Breaking It Down 3 - Cleaning the Kitchen - Cleaning
The kitchen often serves as the "hub" of the home. With so much activity going on there, it is 1) more likely to become messy; and 2) in greater need of being kept clean and organized. There are things you can do to incorporate cleaning the ... [... more]
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Breaking It Down 4 - Cleaning Opportunities - Cleaning
So far in this series, we've conquered the bathroom, the bedroom and the kitchen. These are three major areas of your home that make or break your feeling of "clean" and calm in your home--contributing to your overall sense of peace and order. [... more]
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Get the Edge in Cleaning - Cleaning
Spring cleaning is more than just washing windows and vacuuming curtains (although it certainly is a part of it). It's the little stuff that counts. Yes, just like God and the Devil, cleaning, too, is in the details. Everyone knows that Spring ... [... more]
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Choosing your cleaning battles - Cleaning
Sometimes we look around our home and think "I'm never going to find the time to do all the cleaning that needs to be done." And you might be right. The problem is that when people come to this realization, there is a sense of despair and ... [... more]
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When Only One of You Wants a Clean Home - Cleaning
Some people have trouble keeping their environments clean and orderly. Some don't. Many people live with others that have more or less tolerance for dirt and disorganization. What happens when two (or more people) who share living space differ ... [... more]
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New Resolutions Now... - Cleaning
It is easy to make New Year's resolutions for January. Everyone does it. Nearly every person I meet has New Year's resolutions, and usually more than one. Everyone also keeps to those resolutions for about a month if they're lucky. But why wait? ... [... more]
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Trisodium Phosphate and Cleaning - Cleaning
It's possible you've never heard of Trisodium Phosphate, or TSP as it's referred to. But walk into a major hardware store with a tough cleaning problem, and likely this is the substance that will be handed to you. TSP is a heavy duty cleaner that ... [... more]
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Breaking It Down 1 - Cleaning the Bathroom - Cleaning
Many people believe they don't have enough time to maintain the cleanliness of their home. But if you can manage to incorporate cleaning as a series of small tasks that are part of your daily routines, you can manage to keep your house cleaner ... [... more]
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Clean Decorating - Cleaning
A beautiful home is often equated with extra work to maintain its beauty. However, an attractive home and a clean home are not mutually exclusive. These days, many interior finishes are made to be easier to maintain than they were in years ... [... more]
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Clutter Keeps You From Cleaning - Cleaning
I often hear people describing their house in terms of "clean" and "neat" being two separate battles. I would agree with that. There are homes that LOOK orderly and uncluttered but the surfaces are dirty and the floor hasn't been [... more]
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Cleaning Up After a Party - Cleaning
Every year our family hosts two major events: Christmas Day dinner and our son's birthday party. Both of these are held during winter--so the joys and ease of a barbecue are out of the question. Over time, we've found some great tips to help keep ... [... more]
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Why Kids Should Clean and What They Can Do - Cleaning
In our home, children are raised to be independent and responsible little people by building confidence and competence. We give them responsibilities. From the age of 3 upward, every child in our home has responsibilities for caring for ... [... more]
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