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This month's three jobs (about an hour in total):
• Check holiday light cords for damage.
• Know where the main water shut-off is and label it.
• Clear snow and ice paths; stock ice melt.
Helping a parent? Do the safety items (rails, lights, mats, trip hazards) at their place too.
Shared from RoomMend: Safer Home Plans, a free iPhone app.
Family preparedness step
This month's 15-minute task: Check alternative heat sources are safe and carbon monoxide alarms work. Never run a generator indoors.
Shared from Family Ready: Emergency Plan, a free iPhone app.
A question for couples
Phones down. Each person answers, and the other just listens. No fixing yet.
Question: What's coming up next week that we should plan together?
End with one thing you'll each do this week.
Shared from UnFight: Couples & Marriage, a free iPhone app.
January 2027
Home maintenance this month
This month's three jobs (about an hour in total):
• Replace or check the HVAC filter.
• Test the sump pump if you have one.
• Check for drafts around doors and windows.
Helping a parent? Do the safety items (rails, lights, mats, trip hazards) at their place too.
Shared from RoomMend: Safer Home Plans, a free iPhone app.
Family preparedness step
This month's 15-minute task: Check your car kit (blanket, scraper, water, phone charger). Make sure everyone knows how to shut off the water main.
Shared from Family Ready: Emergency Plan, a free iPhone app.
A question for couples
Phones down. Each person answers, and the other just listens. No fixing yet.
Question: How are we doing with money, and is there anything to talk about?
End with one thing you'll each do this week.
Shared from UnFight: Couples & Marriage, a free iPhone app.
February 2027
Home maintenance this month
This month's three jobs (about an hour in total):
• Clean the range hood filter.
• Check grout and caulk around tubs and showers.
• Vacuum fridge coils.
Helping a parent? Do the safety items (rails, lights, mats, trip hazards) at their place too.
Shared from RoomMend: Safer Home Plans, a free iPhone app.
Family preparedness step
This month's 15-minute task: Open the go-bag: replace expired food and water, update medications and check batteries.
Shared from Family Ready: Emergency Plan, a free iPhone app.
A question for couples
Phones down. Each person answers, and the other just listens. No fixing yet.
Question: What's one memory from this year you want to keep?
End with one thing you'll each do this week.
Shared from UnFight: Couples & Marriage, a free iPhone app.
March 2027
Home maintenance this month
This month's three jobs (about an hour in total):
• Check the roof and gutters after winter storms.
• Book an A/C service before the spring rush.
• Flip or rotate mattresses.
Helping a parent? Do the safety items (rails, lights, mats, trip hazards) at their place too.
Shared from RoomMend: Safer Home Plans, a free iPhone app.
Family preparedness step
This month's 15-minute task: Photograph IDs, insurance policies and prescriptions, and store copies somewhere secure you can reach from any phone.
Shared from Family Ready: Emergency Plan, a free iPhone app.
A question for couples
Phones down. Each person answers, and the other just listens. No fixing yet.
Question: Is there a small argument we never finished? Let's finish it calmly.
End with one thing you'll each do this week.
Shared from UnFight: Couples & Marriage, a free iPhone app.
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