I spent an hour last Tuesday cleaning my kitchen before my housekeeper arrived. Wiping down counters. Putting away dishes.

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With some planning and prioritizing, you can tackle every room in your home for a deep clean. Declutter to put things back where they belong, and work from top to bottom in every room. Keep rooms ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before the holidays is a good time to go beyond routine vacuuming. Move furniture to vacuum underneath it and take rugs outside ...

Vacuuming sucks—but not if your vacuum is clogged. In that case, instead of collecting dirt, dust, pet dander and whatever else has found its way onto your floor, it leaves some of that debris ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Even if you don't have a ton of time, focusing on a few of these specific things can make all of the difference. There's more to life than cleaning — there's no reason to make it look like nobody has ...

Disinfecting your home after the flu involves killing germs on various surfaces. This can help prevent other members of your household or those visiting your home from getting sick. Avoiding others ...