Are you thinking about a whole-house water filtration system? While many of us may take the access to and benefits of clean water for granted, the experts at Preferred Home Services understand that the power of clean water includes and goes beyond what quenches our thirst and settles into our bodies. In this article, you’ll learn more about what a whole-house water filtration system is, how it works, how it can benefit your family, and how Preferred Home Services can help you choose the right system for your home and family.

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Sleep is one of the few things that everyone needs. Sleep helps us function as fully present and thinking humans. If you or your family go without adequate sleep, you probably notice! Take the Chasing Dreams Sleep Consulting interactive quiz below to find out if a sleep consultant might be a helpful resource for your family!

Sleep Matters

A good night’s sleep has implications for attention, cognition, and mood–regardless of one’s age. Tired kids will be cranky and accident-prone–and so will parents. Parents also need downtime to refuel at the end of the day and also need energy to function.

The antidote to the fatigue and frustration of poor sleep starts with a sleep routine that is loving, calm, and even enjoyable. According to Erin Lawyer of Chasing Dreams Sleep Consulting, children who have independent sleep skills will fall asleep more easily, sleep through the night (if age appropriate), take good, reliable naps, and get the sleep their body needs for their health, happiness, and overall well-being.

Take the Quiz

Got sleep on your mind? Take our interactive quiz to determine if your family might benefit from a FREE evaluation call with Erin Lawyer of Chasing Dreams Sleep Consulting. 

Want to learn more? Read about Chasing Dreams and pick up a few tips for better sleep. If you’d like to schedule a FREE evaluation call, you can book your call online.

Are you curious about the work undertaken behind the scenes to help create a safe school campus? Greenville’s First Presbyterian Academy gives us a glimpse of what they have done and will continue to do throughout the school year to keep students healthy while they hit the books.

The halls of First Presbyterian Academy (FPA) are ringing with the excitement of students starting a new school year. Greeting old friends and making new ones is a common practice in the first few weeks of being back in the classrooms.

At the beginning of every school year, teachers often ask students to write a paper on “How I Spent My Summer Vacation.” Summer was a time of preparation at FPA and the summer “to-do list” was a lengthy one! Here are just a few of the tasks accomplished to prepare to open the school:

• Classrooms and common gathering spaces were deep cleaned.
• The MERV 13 filters throughout the school were changed.
• The ventilation system was checked in every building. All buildings have cross ventilation in the ceilings and throughout the buildings.
• Air and heating systems were checked and repaired as needed.
• Hand sanitizer dispensers in each building were refilled.
• Lunchrooms were updated, cleaned, and sanitized.
• Social distancing reminders have been provided for our teachers in all classrooms.
• Soap dispensers have been refilled for the coming year.

Whether you’ve got kids, grandkids, or some other important young people in your life, school has probably crossed your mind in the past few weeks. Preschoolers, elementary, middle, and high school kids are back to hitting the books. And so are college students. According to the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, more than 200,000 South Carolinians are enrolled across South Carolina’s 60 post-secondary institutions! As all of these students pack up their book bags and head to class, educational and financial institutions across the US ask people to think about the importance of saving for college with their annual celebration of College Savings Month. In South Carolina, this is a time to talk about the benefits of Future Scholar, South Carolina’s 529 plan.