Spring Cleaning

Don’t ask me why, but Cristina and I got really into cleaning today. We cleaned the room like there was no tomorrow. We mopped, vaccuumed, scrubbed, and who knows what else! This place looks great and we feel great. Our room is sexy! Samara of course came in and was like, what did you two do? [...]

I moved the couch and chair 1/5 away from the walls and scrubbed the wall down yesterday. Switched the couch with the chair and a half because it just works better. I liked it better this way, not sure why I ever moved it. I’m in the process of throwing out old crap, organizing, and [...]

As per every year since 1990 we've just been through our quiet month, August is a perfect month to spring clean the set and equipment as well as having a well deserved holiday.The credit crunch hasn't affected us at the moment and we have at least one team booked every weekend until the end of April 2009 and a couple of bookings for 2010 already. But we still have another team available to perform

I’m a bit of a messy person. I’m sure everyone who has known me well enough to visit my house would agree with me. I’ve always been a messy person. I tend to “spread”. No matter where I am or what I’m doing I end up sitting in the middle of an asteroid ring [...]

I just did a little bit of spring cleaning on this site. The unnecessary items are gone. I now put a huge banner that links to Compassion website above. Please do click and participate, I think you all know that I don't place the banner there just for decoration... *grin* Get this widget! Compassion – Make a Donation – Sponsor a Child

I did my spring cleaning a while ago, this time taking out everything in my closet and sorting through the things I need and don't need anymore. read more

Are you a developer with a poorly performing Xbox Live Arcade game? Bad news--it's probably going to get the boot. Stinkers need not apply There are some big spring changes coming to the Xbox Live Arcade, and if you're a developer not all of them will be welcome ones.Well, correction, if you're the developer of a game that fared poorly on Metacritic, you're in trouble, because Microsoft is ready

Are you a developer with a poorly performing Xbox Live Arcade game? Bad news--it's probably going to get the boot. Stinkers need not apply There are some big spring changes coming to the Xbox Live Arcade, and if you're a developer not all of them will be welcome ones.Well, correction, if you're the developer of a game that fared poorly on Metacritic, you're in trouble, because Microsoft is ready

With the pound at an all-time low, fuel prices on the rise and the typical mortgage up by 150, the outlook for the consumer is gloomy. But, whilst the British economy may be outside of our control, we can still seize control of our finances and ensure were getting the best deals.Mark Todd, director at energyhelpline.com has commented:Consumers are finding that soaring household bills mean that the

I used to suffer from severe backaches after working in the garden and overall, generally feeling a lack of energy. I eat well, and I exercise regularly so I wasn’t sure what is it that I was not doing right in terms of taking care of my health and well being. After reading an article [...]

Okay, the weather is nice out, spring is upon us and it is time for all of those things we forget to do in our day to day but need to keep on top of.Consider this your reminder, take some time this week or weekend and boost efficiency around your home. Here's some tips from my quarterly/semi-annual cleaning routine.1. Check the 9V batteries in all the fire alarms, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. This little battery can save you and/or your family. Spend the couple dollars and put fresh batteries in them at least once a year. Ignoring it isn't being frugal, its being stupid. While you're at it, see the little button on it, push it in and test to see if it's still working.2. AC/Furnace filters. I change mine monthly in the summer and bi-monthly in the winter here based on how

Don't live in NOVA? Check your local SPCA for a similar event. SPCA of NOVA Yard Sale Annual Yard Sale - Saturday, May 17The SPCA of Northern VA is holding our annual yardsale on Sat, May 17 from 9am until 2pm in Fairfax, Virginia.Are you doing...or thinking about doing your Spring Cleaning? Remember the SPCA when you are going through your stuff and find that lamp your aunt Mable gave yo

For once the rain was not the "one" keeping me indoors....No, the day was glorious unusually bright and sunny.  A real clichée of a spring day!This, I am sure, is what brought on the urge, the incredible "not going to leave me alone" urgeto tidy-up, hoover, de-cluttered and refresh a studio still bogged down by the winter blues.Don't run away yet, no cleaning, dusting or pol

As seasons change, a rite of passage is the much anticipated or even much dreaded “spring cleaning”. For some, spring cleaning is refreshing and productive; whereas, for others the idea of tackling the closet or floor to ceiling windows is daunting and they are not sure where to start. When creating your spring cleaning “to do” list, do not forget to clean out your lingerie, sleepwear and undergarment drawers. By taking steps to assess your intimate apparel products, you are not only reducing underwear clutter, but you are also identifying missing “must have” items for spring and summer fashions.When adding these drawers to your spring cleaning list, a word of caution applies. The same rules that pertain when cleaning out your closet do not apply with these innerwear product

So I booked a skip so we could do a household cleanup and it’s full! We had a few old matresses and beds that needed to be dumped as well as some junk under the house. I’ve been busy inside going through cupboards, drawers and all our stuff, throwing things away. I have a bunch of [...]

