Owning a home is funny.
You can be incredibly organized at work, manage a complicated family calendar, remember birthdays, plan vacations months in advance—and still have absolutely no idea when you last changed your HVAC filter.
Or maybe you’re the opposite.
You know exactly when the gutters were cleaned, have a favorite plumber saved in your phone, and can probably tell us the approximate age of your water heater without getting up from your chair.
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Most homeowners follow some kind of cleaning schedule. You dust, vacuum, sweep, and mop on some kind of regular basis, but what about those cleaning tasks that are done on an irregular schedule?
For example, it’s easy to let the busy days go by without remembering to clean the dryer vent or dust the coils on your refrigerator.
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If you’re the main person in your home who’s become the unofficial home manager, you know where everything is, but do others living in your home know as well?
For example, you may know when the HVAC needs servicing, where the water shutoff valve is, or what household tasks need to be done and when.
And that’s perfectly normal.
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If you’ve ever toured an older home and discovered a mysterious little room tucked beneath the stairs or in the basement, you may have found a root cellar.
Before refrigerators and freezers became standard household appliances, root cellars gave homeowners a simple way to keep certain foods cool, dark, and humid. Potatoes, carrots, apples, onions, squash, and other produce could be stored for months without electricity.
Today, root cellars are getting a second look.
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If your garden has ever produced more tomatoes, peppers, beans, or cucumbers than your family could possibly eat, you know the feeling.
At first, it’s exciting.
Then you look at the kitchen counter and realize you have a small mountain of produce staring back at you.
That’s where canning can help. Preserving your harvest allows you to enjoy it long after the growing season ends. But if you’ve ever tried to can in a crowded kitchen, you also know that the process can take over your entire workspace.
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