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81) Maisy cleans up
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Maisy the mouse and her friend Charley clean her house together and then treat themselves to cupcakes.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"America's top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing. Your boxes of photos, family's china, and even the kids' height charts aren't just stuff; they're attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer...
Author
Publisher
Good Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Home is a haven, a place of refuge. But did you know it might be making you sick? If your home is cluttered, overwhelming, and full of chemicals, it s time to detox. The Modern Organic Home helps you de-clutter and clean with natural, homemade products that are healthy for you and your family. You ll find information on why you should start going organic now and the best organic cleaning products and supplies, where to find them, and how to make...
Author
Publisher
Wellfleet Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Offers "countless tips and tricks for easy, time-tested, incredibly effective methods for taking care of every part of your home, from the basement to the attic (including the yard, the kids, the car, and even the cat!)" -- Back cover.
87) Maid for it
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When her mother is injured in a car accident, twelve-year-old Franny tries to keep their fragile world intact by taking over her mom's cleaning jobs.
Author
Series
Charlotte Adams mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Professional organizer Charlotte Adams comes face-to-face with murder when one of her clients, successful business executive Emmy Lou Rheinbeck, is targeted by a disturbed young man and his best friend whose horrible pranks go too far.
Author
Publisher
Castle Point Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Whether you're cleaning house, cooking a meal, improving your appearance, or fighting a cold, this indispensable guide will help you with natural and simple solutions to your daily tasks requiring only basic-and inexpensive-items with multiple uses that you should always keep on hand in your home. Vinegar, baking soda, lemons, duct tape, and beer are just a few of the all-purpose tools you need to eliminate odors, keep your food fresher longer, get...
Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"What causes the clutter in your home? Too little time and not enough space are common enough culprits, but are they actually the root sources? In the follow-up to her Wall Street Journal best-selling book What Your Clutter Is Trying to Tell You, decluttering expert, lifestyle designer, and coach Kerri Richardson helps you to: address limiting beliefs and behaviors that can manifest into specific types of clutter, clear out your emotional obstacles...
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcopress
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"The definitive manual for green home care, which has sold more than 80,000 copies in Sweden alone, and has already achieved success on the international market. Cleaning is much more fun if it is quick, simple and, at the same time, respectful of our health and our planet. Make your own natural cleaning products and bet on a sustainable and efficiency-based domestic work system"--
Author
Publisher
One Boat
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Simple swaps and innovative ideas for cleaning and maintaining your home that won't cost the Earth. Learn how easy it is to make simple swaps in your cleaning and tidying methods for a more eco-friendly home. This beautifully illustrated black and white guide with 101 hints and sustainable, natural cleaning tips and hacks will help you take small steps that have a massive positive environmental impact. In Clean & Green, Nancy Birtwhistle shares the...
95) Good Housekeeping home skills: master your domain with practical solutions to everyday challenges
Publisher
Hearst Home
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A practical and attractive handbook with more than 200 essential life skills to get anything done faster and easier The editors and scientists at Good Housekeeping and its lab, the Good Housekeeping Institute, share genius solutions and trusted, expert advice in this how-to guide to making life simpler. With chapters on the kitchen, organizing and cleaning, decorating, home maintenance, outdoor living, and entertaining and celebrating, this go-to...
Author
Series
Meg Langslow mysteries volume 28
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Meg's running Caerphilly's Helping Hands for the Holidays project, in which neighbors help each other with things they can't do and can't afford to have done. Her hopes for a relatively peaceful (if busy) Christmas vanish when someone murders Harvey the Hoarder, whose house the Helping Hands were decluttering. Was there any truth to the rumor that he had something valuable hidden beneath all his junk? Was one of his friends, neighbors, or relatives...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning "death" and städning meaning "cleaning." Margareta instructs readers to embrace minimalism, and suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you'd ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children's art projects). Digging into her late husband's tool shed, and her own secret...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Sensitively counsels readers on how to downsize a family home filled with a lifetime of memories, sharing practical recommendations for strategies based on the expertise of antiques appraisers, garage-sale gurus, professional organizers and psychologists.
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