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• Door Mat

  A Simple Welcome Mat Defeats Winter Dirt

  Protecting your floors saves you both time and money.
• Air Cleaner

  Air Cleaners 101

  Air cleaners are usually classified by the method employed for removing particles of various sizes from the air.
• Laundry

  Airing Dirty Laundry Issues

  A 1999 University of Arizona study found 25% of home washing machines were contaminated with fecal bacteria. Several factors were implicated in contributing to the contamination of the washers.
• Chores

  An Easy Chore Schedule

  Don't keep your family (or yourself) in the dark about what needs to be done today.
• Organizing Strategies

  An Unjunk Drawer?

  The junk drawer can easily become the darkest, most mysterious cranny in the house. Debbie Williams sheds a little light on it here.
• Organizing Strategies

  Are You Pretty Neat? Exploring the Benefits of Imperfect Organization

  It's time for a new standard of organization: an imperfect one.
• Asbestos

  Asbestos in the Home

  Your health deserves a basic understanding of where asbestos can be found and what you should do if your home has it.
• Asthma And Allergies

  Asthma-Friendly Cleaning Products

  Frequent cleaning is so important for an asthma sufferer's respiratory health. But how do you know which products to use?
• Disinfecting

  ATL Tests Homemade Disinfectant

  Do homemade green cleaners disinfect? Antimicrobial Test Labs (ATL) puts one recipe to the test.
• Laundry

  Attacking the Laundry Monster ... and Living to Tell About It

  Create a laundry system to tame this frequent task.
• Cleaning Services

  Background Checks on Home Service Workers is Important

  Background checks on home service workers are vital if it involves taking care of an elderly person.
• Asthma And Allergies

  Bacteria in Household Dust May Trigger Asthma Symptoms

  Why you should remove dust not inhale it.
• Food Safety

  Barbecue and Food Safety

  Cooking outdoors was once only a summer activity shared with family and friends. Now more than half of Americans say they are cooking outdoors year round. So whether the snow is blowing or the sun is shining brightly, it’s important to follow food safety guidelines to prevent harmful bacteria from multiplying and causing foodborne illness.
• Bathroom

  Bathroom Germs and What to Do About Them

  Here's how to keep a safer bathroom.
• Recycling

  Be Green and Healthy - At Home And Away

  Finding ways to be more energy efficient and eco-positive isn’t just good for the environment — it can be good for your home, your family and your bottom line.
• Recycling

  Bed Bugs 101

  Preventing, identifying and treating bed bug infestations.
• Central Vacuums

  Benefits of Central Vacuums

  Seven reasons to go central.
• Cleaning Prevention

  Break Those Mess-Making Habits!

  What you don't mess up, you don't have to clean!
• Waxing

  Buying the Right Car Wax

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

  Can a To-Do List Help Me?

  Maybe. Here's how to make it serve you — not the other way around.

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