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Make housekeeping easier with tips on cleaning and organizing virtually anything in your home. Candle wax on the carpet? Soap scum in your tub? eHow’s experts are here to help, with cleaning advice alongside tips on everything from ridding your home of cockroaches to getting the kids to help with chores. Learn to care for furniture, clean appliances and remove any sort of stain. eHow can even help you organize a junk closet, clean the stove or, if all else fails, hire a housekeeper or cleaning service.

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How to organize toys

By Valerie Deneen

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Do you feel as though your house in drowning in a mountain of toys? Do your kids have trouble finding particular toys they want to play with? If so, it's time to get organized. Learn how with these easy and inexpensive ideas... more »

How to Organize Your Coupons

By writing4fun

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The Couponizer® is an organizing and shopping system for coupons and other discounts. Many of the coupons I clipped never made it to the store because I was not organized. They either expired or I just neglected to use them. Now that I ... more »

How to Organize Your Home Office

By Camille VanAarle

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Organize your home office and maximize your productivity and efficiency, leaving time for what you enjoy most. Eliminate wasted time, late payments, lost items, confusion and office stress by following these 8 steps!.. more »

How to Organize Your House and Keep it Organized

By Colette French

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A house can easily become in disarray when you are a busy person. Before you know it, what once was in order is now all out of order. There are some simple things a person can do to get his house in order and keep it in order... more »

How to Outsource Your Life

By Simon Thomas

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If you'd like to live the life of your dreams, then you'll learn how to outsource your life, so that others can do the busy work, and you can do what you love... more »

How to Pack for a Move

By Meredith Simonds

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Moving is ranked among the most stressful of activities. Make the transition from one home to another as stress-free as possible. Save time, maximize space and protect your belongings with everything you need to know to pack for a move... more »

How to Pick Prices for Garage Sale Items

By Anthony Delgado

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Are you getting ready for a garage sale and have no idea what to charge? There are many things to take into consideration in order to maximize your garage sale profits without hindering your ability to sell... more »

How to Plan a Community Yard Sale

By sugaredup

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Community yard sales can be profitable and fun. Plan ahead, organize and advertise for a successful sale... more »

How to Preserve Your Wedding Gown

By momoftwingirls

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Your wedding gown was only worn once and you loved it the day your picked it out and purchased it. So, once it has been worn, what do you do with it? Should you take it to a dry cleaner where they may ruin it or should you just keep it sitting in ... more »

How to press a shirt - dress sharp!

By knarf

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Pressing a dress shirt is easy if you know the simple steps I use. By using steps dry cleaners use, you can press your shirt while your coffee is being made in the morning!.. more »

How to Price Items for a Garage Sale - Kids Clothes Pricing Guide

By Tashia Calhoun

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Pricing items for your garage or yard sale is one of the big headaches when preparing for a garage sale. It's always hard to know what to price your items at, so here are a few Garage Sale Pricing Tips for pricing kid's clothing... more »

How to Print Photos for 12 Cents Each!

By CCrock

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A picture is not a photo until you can hold it in your hand! It's time to get hard copies of those great pictures you have stored on your computer. But you don't want to pay $0.29 each? Find out how you can pay only 12 cents per photo!.. more »

How to Quick-Clean Yourself and the Bathroom Sink

By junuwine

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Keep a box of Baby Wipes in your bathroom. Limited time? Wipe your face with them before applying makeup. Before leaving the sink, squirt some liquid cleanser or gel into the sink and rub with your used wipe. Rinse sink with clean water - ... more »

How to Really Clean Your Bathtub and Surrounding Area

By Sheila Wilkinson

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What could be nastier than your company seeing a dirty bathtub? Only one thing--a bathtub that's been scrubbed till you drop around it still looks dirty. Lots of stubborn things tend to cling to tubs and the walls around it, making it look dingy ... more »

How to Recycle Cloth

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Nearly half of the textiles thrown away each year are recyclable. Your t-shirts, jeans, fleeces, even shoes and formalwear are recyclable if you're willing to make the effort. Recycling cloth is important because of the benefits to the ... more »

How to Recycle Coffee Grounds

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Coffee drinkers who brew their own java know that a week's worth of grounds adds up to a sizable quantity. Since coffee is organic matter, there is no need for it to go into the garbage to the landfill. Instead, try one of these methods to ... more »

How to Recycle Fabric Softener Sheets

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Fabric softener sheets are inexpensive and convenient. You toss one into the dryer and laundry comes out static-free, soft and smelling fresh. You might grab the spent dryer sheet and use it to clean out the lint trap after each load. There are ... more »

How to Reduce Chaos and Simplify Your Life

By Doodlebugs

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Here are a few tips to reduce the some of the things causing stress in your life. This is a work in progress so check back often for updates... more »

How to reduce your amount of garbage

By Valerie Deneen

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When it is time to take out the garbage, do you find yourself loading several large trash bins out to the curb? Find out how you can effectively reduce your waste, and help the environment... more »

How to Remove a Melted Candle From Glass

By Sarah515

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This technique is the simplest way to remove a melted candle from it's container. No more chipping away at wax for hours on end... more »

How to Remove an Ink Stain Naturally

By HS Schulte

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It is important to treat stains as soon as they happen. Over time stains become more difficult to remove. It is also important to identify the stain properly. Use of natural products to remove stains is always best for the environment and your ... more »

How to remove candle wax from candle holders

By FUSILLI1OF4

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Don't you just hate that left over candle wax in the bottom of the votive/candle holder? No need to buy a new one. Here is a quick and easy way to remove it and save the candle holder... more »

How to remove candle wax from fabrics and linens

By FUSILLI1OF4

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Candles are very relaxing and bring tranquility into your home, that is until you spill or drip wax onto your fabrics and/or linens. With these quick and easy steps you can enjoy your candles and not worry about wax drippings anymore... more »

How to Remove Cat Feces From Upholstery

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Sometimes the pleasure of owning a pet comes along with the joy of cleaning up after it. Here's how to handle what your cat leaves behind... more »

How to Remove Cat Pee from Carpet and Prevention.

By beyond

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Ever sit at work or school and smell something and realize it's cat pee? Like on your shirt or bookbag? I haven't. But for those of you who have, here are some ways to remedy that... more »