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• Pet Meets Carpet (and Furniture)

  Damage to textiles from pet accidents only worsens as time goes by. Find out how to take the appropriate action early on.

• Motivating the Hired Help

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

• Getting Organized on a Budget

  You don't have to cough up a fortune to get your life in order.

• 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.

• Mold Can Cause Serious Health Problems

  It's dark, it's dangerous, and it's alive....

• Creating a Simple Household Inventory

  It might surprise you to learn that a household inventory really doesn’t have to be that complicated.

• Simplify Your Book Collection

  If books have overgrown their shelves, it's time to do some weeding.

• Why Should People with Asthma & Allergies Vacuum?

  Vacuuming is an essential part of limiting exposure to asthma and allergy triggers such as pet dander, dust mites, pollen and other allergens.

• Stop Pollution Indoors

  Ten steps to better indoor environmental quality

• The Dinner Party Kitchen

  Lots of helping hands, large dinners and kitchen chats all work more smoothly with advance preparation.

• Laundry Help: Pizza In The Maytag

  For frosh, here's a crash course in doing laundry and negotiating with messy roommates.

• Consumer Reports: 8 Out Of 10 Chickens Tested Harbor Dangerous Bacteria

  Largest study of its kind shows highest percentage of dirty birds since CR began testing in 1998.

• Consumer Reports Reveals How To Make Water Cleaner

  How to choose a water filter.

• Consumer Reports' Latest Vacuum Tests Suck the Air Out of Product Claims

  Consumer Reports' tests of 81 models sucked the air out of some vacuum cleaner marketing claims.

• The Pruning Principle

  Something about eliminating useless stuff just feels right.

• Removing Stains From Stone, Tile and Concrete

  Oh, those nasty stains! How do you go about removing that red stain from the fruit drink your son spilled on the floor? What do you use to remove black marker ink from your white marble floor? Does lipstick stain? The list can go on and on.

• 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.

• Vacuum Cleaner Testing at Consumer Reports

  When Consumer Reports talks, people listen.

• For Dummies® — Keeping a Pet-Friendly Home Clean

  A clean home is a comfortable home — for both you and your pet.

• Houseplants 101

  Grow a green thumb!

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