No trial next weekend, so what are we gonna do? We are going to Spring clean, do yard work and have a garage sale. Sounds like a lot of work - yep it is, but we gotta get this stuff done - many trials coming up and no time to get house stuff done.One of the big things we have to do is dust under and behind all the heavy things, and clean all the blinds in our house. They are dusty! Did I tell you how much Mum loves her blinds? She got them when she first moved into the house. They aren't Hunter Douglas, or Bali Blinds, but they are really nice faux wood blinds, in a slightly off white. They have held up very, very well over the seven years Mum has lived here.They look great and are still going strong despite the kitties trying to climb them, and even Gracie trying to chew on them. Mum thin

I still can't do it. 20 months after the fact, and I still cannot get rid of Lou's things. I have to. I have to empty these closets. I have no problem parting with most of my outdated clothing, but HIS things.....why is it so hard? The coat we bundled him in to sludge off to chemo, MRIs and doctor appointments that long, gray winter...why can't I part with THAT for heaven's sakes? It doesn't exactly hold good memories, for the most part. But, it was the last coat he wore, and I liked him in it. Neither of the boys are his size, so that idea is pretty much out, except for maybe golf hats, ties, and the like. I've given a few things to good friends and family, but I still have so much. I can see why some people do this very early on. I've tried a few times along the wa

Although there’s a bit of a freeze that most of the country is feeling, Spring will be showing its lovely face soon! This means time for Spring cleaning again. Won’t that be nice compared to the slush, snow, ice and temperatures we’ve endured lately? More: continued here

O’Reilly recommends little ‘Spring Cleaning’ before hitting the road this summer.Read more...

Here are some fun ways to burn some calories by Stacy Berman. Stacy Berman is a certified fitness trainer and founder of Stacy’s Boot Camp. Berman initially began her career as a lifeguard, and then moved on to one-on-one fitness training. Berman became a trainer at the New York Sports Club in 1999 and in [...]

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Port Orange Homeowners know that spring cleaning is upon us once again. Here is a fantastic article with spring cleaning information form a local home inspection company. Don’t forget to get a home inspection when buying Port Orange Real Estate!! Everyone knows spring cleaning sounds like a great idea. You say you’ll do it, then a few [...]

Port Orange Homeowners know that spring cleaning is upon us once again. Here is a fantastic article with spring cleaning information form a local home inspection company. Don’t forget to get a home inspection when buying Port Orange Real Estate!! Everyone knows spring cleaning sounds like a great idea. You say you’ll do it, then a few [...]

Spring is the time to recharge, rejuvenate and renew our bodies. With swimsuit and bikini season just around the corner, it's time to get out of hibernation and start dusting away the inner cobwebs and cleaning house of waste.

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN'T FOLD A FITTED SHEET?That's it. That's the best I can do. My fitted sheets go right in the linen closet folded just like that.I've tried so hard to fold them correctly. I've watched the Martha Stewart video tutorials and I've checked out her housekeeping books. They've only left me with the conclusion that Madame Stewart is possessed by powers unnatural. Spring cleaning has gotten the best of me.

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There was a local e-waste collection today, so we decided to clean a few old computers out of our garage. After looking at the announcement, we saw that they accepted old appliances too (yee-haw!), so DH loaded up the truck with a BUNCH of stuff. A washing machine that died a few weeks ago A hotel refrigerator [...]

With warmer days, the birds chirping and the plants budding, spring is finally here. Most of us will be doing a little spring cleaning around the house to welcome the season. Let’s not forget our bodies, though! We can finally say goodbye to that extra layer of fat many of us have accumulated over the winter [...]

     So its obvious the blog has kind of been neglected due to a series of unfortunate events. It will be less neglected in coming months, and a schedule is being worked out to keep it somewhat updated. But first a recap: First my life got busy. Trying to earn enough money to not work out [...]

