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12 Sites To Help You Cash In On Your Spring Cleaning

Posted 05.23.2012

For some, the ritual of spring cleaning can be stressful and chaotic, not to mention a source of guilt. Who wants to throw all that old, unwanted stuf...

Spring Cleaning: 11 Germ Traps To Clean For Your Health

The Huffington Post | Sarah Klein | Posted 03.24.2012

If you've shaken off the dust bunnies and scrubbed the floors, you're off to a good start at your spring cleaning, but there are some often-overlooked...

Spring Cleaning Your Mind and Body

Katie Campbell | Posted 05.23.2012

Katie Campbell

On Feb. 2, 2012, our dear friend Punxsutawney Phil declared that we would have six more weeks of winter. Well, time's up!

Understanding "Green" Product Labels

Women & Co | Posted 05.08.2012

Women & Co

How do you decide which cleaning products to use in your home? Clearly the effectiveness of the products we use is important, but what about their impact on the environment?

11 Things You Need To Throw Away

SavvySugar | Posted 02.09.2012

The first step to taking care of yourself and de-stressing is to make sure that your environment is in order. Seeing your house full of clutter can af...

A Day in the Strife of a Writer

Eliezer Sobel | Posted 12.09.2011

Eliezer Sobel

On my way to the studio I notice the path is partly blocked by an overgrown shrub, so I put the pliers down, go to the tool shed to get hedge clippers and trim back the intrusive plant. I go in and sit at my desk to prepare for the class.

Clear a Drawer, Change Your Life: A Surprising Path to Reinvention

Stephanie Bennett Vogt | Posted 11.29.2011

Stephanie Bennett Vogt

Whether it is a lighter load, a quieter mind, a better mood, a solution to a problem that you're chewing on, less attachment to outcomes, finding your soulmate or your mojo... here's my all-purpose recipe for reinvention.

Top 11 Must-Have Items For a First Kitchen

Small Kitchen College | Posted 10.31.2011

Small Kitchen College

Whether you are living in an apartment or sharing a kitchen with a hundred of your peers on your dormitory floor, here are the top eleven must have items for a first kitchen.

Company Clean In 30 Minutes (Or Less!)

Stephanie O'Dea | Posted 10.17.2011

Stephanie O'Dea

I love parties, and I like having people over. I don't really like pop-ins; it's a lot more fun to entertain when your house is clean.

Messiest Rooms Ever?

Posted 11.17.2011

Need some inspiration to tidy up that space on Clean Up Your Room Day? In celebration of what could be among the most unusual and least-known holid...

Why You Should Clean Your Room Today

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 11.17.2011

For many, it's a dreaded chore. For others, it's a lot of fun. Wherever you fall, you should know that today is Clean Up Your Room Day. It happens eve...

Cleaning Your House Made Cool... Really!

Courtney Cachet | Posted 05.25.2011

Courtney Cachet

Ever since I was a little kid, I've been somewhat of a clean freak. Not like Howie Mandel, crazy-won't shake-your-hand-clean-freaky, just a little neu...

Pots And Pans

Patrizia Chen | Posted 11.17.2011

Patrizia Chen

I'm ridiculously fanatical about my kitchen stuff: pots and pans, skillets and Mokas, kettles and ladles, all that is metal and can be made to shine.

New Year's Resolution to Declutter Your Closet? Great, Here's How to Do It Responsibly

Mattias Wallander | Posted 05.25.2011

Mattias Wallander

Not surprisingly, there are huge spikes in textile disposal in the two weeks following Christmas . I should know. At USAgain, we collected almost two million pounds of discarded clothing.

Gisela Lowenstein, The Glow System: 27 Million And Counting

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Lauren Drell | Posted 07.28.2011

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

Cleaning Is Praying. Praying Is Cleaning!

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

Maria Rodale

I recently read a wonderful novel by a Turkish author, Elif Shafak, called The Forty Rules of Love. It's a powerful book, but one of the lines that st...

Meet Andrew Whelan, Actor Turned Green Cleaning Entrepreneur

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

It's hard to support yourself in New York. It's even harder to support yourself as an actor. Meet Andy Whelan, actor turned green cleaning entrepreneu...

How to Green Your Thanksgiving

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Avital Binshtock

If you're grateful for the natural world this Thanksgiving, you're likely to appreciate these tips, which aim to help you preserve the planet while planning your holiday festivities.

Changing the Lives of Heroes, One Household at a Time (VIDEO)

Torrey Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011

Torrey Shannon

Cleaning for Heroes is an all-volunteer effort that brings donors, providers and recipients together, providing cleaning services to disabled veterans who are unable to afford them.

Eco-Friendly Cleaning Service Thrives In Tough Economy

Chicago Tribune | Leslie Mann | Posted 05.25.2011

Yes, we are in an economic downturn. Yes, hiring a housecleaner is a luxury, not a need. And, yes, most homeowners can do this themselves. But despite...

Why Real Men Don't Clean and What Happens When They Try

Mark C. Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark C. Miller

The universal male trait is the aversion to keeping things clean. If ever there was one flag representing all men, there could be no image more appropriate than a pair of dirty socks on the floor.

Non-Toxic Cleaners: Make Your Own (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Want to be more environmentally friendly when cleaning your house, but can't afford those expensive products? WatchMojo.com shows an easy and inexpen...

Greensburg, Kansas: From Green-town to Clean-town

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael DeJong

After a tornado destroyed 95% of the town, Greensburg, Kansas reinvented itself by striving to become the greenest community imaginable.

Could A Dirty House Equal Healthy Kids?

Maggie Lamond Simone | Posted 11.17.2011

Maggie Lamond Simone

I do not clean. I do not cook. My house may be a mess, but scientists discovered that a certain amount of dirt and dust may actually be helpful in building kids' immune systems.

Green Clean Where the Sun Don't Shine: Use a Bidet

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011

Lea Lane

I realized that by wisely moderating water use, trees can be saved with better cleaning achieved. You'll be saving paper and greening the planet in a basic way. Go for it!