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Spring is a chance to clean up your house, literally and figuratively! There’s more to house cleaning than just cleaning out your basement and cedar closet! You should be approaching your spring cleaning as an emotional cleanse, just as much as a physical cleanse. What dust-balls are lurking in the corner in your life? Gotta clean up, ladies! Here are some tips to get you off the fence, and start spring cleaning your life!
Can't ever find your pots and pans? Never a spatula at-hand when you need one most? Always frustrated at the can opener that always jams? Read on to make your hectic life just a little bit easier by organizing your kitchen!
It's a dreary day and the kids have been inside, watching television and making a general mess in the living room. That's no problem, until you get a phone call that company is dropping by for a surprise visit. Don't panic. Even if the kids aren't old enough to help, there are 5 things you can do to clean the room in no time.
In eight short weeks, whether you like it or not, your tax return is due. Don’t let it sneak up on you. There’s no reason tax time has to be a stressful flurry of last-minute preparations capped off with a sprint to the post office (or accountant). If you take a few little steps each week, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how much easier it all comes together on April 15th. But, unless you’re a financial-type, you may not be sure how to break down such a daunting task. That is why we’ve put together this tax prep schedule. Although it may seem like a lot of steps, the average “appointment” on the following list should take you no more than sixty minutes to complete – and many may take less than five. Stick to this schedule and you’ll be more likely to make it through this tax season gauntlet mistake-free and with sanity in tact.
Your bathroom is a cluttered mess, and you're getting exasperated trying to figure out how to organize it. Your bathroom counter doesn't have to look like an explosion at a makeup factory; with a few storage items and a bit of creativity you can transform that room to look like a model home.
The bedroom can be your haven, a place to unwind and relax. Unfortunately, it can also be the dumping ground for half-finished projects, smudgy art pieces with sentimental value, stacks of papers and objects that have no other home. The key to organizing the bedroom is to begin with a clean slate and then create systems and spaces for objects in transition.
There’s nothing more inspiring than watching great athletes go for the gold. But when you’re in the midst of the daily grind, you may inadvertently miss an Olympic moment or two that you really wanted to see.
"Eco-friendly" is a big-time buzzword in the home-cleaning aisles at nearly every store. Specialty companies offer cleaning supplies of all sorts, often in distinctive packaging and fragrances. Even common household names are getting in on the green trend and marketing their own eco-friendly cleaning products. Eco-friendly cleaners often come with a higher price tag, but you may wonder whether they can make a difference in your home and for the environment.
No matter the format, what you write down gets done. According to Dave Kohl, a professor emeritus at Virginia Tech., people who regularly write down their goals earn nine times as much over their lifetimes as people who don’t. Think about that for a moment. No matter how lofty or simple your goals may be, reaching them requires a systematic approach. And that begins by writing your to do list down; don’t just think it, ink it! Note-taking and list-making styles are as personal as the way you dress or cook. We’d never suggest you ditch a an approach that’s working perfectly well for you in favor of a newfangled “system.” But if you are dissatisfied with your own system in any way, we’ve got a few thoughts on how to fine tune your list so you’re cruising through it more effectively and efficiently.
The garage often becomes a dumping ground for an assortment of items. The growing pile can be intimidating, but an organizational system in the garage can get the mess under control. Sorting and organizing the items in the garage makes them easy to locate when they are needed. The initial organization process may take a few days, but the end result will be an efficient garage with easy access to all of the stored items.
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