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• Sweeping Made Easy

  Sweeping can be downright simple if you follow a few basic principles.

• 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.

• Removing White Powder from New Marble Floor

  Q & A with Fred Hueston

• Before Guests Arrive: A Checklist

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

• Road Trip!

  The ever-ready vehicle is stocked with the necessities that will make you look as organized as you really will be.

• Wet (soak) mopping

  What to do when damp mopping no longer effectively cleans a vinyl, tile or sealed-stone floor.

• Laminate floor

  These pre-finished surfaces are easily maintained by sweeping or vacuuming, and damp mopping. Avoid going overboard with cleaners and polishes.

• Dry mopping

  A cousin to dusting as it applies to hard flooring.

• Mop, mopping

  A guide to the best tools and techniques for keeping many hard floor surfaces sparkling.

• Floor Care: No Wax Floor

  Not so fast with the finishing polish or wax! Do this first.

• Clorox BathWand

  Extend your reach into the very corners of your bathtub with this long-armed tool. No need to use spray-on cleaners, because the pad already contains the cleaning solution.

• Sprinty Mop

  Microfiber mop for replacing string or sponge mops.

• StarMop Pro

  Microfiber provides advantages over standard mops.

• Bissell Steam Mop Bare Floor Steam Cleaner

  The Bissell Steam Mop Bare Floor Steam Cleaner is a great way for asthmatics who are sensitive to harsh chemicals in floor cleaners to clean their floors. The Bissell Steam Mop Bare Floor Steam Cleaner cleans and sanitizes your floors with only water.

• Tide Buzz

  Using ultrasonic technology this device is designed to zap out even the toughest stains.

• Method® Omop All Purpose Starter Kit

  A non-toxic cleaning kit for all floors.

• OurHouse Starter Kit

  Cleaning the safe and responsible way. Give your home that healthy glow.

• Shaklee Get Clean™ Starter Kit

  An environmental-friendly, non-toxic cleaning kit.

• Evriholder Hi-Reach Cleaning Kit

  A high-reach pole with cleaning and home improvement attachments for hard-to-reach places.

• StarMop

  The StarMop is great for polishing and cleaning floors, as well as sweeping and picking up dust and dirt particles.

• Playing House: A Starter Guide to Being a Grown-Up

  A self-help book for young women who aspire to be domestic goddesses.

• Speed Cleaning 101

  Cut your cleaning time in half.

• Speed Cleaning — Expanded Edition

  Old-fashioned housecleaning is time-consuming. Try Speed Cleaning.

• Haley's Hints on DVD

  Everything from laundry advice to clever stain removal, ideas for pest control, as well as hints on cooking, painting, sewing tips and household storage.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Carpet Cleaning Tips for Dummies®

  How-to guide offers easy carpet cleaning tips.

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