Thanksgiving Safety Tips

Follow these tips to keep your holidays festive, cheerful and most importantly safe and healthy.

Thanksgiving is only a few days away, and the staff at Eastgate Village wants to ensure you celebrate safely. Follow these tips to keep your holidays festive, cheerful and most importantly safe and healthy.

Home preparation:

Keep your family and overnight guests safe with a working smoke detector on every level of the house, in the halls adjacent to the bedrooms. Test smoke detectors monthly and replace batteries at least twice a year.

Have a fire extinguisher available not more than 10 feet from the stove, on the exit side of the room.

Know how to use your fire extinguisher.

Keep all candles far from children’s reach.

Food Preparation:

Purchase only government-inspected meat and poultry products. Check the “sell by” date on all food you buy, and never buy packages if the date has passed.

Before you prepare anything for the holidays, be sure you begin with a clean stove and oven as well as thoroughly washed kitchen utensils and hands.

Urban Living

Urban settings are rich in food and culture, as well as attractions that appeal to a variety of individuals.

Urban living holds endless opportunities for nearly every type of person. Why, do you ask? It’s simple. Urban settings are rich in food and culture, as well as attractions that appeal to a variety of individuals. Cities are also the primary hub for all of a state’s business and, therefore, people seek alternatives to the long commutes from the suburbs.

What most people find to be the biggest advantage to living in a city is the convenient availability to nearly anything you crave, want, need or desire. You can usually find yourself within walking distance to a bus, taxi or subway that can take you to popular restaurants, pubs, shops, museums, libraries and parks. But what is more important than having something different to do everyday is what each neighborhood is defined as specifically?

Good to Know: Decorating Your Place

We have 5 easy tips that will make you feel right at home and not at the bank.

Whether you just moved or your looking to revamp your current residence, decorating is essential to making your home distinctly yours. Though decorating may not seem that difficult, it’s sometimes hard to know where to start. And while it can also seem overwhelming, it’s also easy to spend too much and getting poor results.

Lucky for you, we have 5 easy tips that will make you feel right at home and not at the bank.

Walls

Your walls are more than just supports for the ceiling. They are there for color, contrast and to serve as a backdrop to establish drama and set a tone. The walls in your house are the largest working space you have for decorating and they are the best place to start.

Paint is an inexpensive way to make over your place and only requires a trip to the hardware store, your good judgment and a little hard work. If you’re renting and painting isn’t an option or you can’t decide on a the right shade or hue, add color with personal knick-knacks or keepsakes such as that old quilt you never use or your favorite sports apparel and accessories (hockey sticks, baseball bats, hats, etc.).

You could even make your own photo collage out of picture frames from the dollar store. If you’re a renter and also can’t poke holes in the walls, try those double- sided tape hooks. They can hold quite a bit.

These ideas can add color and style to any room, but remember not to over do it.