Motivation

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• Simplifying

  Pack Rat Remedies: Techniques for Letting Go

  Are you a pack rat? Getting to the root of your worries that cause you to keep things can help you conquer your fears and let go.
• Time Saving

  Pick Up the Pace

  Get a system that gets cleaning done fast!
• Spring Cleaning

  Prevent Spring Cleaning

  Start working efficiently now to take the "big" out of the big spring projects.
• Time Saving

  Prioritizing Accomplishes More in Less Time

  Prioritizing is the best way to sort and simplify a long to-do list.
• Motivation

  Pure Personality

  How differing personality types affect your home and your family: an interview with Hannah Keeley.
• Guests

  Push That Room: Make Guest Bedrooms Look and Feel Fresh

  Simple tips for a happy guest.
• Back To School

  Ready ... Set ... Go ... Get Organized for Back-to-School

  To help make sense of what needs to get done before school starts, here's a handy list.
• House Cleaning Tips

  Ready for Guests?

  They’re coming. But don’t panic. With a little planning, you’ll look like you have it all together and make visitors feel genuinely comfortable in your space.
• Motivation

  Real Change Without Resolutions

  HC interviews Marla Cilley, aka FlyLady, on making a permanent difference in your household environment.
• Spring Cleaning

  Redefining Spring Cleaning

  Is spring cleaning obsolete? Here's a new definition.
• Organizing Strategies

  Safe Passage to the Kid Zone

  What you can do besides nag, to keep children's bedrooms clear.
• Decorating

  Secrets for Achieving "The Look" When Decorating Your Home

  Use a few easy guidelines to develop your artistic eye.
• Professional Carpet Cleaning

  Select a Professional Carpet Cleaning Firm

  What to look for when you bring in the pros
• Consumer Reports

  ShopSmart Poll: Only 7% of Women Hate Cleaning Their Homes; Spend Five Hours Per Week Cleaning

  According to a Consumer Reports ShopSmart Poll, the bathroom is the least favorite place to clean, and people prefer vacuuming.
• Health

  Simple Steps to a Clean & Healthy New Year

  Resolutions to keep everyone healthy.
• Time Saving

  Simple Tips for Big Time Savings

  Shave minutes off your weekly cleaning routine for big time savings.
• Simplifying

  Simplify Your Time to Maximize Your Life

  This is the time of your life!
• Organizing Strategies

  Six Common Organizing Mistakes

  “Dig out” of the backlog you’ve created over the years and “dig in” to set up new systems to help you manage in the future.
• Organizing Strategies

  Six Ways it Pays to Get Organized!

  Save hundreds of dollars a year by getting organized.
• Time Saving

  Smarter Not Harder

  Speed is less about muscles than about busting time wasters and poor techniques.

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