Starting Fresh in the New Year – Five Ways to Freshen Up Your Home

Published on January 15, 2016

Work out centers are full of new faces, health companies are flooded with new customers, and you may notice extra families filling the seats at church. It’s the time again – the New Year is here.

New Year is a time when we all begin anew and get a chance to better ourselves. But what about your home? Below are five ideas to give your home a fresh start, and you a healthier home, to kick off the year.

1) Germicidal Ultraviolet Light Systems

Germ-a-what-who now? Germicidal Ultraviolet Light Systems safely give off the highest UV light intensity available to help get rid of germs. The system helps decrease concentrations of airborne bioaerosols (bacteria, fungi, viruses, pollen, and other gross things you don’t want floating around in the air you breathe) by 50% in as little as 45 minutes. These lights can even keep more germs from collecting in your home and in your heating and cooling unit.

2) Essential Oil Diffuser

People were using essential oils for thousands of years to better their spiritual and emotional wellbeing, along with physical wellbeing. In recent years, more and more moms and dads are using essential oils to treat colds and viruses in their little ones, especially when a baby is too young for medication. Parents are also using essential oils to safely purify their homes and keep harsh chemicals out of the air they breathe. Essential oils like lemon, thyme, and lemongrass are just a examples of oils that you can use to purify your home and leave it smelling yummy instead of with the odor of harsh chemicals.

3) Clean Those Closets

Out with the old, in with the new. Cleaning out your closets is a great way to find more space for all your new holiday goodies. and decluttering is always good for your mental wellbeing. You can also carry the goodwill into the New Year by donating clothes, coats, and anything other gently worn or used items to homeless shelters. Did your children get a ton of toys? Go through their old toys and donate gently used toys to children’s shelters.

4) Humidify

Humidifiers don’t just save your health, they can save your wallet. Below are a few examples showing that 2016 is the year to get a humidifier:

Humidifiers help moisturize your nasal passages, helping with congestion and sinusitis relief and keeping troubling nose bleeds and respiratory infections away.
Improve dry, itchy skin and help clear up severe skin diseases by sleeping with a humidifier.
Hardwood furniture and floors can get too dried out and split due to lack of moisture in the air. Add it back with a humidifier.
Adding a humidifier puts moisture back in your air and helps you feel warmer at lower temperatures, so you can stop cranking up the heat and save money on energy bills.

5) Clean Your Carpets

Carpets can collect air pollutants, cause dust mite infestations, and even have mold growth, according to CBS New York. Vacuuming isn’t enough to rid your home of these germs, but a professional carpet cleaning service destroys these bacteria through special shampooing formulas and/or steaming. After having company tracking in who even knows what all through the holidays, right now is the right time to clean those carpets and start fresh.

So take five to give your home a fresh start for the year to come!

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