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30 Small Ways to Green Your Cleaning RoutineCleaning
The great news is, being an eco-friendly cleaner isn't all or nothing. You can make small shifts to improve the impact your cleaning routine has on the environment.
Apr 21, 2021
This Is How I Clean My Apartment to Keep Myself From Burning OutCleaning
I mentally divided our one-bedroom apartment into four separate spaces and made a plan for tackling them in a once-a-week rotation.

Apr 11, 2021
Smart Uses for Paper Towel Tubes and 11 Other Common Household ItemsOrganizing
That tub of Crisco will save the day TWO different ways!
Apr 4, 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
3 Ways a Quarantine Google Calendar Helped Me Take Control of My Home LifeLife
Without the end of shelter-in-place visible on the horizon, this calendar is helping me adapt to a situation I can’t control and create a little more calm in my household.
Mar 9, 2021
6 Things You're Probably Doing Wrong With Your Junk DrawerOrganizing
Ah, the household junk drawer. Is there anything more convenient in theory and utterly chaotic in reality?
Mar 2, 2021
I Tried TikTok's Viral Toothpaste-Squeezers So You Don't Have ToOrganizing
Genius solution, or just more bathroom clutter? Here's what I thought.
Feb 28, 2021
Use This Weekend to Build a Habit That Sticks — Here’s the Simple Secret
Weekend Projects
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
One Cleaning Trick That Will Help You Finish Every One of Those “I’ll Get to It” TasksCleaning
I've found a way to break the cycle, an almost surefire way to begin pushing the proverbial snowball.
Feb 8, 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
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
6 Little Life Upgrades You Can Make From the Comfort of Your CouchLife
According to life coaches.
Jan 3, 2021
What to Read Next, Based On Your Enneagram TypeLife
Achievers, Peacemakers, Loyalists: There’s something for everyone.
Dec 7, 2020
6 Things You Should Do If It Feels Like Your Home Is Never CleanOrganizing
We called on a cleaning expert for actionable advice on simple things you can do when you feel like housekeeping is out of your control.
Nov 10, 2020
Why You Shouldn't Use Clear Bottles When Decanting Bathroom ProductsOrganizing
When it comes to bathroom, kitchen, and skincare products, clear bottles aren't such a great idea—especially if the bottles they come in originally are opaque.
Nov 18, 2020
The Golden Rule of a Clutter-Free HomeOrganizing
Keeping a clean home requires discipline and hard work—and maybe just one little motivating maxim.
Nov 10, 2020
45 Ways to Make Your Home the Cleanest It’s Ever BeenCleaning
There are tons of surprisingly dirty spots sprinkled throughout your space that are super easy to miss.
Nov 10, 2020
This Reader's Tip for Keeping a Mess-Free Home is GeniusOrganizing
It's time to be a little more honest with yourself and figure out how to make your home work better for you.
Nov 1, 2020
These 4 Small Habits Have a Snowball Effect on Your Clean HomeOrganizing
Left undone, these simple chores become a much bigger mess and a much more annoying task to tackle.
Nov 1, 2020
Why It’s So Hard for You to Finish Even the Smallest Half-Done Home ProjectsLife
I have the pulls, I have the dresser, I have the screwdriver, and I have the time. But I haven’t been able to find one thing to get the job done: the motivation to simply do it.
Oct 30, 2020
9 Tricks to Make Eating in Every Night Feel More SpecialLife
Eating at home again? Restaurant experts share their best tricks to make yet another meal in your dinner room feel more exciting.
Oct 30, 2020
7 Insanely Clever Homeschool Organization Ideas for Small SpacesCleaning
Like anything else when it comes to sending kids to school, the most important thing to remember for homeschooling is organization, organization, and more organization.
Oct 22, 2020
4 Kindle Book Hacks That Might Make You a Kindle User, Even If You Love PaperLife
These less obvious book-reading intricacies may have even the most dedicated traditionalists considering a Kindle.
Oct 14, 2020
These 4 Kitchen Counter Zones Helped Cut My Cleaning Time in HalfCleaning
We have two main lengths of counter, on either side of the kitchen, and they're broken into two zones each.
Oct 12, 2020
The One Room You Should Avoid From 9 to 5Decorating
Productivity experts say avoiding this space is one of the simplest—and most important—ways to remain efficient while working from home.
Oct 12, 2020
This 15-Minute Weekday Cleaning Routine Means You Don’t Have to Clean on the WeekendCleaning
Take it from someone who's spent far too many Saturdays cleaning the garage: Cleaning is not what weekends dreams are made of
Oct 12, 2020
The First Thing You Should Do When You Get New Shampoo and ConditionerLife
The one tiny change that can cut down on hair-washing time, reduce consumption and packaging waste, and save money.
Oct 8, 2020
I Turned My WiFi Off at 7 p.m. Every Night for a Week—Here’s What HappenedLife
Five stars. Would recommend.
