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How to make cleaning fun

Make Cleaning Fun

DIY Ask 100 people whether they think cleaning their house is fun and you might only hear a few affirmative answers. If you think about it, one reason many people don’t enjoy housekeeping may be a...
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Things Grossing Out Guests

Tidy Home If you’ve ever hosted out-of-town friends or stayed at a relative’s house, you’re all too aware of the delicate dance that is the guest-host relationship. Specifically, hosts are expected to...
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How To Remove Makeup From Carpet

Tidy Home With the current trends of contouring, shimmery highlighters and smoky cat eyes, makeup application is a full-fledged art form. But while these products and techniques can enhance a person’s...
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Easy Chores

Tidy Home If you’re like many people, you’ve been guilty of putting off chores because they seem too time-consuming. And it’s true that larger projects like cleaning the fridge or decluttering a...
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Time: The Priceless Gift

Tidy Home In today’s world, when our society thinks of what to give someone on a special occasion, the first thing that comes to mind is probably something that one can touch and feel. However, when...
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Dust Cobwebs At Home

Seasonal Cleaning Halloween is here, which means your home is likely decked out with a variety of creatures from goblins and ghouls to Jack-o’-lanterns and, naturally, spiders. While you may have...
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Mudroom Ideas For Organization

Seasonal Cleaning Your mudroom is a busy place year-round, but it can really start working overtime once the winter hits. There are layers of heavy coats and jackets that need a place to be stowed...
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Handwashing Delicates

What are “delicate” clothes, really? Well, they’re items of clothing that you don’t want to risk damaging in a regular wash cycle. Think padded bike shorts, bras, silk shirts or ties, your favorite...
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Dont Let Your Drain Clog Up Your Day

The bathroom is one of the most frequently used rooms in your home. And when your sink, shower or toilet gets backed up, it creates not only a mess, but a major inconvenience. So if you see water...
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Stay Organized During Move

Moving is notoriously stressful and unpacking is overwhelming to say the least. However, if you incorporate some planning and strategy into the process, getting organized after a move will be a lot...
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Washing Bed Sheets

Learning how to wash bedsheets is fairly easy. Knowing when to wash bedsheets is an entirely different story. To be perfectly honest, many people don’t wash sheets and pillowcases often enough. It may...