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How to Clean Wooden Decks

If you and your family enjoy long, warm days and evenings out on your deck, you will want to keep your deck clean and free of debris, dirt and mildew. A clean deck is better prepared to stand up against the elements. The wood will be safe and less susceptible to breaking when it is clean. You can keep the deck clean with regular maintenance.

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Homemade Beauty Tips for Dark Eye Circles

Raccoons are OK, even attractive, from far off and on occasion. Raccoons that are regular guests, up in your face, aren’t so fun. Even worse is the raccoon look, dark puffy circles under your eyes. Regular maintenance of your face and the delicate skin around your eyes makes the raccoon look only an occasional visitor.

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How to Organize Your Life & Get Rid of Clutter

Want to learn how to organize your life and get rid of clutter? You are not alone, according to Lorie Marrero, a certified professional organizer and author of “The Clutter Diet.” In many ways, organizing your life and getting rid of clutter is like losing weight, a theory that Marrero subscribes to and demonstrates. Getting organized requires a program of prevention (not bringing in more clutter or taking on too much), reduction (getting rid of the excess clutter and obligations that you don’t need) and regular maintenance (periodically repeating the first two steps to keep the clutter from becoming overwhelming).

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Failing Marriage Advice

People involved in a failing marriage have two choices: to try saving the marriage, or to end it. A marriage needs regular maintenance if it’s going to run smoothly. Like any other well-oiled machine, if it doesn’t get tended to regularly, then what started out as small cracks, dings and scratches can lead to damage that is much more serious. Issues in a marriage are the same way; small annoyances that are often swept aside because the couple is busy, frustrated, distracted or simply not paying attention can lead to problems that could compromise the happiness of your marriage. Protect the marriage before it begins to fail.