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• Spring Cleaning

  The Dos and Don'ts of Spring Cleaning

  The best ways to tackle overlooked jobs like windows, curtains and upholstery.
• Green Cleaning

  Protecting People and Planet Through Better Cleaning Choices

  Families are questioning the presence of chemical products in their homes and taking steps to replace them with healthier alternatives made from more benign ingredients.
• Motivation

  Your Housecleaning Style

  Are you a clean freak or a more easy-going type? Customize your cleaning habits to your personality and self-expectations.
• Time Saving

  Smarter Not Harder

  Speed is less about muscles than about busting time wasters and poor techniques.
• Organizing Strategies

  School Days: Out the Door on Time!

  Parenting is not easy, to say the least. Organizing can help you out, especially on school day mornings. Here are some tips that can help out your household.
• Organizing Strategies

  Yours, Mine and Ours

  How to blend two households and not go insane.
• Antibacterial

  A Perspective on Antibacterials — Please Don't Routinely Use Pesticides

  One cleaning expert shares his views on antibacterial products.
• Water Saving

  Do You Know Where Your House is Wasting Water?

  Each year, the average American home wastes more than 10,000 gallons of water on easy-to-fix household leaks.
• Door Mat

  An Ounce of Prevention

  Get 85% of your cleaning done before you start!
• Flooring

  4 Steps to Fabulous Floors!

  A little light work keeps floors protected and clean.
• Cleaning Science

  Carpet and Fabric Spots from Acne Creams

  Skincare and other household products containing benzoyl peroxide can put bleached spots on carpet and fabrics.
• Odor Control

  The Top Five Worst Household Odors—and Green Solutions

  Naturally, the best way to prevent odor is to eliminate its source (e.g., take out the garbage, smoke or keep pets outside, etc.), but what about existing odors already permeating your home?
• Essential Oils

  Essential Oils: A Cleaning Essential?

  Decide whether cleaning with essential oils is a good fit for your home.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Carpet Cleaning ABCs

  Mastery of the basics will help ensure your carpet stays clean and healthy.
• Organizing Strategies

  Beautiful Magazines Turn Into Stacks of Clutter

  How to keep your reading material from piling up and overtaking the space in your home.
• Soft Water

  Make Household Chores Easier With Softened Water

  Use soft water and you'll do less hard scrubbing.
• Remediation

  Protect Yourself When Removing Mold

  What to wear when removing mold from your home.
• Maid Services

  Motivating the Hired Help

  Getting the most from your outside cleaning service may boil down to your own managing and motivational skills.
• Cleaning Strategy

  Messy Times And How To Handle Them

  At-home parties and other get-togethers can nearly triple the weekly cleaning time spent by women.
• Cleaning Services

  How Often Should You Have Your Home Cleaned?

  One of the questions often asked by homeowners hiring a cleaning company for the first time is, “How often should I have you come?”

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