Category: Home Management

Spring Cleaning Series: Pest-proofing your home

by Carol Wyatt-Evens
April 9, 2020

Being inside the home for an extended time, I am sure most of us have cleaned an already clean countertop just to make sure we didn’t miss any germs the first, second, or third time! There is nothing wrong with wiping germs away, but while ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Environment, Insect, Insects, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Land Insects, Landscape Insects, Pgm_Chemicals

Coronavirus Mortgage Relief

by sellis
April 8, 2020

Are you struggling to pay your mortgage because of the coronavirus pandemic? Read on for information on what to do and options for relief. First, assess your situation Pay your mortgage, if you can. Mortgage servicers are overwhelmed with ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, , Work & Life
Tags: Debt Management, Family Resource Management, Money Management, Mortgage Relief, Personal And Family Finances, Personal Finance

Project Pantry: Potato Pancakes

by Samantha Kennedy
April 8, 2020

This week's simple meal? Potato pancakes! How to Make Potato Pancakes With just a few basic ingredients, you can easily whip up a batch of hearty and flavorful potato pancakes for a quick and delicious meal or side dish the whole family will ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Cooking, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Pantry, Potato Pancakes, Project Pantry

Eggcelent Hard Boiled Eggs

by Paul Schumaker
April 7, 2020

By Kristie Popa With Easter coming up in just a few days, many families will be hard boiling eggs to color and/or eat. Perfecting your egg boiling skills will lead to the perfect hard-boiled eggs! This is an easy activity that 4-H youth can ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family
Tags: Eggs, Hard Boiled

The Cheapest and Most Common Disinfectant. COVID-19 Disinfection Tips!

by Joanne Cooper
April 6, 2020

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends to clean and disinfect high touch surfaces daily in common areas that are touched such as table, hard backed chairs, phones, tablets, remote controls, doorknobs etc. They recommend wearing gloves ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management,
Tags: Disinfection

Why an Emergency Fund is so important to Financial Security

by staylor
April 6, 2020

What will happen to your family if you: Lose your job? Get sick? Have an emergency? Most of us are very good at planning for our future, but we often don’t think about the “what if’s?” We prepare for the future we think of, but then ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Hernando

Keeping Fit in the Age of Social Distancing

by staylor
April 6, 2020

Now that most of us have settled into this “new normal” of working from home, social distancing, and adjusted to the inconveniences of social distancing, we realize we miss our gym and workout times. Many of us have worked very hard to regain ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Hernando

Get a Bunker Mentality about Your Finances

by staylor
April 6, 2020

In military training manuals, Maslow’s Theory of Hierarchy is represented as a pyramid with five levels of needs: survival, security, belonging, self-esteem and self-actualization. The base of the pyramid is survival, on which all other levels ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Hernando

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