Hospital policy made for freezing evenings

Hospital policy made for freezing evenings

Toward the end of my nursing university my associate and I had to work as interns at the local hospital. Thankfully I was able to schedule my shifts during the middle of the evening plus this made it easier to get the youngsters back plus forth to university, handle appointments during the afternoon plus get

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Temperature control is key for comfort

Temperature control is key for comfort

My poor uncle just told us that he has seven to ten days left to live after getting a diagnosis of pancreas cancer a few weeks ago. He is 73 years old and was a smoker up until about twelve years ago when he quit, so I guess maybe this disease could have come from

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Keeping cool under pressure

Keeping cool under pressure

When my husband was elected as a local official he had a lot of really good ideas. He didn’t seem to think that he would have an issue implementing changes to affect change but he got a serious wake up call within the first few months in office. I remember the first couple of press

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Hot Job, Cool House

Hot Job, Cool House

I’m not going to lie, I had a pretty rough childhood. My parents were put in prison when I was only ten years old, & my siblings & I were arenad in foster care. I remember bouncing from home to home for eight years until I was out on my own. I got my first

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Please watch your kids; they’ll tear down ductwork

Please watch your kids; they’ll tear down ductwork

When people ask me what they can do to lower their energy bills and increase their air quality in their homes I generally tell them one important piece of advice. Don’t have children. I know, this isn’t what people want to hear when they start probing me for air quality control tips or energy efficient

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Nightmares after tropical getaway

Nightmares after tropical getaway

I easily thought that I was doing something nice for myself when I booked a tropical getaway a few months ago. I easily never get the chance to travel or see new scenery, so it seemed like a delightful idea to go lounge on a beach by myself. The concern was, nothing went according to

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Septic tank was backed up

Septic tank was backed up

The house that my parents bought, must have some kind of bad omen. My parents have had no luck with it recently. There was a random crack in the wood floors that got worse, so my dad had to tear up the whole section of the dining room just to get to it and replace

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Met my mom; servicing her HVAC system

Met my mom; servicing her HVAC system

I know a lot of people who talk about how difficult it is growing up and feeling like something is always missing. A lot of my friends grew up in broken homes just like I did. We are all missing a parent in some area of our life… Even if our parental units are technically

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Hot Job, Cool House

Hot Job, Cool House

Something that helped me tremendously was making sure my condo was nice and cool for when I got condo from work. I’m not going to lie, I had a pretty rough childhood. My parents were put in prison when I was only ten years old, and my siblings and I were arenad in foster care.

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Knocking out errand while resting in traffic

Knocking out errand while resting in traffic

when I moved to this part of the country was a major transition from the life that I was used to. First of all, I came from the far north where the weather was generally chilly plus windy. Down here, it’s pretty still, stagnant, plus humid all the time, then secondly, there are some major

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Installing an HRV to improve indoor air quality

Installing an HRV to improve indoor air quality

I’ve read that all the people spend approximately ninety percent of their time inside, but the weather in my local part often makes getting outside just about impossible! Between the summer time heat and humidity and the sub zero uneven temperatures and snow during the winter, we are harshly reliant on the air conditioner and

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Preventing pipes from freezing

Preventing pipes from freezing

This winter has been very mild and I have been extremely happy about this. We have only had one ice storm and one snow storm. I have only had to plow my driveway once this year. I haven’t had to shovel at all this winter. I am not complaining there! As I was watching the

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Allergies and Air Filters

Allergies and Air Filters

Being allergic to a lot of things is no fun at all. I can remember as a child coming condo with my face swollen and so itchy I could hardly sit it. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that the healthcare experts discovered just how various allergies I absolutely have. I have an entire

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Visiting my aunt’s house and having to change her air filter

Visiting my aunt’s house and having to change her air filter

The air filter was so clogged that when you took it out some of the dust and other particles fell on the ground as well. My daughter doesn’t mind visiting our family members especially her aunt. My sister lives down south right on the beach. This allows my daughter to wake up in the morning

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Zone controlled heating has changed our home

Zone controlled heating has changed our home

It’s wild to see all the changes that have taken site around us in the past 50 years. I’m dating myself, but bear with this old person’s perspective on innovation. It’s everywhere! From our PCs to our cars to our jobs. Even our indoor air handling options have completely changed since I was growing up

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My room gets hot

My room gets hot

It’s such a nerve-racking situation getting to know somebody new. when you’re honestly spending a lot of time with somebody brand new, there are a lot of moving parts as well as things to figure out, then one of the major complications you run into in a current relationship is sharing compatibilities. do you even

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Service contract is saving me

Service contract is saving me

I can admit, I am an severely absent minded woman. When it comes to my approach to life, I am not severely “grounded,” as they say. I often forget major important events and have to scramble to make up for my lapses in memory and judgment. That’s why I was severely gleeful when I had

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