13 Fun Spring Facts to Spring on You

13 Fun Spring Facts to Spring on You

Here are a few fun spring facts to help get you ready for spring. It won’t be long before spring has sprung. I know it doesn’t look like it now but spring will be here soon. Yesterday evening I sat on my back patio, next to a blazing fire, wrapped in a...
9-point Spring Lawn Care Checklist

9-point Spring Lawn Care Checklist

It might seem like an odd time for me to be thinking about a spring lawn care checklist. As I write this, I’m on the third floor of a hotel in Appleton, Wisconsin. I’m looking out the window at a bright sunlit morning. It’s 2 degrees with a wind...
What to Know Before You Mow 

What to Know Before You Mow 

So, what is there to know before you mow? You put gas in the mower, start it, and then mow. Pretty simple, right? That’s what I thought until I did some research. Here are some things you need to know before you mow. It may be January in Indiana, and the last...
The Dirt on Soil

The Dirt on Soil

So, what is the dirt on soil? If you’re like me, you take dirt, I mean soil, pretty much for granted. I might pick up some bags of topsoil in the spring for my veggie garden, potting soil for containers, and some fertilizer for the lawn, but I’ve never put a lot of...
7 Tips for Protecting Your Lawn this Winter

7 Tips for Protecting Your Lawn this Winter

These tips for protecting your lawn this winter are critical. Winter is officially here, but that doesn’t mean you can forget about your lawn. Here in central Indiana, most of us, including me, tend to forget about our lawns when it turns to the season of cold and...
7 Reasons to Say Thank You at Work

7 Reasons to Say Thank You at Work

As children, we were taught to say please and thank you. As adults, we know that saying thank you is a good thing, but do we understand why? And if we knew the full impact of saying it, would we thank teammates more often? So, do you say thank you enough? “In...
How to Make Your Home Ready for Winter

How to Make Your Home Ready for Winter

Is your home ready for winter? I don’t mean mentally prepared, but are you, your family, and your home ready for winter? How to Make Your Home Ready for Winter Making sure your home can handle what mother nature brings us is essential. Here’s a checklist of a few of...
20 Ways to Have More Fun at Work

20 Ways to Have More Fun at Work

How important is fun at work? It can be the difference between an engaged staff that does its best or a fear-based culture that creates subversion. And that’s why having fun at work is crucial. Have you ever had a job you dreaded? One where you hated getting up...