June is almost over. Before you flip the page on your puppies and kittens hanging calendar ( I know I'm not the only person who has one) let me remind you that June is National Safety Month. I am reminding you because I want all of us to have Joyful summers without any mishaps. Plus, I was not even aware that it was National Safety Month until I received a reminder email from the good folks from the
Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance.
It is Monday, so I know many of you are writing out to do lists and updating your tasks with your goals for the week in the spirit of Make It Happen Monday. Here are a few safety tasks to add to your list.
- Check your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
- Check the screens in your windows and doors to make sure they are secure and don't have any wholes (especially if you have a cat like mine who has been known to scratch his paws on the screens).
- Check your gutters.
- Clean the filters in your air conditioners.
- Check all of your power strips, outlets, and surge protectors to make sure none are over loaded.
- Brush up on your pool and swimming safety guidelines.
- Stock up on sunblock.
- Make sure you are up to date on your routine car maintenance especially if you see a summer road trip in your future.
The
Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance created the info-graph below with a few other ideas on how to stay safe this summer.
What safety tasks are you adding to your list? What tasks do you do each year to ensure you'll have a joyfully safe summer?