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With work, kids and leisure pursuits competing for your attention, cleaning understandably may not be a top priority.

However, it takes just a few moments to create a routine that yields a house full of spotless results.

And you'll find that when your home sparkles, you shine, too.

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How to Make Cloudy Crystal Shine Again If your stemware is looking a bit worse for wear these days, you can revive it with by putting the right brightening practices into play.

May Home Checklist Break down annual maintenance chores into monthly tasks so that by year's end your home's systems and surfaces are sparkling.

Preventing Allergies If you or someone in your home is hampered by allergies, these cleaning tips will help you get rid of the cause of these annoying sniffles.

How to Revive Silver Tarnished silver? The cleaning solution is probably right in your kitchen.

How to Remove Nail Polish Spills If your daughter (or, shhh, you) had an oops with the nail polish and now the carpet or furniture is looking colorfully worse for wear, these tips will help remove the offending blight.

Housecleaning Timetable What chores are essential - and how often should you do them? This timetable provides all the details on what to do - and when to do it.

How to Remove Candle Wax from Carpet If last night's relaxing, candle-light dinner left you with a waxy carpet blight, here's how to remove it.

How to Get Rid of Ants They've marched in, uninvited. Here are less-toxic ways to send them marching back out - fast.

How to De-grime Blinds and Window Coverings If the glass is sparkling but the blinds or curtains, not so much, here's how to revive them.

How to Buff Brick This porous material requires special attention. Here's how to revive brick surfaces in your home.

How to Create a Chore Chart Now that you've got the family involved in the housekeeping routine, stay on top of chores each week with this easy to create chore chart.

Buff Up Your (Computer) Act Buff the screen, the mouse, the computer casing... easily and safely with these tips.

Flu Fighter Keep the spread of germs and viruses to a minimum in your home with these essential tips.

Get Rid of Smelly Fridge Odors Few things are worse than the post-fish dinner - and worse - smells a fridge can hang on to. Here's how to get rid of them.

Removing Allergens From Your Home If someone in your home has allergies, these simple cleaning tips can help.

Family Cleaning Rules If a family of volunteers is a new concept in your home, these tips will help ensure a smooth start to your new family routine.

Sparkling Windows and Glass These tips will help polish your glass and windows to a sparkling shine.

Jewelery Care Tips Nothing lasts forever - not even a diamond - if you don't clean it properly. Here's how to safely polish pearls, silver, gold and more.

Kids Chores Daily by Age Age-appropriate chores for kids.

Kids Chores Monthly by Age Age-appropriate monthly chores for kids.

Kids Chores Seasonally by Age Age appropriate chores for kids seasonally by age.

Kids Chores Yearly by Age Age-appropriate chores for kids yearly by age.

Truth or Consequences: Chores and Kids What to do when kids flub on chores.

How to Buff Lampshades Dust, dirt and grime are a lampshade's worst enemies. These simple tips will help you remove them.

How to Buff Marble Surfaces This porous stone is prone to stains - here's how to get them out.

How to Motivate Kids They aren't inclined to want to do chores, and who can blame them? However, everyone in the home needs to pitch in on its care. Here's how to motivate kids to go along with the program.

How to Buff Partyware: Silverware, Brass, Copper These tips will have your tarnished partyware shipshape in no time.

How to Prep Patio Furniture After a season's worth of use, your patio furniture needs a good buffing before you stash it away for a long winter's nap.

How to Handle Pet Messes Pet piddle or worse - it needs to be taken care of. Here are tips you need to keep your home and family safe.

How to Buff Plexiglas Although it looks like glass, this specialty surface requires a different buffing routine.

Household Products Defined Abrasive, semi-abrasive, pH cleaners - how do you know which is which? This product primer can help.

How to Remove Rust Remove tarnish and rust easily with these tips.

How to Polish Silver Tarnish, begone! Here's how.

How to Rid Your Home of Allergens Craving sniffle-free sleep? These bedroom allergen busters can help.

Speed-Cleaning When time is tight, you can do the dirty jobs right - and fast. Here's how.

How to Rid Upholstery of Chocolate Stains Simple steps to removing chocolate from couches, chairs and curtains.

Vacuuming 101 There's more to vacuuming than just giving the carpet a once-over. Here's how to use the machine right.

How to Make Windows Sparkle You don't have to spend lots of time or money to make your windows sparkle - here's how.

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