The electrical system in your house was not designed to have you run twelve (12) appliances off of the two plug in receptacles in any one part of your house.
More than once in our business career have we been called to an office by one of our business friends saying, John, we lost power and the Emergency Exit lights don’t work, can you come help us?
I know, what is at GFCI? It stands for Ground Fault Current Interuptor and is the little button inside your house and in your garage that many times will trip.
While it may not be completely necessary but did you know you could change the batteries in you flash light at the same time you change the batteries in your smoke detectors?
It has been shown that fluorescent bulbs use less electricity and are more efficient for both the homeowner/business owner as well as the power company supplying our power.
It is sad but true that many of our December tragedies have been caused by faulty wiring going to a Christmas Tree or other decorative items in the house when we are not there to immediately attend to a problem that might occur.