What are you grateful for this month?

Thanksgiving comes at the end of every November. This November is no different as plans are being made for the celebration on Thursday the 27th. Most take a moment on that day to say what they are thankful for in life. The experts think the regular daily practice of gratitude is key to happiness and recovering from many low points. Research shows the brain is physically altered by acknowledging the good things in life.

“When you practice gratitude, your brain releases dopamine and serotonin, the “feel-good” neurotransmitters that contribute to happiness and satisfaction,” says Jessica Maurer of the Mental Wellbeing Association.

So, starting this mindset weeks prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, is the perfect way to have a good holiday season. This could positively impact the nearly 40 percent of people who say stress and depression are worse during this season. If you’re one of those people, we encourage you to focus on these quotes to help put yourself in the right frame of mind.

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” — Voltaire

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” — Melody Beattie

“Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us.” — Lauryn Hill

“Being grateful does not mean that everything is necessarily good. It just means that you can accept it as a gift.” — Roy T. Bennett

The Extra Mile PowerWashing staff members in Bunker Hill, WV also encourage you to call on them for helping clean your home AND take an energy inventory now. A clean house and saving money on utility bills will also lift your spirits.

 

November is also Energy Awareness Month

November is the month to make sure your home is ready for the holidays and make sure energy costs are in check for winter. It’s a great time to take an “energy inventory” around your home and in your life as electricity costs are going up. Using energy wisely makes sense for the planet and for your monthly budget.

Turning out lights in unoccupied rooms. Keeping the thermostat at a comfortable temperature. Even closing down vents and closing doors to unoccupied rooms are great starts to saving some dollars. Also, make sure rooms with pipes have enough heat, because you don’t want to pay an expensive repair bill.

Another easy upgrade is replacing traditional light bulbs with LED bulbs. Larger home upgrades like energy-saving appliances — including a new furnace — along with new windows can pay for themselves in a few years. Here is a great article on the top 21 things to do to save energy around the house.

And while you’re researching and planning those changes, contact the Extra Mile PowerWashing office to schedule a professional pressure washing appointment.

Extra Mile’s exterior cleaning services

Weather and availability tightens the team’s schedule as the year comes to a close, so reach out soon for a professional pressure washing. To schedule Extra Mile‘s cleaning experts, click here to contact Extra Mile PowerWashing’s staff online. They can also be reached by calling 304.904.0500 or emailing dustin@extramilepw.com.

These pressure washing techs are the area’s experts in roof cleaning, siding washing, gutter cleaning, concrete and deck cleaning or your home or commercial property. They also do pressure wash sidewalks, and do gutter cleaning and graffiti removal. First impressions for guests

and customers are so important. Those techs — using the softwash cleaning technique — are also trained in commercial and industrial power washing, even removing graffiti to restore your property to it’s original beauty.

The Extra Mile cleaning professionals pressure wash homes and businesses throughout the great Martinsburg, WV area. That area includes Bunker Hill, Inwood, Charles Town, Shepherdstown, Kearneysville, Falling Waters, Hedgesville and Harpers Ferry. In Virginia, the techs serve the area between the West Virginia/Virginia line south to Winchester along the I-81 corridor.

The softwash technique mentioned above is the use of “just the right water pressure,” combined with gentle, environmentally-friendly detergents. These detergents are used to weaken the grip of dirt, mold, mildew and other natural elements.