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  Photo Care

  Make your professional or family photographs last.
• Organizing Strategies

  Cleaning And Organizing - Year-Round

  Once a year, many people scour their homes — deep cleaning and getting rid of items they haven’t used or worn in years. However, people who clean and stay organized throughout the year are more likely to be happy, healthy and financially comfortable.
• Sponge

  Sponge Wars

  A cleaning tool that needs regular cleaning.
• Professional Carpet Cleaning

  What You Should Expect from a Professional Carpet Cleaner

  The steps a professional should take when cleaning your carpet.
• Paper Records

  Keeping Family and Household Records

  Tax time and beyond — what to keep, and where, and what to discard.
• Food Safety

  Don’t Sacrifice Safety When Using A Microwave

  The convenience of microwave cooking can also present a few challenges—such as making sure that food prepared in a microwave is cooked to its safe temperature.
• Carbon Monoxide Alarms

  UL: Keep Your Family Safe With Carbon Monoxide Alarms

  Carbon monoxide (CO) is a silent killer that can stalk any home with fuel-burning appliances. Within minutes, high concentrations of this odorless, colorless and invisible gas can become lethal. Here's advice from UL on how to protect your loved ones.
• Organizing Strategies

  Organizing Piles of Warranties and Instruction Manuals

  When a problem arises, you’ll know where to find the solution.
• Paper Clutter

  Conquering Paper Mountain

  6 steps to freedom from paper clutter.
• Asthma And Allergies

  The New England Journal of Medicine: No Difference in Allergen Levels in Carpeted vs. Uncarpeted Homes

  Study found no difference in the improvement experienced by children who lived in homes with carpet versus children from homes with other types of flooring.
• Asthma And Allergies

  Ten Things You Should Know Before Using Household Cleaning Chemicals

  Dr. Berger shares his insights on chemical cleaning products.
• Vinegar

  Does Vinegar Really Kill Germs? A TURI-IEHA Report.

  TURI's lab tests whether vinegar is truly an effective germ killer.
• Motivation

  How Did I Get So Disorganized?

  Finding the cause of clutter in your life is a key to making lasting change.
• Static Electricity

  Static Control

  Studies have revealed that static electricity does not become a problem with most people until the relative humidity drops below 40 percent.
• Organizing Strategies

  Eight Key Tips for your Kitchen Clutter

  Here are eight key tips to help you get your kitchen under control and organized.
• Carpet Cleaning

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

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

  Clean Hands Help Keep Kids in School

  It may seem basic, but washing hands is often forgotten as a deterrent to illnesses that can keep children from their classwork.
• Organizing Strategies

  Organizing Tips from a Master Organizer

  Barry J. Izsak - the Immediate Past President of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) - shares some of his best organizing tips.
• Child Safety

  Medicine Storage is a Life or Death Matter

  Children four and younger more likely to be hospitalized after unintentionally swallowing medicines than all other unintentional injuries.
• Kids Cleaning

  Involving Kids in Cleaning - A Key to Family Success

  Encouraging your kids to pitch in with household chores can do more than help keep your house clean.

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