8 expert cleaning tips for keeping COVID out of your home
According to experts, here are the key places to focus while cleaning and disinfecting during the pandemic.
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16 ideas for using vinegar to clean
The more people learn about what’s in traditional cleaning products — and the potential health effects they may cause down...
Care.com Care Rewards 2021 Survey Sweepstakes Official Rules
1. ELIGIBILITY NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Care.com Care Rewards 2021 Survey Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is only open to legal...
What is a household manager?
The term “certified household manager” was created by Mary Louise Starkey of Starkey International Institute in 1981. “At the time,...
How to get poop out of everything
There’s a good chance you never expected to Google: “How to remove a poop stain from [fill in the blank].”...
Green cleaning: 7 natural solutions that really work
Taking care of our environment is a process that starts at home. Everything from aerosol cans to harmful cleaning chemicals...
9 ways to make better — and safer — hiring decisions
Care.com strives to give you powerful tools that can help you to make the best hiring decision possible. Whether you’re...
10 Family Home Buying Regrets — and How to Avoid Them
What would you do if you regretted your home purchase? Thats how 47 percent of home-owning parents feel, according to...
Organize with color: 10 ways to declutter and beautify at home
This simple trick goes a long way toward helping everyone in the household quickly find stuff — no labels required...
6 Things Housekeepers Should Never Do
If there is one thing we’re all territorial about, it’s our homes! Housekeepers should understand this fact better than most....
Should You Charge More for the First Cleaning?
When it comes to getting a first professional cleaning, a house’s level of cleanliness and number of rooms count. Many...
20 Natural Cleaners to Replace Your Family’s Household Cleaners
The non-natural cleaners you use to clean your house may get things clean, but they might not be making your...
6 Cleaning Nightmares and Solutions
Forget monsters in the closet. Your monsters are in the kitchen, the bathroom, the playroom — all over your house....
8 Ways to Have Fun Cleaning
While everyone wants a sparkling house, getting there can be…well, a chore. For working and stay-at-home moms alike, jam-packed schedules...
How to Get Rid of Cat Pee Smell: What to Do When Your Cat Thinks Outside the Box
That wet spot on your family room carpet isn’t apple juice your toddler spilled. Fluffy had an accident, and you’re...
Oops! Clever Ways to Clean Bad Stains and Messes
Penicillin, car seats, DVDs. We have much to be grateful for when it comes to modern day parenting. But perhaps...
Creating a Mold-Free Home
We’ve all heard stories about the dangers of toxic mold (mold that may cause illness). But how to avoid those...
Creating a Toxin-Free Home
Most of us, unless we have severe allergies or sensitivities to chemicals, may not be aware of all the chemicals...
How to Make Homemade Air Freshener
Having kids means having germs and smells in your home. Before you reach for the air freshener at the grocery...
Is Low-VOC Paint Safer?
Smell that? Paint is a versatile and affordable decorating option, but it has a downside — its chemical scent. But...
Housekeeping Quiz
If you’re like most people, you work full time, pick the kids up from school, drive them to their after-school...
How Often Do You Need a Housekeeper?
There never seems to be enough time to get everything done and it’s often the household chores that slip behind....
How to Find a Green Cleaning Service
Many cleaning services are jumping on the “green” bandwagon, and so should you! Hiring an environmentally friendly cleaning company to...
Why I Caved and Hired a Housekeeper
With three kids under the age of 5, I often feel like there’s no end to housework.I do loads and...
8 Things Your Housekeeper Won’t Tell You
You have a wonderful relationship with your housekeeper. After all, you’re opening up your home to her, letting her clean...
15 Toddler Boy Room Ideas
In a blink of an eye, your tiny baby has become a toddler, and his bedroom needs are completely different....
9 Space Saving Kids’ Bunk Bed Ideas
If space is tight in your home, your children may need to share a room. But in many houses (especially...
How to Organize Your Home (and Keep It That Way)
You’re late for baseball practice — again! — because your kid can’t find his cleats. Though you’re tempted to scold...
Ways to Refresh Your Carpet in a Hurry
When I talk on the phone, I walk around my house and tidy up. Today, I noticed that the carpet...
How to Clean Decorative Emojis Pillows
While cleaning out my parent’s guest room today, I found a bunch of decorative pillows in the closet. Some are...
How to Clean Stainless Steel Sinks
Over the past few months, I’ve been using FlyLady’s system for keeping your house clean and decluttered (www.flylady.net). Some...
How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs
I used to think my home would be immune to a bed bug infestation since I’m a clean freak, but...
How to welcome Winter
Now that it’s officially Ugg Boot, flannel PJ and hot chocolate weather, here’s how we can work with the natural...
6 Best Place To Donate Clothes
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this week, which means we’ll have six more weeks of winter! Ugh – I’m so...
Think You’re a Neat Freak? Here’s Where People Pay the Most for Housekeeping
Picture this: Your living room floor, free of children’s toys and assorted homework assignments. A bedroom, any bedroom, minus those...
Dividing Chores With Adult Children Living at Home
Last month, my recently divorced brother decided to move in with our parents. Unfortunately, the arrangement is very challenging, mostly...
How to balance your home with the five elements
Have you ever walked into a room where everything just felt right? Where the energy felt balanced and harmonised? I’ve...
Hiring Outside Help to Keep Your Home Clean
As homeowners, renters, landlords, parents, professionals and pet owners, we all have plenty to do without having to clean house....
Personal Assistant Duties: What Can a Personal Assistant Do for You?
If you run a business, manage the needs of your large family, or just have too much to do in...
DIY Home Projects: Clutter Free Living Room Ideas
This post originally appeared on Houzz, it has been reprinted with permission. Whether it’s cozy movie nights or cocktail parties,...