House Cleaning Tips
Advice for keeping your home clean and hiring a cleaning service or housekeeper.
Cleaning Tips and Tricks
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Thursday, Oct 11, 2012
Take advantage of the mild fall weather to tackle some landscaping tasks that need to be finished before winter arrives. By completing these chores now, you will be able to jump right in when spring arrives....
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Thursday, Mar 07, 2013
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From pet odors to dusty TVs, every home has cleaning challenges. Whether you're a homeowner or a professional cleaner, you need to know how to solve these problems. Need help cleaning your home? Hire...
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Friday, Mar 08, 2013
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Forget monsters in the closet. Your monsters are in the kitchen, the bathroom, the playroom -- all over your house. And they're not just scary; they're dirty, dusty and disorganized. They're...
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Monday, Mar 04, 2013
As lives become busier, over-scheduled and more stressful, it's easy to gravitate towards the latest products that promise to make annoying chores even easier. Need a bathroom cleaner? On your next...
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Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
While everyone wants a sparkling house, getting there can be...well, a chore. For working and stay-at-home moms alike, jam-packed schedules often limit the time available for cleaning, and it can be easy...
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Monday, Jan 25, 2010
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Keeping a kitchen clean is about staying on top of the situation rather than letting yourself get crushed under the elephantine weight of the situation...
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Monday, Mar 04, 2013
Spring cleaning season is here again. Hurray! (Or groan.) Whether you love doing away with winter cobwebs or you cringe at the sight of a feather duster, now is a great time to freshen up your home. ...
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Thursday, Mar 07, 2013
Cleaning your home can be a difficult task, no matter the size, and finding the perfect products can be confusing, especially with all the options available. When you hire a housekeeper, they usually...
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Thursday, Oct 04, 2012
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Taking care of our environment is a process that starts at home. Everything from aerosol cans to harmful cleaning chemicals can affect the earth's delicate balance, and there are plenty of easy ways...
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Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013
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Here's your anti-spring cleaning article. We asked busy parents and bloggers who actually don't dread cleaning what their secret is to keeping an organized, neat home. We gave them each a specific...
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
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Penicillin, car seats, DVDs. We have much to be grateful for when it comes to modern day parenting. But perhaps the single greatest breakthrough when it comes to ushering small people into adulthood...
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Monday, Oct 15, 2012
As adults, we understand that yard work is a necessary (and frequently unpleasant) chore associated with home ownership. But to children, it can be a fun adventure. The challenge is to keep the kiddos...
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Thursday, Oct 11, 2012
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If your kitchen is so greasy that it glistens or if your kids have taken to drawing in the dust, it might be time to seek professional help to scrub the spots that will make the place shine. "When...
Hiring Cleaning Help
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Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
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Hiring a housekeeper can change your life! They keep your house clean when you don't have the time and leave it looking and smelling great. But did you ever think about what she can do beyond basic...
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Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
If you've ever debated hiring a housekeeper, you might have come up with a list of reasons why you shouldn't: it's a luxury you can't afford or it's a sign of laziness. But have you...
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Monday, Apr 01, 2013
Care.com strives to give you powerful tools that can help you to make the best hiring decision possible. Whether you're searching for a nanny, babysitter, pet sitter, housekeeper, senior care provider,...
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Monday, Apr 01, 2013
Before hiring a nanny, babysitter, senior care aide, pet sitter, housekeeper, etc. and inviting them into your home, you need to run a background check. This step helps keep you and your family safe and...
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Thursday, Oct 11, 2012
Do you need a little help keeping your home clean? Are you thinking about hiring a housekeeper? You also may want to consider a housecleaning company. They can be a great solution for your situation....
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Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
Is there anything more soothing than walking into an immaculate, freshly cleaned home that has been efficiently scrubbed from top to bottom? If you don't have time to do it yourself, hiring outside...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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If you're like most people, you work full time, pick the kids up from school, drive them to their after-school dance lessons or soccer practice and come home after seven o'clock at night only...
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Thursday, Mar 07, 2013
There never seems to be enough time to get everything done and it's often the household chores that slip behind. You may need some help from the pros. By hiring a housekeeper, you can cut down on...
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Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
After you post a cleaning job on Care.com, you should always interview the top three candidates to see who you like best. But what questions should you ask when you interview a housekeeper? What should...
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Monday, Apr 01, 2013
Hiring a caregiver -- whether for your children, home, elderly relative or pet -- can be stressful. You have to sort through job applications, read resumes, schedule interviews, etc. But one step that...
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Monday, Feb 04, 2013
You're busy all year long and sometimes little things slip through the cracks, like finding summer vacation child care or hiring a tutor. How do you know when to do what? Here is a schedule of the...
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Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013
What is the difference between a maid and a housekeeper? There is no right or wrong answer to that question. The connotation of the two terms has changed over the years, and continues to evolve depending...
Managing a Housekeeper or Cleaning Service
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Tuesday, Mar 05, 2013
Housecleaning companies typically have systems in place for scrubbing a house. If you're thinking of hiring a cleaning company -- or have already hiring one -- you should be able to communicate your...
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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009
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Use the Housekeeping Checklist to have your house cleaner, housekeeper, or Care Gig provider let you know what jobs they've covered...
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