Posts Tagged ‘Holiday Safety’
It’s Time to Let the Christmas Tree Go
If you are like us, saying goodbye to the holidays can elicit a few wistful sighs. It seems one minute we are stressed abut how fast the season is approaching, and the next, we are saddened by how quickly it has passed. For those who celebrate Christmas, the smell of fresh pine and the twinkle [...]
Some Say Re-Gifting is Tacky, but Could it Also be Dangerous?
It’s been in your closet for almost a year – that blender that your husband’s Aunt Hilda thought you’d love. It is a nice blender, but you already have one that happens to be bright red to match your kitchen décor. You’re now exhausted, tired of shopping and need one last thing for your son’s [...]
Best, Least-Obvious Holiday Safety Tips
From cooking to travel, our inboxes have been teeming with hundreds of holiday safety tips ranging from the blatantly obvious (e.g., Never use lighted candles to decorate a tree.) to the “Wow, I didn’t know that!” Steering toward the latter, we have compiled a list of the best holiday safety tips that you may not [...]
Safety To-Do #1: Take Down Holiday Decor and Store with Care
Oh Tanenbaum, Oh Tanenbaum, how lovely are your branches… or at least they were. Now your branches are just droopy and dry – a tall stack of kindling standing in our living room with hot lights wrapped around them. Think I’m exaggerating… take a look at this photo (left). Our tree conjures images of Charlie [...]


