Clutter

The HomeTownJournal published some great tips to help make the transition back to school a smoother and cleaner one for you and your kids.  Featured tips relate to the following areas:

Study Area
Bedrooms
Car
Chores

Check out this great article - http://www.hometownjournal.org

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Here is an excerpt of an article on Nebraska.tv (NTV) that includes some great cleaning related ‘Back to School’ tips offered by Sylvan Learning Center:
“Starting the school year off on the right foot can help minimize students’ stress levels throughout the year.

Get Cleaning.  A dirty, cluttered room is not conducive to studying…

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“Frugal cleaning comes very high on my list of cost cutting priorities. After all, have you noticed just how expensive all those different cleaning products are and how the advertisers are always telling […]

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DesMoinesRegister.com offers some very good advice…
Americans spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors. Since we are indoors the majority of our time, it’s important to pay attention to the things in our environment that can promote or affect our health. Many health issues that result from an unhealthy home can be prevented.
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Practical Tips
(NAPSI)-More than 40 million Americans are expected to move this year. Clive Pearse, the host of HGTV’s “Designed to Sell,” offers some easy, commonsense tips:
• Start Early-Don’t wait until the last minute to start packing or notifying friends and businesses that you’re moving.
• Clear the Clutter-Assess […]

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The San Francisco Chronicle offered 5 tips for preparing for a garage sale. 
The tips are actually about getting the merchandise ready for the sale, giving them the most ’selling potential’, by cleaning them.
Specifically, the article tells you what to do with:

clothing
wood furniture
stuffed animals
tarnished silver
leather purses and wallets

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In the article, ‘Stylist’s tips for a company-ready kitchen‘, Lydia Somerville of MyHomeIdeas.com offers some great tips on make visitors to your kitchen ‘think they’ve stepped into the pages of your favorite magazine.’  Highlights include:

‘First thing a stylist will do is peruse your countertops with a merciless eye for clutter’
‘Remove everything attached with magnets to […]

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 ZenHabits.net posted a great blog on ‘Decluttering’.  It offers ‘18 Five-minute Decluttering Tips to Start Conquering Your Mess‘.    Check it out!

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I am often amazed at how much garbage we accumulate in a regular week. If we do any serious ‘house cleaning’ there is likely to be much more! Associated Press writer, Amanda Kwan, comes to the rescue! She wrote an article entitled, ‘Cleaning house without the garbage, finding new uses for […]

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‘Allergen reduction at home is critical to a clean home’ says Mike Tringale, director of external affairs at the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. The foundation and Proctor & Gamble collaborated on an article published on Star-Gazette.com (Elmira/Corning, N.Y.). The article, Tips to clean hidden allergen hot spots, […]

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