(NC)—When the temperature starts to cool down and the leaves start to fall from the trees, it's time to start thinking about closing the cottage for the summer. Although a daunting prospect, home, car and business insurer RSA, has provided the following checklist to follow when closing the … [Read more...]
Yard Sale Etiquette
What's the right way to barter at a yard sale? Is it fair for "Early Birds" to get the bargains? And what's the right way to price items? Here's the basics of yard sale etiquette. Just call me the Miss Manners of garage sales. You see, I believe there's a certain moral and ethical code … [Read more...]
Natural Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning, The Natural Way Stay away from toxic chemicals and resolve to do your spring cleaning the natural way this year. Spring cleaning goes beyond normal everyday cleaning. It's a major project of home revitalization: to make everything new by removing dust and dirt, to make sure … [Read more...]
How to Organize Your Laundry
Organizing Tips to Help You Conquer the Laundry Monster Laundry. You sort, you wash, you fold, you blink - and the pile of dirty clothes has grown all over again. Laundry is a fact of life, but approaching the task in an organized way can make it more manageable. Preparation is Half the … [Read more...]
How to Recycle Old Books
If you're a reader, you've no doubt got a stash of books that you're never likely to read again. If you think that someone else would like to read them, check out our collection of book-sharing sites to find one that works for you. But if you can't interest anyone else in that big box of romance … [Read more...]
How to Organize a Linen Closet
Tips and Strategies to Avoid the Linen Closet Avalanche It's so easy to accumulate a large collection of mismatched and worn-out linens that crowd shelves in heaps, so jammed together that when you tug for a towel or reach for that yellow sheet, everything comes tumbling down. With these … [Read more...]