Oct 5, 2020
11 Easy Weekday Habits That Let You Be Lazy on the WeekendsLife
Go ahead and hit snooze.
Oct 5, 2020
13 Surprising Things Alexa Can Help You DoLife
If you have a virtual assistant, chances are you've only just begun to scratch the surface of functionality. To help you get the most out of your device, we've rounded up more than a dozen lesser-known features of Amazon's Alexa.
Oct 4, 2020
This One-Time-Only Step Makes Dinnertime Go More Smoothly, Forever
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Having a plan for your plan limits your options. (This is a good thing.)
Sep 25, 2020
The Best Phone Games, According To 14 People With Stressful JobsLife
For people with particularly stressful jobs, sometimes there’s nothing better than letting your mind turn off for a few minutes and instead playing a mindless game on your phone.
Sep 3, 2020
Theme Days Are the Secret to a Fun and Flexible Cleaning RoutineCleaning
It not only makes your cleaning time more efficient and thorough, but also makes you feel like you accomplished more.
Aug 25, 2020
The Saturday Morning Cleaning Schedule for When You Didn’t Clean All WeekCleaning
Here's a plan for when you didn't clean all week (but want your house to look and feel like you did).
Aug 15, 2020
I Get Dressed Every Day to Work From Home, but Not for the Reason You ThinkLife
It's far more than merely a wardrobe change for me.
Jul 31, 2020
A Cleaning Writer Says These 7 Cleaning Tasks Can Wait—And Are Always at the Bottom of Her ListCleaning
Because I choose to put my limited energy elsewhere or because I simply just don't do it, these are the tasks that remain unchecked in my house.
Jul 26, 2020
7 Things You Can Do With Far-Away Friends That Don’t Involve ScreensLife
Some of these ideas might require you to get outside of your comfort zone a little bit, but it will be so worth it.
Jul 16, 2020
5 New Habits to Keep Your Kitchen Mess-Free Since You’re Always at Home NowCleaning
This new set of housekeeping habits will help you keep your kitchen pretty close to the way you want it, even when life in general is upside down.
Jun 21, 2020
10 Free or Easy Ways to Celebrate the First Day of Summer
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You might mark the change in season with a decluttering or organizing project that sets you up to enjoy summer to the fullest. Or, your inaugural summer activity might look less like work and more like a party.
Jun 19, 2020
Notes You Need: Here’s a “Happy Plant” Checklist You Can Copy/Paste to Your PhonePlants & Yard
You’ll never forget to dust your plant’s leaves or rotate its position again.
May 27, 2020
When the Rest of My Home is Chaos, a Clear Kitchen Table Helps Me Feel Calm—Here’s WhyCleaning
I'm trying to learn to let go of a lot—but there's one small area of our house that I always make sure is perfectly clear.
May 21, 2020
I Worked From Home For A Year Before Coronavirus—But Here Are 6 Things I Needed to Switch UpLife
I saw people panic about how difficult working from home may be, and part of me thought, “OK, I’ve got this handled.” But then... I didn’t.
May 15, 2020
11 Ideas For a Fun and Perfect Date Night InLife
You can still find ways to make things romantic, fun, and refreshing even when every night is at-home date night.
Apr 16, 2020
The Twice-a-Year Home Safety Checkup You Might Have Skipped Recently
Weekend Projects
This twice-a-year home maintenance task might have gotten lost in all the chaos recently.
Apr 3, 2020
The First 5 Things to Do When You Walk in the Door, According to a MicrobiologistCleaning
Yes, grocery store hauls require a whole other level of vigilance right now.
Mar 26, 2020
30 (Mostly Free) Things to Do When You’re Bored at HomeLife
Before you let your lethargy get the best of you, remember that boredom is a choice, not a sentence.
Mar 20, 2020
11 Simple Cleaning Habits That Are Obvious to Experts, But Maybe Not to YouCleaning
These tips help make cleanliness part of the rhythm of daily life.
Mar 12, 2020
The Counterintuitive Way My Family Saves $100 a Month on Our Monthly BillsLife
Month after month, I would look at my bank statement and resolve to spend less on food. The solution to that problem? Accepting reality.
Mar 10, 2020
99 Fun Things to Do to Celebrate Leap Day
Don't let this special day pass you by without making something of it.
Feb 29, 2020
We Tried a Dozen Bags of Medium-Roast Coffee Beans—And Found One Clear Winner
We actually liked them all. But we did like one the most!
Feb 25, 2020
Here’s How You Clean a Bathroom in 10 Minutes (or 30, or 60, if You’ve Got That Kind of Time)
Here are three tracks based on doable time limits—designed to give you a bathroom that's clean, cleaner, or cleanest.
Feb 12, 2020
25 Daily Habits That Make Life in the Kitchen a Million Times Better
We asked the editors from our sister site, Kitchn, to share the little things that they do to make their kitchens better on the daily.
Nov 16, 2019