Winter is back, so don’t forget …

… the short list of dos and don’ts for the win­ter sea­son. (Some of these I am reminded of from per­sonal expe­ri­ence, like num­ber one)

1. Do let your sweaters air-dry, appar­ently they shrink in the dryer.
2. Do pack a small shovel in the trunk of your car.  Either you’ll need it or you may want to use it to help some­one else.
3. While your pack­ing your shovel, throw in a flash­light and gloves…or go buy a ‘readi­ness kit’ from a local store.
4. Do let your faucet drip dur­ing freeze warn­ings, it’s so much bet­ter than wak­ing up to frozen pipes.
5. Do remem­ber your pets and keep them warm, too.
6. Don’t over­load your elec­tri­cal cir­cuits with Christ­mas lights (you know who you are, don’t burn down the house!)
7. Don’t speed while dri­ving on ice (yes, some peo­ple have to be reminded)
8. Don’t drive before scrap­ing off the ice from your windows
9. Don’t run over the guy open­ing the door to the store the day of the big sale (appar­ently, this is now a problem)
10. Don’t for­get the rea­son we cel­e­brate Christ­mas!  It’s not about the toys.

If you feel that I have left out some­thing very impor­tant, please feel free to com­ment in the box below and let me know!  Have a safe Christ­mas Season!