As the weather gets nicer by the day, I find myself determined to get some kickass spring cleaning done on this house. I figure we'll go room by room decluttering, scrubbing, and defunkifying every nook and cranny leaving behind a fresh clean house we can all enjoy.Then reality bitchslaps me upside the head in the form of my oldest two children asking "Spring WHAT?". Cleaning you filthy little heathens.... CLEANING! That's when I realize that my chances of getting help from anyone in this house are pretty much slim to none.Here is what Spring cleaning sounds like in my house....Me: Okay this weekend you guys need to clean your bathroom (which you were actually suppose to do yesterday), the downstairs bathroom, fold and put away laundry after I wash and dry it, and I'd appreciate it if you

Occasionally it is worth checking to see if you have any temporary files collected. These should be deleted whenever the application that created them is finished with them, or whenever Windows closes down, but bad programming and crashes mean that they can sometimes be left behind.In order to delete these files we must first make the folder that contains them visible. To do this you need to open Windows Explorer - by double-clicking on 'My Computer', holding down the Windows key and pressing E, or whichever your preferred method is - pulling down the 'Tools' menu and selecting 'Folder Options'. Select the 'View' page and make sure that 'Show hidden files and folders is selected'.Next you will need to open your system drive; which, for most people, will be the 'C: drive.' From there double

Occasionally it is worth checking to see if you have any temporary files collected. These should be deleted whenever the application that created them is finished with them, or whenever Windows closes down, but bad programming and crashes mean that the...

So, while we were sweeping and Swiffering, we found a shiny, sculptural sucker-upper worthy of its own pedestal. It's a stainless steel and plastic, hand-held vacuum designed by Stefano Giovannoni. At first glance, we were reminded of a dolphin sculpture by Brancusi.

My spring cleaning is coming on nicely. I don't know why but the urge really got me this year and I have sorted out the drawers in the bedroom, I have reorganised my book shelves, I have rearranged the desk where I work at home and in the office I work in they whole PC lay-out has been overhauled.I'll tell you one thing, sorting things out like that really makes life easier. And things look so much nicer too.So the next big step in my vernal organisation is the car tidy. I know, that sounds hardcore, but I now think that keeping things tidy in your car is essential, especially if you have a vehicle with a lot of storage. If you don't keep it under control you will be wasting a lot of space.If you have an SUV storage bags can help to keep things organised and leave you with a lot of spa

If you are a subscriber to my blog {Hint.Hint. And Hint.}, you are now aware that I did some dusting and cleaning...I have a new theme, with new colors, and fonts etc. I hope that you will find it easy...

"This may be your first instinct when it comes to cleaning anything in your home, but it is not an option that is available to everyone. When it comes home theater gear, this is probably a good thing because cleaning it improperly can do damage—and I'll be dammed if I'm trusting anyone else with my precious gadgets."[via gizmodo]

Rob and I will be looking for a new place to rent soon, either in Edinburgh or London - depending on whether I decide on Edinburgh University or University College London (U.C.L.), both of which I’ve been accepted to. Either way, we’ll have to pack up most of Rob’s stuff (which is currently residing [...]

It's Spring which means it's also time for Spring cleaning! It's a great time to go throughout the house and get rid of all the clutter. Also you can clean all of those nooks and crannies in your house that may not get the attention they could throughout the year.But should the benefit only be for your home? Heck no! Why not get a workout from it too? Now is also a good time to start getting back in shape for the Summer. Let me tell you about a workout I got recently in the bathroom....So I had some free time on the weekend. We really needed to give the bathroom a thorough cleaning. We keep it clean, mind you, but with work, college classes, and two kids you can only get to so much detail. My quest was to make the shower sparkle!Now I'm not talking about a squirt of Tilex and wipi

I was spring cleaning mode this weekend and sorted through my dress shirts for ones showing wear. Sounds like a ton of fun huh, but it's something that has to be done. I don't want to be that guy at work with the frayed collar or dirty cuffs! You don't want to be that guy either.Check the collars and cuffs for worn spots, fraying and discoloring. Wear will show up in these two places first. At the collar fold is where wear will first appear on a dress shirt.On average my dress shirts lasts 18-24 months, which is a pretty long time.I launder them myself. Always wash cold which helps color retention (a dry cleaner will use hot water). Wash only dress shirts together and avoid washing shirts with heavier garments or garments with zippers. The less the shirt can rub up agains in the washing ma

