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Food Safety
Safe Containers and Wraps for Microwave Cooking
Are plastics melting in your meal?
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.
Oven
Oven Cleaning Made Easier
An easy and economical way to clean your oven is to put it off until tomorrow.
Cleaning Tips
The 10-Minute New Look
Wow guests for much less than the price of a remodel!
Green Cleaning
Six Ways to Use Essential Oils for Healthy Housecleaning
How to make your own formulas for a more natural approach to cleaning.

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Storage
Container Clutter
Storage bins meant to contain clutter can actually become clutter if not chosen and used effectively. Use these tips to prevent container clutter.
Toilet Paper
Save Big by Switching Toilet Paper
While toilet paper might not be the first thing on your mind, switching toilet paper can save you money.
Storage
Seasonal Storage
Before you store your out-of-season clothing, there's a few tips you should keep in mind.
Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning: Where to start?
With a plan.
Motivation
What to do with the rest of winter
When spring can't come fast enough, keep yourself busy by planning ahead and making simple changes to your home.

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Microwave Oven
Microwave oven
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure when to comes to keeping this appliance clean.
Oven
Oven, convection
Even if your oven “cleans” itself, some tasks still need to be done by hand.
Garbage Bags
Garbage bags
How to chose the right bag for your needs and what to look for on product labels.
Oven, continuous-cleaning
Abrasive pads and harsh cleaning agents can degrade this oven’s ability to keep itself clean.
Trash bags
What to look for on product labels. Plus, tips on recycling bags for trash disposal.

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Garbage Land - On the Secret Trail of Trash
It turns out there is much more to the story of garbage than the truck that picks it up at your curb.
Vinegar: Over 400 Uses
Good for our health, our home, and safe for our environment. Over 400 tips, some recipes, a bit of history and a lot of amazing uses for vinegar.
Recycling
Learning to Recycle with Terry the Trashman
A book designed to introduce kids to the importance of recycling (and their parents too).
From High Heels To Bunny Slippers
Surviving the transition from career to home.
Simplify Your Time: Stop Running and Start Living
Control your calendar so you can do the things you want to do, when you want to do them.

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Organizing Strategies
How To Organize a Desk
Does your desk look like a robber rifled through it just before a hurricane hit the room? Organize it so that it gets under control and stays that way.
Bathtub
How To Clean a Ring From Your Bathtub
Save hand-washing houseguests the horror of having to stare at a line of dirt and dead skin ringing the bathtub.
How To Clean a Toilet
The gross-out factor of cleaning a toilet cannot be underestimated—but the gross-out factor of not cleaning a toilet is even worse. Better clean the toilet.
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaning - Prevention, Preparation, and Resources
In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.