerator too tightly means some foods can become too cold--and may even
freeze--while others aren't kept cold enough for proper storage. Let the
refrigerator breathe to keep food fresher longer.
Keep produce cool, condiments cold and
proteins downright chilly for longest food life. A cold spot near the cold-air inlet makes a
good home for meat or poultry, but will freeze and spoil a head of lettuce.
Track temperatures with a thermometer.
Too-cold temperatures waste energy, while too-warm temps lead to premature food
spoilage. In the fridge the temperature should be set between 36 and 38 degrees
Fahrenheit. In the freezer, shoot for a temperature range between zero and 5
degrees Fahrenheit. Also clean condenser coils with a vacuum wand; making sure
to clean behind and under.
Craft of the Month
A
good craft to do in the month of November is something called the thankful tree.
On a wall in your home make a tree trunk with branches. Everyday someone in
your home takes a leaf and writes something you are thankful for. So on
thanksgiving when you spend your quality time together you can admire your tree
and know what in your life is worth living for. Take a picture every year and
see what changes and what was the most valuable to you and your family from
year to year.
Healthy Idea of the Month
Every year it’s a battle to not gain all the holiday weight when
you attend the holiday parties and have all the cookie bake offs. Here are 10
tips to help you in your weight goal.
1. Never Go To A Gathering On An Empty Stomach
2. Drink Plenty Of Water
3. Don't Deprive, But Don't Indulge
4. Chew And Enjoy Your Food
5. Socialize Prior To Heading For Seconds
6. Exercise
7. Snack On Healthy Choices
8. Skip The Alcohol Or Limit Intake
9. Don't Cave Into Peer Pressure, people take pride in their food,
however your health is more important.
10. Protein Is Your Friend
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