I'll be frank, I often find myself writing the same blog posts over and over again. Its just very difficult to find new ways to make Oscar Parties, Super Bowl Parties, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Flag Day, etc. "greener." When I decided I wanted to write a post about Spring Cleaning, rather than re-writing the same tips I've posted in the past, I chose to to create a guide to my old posts that

Engadget has gotten their hands on iPhone firmware version 2.0. Some of the new features include a scientific calculator when you turn your iPhone sideways with the calculator open and the previously announced Exchange support is as smooth as it should be. There isn’t a contacts search function, although they proposed that it might be because they don’t have too terribly many contacts, so it

Don't want to tackle a big project just yet?  Start small with an easy, but helpful task like cleaning out a dresser.  Old and worn out clothes can take up much needed space, so it's important to take inventory and get rid of the things that need to go.  I start with my underware, sock and pajama drawers.  Those drawers always get crammed full of stuff. It's a little cleaning job, but one that will make you happy.  Once you've made some space, you can restock with nice new underthings from Bare Necessities!  They make great well priced basics - undies, bras, sleepwear, and super cute camisoles like this one:

Engadget has gotten their hands on iPhone firmware version 2.0. Some of the new features include a scientific calculator when you turn your iPhone sideways with the calculator open and the previously announced Exchange support is as smooth as it should be.

Photo Credit: nguyendm on flickr.comA good clearout can do wonders for your mood, not to mention your home. I try and set aside time every 4-8 weeks to have a clear out. It enables you to get rid of the clutter you don't need, and can also help to remind you of those things you are already meant to have done...like paying that credit card bill!Clothes and clutter...1 - Sell Try websites like ebay , bigwardrobe and playtrade .2 - DonateIf it isn't worth much, donate to your preferred charity, they will be more than happy to take it.3 - RecycleIf it is broken or full of holes then throw it out, or if you can then recycle it. Try your local freecycle network to find a good home for your unwanted goods.Paperwork...1 - SaveGet important documents in order with some sort of filing cabinet, or ex

Spring is in the air in Western Pennsylvania, where I sit writing this article. (OK maybe not spring, but most of the snow is melted, and we can hope we don’t get anymore! Next year we have a plan to hold Punxsutawney Phil hostage on Ground Hog Day!) If you are [...]

(Yes, I'm supposed to be studying for finals. Shhh...I can't tear myself away from blogging. )Spring is just around the corner, and the desire to start tossing practically everything we own out the window is growing stronger everyday. It seems we always collect more junk each year, and then I spend a month going through it and purging what we no longer need.Years ago, the amount of stuff that I would re-home was tiny. But having two kids somehow multiplies that amount to the nth degree. From clothes that are quickly outgrown, to toys that seem to reproduce like bunnies in the dark, if I don't get this junk under control it will take over our house.(And let's not forget the money that was spent on all of this stuff. I wouldn't mind having some of that money back.)So what do I do with all of

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After a night of not being able to sleep from worrying about Stephen I was surprised I was even able to gave any energy to get through today but I found my reserve energy and thoroughly cleaned my kitchen today. Wiping down the outside of the cabinets usually gets done but rarely do I find the time to empty them all out and clean the insides. I scrubbed walls and my least favorite job got done which happens to be our commercial stove. I love it for cooking but whoever designs these things ( I'm sure it's some man who never cooked in his life ) never thought of having to clean them. I seriously want to start some much needed painting throughout the main living areas.Stephen is still on the respirator and heavily sedated. This time for some reason his other lung collapsed and had nothin

Andere Kulturen, andere Sitten. Dieser Gedanke kommt einem automatisch, wenn man von zwei Berliner US-Amerikanerinnen zu einer Privatparty eingeladen wird, bei der man niemanden kennt. Auf die Idee, Leute, die man zum Teil über blogs kennengelernt hat, zu einer gemeinsamen Fressparty - genannt GRUB - einzuladen, kommt man wohl nur, wenn man in einem Land bzw. einer Stadt neu ist. Eine absolut

