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7 Simple Things You Can Do This Weekend to Ward Off Pests
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It's hard to enjoy springtime when you're swatting at mosquitoes, hopping away from spiders, or fleeing wasps.
Mar 26, 2021
5 Features You're Going to Want in a Cleaning Bucket
It's worth some consideration, especially if you're in the market for a new one, which (warning) is where you might find yourself after reading this!
Mar 24, 2021
9 Things You Can Clean to Celebrate the First Day of Spring
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Tackle these before that perfect weather hits so that when it does, there's nothing to do but savor it.
Mar 19, 2021
3 Cleaning Tools You Need to Buy Before You Spring Clean This Year
Here are three somewhat unusual tools that make it easier to accomplish a really deep clean. Plus, they'll give the kind of instant morale booster that motivates you to keep going.
Mar 13, 2021
3 Semi-Annual Habits Every Home-Savvy Person Can Tackle This Weekend
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It's a good idea to get into the habit of tackling these semi-annual tasks as a trio.
Mar 12, 2021
This $10 Mail Organizer Solves Your Kitchen’s Messiest Problem
Hint: It'll help wrangle all those lids to your food storage containers.
Mar 10, 2021
Using This Common Cleaner on Your Stovetop Could Void the Warranty
It can ruin the surface and, if you forget to wipe it dry and turn on a burner, you release toxic gas into the air. Yikes.
Mar 8, 2021
One Thing (Right Under Your Feet!) That You’ve Probably Never Cleaned Before
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Get your cleaning supplies ready because this weekend you're turning your attention to one thing in your home that you quite possibly have never cleaned before.
Mar 5, 2021
A Curb-Appeal Refresh You Can Tackle in One Weekend for $20 or Less
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At this time of year and this time in the pandemic, you're probably craving a curbside refresh for your home.
Feb 23, 2021
Any of These 15 Small Habits Will Make You a "Clean as You Go" Person
Unlock the secrets of people with perpetually clean houses.
Feb 24, 2021
3 Things You Need to Do Before You Can Start Spring Cleaning
No one needs to tell you that this year is different than any other, but spring cleaning is just around the corner and, well, it's going to be different. In a good way.
Feb 23, 2021
One Common Thing You Have to Clean Now (That Your Parents Didn't)
In the age of robot vacuums, it's easy to admit that modern housekeeping requires far less effort than it did for previous generations. That's why this one exception — of something new that we have to clean more that our parents did — stands out.
Feb 19, 2021
Use This Weekend to Build a Habit That Sticks — Here’s the Simple Secret
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Who's already lost momentum on some of their 2021 goals? If you raised your hand (I did), don't be too discouraged.
Feb 19, 2021
A Dry Mop and a Wet Mop Do Different Things — But You Don't Need Both
Without extra tools or wasted storage space, you'll get the clean floors you dream of.
Feb 17, 2021
7 Tools and Tips You Need to REALLY Clean Your Air Fryer
Here are some tips every air fryer owner should know for battling the baked-on food, sticky greasy messes, and lingering odors that might plague your favorite new appliance.
Feb 14, 2021
6 Ways You Can Improve Your Bedroom in a Weekend
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Walking into a bedroom that's not only clean and orderly, but that makes you feel wrapped in comfort is key to a good night's sleep.
Feb 12, 2021
3 Window-Cleaning Mistakes Keeping You From Streak-Free Glass
Sure, the toothpaste splatters might be gone, but it's far from crystal-clear. Here are three ways to fix your technique.
Feb 11, 2021
This 2-Minute Trick Will Make Your Old Broom Work So Much Better
You might think it's time to invest in a new one. But not so fast!
Feb 11, 2021
I’ve Tried Many Mops as a Cleaning Writer — This $40 Amazon Find is the Best for My Floors
Here are 5 reasons I think this might be the best microfiber mop you can buy.
Feb 9, 2021
One Cleaning Trick That Will Help You Finish Every One of Those “I’ll Get to It” Tasks
I've found a way to break the cycle, an almost surefire way to begin pushing the proverbial snowball.
Feb 8, 2021
There’s a Hidden Mess Lurking in Your Kitchen — Here’s How to Tackle It
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Usually the most rewarding cleaning tasks are those with the biggest visible payoff (think: vacuum lines). But taking care of hidden messes can have their own kind of fulfilling satisfaction.
Feb 5, 2021
7 Things You Probably Forgot to Organize in January
If you've already broken down and recycled all those Amazon boxes, cleared out your closet, and gotten rid of your kitchen tool duplicates, what's next? One of these seven things.
Feb 2, 2021
This Quick Trick Makes Your Home Feel New — Without Spending a Dime or Changing a Thing
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This weekend, you can do this one thing to make your home feel fresh and new.
Jan 29, 2021
This Is the Best Way to Store Your Kids’ Art (and It’s Free)
You don't have to choose between a house without paper piles and your children's prized creations.
