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Luckily, vinyl floors are pretty easy to clean.

Everyday I struggle against my inner Slob. I am not a naturally organized person…at all. My kitchen often looks like a bomb went off after I prepare a meal, even if it is simply sandwiches, because I ...

Way back when, spring cleaning was mandatory. Families washed windows, laundered and starched curtains, scrubbed floors, and hung rugs over clotheslines to beat the dust out of them. Sounds like a lot ...

Can I just say how amazing all you working parents are? A few weeks of working full time hours on top of parenting and housework has me beat! Here is my method for speed cleaning a really messy ...

This is an adaptation of an article that originally appeared in the April 2011 issue of REAL SIMPLE, written by Allegra Muzzillo, Julia Edelstein, and Ashley Niedringhaus. We're sharing it as part of ...