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• The Lighter Side — Pumping Dirt: Cleaning Your Way to a Sleeker Physique

  Pumping dirt is the new exercise craze combining aerobics, calisthenics, weight lifting, and, yes, housecleaning.

• Buying the Right Car Wax

  Inexpensive products outperform some more costly brands in CR’s tests.

• Get Rid of Ants

  The most common home invader spoils the sugar and may be destroying wood in the walls.

• Done!

  Quit trudging, start flying through your to-do list.

• Energize Yourself!

  Laura Dellutri's tips for getting in the mood to clean

• Six Ways to Use Essential Oils for Healthy Housecleaning

  How to make your own formulas for a more natural approach to cleaning.

• Nation Gets a "C" for Hand Washing

  Clean Hands Week provides a refresher course in handwashing.

• Road Trip!

  The ever-ready vehicle is stocked with the necessities that will make you look as organized as you really will be.

• Household Hazardous Waste Products

  Look around your home for these items that tend to become household hazardous waste. Plus, try a few recipes for homemade alternatives.

• Consumer Reports Tests Lawn Mowers and Tractors

  Find out Consumer Reports' picks, plus tips for keeping (or making) your lawn beautiful.

• Truth or Myth: Carpet Aggravates Allergies

  Does carpet aggravate allergies, or not?

• Easy Windows

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

• Creating a Family Disaster Kit

  Prepare for survival should the worst happen.

• Carpet Spills and Spots: How Do You Get Them Out?

  Be prepared for quick action to save your carpet from a spill...and a serious carpet cleaning bill.
• Child Safety

  Children Can Strangle in Blinds and Window Covering Cords

  Free kits are available to make unsafe cord set-ups kid friendly.

• Fruit Trees in Containers

  Cultivate a personal-sized orchard.

• Carpet Cleaning Tips - Do-It-Yourself or Professional Cleaning?

  Interim vs. deep cleaning: when to call in the pros.

• The Great Guest Rush

  You CAN fit the crucial stuff in before visitors show up. Here is a planned strategy!

• Organizing Your Home on Wheels

  What you need to take around town with you.

• Wall Washing Secrets

  You don't have to give attention to your walls often, but when you do, here are some best-practice tips from Jeff Campbell.

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