House Cleaning Blog

The House Cleaning Blog keeps you up-to-date on the latest housekeeping, organizing, and decor posts to the Clean-Organized-Family-Home.com Website.

Quick tips In the House Cleaning Blog focus on straightforward, less-stress solutions for that well-run, trouble-free home we all dream of.

November House Cleaning Checklist: Get Holiday-Ready Fast

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): Your November house cleaning checklist: 15 jobs that get the kitchen, guest bath and living room holiday-ready, plus a 7-day plan and what to skip.

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Daylight Saving Checklist: 12 Fall Back Home Tasks

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Clocks fall back, so use that extra hour! A quick daylight saving checklist: smoke alarms, furnace filters, ceiling fans, dryer vents and more.

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Halloween Cleanup: Wax, Cobwebs, Pumpkin Goo & More

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): The morning after Halloween, sorted. Easy fixes for candle wax, fake cobwebs, pumpkin guts, face paint, fake blood, smashed eggs and candy in the carpet.

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15 Trick-or-Treating Safety Tips for a Fun Halloween

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Keep kids safe on Halloween with 15 practical trick-or-treating safety tips covering costumes, traffic, candy, supervision, and neighborhood safety.

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Speed Cleaning Your Home: How to Get It Done in 30 Minutes

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Short on time? Try this 30-minute speed cleaning plan to tackle clutter, bathrooms, kitchen messes and floors without cleaning the entire house.

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Halloween Stain Removal: Candy, Makeup, Pumpkin and Fake Blood

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How to get Halloween stains out: chocolate, candy, gum, pumpkin, makeup, face paint, fake blood and candle wax, from clothes, costumes and carpet.

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Fall Cleaning Checklist: 25 Things to Clean Before Winter

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An easy fall cleaning checklist: 25 jobs to get your home ready for winter, a 5-day plan, a 1-hour version and what you can skip. No marathon needed.

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October Cleaning Checklist: 15 Fall Cleaning Tasks

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Your October cleaning checklist: 15 fall tasks to get the house cozy, safe and ready for the holidays, from the oven and pantry to smoke alarms.

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How to Wash White Clothes and Keep Them Bright

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How to wash white clothes so they stay bright: sorting, water temperature, which bleach to use, and how to fix yellowing and dingy gray whites.

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Liquid vs. Powder Laundry Detergent: Which Is Better?

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Liquid, powder or pods? How each laundry detergent handles grease, mud, cold water and cost, plus the amount you really need to use.

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