10 Tips for a Clean Home with Pets

cats_dogs_2Pets can be the apple of our eye and certainly become members of the family. However, pets like cats and dogs come with fur that shed and behavior patterns that are different than the human family members. Can we live with our pets and still keep a clean home? We can and here are some tips to help keep your home clean while living with your furry family members.

Vacuum and Sweep Often

If you have more than one pet or pets that shed quite a bit, it is good practice to vacuum your home often. Vacuuming at least once a week is good to avoid hair build up around your home. For hard surfaces, like tile or hardwood, you may not need to get the vacuum out every week and may be able to use a Swifter Read More

It is National Preparedness Month – Are you Prepared?

HomeZad Emergency Preparedness InfographicSeptember is National Preparedness Month. It is a time to regroup and help your family understand what to do in case of an unexpected situation occurs. Along with natural disasters like wild fires, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornados, families need to prepare for heavy storms and broken pipes which can cause water damage to a home. Families also need to prepare for unexpected household fires that may start in the kitchen or by a grill. Maybe an electric heater was left on or a candle was left burning. Being prepared can help get family members out of the home in a timely and safe manner. Being prepared by documenting the details of your home both before and after can help when submitting a complete claim to your insurance agent for reimbursement.  Being prepared can help you locate important documents that might help you immediately or in the future. Being prepared can keep your family safe! Read More

Creating a Home Inventory Using HomeZada – A User’s Experience

Creating-a-Home-Inventory-CoverThere are a lot of reasons to create a home inventory. From natural disaster risk, burglary, house fires, maintenance damage to your home and a vast amount of other reasons. One user, Natalie Gallagher, realized that National Preparedness Month was a great time for her to get her home organized. She recognized for that “just in the case” situation an inventory was a good thing. Natalie uses HomeZada’s home inventory functionality because of it’s ease of use and time saving features. She also Read More

Managing Documents in HomeZada to Centralize Information

Managing DocumentsI want to share a real life example of being prepared using HomeZada. Managing documents in HomeZada is very easy and has helped in many occasions. I use HomeZada to manage all of my household documents which makes my life easy. All of the home documents are in one central location. I also use HomeZada to track precious documents like my drivers license or my trust documents. Read More

Make a Small Home Office Feel Bigger With These Tips

Contemporary Home OfficeGuest Blogger: Lana Hawkins

Working in a small claustrophobic space can be quite depressing and far from inspiring. However, most of us are not so lucky to be working in an enormous office full of light, so we try to make the most of what we have. How can we redesign our office space so that it seems bigger and brighter without demolishing a few walls or moving to a completely different place? Here are a few tips you can use to change your working environment so that you feel happier and more satisfied. Read More