Only 10 days of spring left; how you can spend it cleaning your life

THE WOODLANDS, TX – Astronomically speaking, spring ends and summer ends in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21, which means coming up is our last full weekend of spring. Of course, our Texas weather has already been feeling pretty summery, but the storms this week should keep us in the balmy 80s this weekend to spend spring out with style.

The shift from spring to summer has many traditions and offshoots. Spring cleaning, for instance, has roots in both religious and cultural traditions, with origins tracing back centuries. From Jewish Passover to Persian New Year’s ‘khaneh tekani’ (‘shake the house’), spring cleaning has reached from the practical into the realm of the divine or superstitious.

Of course, there are biological and practical reasons to take this time of year to conduct a deep clean at home. The increased sunlight of spring can make dust and dirt more visible, prompting people to clean. Rising temperatures in the spring can lead to increased bacterial growth, making a thorough cleaning a preventative measure. Even on a psychological level, many people find that spring cleaning can improve their mood, reduce stress, and boost creativity by creating a more organized and uncluttered environment.

In the ten days you have left before summer hits, Woodlands Online has some ideas on how you can spring clean your home, your car, your body, and your mind.

Clear the air

The wet weather of winter and spring – combined with our native high humidity – can easily turn a home into a petri dish of bacteria and mold. Surface cleaning is a good start to fix the problem, but unless your HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) system is up to par, you can just be shooting spores and germs all over the house through your duct systems. Fortunately, Woodlands-based AC company Hal Watson has many services, products, and solutions that can ensure your home air is of healthy quality.

Hal Watson’s services include troubleshooting and AC repair with 24/7 emergency service availability, AC installation and replacement, biannual HVAC maintenance, ductless AC installation and repair, home climate automation, and indoor air quality products.

From your outside unit to your interior ductwork and filters, they have complete solutions to keep your air clean and fresh – and cool! – and frequently run specials on their website and through our Woodlands Online deals and coupons newsletter.

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Increase your auto immunity

After home and office, the average person spends more time in their car than anywhere else. On average, Americans spend more than 17,600 minutes (or an excess of 290 hours) behind the wheel of a car each year. This means they spend nearly an hour behind the wheel each day. As an additional health factor, drivers aged 30 - 49 drive the most miles annually (13,506) and spend more time behind the wheel compared to other age groups.

While your car doesn’t typically need constant maintenance like lawnmowing for your property or laundry for yourself, it does need some TLC on a regular basis or things can get gnarly. And not just for the obvious safety reasons such as tire maintenance, but also your personal comfort like cabin air.

Repair One Automotive Repair & Services has a complete suite of services designed to keep your second home in top-notch condition. From collision repair to standard maintenance, from brake replacement to oil changes, from tires to cabin filters, you can rely on the highly trained mechanical staff to keep you safe and comfortable in your car.

Before the heat gets too unbearable to survive a roadside breakdown or a sudden death of your ventilation unit, make an appointment with Repair One. They offer multiple specials on their website and on our Woodlands Online deals and coupons newsletter, including veteran discounts and free road trip checks.

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Tender loving self-care

We can get so tied up in spring cleaning our house that we forget our own personal temple – the body. Now that it’s a full half-year since all of your New Year’s Resolutions went by the wayside, this is the perfect time to take stock of your physical health. We tend to put infinitely more resources into our auto maintenance that we neglect our own.

Trigger Point Studios is filled with highly skilled staff whose top priority is to use an holistic approach to your health and wellness. Their expansive 4,000-square-foot facility is designed to cater to all your wellness needs in a laid-back, family-friendly environment, including video game areas for the kids and play zones for pets. Whether you’re looking to relieve pain, enhance performance, or simply maintain your well-being, Trigger Point has a service plan for you.

Mobility sessions, massage therapy, full body adjustments, dry needling, and medspa treatments that include IV hydration, vitamin injections, and hormone replacement therapy, are complemented with Trigger Point’s Recover Lounge, a sanctuary designed to rejuvenate you with luxurious leather couches and electric leather recliners, ensuring maximum comfort as you unwind. Enhance your experience further with their state-of-the-art surround sound and TV systems and their fully stocked snack bar as you lounge in overstuffed leather furnishings.

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It’s all ele-mental

Beyond our bodies, our minds could also use a vigorous maintenance session or two from time to time. No matter our age, physical strength, job security, or financial stability, internal and external pressures can clutter our mental state and emotional balance.

The Woodlands Behavioral Health and Wellness Center is a top-notch facility with a team of neuropsychologist, psychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, coaches, and nutrition educators who specialize in helping children and adults with attention, memory, behavior, emotional, social skills, and executive functioning difficulties that are limiting their academic, social and professional achievement.

The center treats the whole client and his or her significant others. Their integrated treatment model includes assessment, therapy / counseling, coaching, nutritional counseling, working memory training, social skills groups, and medication or alternatives to medication, such as supplementation and behavioral treatment plans.

As a special spring program, they are offering college application bootcamps to help ease the strain and student and parent alike.

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