Jan 27, 2021
Create Small Savings Goals to Give Your No-Spend Efforts an Immediate Reward
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The idea here is to shift a money-saving mindset from a denial to an opportunity: thew opportunity to put that saved money toward something specific you're excited about.
Jan 22, 2021
Try This One-Week Experiment to Cement Any Smart, New Habit at Home
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Want to be cleaner? Read more? Stretch often? Here's one foolproof way to make it second nature.
Jan 15, 2021
Which Is Better for Cleaning: Vinegar or Bleach?
You need both in your cleaning arsenal.
Jan 9, 2021
One Quick Way to Make Your Kitchen and Bathroom Look Less Visually Cluttered
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I'm extremely visual and sensitive to my surroundings and much of what I do naturally around the house has to do with maintaining aesthetic order for my peace of mind.
Jan 8, 2021
The First Thing You Should Do with a New Box of Baking Soda
A new box of baking soda is a reminder and a call to action to take care of this one kitchen task.
Jan 7, 2021
This One 5-Minute Effort Will Set Your New Year Off Right
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This weekend, you're going to act on a bit of your new perspective and put love into action.
Jan 1, 2021
This Shower Staple Also Belongs in Your Kitchen
It turns out it's great at cleaning Pyrex dishes with burnt-on stains.
Dec 23, 2020
The One Thing in Your Kitchen You’re Probably Forgetting to Clean (and How to Clean It)
They're probably the dirtiest thing in your kitchen right now (besides your sponge).
Dec 16, 2020
The Best (and Cheapest) Way to Store Your Dishcloths
It's not over the faucet, under the sink, or on some expensive drying rack.
Dec 6, 2020
Take Care of This Quick Task to Calm Your Anxieties and Get Ready for 2021
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I can help you take one big thing off your plate for 2021, something you may not have even thought of yet.
Dec 4, 2020
My Mom’s 5-Step Cleaning Routine is Thorough, But it Keeps My Kitchen Spotless Every Day
My mom's 5-step kitchen-cleaning plan was drilled into me at a young age. Eleven years later, I still clean my own kitchen the very same way—and I’m teaching my kids to do it, too.
Dec 3, 2020
This Super Simple System Is the Easiest Way to Organize Your Kids’ Artwork
Maybe you have an overflowing bin of years worth of multiple kids' artwork you don't know what to do with. Or maybe you're just starting to realize that you need a plan for what's pouring in. It's never too early or too late to put a good set-it and forget-it system for kids' papers into practice.
Dec 1, 2020
21 Smart Ways to Keep Your Kitchen Clean, Forever
They're not all that hard. Promise.
Dec 1, 2020
Two-Second Life Tip: Save Your Friends’ Addresses from Their Holiday Cards as Soon as You Get Them
Every once in a while, you realize you can do one small thing that will make you feel really on top of it.
Nov 25, 2020
I Finally Found a Sponge That Doesn’t Totally Gross Me Out
Regular sponges are basically small rectangular germ incubators, but this silicone options doesn't gross me out at all.
Nov 24, 2020
5 Common Mistakes You’ll Make When You Clean Your Kitchen Counters
Adjust your habits to make sure your counters look their very best every time you clean them—and keep them looking good for the long haul.
Nov 23, 2020
You Don’t Have to Start a Journaling Habit to Give Yourself the Gift of Memories
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Even if not for posterity, recording the details of your life in this context has value for you, right now.
Nov 20, 2020
There’s One Spot in Every Bedroom That Almost Never Gets Properly Cleaned
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I'm not talking about the pile on your clothes chair, the stack of books on your dresser, or the growing collection of socks that litter the floor on *someone's* side of the bed.
Nov 13, 2020
The No-Brainer Purge: 20 Things to Get Rid of Right Now Without a Second Thought
If you've got the urge to get some stuff out of the house, start with this list of items you can say goodbye to right now with no impunity.
Nov 10, 2020
“Astiankuivauskaappi” is the Finnish Kitchen Staple You’ll Wish You Had at Home
Astiankuivauskaappi is the ultimate in "touch-it-once" convenience.
Nov 1, 2020
These 4 Small Habits Have a Snowball Effect on Your Clean Home
Left undone, these simple chores become a much bigger mess and a much more annoying task to tackle.
Nov 1, 2020
I Tried TiKTok's Super-Simple Duvet-Cover Method, And It's Making Me Reconsider
This time-saving hack has solved my near-constant struggle to take the duvet on and off.
Nov 4, 2020
The Best Duster Isn’t Even a Duster—It’s This Versatile $9 Cleaning Tool
It lets you wipe off anything your fingers can touch—a sort of spotless-making Midas touch.
Nov 3, 2020
3 Life-Changing Lessons My Plants Have Taught Me Recently
Gardening, as always, gives me so much. And my newest gardening venture taught me a couple new things, too, about life in general.
Nov 2, 2020