Who Wants To Be A Mega-Millionaire?
I’m sure you’ve heard all the buzz about the Mega Millions lottery and how it has gone up to half a billion dollars. With no winners over the past couple days, the jackpot just keeps growing and growing and will soon surpass $500 million! In this newscast, the reporter asks people on the street what [...]
Lawn Mower Maintenance
With spring here, we all have a list of additional chores to add into our regular weekly regime, and one of those will likely be mowing your lawn. Whether you find mowing the lawn a ‘Zen-like’ experience, or if you think it is a big pain in your butt, you still have to get around [...]
The HomeFirst Family Is Growing
Attention Residents! Effective April 1, Brookside Communities and Landstar Homes are joining the Homefirst family. Landstar Homes has changed its name to HomeFirst Sales and Brookside Communities has changed to HomeFirst Certified Communities. The signs will be changing and so will our emails, but the great customer service will remain the same. Feel free to contact [...]
Create A Unique Palette Garden
Looking for a fun new way to spice up your garden? This interesting palette garden can be installed on your deck, placed in your garden or even set up by a fence or shed. This beautiful addition is easy on your wallet and will add a unique flair to your home (and make your [...]
10 Products to Never Buy Generic
Generic brands can be big money savers when you are working with a tight budget. But not all generic products can live up to their branded counterparts. In order to help you decide which items you should save the cash by buying generic and which ones you should spring for the brand name, we’ve got [...]
Spring Has Sprung
The first day of spring is tomorrow and we can finally say that spring has sprung! So in the spirit of spring and spring-cleaning, we’ve got a great checklist of tasks you should aim to complete before summer hits. Let’s be honest, when summer rolls around, no will want to even think about cleaning! Our [...]
Getting Green on St. Patrick’s Day
Are you ready to get green this weekend? Irish or not, St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday to celebrate with friends and family. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17th, which is the saint’s religious feast day and the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this [...]
Spring Maintenance Tips
Although this winter season was nowhere near as extreme as our usual Michigan winters, any bit of winter weather can put pressure on your home. So when you doing your spring cleaning and maintenance, don’t neglect the outside of your house and your yard, as they are just as important. Consumer Reports has come up [...]
Prepping Your Garden for Spring
With spring around the corner, the weather is starting to warm up and clear out. Many of us can’t wait to dust off our shovels and gloves and start prepping our gardens. But before you suit up and head out, read these spring gardening tips from local landscape business owner, Jan Bills from Two Women [...]
Spring Forward on Daylight Savings Time
It feels like just yesterday that we “fell back” during daylight savings time and got an extra hour in our day. But believe it or not, this Sunday is once again daylight savings time. And instead of getting an extra hour, we get to “spring forward” an hour, which means that we lose an hour [...]