Messy room.
By Brian R. Brown
Have you reached the breaking point on clutter in your life? Been there, done that, and still decluttering. If you've hit your pain point and are wondering how to declutter your home, or even downsize, we've got some tips to help you on your way.
Woman sorting through a garage sale clothes rack
By Brian R. Brown
Looking to declutter or downsize? Garage sales are still one of the most popular ways to unload a bunch of stuff at one time. But did you know that you can post your garage sale right here on McHenry Life for free? We also have tips to help your garage
Radon mitigation fan installed.
By Brian R. Brown
After learning about other neighbors adding radon mitigation fans to their homes, we started down the path to better educate ourselves, implement our own monitoring system, and ultimately having a mitigation fan added to our home as well. You may want or need to add one to yours as well.
By Brian R. Brown
Who's up for a giveaway?! Start off your new year by entering the first-ever "My McHenry Life $100 Giveaway."
Foodie photo.
By Brian R. Brown
Come express your inner foodie! What are your favorite restaurants? Where's your go to cafe? Share your opinions and experiences with the restaurants, cafes, and pubs you frequent in McHenry County.
By Brian R. Brown
Announcing the winners of our Great McHenry Life Directory Drive Giveaway! Check out the four amazing McHenry County businesses that won our $1,000 giveaway!
By Brian R. Brown
In celebration of our 7 year anniversary, we take a look back on the past and launch our biggest giveaway yet...$1,000 in prize money! Come celebrate with us!
By Brian R. Brown
We've made some subscription changes we think you're going to love! If you currently have or will be adding a listing to McHenry Life, you'll want to see this!
By Brian R. Brown
If you host or manage events, then you need to read this! We understand how tough events can be and want to help with one of the more challenging aspects...marketing your event! See our top 9 reasons why you should take 5 minutes to add your event to the McHenry
Screenshot of the Epic books website.
By Brian R. Brown
Here's our Epic experience with our son's reading, in part due to our Epic Unlimited subscription, which we started less than a year ago.
By Brian R. Brown
If you host or manage events, then you need to read this! We understand how tough events can be and want to help with one of the more challenging aspects...marketing your event! See our top 9 reasons why you should take 5 minutes to add your event to the McHenry
Yellow tulip at home.
By Brian R. Brown
Welcome, or maybe even, welcome back. While you may be thinking you just stumbled across a new website, you may be surprised to learn that this October (2021) will actually mark 7 years for McHenry Life! I won't rehash all of the initial thoughts behind McHenry Life, you can see
Hacker
By Brian R. Brown
The day of manually logging or worse, trying to keep site logins in your head, are gone. Or at least should be. The most secure protection is to have unique, complex, randomly generated logins for every site. Join us as we share how we keep track of more logins by
Fireworks over Crystal Lake, 4th of July 2012
By Brian R. Brown
I'm not even certain of what initially sparked the idea for McHenry Life. Initially there was the idea of writing, ala reviews, about local restaurants where we had eaten. This may have come from a good or bad experience we had just had, or after struggling online to figure out
Sunset over Crystal Lake lake.
By Brian R. Brown
McHenry Life is all about McHenry County, Illinois. It was created by residents and a company located in McHenry County. It is here primarily to serve the residents and businesses within McHenry County. As we explore the great cities and towns of McHenry County, we look to share some of