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Anyone doing their spring cleaning yet?Spring is the time when everything is fresh again.Which is a sign of excitement for everyone that the warm weather is coming!Before,I don't understand why people clean their entire house during spring"spring cleaning".Aren't they just supposed to keep their place clean year round?Well,now I understand why!-this is the ealiest season that normally you could see the house clearly with the sunshine shining through your window so that you can see the house dirt and clean your carpet out there where it is usually difficult to clean during winter.Some people could clean everything from cleaning the walls to clearing out the closets and from the drapes to the furniture.Luckily I don't have drapes in this house if not I won't have time to blog.I was cleaning

While many of my friends and family in the US are making snow angels, here in Madrid I've been leaving the apartment in a t-shirt. It feels a lot like spring already. The cafés are putting out tables in the square, kids are chasing each other around the playground, and young people are lounging in the park.It's time for spring cleaning--only this year I plan on starting with my blog, not my apartment.I think some parts of our story might be muddy or unclear. Maybe an unresolved story here or a misplaced detail there. So, metaphorically speaking, I've got out the mop and bleach and am ready to clean up our story--and that's where I need your help answering a question: Is there anything about our story that you would like to know, but never asked? Maybe you would like to ask something about

Hi everyone!  I've been busy with school and some spring cleaning. I'm trying to get rid of things I don't necessarily need, whether that be eBaying them or donating. I've come to learn that if you don't have room in your house, dorm, whatever for everything you have and your room is always cluttered, you need to part with the things you can do without. :-) I finally also got to filing my taxes

While it’s nice to freshen your living space, learning how to clean out limiting thought patterns and beliefs is even more important than washing the windows! Ah, May! The days are getting... Achieving anything is not just hard work. Maybe there is something you need to change in between your ears...

Here I am doing some spring cleaning for Meezer and Mancat Monday. Do you clean your tail like this? Not a great picture, but I don’t share my special tail cleaning too often. Mum loves it when I do it. I don’t see what the big deal is, so I like to make sure every bit of my tail is super clean. How manly do I look now..just check out the muscles!

Today we awoke not knowing that we were going to immerse ourselves in spring cleaning. I know it's already summer, but we missed Spring because of playing with our house guests. And did our home ever need our cleaning and attention!It was the area behind our massive computer desk where the dust was the worst. But as one thing led to another, we ended up moving the desk and changing the direction we sit at the computer. Now we have a wall behind us instead of huge windows, and we look in the Northwest direction, both very auspicious feng-shui elements for us. The moving of the desk is something I've wanted to change for a long time, so I'm really happy.My partner is slow and thorough, and I left it to him to figure out to remember which cord went were--a nightmare for me! He got everything back up and working again except for several cords which don't seem to fit anywhere, but at this point--six hours later--we don't care.

We have launched an interim update of our official web site (www.decibelnyc.com) to reflect a lot of the suggestions made by our users. The new interface provides a much bigger display area to avoid needless scrolling, a quick links section to quickly bookmark any of our internet properties or to navigate quickly between any of them. A lot of smaller updates, not necessarily obvious, have been woven into the new interface to allow us to scale easily and better server the needs of our fans. If anything with the new design still leaves you scraching your heads, write your suggestions on a piece of paper and mail it in to us tomorrow! Naaaaah. Just contact us with all your worthy feedback…. (yahhh)

Rajeev surprised me the other day by taking our kitchen junk drawer and emptying the contents on the living room floor. Spring cleaning ensued. It was a bit like an archeological dig. Some items had been there a bit too long -- like a couple of gels I used to use for running (back in the stone age) that expired in 2003. You know how you tend to hang onto things if you think you're going to use them someday? I have a jar of elastics that I began saving in 1994. It's full now, but you never know when you're going to need an elastic, right? Well, that's my attitude. The Raj had other plans. He made a little pile of things that TO HIM were clearly "more than junk" and didn't belong in our newly organized junk drawer. Hmmmmf. At least I got to keep the elastics.

