Homemaking

Three Easy Tips For Starting The Week Off Right
Coordinating the family schedule can be a challenge, but a few handy online tools can help to simplify life.
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Running A Greener Home
Small steps can help reduce your family's carbon footprint--that all-important measure of a family's effect on the environment.
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Ten Smart Ways To Save Money On Groceries
Here are 10 ways to save serious money at the supermarket.
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Make Sure the "Fresh Air" is Really Fresh
According to American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology, 35 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies. Because of allergens like pollen, allergy sufferers may choose to stay inside during allergy season. Unfortunately, a home's air may not be so fresh either and can contain allergens such as dust mites, pet dander and mold.
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Searing Is Believing
A high-performance, condo-friendly electric grill has been created that performs like a gas grill but needs no propane.
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Tips To Help You Recycle Plastic Bags
Here's encouraging news for anyone who wants to protect the environment. Plastic bag recycling is catching on--and there are easy steps you can take to contribute to this trend.
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Green Is The New "It" Color
Reduce, recycle and reuse with these expert tips.
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Carpets And Allergies: Unraveling The Myths
While some say that carpeting can make allergies worse, many believe there's more to the problem.
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Are You Living With CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome)?
If household stains are preventing you from having guests over or you've started hiding stains with furniture, throw blankets or rugs, you have lots of company.
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How To Look Your Best On A Budget
Looking your best and staying on budget can be easier than many people realize when you know the best ways to properly care for the clothing you have.
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Going Green? You May Already Be On Your Way
With environmentally friendly products, it's now possible to switch to green without sacrificing clean.
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Trimming The Fat From Grocery Costs
A little prep work can keep rising food costs from eating into your family budget.
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Make Your Garage Serve Double Duty
Many people look to the garage for additional space but they often pile in so many storage items that there is no room for cars. Here are a few tips for tapping into your garage's unused space.
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How Clean Is The Air In Your Home?
The next time you clean your home, don't forget about the air.
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Landslide Decision: Garage Voted Home Storage Area Most Consumers Want To Resolve
First impressions are critical, yet the garage, often the first point of entry into the home, is in danger of not making a very good one.
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Simple Solutions To Combat Rising Food Prices
Feeling the heat from skyrocketing food prices? Canned vegetables can help save money on grocery bills.
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Simple Steps To Live Greener
When it comes to living an eco-conscious and sustainable lifestyle, a few simple steps can make a big difference.
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Prevention Key To Bathroom Cleaning.
Simple actions can help you save time, money and energy.
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Transform Your "Junk" Drawer Into A "Utility" Drawer
Stocking a utility drawer with a few purposefully selected tools and household items can make the difference between dollars spent on the handyman and dollars saved in the bank.
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Small Acts Can Have Big Impacts On The Environment
Protecting the environment is easier than you might imagine. Every room in your home offers opportunities to make small changes that can have a big impact on the environment.
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Your Older Fridge: An Energy Hog?
Here's an idea many families can warm to: You may be able to save money and energy with a new refrigerator.
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Snap-Off Blades Provide Consistent Sharpness
For builders, contractors and do-it-yourselfers, a consistently sharp cutting edge on utility knives is the key to getting any project done quickly and efficiently and with the least amount of interruption for dismantling cutters to change dull blades.
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Get A (Green) Life!: 10 Tips For Eco-Friendly Living At Home
Whether it's due to rising energy costs or growing concern over climate change, more and more Americans want to live an eco-friendly lifestyle.
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The Kitchen Undergoes A Sea Change As Lifestyles Change
Thanks to changing lifestyles, today's kitchen is starting to look, if not exactly like a living room, then at least like a comfortable and stylish gathering space where functionality meets design.
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Speed Clean Your Way To A Healthier Home
Helping protect your family from germs doesn't have to be a chore.
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Cut Clutter In Your Home This Spring
The right tools can help you cut clutter quickly. Think of it as spring editing.
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New Appliances Save Space And Provide Reliable Performance
When buying a washer and dryer, look for features that fit your needs.
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Keeping A Fresh Home
In a recent survey of U.S. homeowners, it was found that four out of every five homeowners feel that the health of their family is directly related to how clean the floors are in their home.
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How Green Is Your Clean?
Cleaning "green" doesn't have to mean you and your family need to devote hours of time--or many dollars-to the task.
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Your Home Can Be Clean And Green
You can help the environment and the economy-especially your own-by going over to the green side when you do your cleaning.
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Easy Ways To Eat More Fruits And Vegetables
From orange peppers and green spinach to purple plums and red watermelon, eating colorful foods could leave you as a picture of health.
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Cleaning Surfaces May Not Be Enough To Avoid Getting The Flu
One thing most people may not know is that the main way influenza viruses are spread is from person to person in respiratory droplets of coughs or sneezes.
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Rescue Your Kitchen This Season
Eliminate what's lurking in your home's hub.
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How To Have A Greener, Healthier Home
According to the U.S. EPA, most people spend about 90 percent of their time indoors.
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Making Your Home Safer For Children
Parents know that the best time to dangerproof their home is before baby learns to crawl. That not only means installing safety gates, cabinet latches and corner covers, but protecting children from electrical injuries.
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Keeping Kids Fit Just Got Easier
Studies show that spending time cooking and eating with the family is a great way to help kids eat more vegetables and protein and avoid junk food and binge eating.
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Four Easy Steps To Reduce Indoor Air Pollution
Many people drink purified water and use hand sanitizers for added protection against dirt and germs.but did you know you should also be purifying your indoor air?
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Dander Dilemma
Americans love their pets but few are as fond of the way pets can affect indoor air quality.
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Under The Rug
Sixty-four percent of U.S. homeowners have rugs in their homes, found a recent survey, but according to a survey by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), only 40 percent clean them on a regular basis.
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Step Toward Style
From sophisticated spirits to old-fashioned barber shaves, it's clear that today's man is reverting to all things classic.
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