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• Declutter 101: Where Do I Start?
  Ready to cut clutter on the homefront--but not sure where to start? Standing amid the stacks and piles, it can be hard to find a good spot to dive in and begin. Too often, de-clutter efforts fizzle along with the light of day. This time, resolve to succeed! To get your organized journey off to a good start, try these clutter-cutting start points. They will h
• Cleaning Challenge: Be Ready For Guests
  Posted by Cynthia Ewer on March 29, 2019When the doorbell rings, will you be ready? This week in the Cleaning Challenge, we've freshened the front porch ... and now, it's time to prepare to welcome visitors and friends. Lay out a cheery welcome mat. Add extra coat hangers to a nearby coat closet, and find a space to hold guests' umbrellas or o
• Cleaning Challenge: What's Your Number?
  Posted by Cynthia Ewer on March 28, 2019Focusing on the front porch this week in the Cleaning Challenge, it's time to ask, "What's your number?" Can your house number be seen clearly from the roadway ... day and night? Safety experts tell us that a clear, visible house number is vital to first responders--and it's just plain convenie
• Cleaning Challenge: Spiff Up the Front Door
  Posted by Cynthia Ewer on March 26, 2019What's the focal point of the front porch? The front door! It's the portal where home meets world, so does it spell a warm welcome to friends and family? Today in the Cleaning Challenge, it's time to spiff up the front door. Banish the dust and brighten the windows. Polish the doorknob and put out the do
• Clutter Into Cash: Printable Yard Sale Signs and Checklist
  Garage sales can clear the clutter (and score some cash!), but it helps to be organized. For a quick start, try these garage sale printables. To begin, this step-by-step yard sale checklist is your road map to planning an organized garage sale. (New to garage sales? Get up to speed with yard sale tips.) Print highly-visible yard sale signs with arrows pointi
• Cleaning Challenge: Check Your Curb Appeal
  Posted by Cynthia Ewer on March 25, 2019The front porch: it's where house meets world--and where visitors get their first impressions. What does your front porch say about your home? Realtors call this factor "curb appeal": that flash of first impression of any home. Today in the Cleaning Challenge, it's time to step outside your door, an