So, we’ve lived in our house for…coming up on four years now. And during that entire time, I’ve had to listen to Pauly tell me how much he wants a pressure washer, over and over again - for four years now! He’s so danged particular, too. He has something very specific in mind. I don’t even know what it is, but I have no doubt it’s gigantic, noisy, and will require more maintenance than the motorcycle. I so badly wish I could just sway his opinion about “more power!” and get him to buy an electric pressure washer instead of holding out for the perfect gas pressure washer. First of all, I’m just not that clever when it comes to gas powered motors. I can barely start the lawnmower - if it weren’t for that little magic button that pushes the gas where it needs to go, I really don’t think I could do it. I know I can’t start up the weed eater! And in a way, these are good things. Means I don’t have to get out the

I have been on a mission all morning. I am trying to spring clean. My mission today was to tackle my room mainly my dresser. I had so much junk stacked on top of it I did not know where to begin. Everyday I am going to try to tackle something else. We are having a community yard sale the first weekend in May and I want to get rid of a lot of stuff that we don't really need. I was watching the

Beware…of Welfare State fallout. Looking towards Europe is akin to looking into OUR future. If the scourge is not stopped! In bed with Islamists Most of the immigrants who came to Europe during the past decades were attracted by the generous welfare benefits that Western Europe lavishly bestows on the “underprivileged.” Today, as more and more young Muslims reach voting age, European parties have begun to cater to Islamist causes. Left-wing politicians in Europe introduce separate swimming hours for women in public pools, impose halal food on cafeterias and demand that schools banish the Holocaust from history lessons. Wow. This could prove to be very interesting. Press cartoons: the West’s new censorships Cartoons have a universal reach and pacifying effects, but they may also lead to just the opposite – violence and bloodshed. How then can press cartoons evolve to pursue their peace-making goals, especially in light of new subversive forms of censorship eme

Spring has sprung! Warmer temperatures and bikini clad bodies at Kits beach are just around the corner (hopefully!) Time to start getting ready for bikini season and thinking about some “spring cleaning”. A bikini wax is the perfect way to get ready for your vacation to warmer climates, or an easy way to maintain your bikini area at any time of year. Whether you’re interesting in a regular,

Barefoot Blogger, originally uploaded by nicholasjon.Don't ask me why, but I've suddenly become obsessed with cleaning up my blog entries. Recently, I discovered that I can sort my archives by tags (yay!), so I switched the way that the archives are displayed in the sidebar. From now on, the archives will be sorted by tag labels instead of being sorted chronologically. I'll be adding labels to all of my entries for the next few days and cleaning up any grammar, style and spelling errors, so actual blogging (hmmm, haven't done that since I started blogging two years ago) will be scarce for a bit.Now where did I put that broom?technorati tags: blog, clean-up

3 weeks has passed since the spring cleaning began and it has not ended. I am a splendid procrastinator but I’m rather proud; it is the first time I spring-cleaned myself. I started out rather systematically sorted papers into ‘rubbish‘ and ‘want to keeps‘. As can be said, the ‘want to keeps’ were strewn all over the floor. The mess turned myself off to complete the goal of having an uncluttered room… Don’t be like me. Here are some tips: Right away, start organising the ‘want to keeps‘ into piles and store them into storage boxes/folders; mess will not motivate! Throw the rubbish away. Recycle! Unimportant, unwanted documents can be recycled, while the ones containing sensitive info should be torn and trashed. Reduce! Give away useful, unwanted goods to charities, sell them off to second-hand stores or hand them down. Customise! Take stock of the amount of stuff you have and customise the space of the storage solution

Eric and I first met in 1994. Holy crap! That is 13 years that we have known each other! Both of us were in college at the time. We were best of friends until we finally conceded to our love in 2001. Yeah, I know, ...

Engadget has gotten their hands on iPhone firmware version 2.0. Some of the new features include a scientific calculator when you turn your iPhone sideways with the calculator open and the previously announced Exchange support is as smooth as it should be. (more…)

It seems to be that time of year when so many PR bloggers are cleaning out their sewing areas and deciding to pass along unwanted stash. Before you cart off the boxes or bags of yardage to Goodwill or the Salvation Army store, call them to find out what they do with yard goods. In this area, fabric goes straight into the shredder to eventually to become pulp for recycling. Some alternative ideas if your local Goodwill doesn't accept yard goods: 1. Try freecycle or Craigslist. You can require whomever is accepting the fabric to take all of it, and to come to a place you designate as convenient to pick it up from you. 2. Local theater groups or school theater departments. Sometimes fabric for their costume inventory is gratefully accepted, sometimes they don't have any need for it either.

As good as it feels to dust off the cobwebs and freshen up the house before the summer heat starts up, the process of getting everything in order can sometimes be a painful one. Instead of dreading this year's cleaning sessions, let the following seven tips help make the process ...