Home Is Where The Heart Is: Some home safety tips for you

That’s right. Home is where the heart is. It is also where the food is, where the valuables are and where your favorite reading books are. 

Here are some home safety tips for you and your family.

Food Safety First

Yes, an ounce of prevention is definitely worth more than a ton of cure. But if ever you’re faced with a food crisis, such as food poisoning, you’ll need to know some safety tips you can do right at your own home. Of course, one of the first steps you might want to do is call for help, too. So make sure you have an updated list of those emergency phone numbers in a conspicuous place at home, such as your fridge, your white board, and other places.

Remember the 4 principles of basic food safety: clean, separate, chill and cook.

Always wash your hands first before touching any food. And for foods that need washing, always make sure you thoroughly rinse them.

Always try to separate foods that are on the go with foods that are yet to be prepared. Always try to be aware of contamination, particularly when your foods are exposed out of their containers or out of the fridge. Also, try using separate cutting boards just to be on the safe side.

Fridge is always the best way to chill food. The second option, of course, would be to use an ice box.

Always cook the food with the orientation that you must not burn away its nutrients.

Easy Anti-Burglary Tips

Put windows with safety locks and with treated colors. This is very useful particularly if you have a low-fenced bungalow type residence.

Put on lights with automatic settings. This will definitely scare off burglars and thieves because studies show that proper lighting does have a preventive effect for such criminal acts and offenders.

Install real and not-so-real alarm systems. A nice working alarm system would be nice, but putting up a “Beware of Dogs” sign may also be as effective (especially since you placed the noun in plural form!).

Organize, organize, organize. Of course, one of the easiest home safety tips is to organize not only your things, but also your time. This means that you’ve taken care of your home as conveniently as possible.

Remember – home is where your heart is.