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• Time Saving

  10 Practical Tips for Being on Time

  Organizing expert Marcia Ramsland reveals easy secrets to ridding your life of last-minute stress.
• Hardwood Floors

  10 Truths About Wood Floors

  Protect your planks!
• Disaster Preparation

  15 Minutes to a Completed Emergency Plan

  Five ways to be prepared for disasters and emergencies in no time.
• Organizing Strategies

  5 Mistakes that Will Keep You Disorganized

  Organizing expert Maria Gracia tells how to sidestep the pitfalls on your way to the organized life.
• Kids Cleaning

  5 Tips for Cleaning With Younger Kids

  If they’re going to be underfoot anyway, they may as well clean the baseboards!
• Motivation

  9 Ways to Get More Done!

  Finally get around to ... fill in the blank!
• Indoor Contaminants

  A Clean Home is a Healthy Home — Or Is It?

  We take for granted that a clean home is a healthy home. But appearances can be deceiving!
• Toilet

  A Flush of Exhilaration: Benefits Of High Efficiency Toilets

  There are three different technologies available today for high efficiency toilets (HET) designed to help homeowners save water and help the environment.
• Door Mat

  A Simple Welcome Mat Defeats Winter Dirt

  Protecting your floors saves you both time and money.
• 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.
• Garbage Disposal

  An Easy, Greener Way To Recycle Food Waste?

  Disposers may offer more than just convenience. In several respects, they’re an environmentally responsible alternative to putting food waste in a landfill.
• 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.
• Safety

  Avoid Garden Equipment Injuries

  Don't be one of the tens of thousands who end up in emergency rooms each year because of gardening accidents.
• Laundry

  Back to Black: Keep Darks from Fading

  Learn how to keep blacks black, protect bright colors in the laundry, and get rid of melted chocolate on your clothes.
• Backpack Vacuums

  Backpack Vacuums — New Secret Weapon

  10 cleaning solutions with a backpack model vacuum cleaner
• 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.
• Cleaning Strategy

  Before Guests Arrive: A Checklist

  Here is a short checklist to help make sure you are prepared for company.
• Cleaning Prevention

  Break Those Mess-Making Habits!

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

  Car Organization 101 – Banish The Car Slob

  If your area of organizational weakness is the car, learn how to corral the clutter to keep your car clean.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Carpet Cleaning 101

  Most carpet today is made with synthetic fibers, such as nylon, polyester, or olefin, and may be cleaned with common methods such as hot water extraction. Other fibers may require special attention.

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