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Keeping a house, or even a modest       hierarchy until your floors are
apartment, in tip-top shape can         clean and you've started on the
feel overwhelming. The Hierarchy        extras like deep and detail
of Cleaning will help you               cleaning.
prioritize your cleaning needs.         While you're at it, check out our
Small Notebook, a lifestyle             guide to using procedure
simplification and organization         checklists for flawless task       

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If the record heat across the US        like a hand mixer, bowls, cream,
has you hankering for some ice          eggs, and salt.
cream, try your hand at his simple      Check out the full guide at the
no-machine-required homemade ice        link below—you'll find tips,
cream to cool off this afternoon.       tricks, multiple recipes, and a
Making ice cream without an ice         craving for homemade ice cream.
cream machine doesn't have to be a      Although their technique is super  

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If you have a self storage unit         not use for the duration of the
there's a good chance you've just       season. Sometimes they have room
got stuff piled up in it. Turn          left on the trailer to add the
your storage unit into a quick-         seasonal clothes or decorations
change depot for seasonal storage       that they want to put in storage
with a utility trailer.                 as well. Then they simply roll the
Photo by tinyfroglet.                   entire trailer into the storage    

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You already know how to welcome         You can then spend that dollar to
new neighbors to the community,         have someone else do something for
but to get to know them better,         you.
home-centric blog Re-Nest               While there are official channels
recommends starting a Time Bank.        through which you can create a
As you help them with their DIY         neighborhood-wide Time Bank, with
projects or errands, they help you      a central web hub and all (so      

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Most roommate conflict stems from       for roommates, especially
poor communication. EasyRoomIn          roommates in a multi-person
seeks to cut down on                    household like many college
misunderstandings and poor              students.
communication with bill and chore       EasyRoomIn not only brings all
tracking, ownership lists, contact      these features together but is
managements, and communication          easy to use. It's extremely easy   

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Cleaning the gunk off your tools        to easily remove from tools. I
after a project can be a real           used spent coffee grounds as a
hassle. Coffee grounds are just         mild abrasive to rub off the tar
the right mixture of abrasive           residue. The grounds abrade a bit
textures and oily surfaces to help      of tar off the tool, and leave
really get things clean.                enough oil behind to keep it from
Photo by D'Arcy Norman.                 sticking back to the piece. Clean- 

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Nice looking mirrors can do             own that looks just as good.
wonders for decorating and              You'll need some plywood and
creating the illusion of space in       hardboard, as well as a pre-cut
small rooms, but they can also be       mirror and some fluted door casing
expensive. Save some money by           to act as the frame. You'll also
buying a pre-cut mirror and             need some basic tools like a
framing it yourself with some           hammer and nails, a saw            

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The lightweight scratching posts        their shoulders.)
you find at most pet stores are         3. They are taller than any
undersized and underweight for all      standard cat posts. (My cats
but the tiniest cats. If you've         prefer a post that is at least
got a china-shop-wrecking tom cat       twice as tall as they are long.
on your hands this super sturdy         They like to reach up as high as
scratching is a perfect fit.            they can and get a good long       

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If you have some pipe left over         various pipes.
from your last DIY project you can      When you're done you'll have a
easily turn it into a fun lawn          triangular rack of pipes of
game with some creative sawing and      varying heights that are quite
painting.                               tricky to successfully sink a
Team Saturday, a division of This       lobbed tennis ball into. Check out
Old House focused on fun weekend        the video above to take a peek at  

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Plan your garden with an emphasis       grow more zucchini from one plant
on economics by selecting plants        than you'll ever eat. The
that are cheaper to grow at home        Alexanders grow a couple of
than they are to purchase at the        cucumber plants, from which they
grocer.                                 make a dozen jars of pickles. They
MSN Money highlights the                never buy pickles.
adventures of William Alexander,        Lettuce and herbs are also         

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