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How to Organize Your Shoes

By NoraCharles

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Getting organized is easy. It's STAYING organized that's difficult. But if you've decided to clean out your closets and get organized, then it's time to consider one special challenge: shoes!.. more »

How to Plan a Yard or Garage Sale

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You've been organizing and decluttering like mad; now it's time to get rid of what you've culled. The secrets to a successful garage sale are ample preparation, team organization and sales presentation. Do your prep in advance and relax on the ... more »

How to Put On a Pillowcase

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Putting pillowcases on pillows can be tricky. Follow these steps to make it a little simpler... more »

How to Recycle Electronic Waste

By Shana Scott

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Hundred of thousands of computers, monitors, televisions and other electronic items are discarded across the world yearly. E-waste is a system whereby electronic items can be properly discarded and recycled without posing a threat to the ... more »

How to Recycle Using the California Redemption Value

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In 1986, the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act established the California Redemption Value, or CRV, an amount (Ten cents for 24 ounces or more; five cents for under 24 ounces) added to the price of recyclable drink ... more »

How to Remove Super Glue

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Superglue (cyanoacrylate) has many uses. Besides the typical household function of sticking things together, it's used in surgical procedures and even in crime labs to develop unseen fingerprints. Originally marketed as Eastman #910 in 1958, this ... more »

How to Reorganize Your Life After the Holidays

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You did it. Ribbons are slung everywhere, there's wax all over your good tablecloth, and the fridge is bursting with delectable leftovers. And now? Time to get your life on track again--regroup, catch up, resurrect routines and start good habits. ... more »

How to Set Up a Neighborhood Watch

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The idea behind a neighborhood watch is to educate private citizens on how to recognize and report suspicious activities while promoting better community relations. Neighborhood watch members serve as extra eyes and ears for the police and ... more »

How to Steam Open an Envelope

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The bill is sealed in the stamped envelope and ready to go, but the check is still on the desk! Now is the time to locate the tea kettle and steam open that envelope. Of course, this method is for personal mail only. You don't want a mail ... more »

How to Store a Fur Coat

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Giving your fur coat, jacket, stole or hat a summer vacation in cooler climes is one of the best steps you can take to increase its longevity and preserve its value. Store it properly and you'll have a clean, glossy garment when it comes out of ... more »

How to Store Winter Blankets

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When you begin your spring cleaning, it's time to store the heavy winter blankets away in a place free of dust, moisture and pests. Finding a place for winter blanket storage is sometimes a problem if you have limited space. This article includes ... more »

How to Build an Attic Access Ladder

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Using your attic as a storage space is a great way to create extra space in the home. Building an attic access ladder allows you an even easier and less complicated way to access the space... more »

How to Conquer Your Paper Piles

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Are teetering piles of bills, reports, receipts and magazines creating chaos on your desktop, shelves and tabletops? As soon as you get one pile cleared away, does it immediately reappear somewhere else, as though a poltergeist had plunked it ... more »

How to Control Clutter in Your Condo

By KAREL MCCLELLAN

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If "getting organized" is a staple on your 'To Do' list, you've got lots of clutter living rent free in your condo. Here are six simple steps you can take to keep to keep your condo clutter-free forever:.. more »

How to Coordinate a Family Calendar

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Mondays the kids play soccer, Dad golfs every other Tuesday, and Thursdays Mom works late. How do you keep track of it all? Piece of cake: Create a family planning calendar and message center... more »

How to Donate Clothes and Other Items to Goodwill Industries

By Kristina

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If you have items to get rid of, but do not want to hold a garage or yard sale, you can donate them to Goodwill Industries and receive a tax receipt... more »

How to Find Your Keys

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Sometimes it's the things you use every day that can be the hardest to find. Creating consistent habits and permanent homes for keys, handbags, briefcases and other important items saves time and stress every time you leave the house... more »

How to Fire an Inner Pack Rat

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Pack rat tendencies are hard to overcome. For many, it's an emotional issue that is often passed down from your parents or grandparents. But no matter how strong a hold pack rat tendencies have on your life, you can break free and fire your inner ... more »

How to Keep your house clean everyday

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Keeping your house neat and clean helps you think the right thing. Keep away the stuff you do not need right away to clean up the pathway. Do not stock your junks on the hallways. Clean house feels fresh and great. Good luck starts inside your home... more »

How to Make the Most Money From Your Garage Sale

By Carol Tilley-Williams

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Garage sales are a lot of work. No one wants to spend every spare minute for a week or two digging through closets and getting up before dawn on a precious weekend just to have enough profit to order a couple of pizzas for dinner at the end of a ... more »

How to Manage Energy Bills

By Heide Braley

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There are lots of ways to help save a few pennies here and there by managing how you spend your energy mostly by conserving. There is nothing like a slowing economy to force us to stop wasting! By changing our habits on a daily basis, we can ... more »

How to Organize a Bedroom Closet

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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It seems like no matter how hard some of us try, the bedroom closet always ends up cluttered and hopelessly disorganized. Shoes are piled on the floor in disarray while the shelves house an assortment of old treasures, not to mention those ... more »

How to Organize Movies, Music and Other Media

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Today's average household resembles a library with growing collections of CDs, DVDs, digital music files and home movies in a dizzying array of formats. Cataloging and organizing your media will enhance your enjoyment of it and make managing it ... more »

How to Organize Your Bookshelves

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In this age of changing media where you can download audio books, print out electronic books and find reference materials on virtually anything online, what is the purpose of owning a book? Truth is, books are still valuable, no matter how fast ... more »

How to Organize Your Filing Cabinet

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Organization is key to finding something in your filing cabinet quickly. Your home or office filing cabinet is a place where information can be stored in a fast and easily accessible manner. These steps will allow you to organize your home or ... more »

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