The holidays are a time for friends and memories.
I adore being at my house during the holidays, with the snow falling and being wrapped in a blanked on the couch.
I adore the fireplace with its light illuminating off of the walls and ceiling, making my whole kitchen glow. There are afternoons where I come in cold from outside. I will instantly take off my snowy clothes, dress in my sweatpants and sweatshirt and instantly sit in front of the fireplace. I’ll grab a book or magazine and turn my cable on… During the holidays I will utilize my fireplace more than my furnace. Once the holidays are over I’ll switch over and use my furnace more. I do this because I don’t like going out to the shed and lugging out firewood in the cold cold. I also like how my furnace burns more cleanly than my fireplace! Sometimes I can see soot on my furniture surfaces, but and I don’t like having to polish my wood furniture every time I turn my fireplace off. To keep using my furnace throughout the frigid winter time I like to call my Heating and A/C provider before the winter time starts to have him repair it. I make sure that my Heating and A/C system is running efficiently so I’m not stuck in the middle of winter time without a source of heat. My Heating and A/C worker makes sure that my air filter is clean and changed, that my HVAC duct isn’t dirty and it’s sealed properly. I would hate to come inside from the frigid outdoors and not have heat. Then I would have to resort to my fireplace that leaves soot everywhere.