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Ready to Spring forward? Time Change Sunday is on the way!

On Sunday, March 14, Daylight Savings Time will begin in most of the United States. Setting the clock forward means it's time for a seasonal safety check!

As you circle the house, setting clocks ahead, make time for this short safety checklist. It'll see you into Spring from a safe--and organized--home:    More »

It's Spring!

Warming breezes scour the last of winter from house and garden. Spring rain awakens the earth and calls forth new life.

Meet the rising sap with a new broom. Spring clean indoors and out to prepare home and hearth for the return of warm weather.

Our Spring cleaning chore checklist will help you take care of important seasonal chores and welcome Spring to an organized home:    More »

Spring cleaning is on the horizon, and you could use some help. 

Many hands make light work ... so how do you get the kids to pitch in when it's time to spring-clean the house? 

Try these five tips to involve children with housecleaning chores:

Think teamwork

It's downright lonely to be sentenced to clean a bathroom on your own, but paired with a parent, even a 5-year-old can work safely and happily. While Dad wields the bowl cleaner and the tile brush, his helper can scrub the sink, polish the fixtures, empty the trash and trundle towels and rugs to the laundry room.     More »

On any trip to the grocery store, it's the first and simplest question:  what's the price?

Time was, it was easy to know the price of any grocery item; before computers, each can, carton and bottle sported a physical price tag.  To increase prices, grocers had to re-tag food items, a labor-intensive process that made food costs clear and minimized wide swings in pricing.

Hello, 21st century!  Today's computer-powered POS systems allow grocery stores to change item prices with a few keystrokes at the home office.  Last week's $2.49 bottle of salad dressing?  Today, it'll cost you $3.69!      More »

With food prices soaring and energy costs at record highs, it's time for an energy-saving tune up for your refrigerator and freezer.

Keeping food fresh--while conserving energy--can bring a helpful boost to the strained food budget.

Try these tips to minimize energy use and save money on groceries:    More »

It's silent. It's sneaky. It creeps about in corners: clutter!

When the state of the house aggravates you to your last nerve, it's tempting to launch an all-out battle in the war against clutter.  First, though, know your enemy! 

There are as many reasons for household clutter as there are clutterers. As Pogo says, "We have seen the enemy, and he is us!"

Take aim on your household's clutter problem by going to the root of the problem: your own thinking.  

What's your clutter personality ... and which of these internal voices strikes a chord?    More »