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• Spring Cleaning

  Consumer Spring Cleaning Survey Reveals “Dirty” Little Secrets

  Consumers are eager to clean windows, blinds, curtains, clothing, closets & drawers: 72% of households spring clean every year, ACI survey shows.
• Sanitizing

  Controlling Harmful Bacteria On Soft Surfaces In Your Home

  Your family may not be the only ones enjoying the sofa. The soft, comfortable places where families relax and play at home can harbor millions of bacteria. For example, Staphylococcus bacteria can live on soft surfaces for 24 hours. Here's what to do about it.
• Countertops

  Corian, Earthstone, Pergo ... Oh My!

  HC asked makers of special surfaces how to clean their products. Here are their tips.
• Fire Safety

  Could Your Notebook Computer Start a Fire?

  Quick tips: How NOT to use a "laptop" computer.
• Organizing Strategies

  Creating a Simple Household Inventory

  It might surprise you to learn that a household inventory really doesn’t have to be that complicated.
• Professional Cleaning Services

  Does Hiring a Bonded Cleaning Service Really Matter?

  27% of professional cleaning service owners said they felt bonding creates a false sense of security for customers.
• Food Safety

  Don't Let Foodborne Sickness Spoil the Party

  How to prepare, clean up and store your spread — without the bellyache.
• Recycling

  Don't Trash Your Computer: Recycle!

  Donate used computers for reuse.
• Drains

  Drain Cleaning Made Easy

  Before you call the plumber, here's what to do.
• Dry Cleaning

  Dry Cleaning: Hazards of Perchloroethylene or Perc

  EPA's Science Advisory Board has identified perchloroethylene as a possible to probable human carcinogen.
• Marble

  Dull Marble Dilemma

  Q & A with Fred Hueston
• Dusting

  Dusting

  Dust is everywhere, but you can keep it within healthy limits.
• Dusting

  Dusting Tips

  Surface area is the key to a good dusting tool.
• Dusting

  Dusting Wood Objects of Museum Quality

  Got fine wood or wooden antiques? Here's advice from the Museum Management Program of the National Park Service (NPS).
• Green Living

  Easy Green Things You Can Do Today

  Implement these "green" habits today to save energy and make your lifestyle more sustainable.
• Window Cleaning

  Easy Windows

  Learn how to use a squeegee and you'll be done with window cleaning in half the time or less.
• Spring Cleaning

  Economic Conditions Stimulate Change in Spring Cleaning Behaviors

  SDA survey shows effectiveness, cost and convenience are top factors in consumers’ cleaning product choices; economy has influenced household cleaning habits of nearly 8 In 10 Americans; 68% still regularly engage in Spring Cleaning; consumers increasingly seeking sustainability benefits in products.
• To Do List

  Effective To Do Lists

  To do lists can help you get things done and accomplish your goals. Here's how to make and keep effective to do lists.
• Spring Cleaning

  Eleven Spring Cleaning Projects

  Take advantage of the seasonal impulse to get moving!
• Organizing Strategies

  Email Overload

  Clamp down on one more kind of computer clutter.

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