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Housekeeping: A Novel
A modern classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, first under the care of their competent grandmother, then of two comically bumbling great-aunts, and finally of Sylvie, their eccentric and remote aunt. The family house is in the small Far West town of Fingerbone set on a glacial lake, the same lake where their grandfather died in a spectacular train wreck, and their mother drove off a cliff to her death. It is a town "chastened by an outsized landscape and extravagant weather, and chastened again by an awareness that the whole of human history had occurred elsewhere." Ruth and Lucille's struggle toward adulthood beautifully illuminates the price of loss and survival, and the dangerous and deep undertow of transience. .
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Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home
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Sink Reflections
Fly Out of CHAOS
(Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome)
Into Order--One BabyStep at a Time
With her special blend of housecleaning tips, humor, and musings about daily life, Marla Cilley, a.k.a. The FlyLady, shows you how to manage clutter and chaos and get your home--and your life--in order. Drawn from the lessons and tools used in her popular mentoring program, FlyLady helps you create doable housekeeping routines and break down overwhelming chores into manageable missions that will restore peace to your home--and your psyche. Soon you’ll be able to greet guests without fear, find your keys, locate your kids, and most of all, learn how to FLY: Finally Loving Yourself..
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Houseworks: Cut the Clutter, Speed Your Cleaning and Calm the Chaos
America's leading housekeeping expert shows you how to de-clutter, organize, and clean your home, with easy-to-remember tips for every job, from keeping your bathroom clean and doing the laundry to sorting out paperwork and organizing the family photo album. Where there is hope, there is help. You can win the chore wars! - Author, founder, and editor of the top-ranked website OrganizedHome.com
- Introduces easy-to-remember tips for organizing the home
- Step-by-step photographs throughout show how easy it is to reach your goal
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Price: $9.69
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Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House
Virtually everyone enjoys a crisply ironed dress shirt, clean sheets on a well-made bed, and a savory home-cooked meal. Yet housekeeping today stands as a somewhat neglected, if not maligned, job. But as author Cheryl Mendelson points out in Home Comforts, keeping house well can be a rewarding position--it allows you to provide for the physical and emotional comfort of loved ones. It's also not an easy job--there's much to be learned about properly managing a home, and Mendelson has set out to provide a guide to doing just that. Mendelson, a homemaker, lawyer, and mother, learned about housekeeping from an early age from her grandmothers, one Appalachian, the other Italian. The two grandmothers taught her that although different ways of keeping house can be appropriate, there are generally smarter, faster, and more creative ways of housekeeping that make it less of a chore and more of an art. In a practical, authoritative tone, Mendelson discusses the ins and outs of homemaking, such as washing dishes, recommended cleaning methods for various surfaces, housekeeping for those with pets or allergies, and emergency preparedness and safety procedures. Mendelson's well-researched book includes meticulous sections on food (for example, which foods belong in the fridge versus the pantry, food storage times, picking the freshest fruits and vegetables, and keeping your kitchen and food sanitary) as well as laundry (caring for various fabrics, how to read--and read between the lines of--clothing care labels, and removing stains). Mendelson covers a lot of ground, and as she herself points out, readers shouldn't feel required to do everything mentioned in the book--simply pick the activities that seem appropriate for your particular home. This is a comprehensive reference book that should serve homemakers well and induce a greater appreciation for the effort and specialized knowledge that go into keeping house. --Kris Law.
Price: $8.01
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Speed Cleaning
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Real Simple: Cleaning
Is there ever a week when cleaning isn't atop your (loathe) to-do list? Within hours of disinfecting the kitchen countertops, they're inevitably glazed with Popsicle drippings or splattered with olive oil. And it seems to take mere minutes for the dust to settle once again on that side table. The dirty work, truly, is never done. Still, there's no sensation quite like having a spotless home. After the tub has been scrubbed, you, too, feel like a sparkling version of yourself -- calmer, healthier, cobweb-free. Because you'll always strive for that clean slate -- even at the expense of fun and relaxation -- you persevere through the stain-busting, the sanitizing, and the polishing. Real Simple Cleaning gives you a fresh start, breaking down the dirtiest jobs into clean-cut, manageable tasks. With room-by-room strategies for your space and methods for maintaining your stuff, the book guides you through what to do and when to do it, culminating in one cleaning calendar. All you have to do is stick to the schedule. Inside, Real Simple Cleaning features:* The essential cleaning kit: Tools and products to have on-hand for tackling jobs big and small. * Easy step-by-step techniques for even the toughest of chores.* Trouble-shooting tips for stubborn stains, marks, and dirt.* Specialized advice for your furnishings, including granite sinks and window coverings, plus ceilings and hardwood floors.* Speed-cleaning recipes for every room of the house.With its spot-on service, Real Simple Cleaning wipes out your guilt about dodging daily chores by helping you stay on top of them. So you can have a happy, healthy home and more time for good, clean fun -- like enjoying that Popsicle..
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The Beverly Hills Organizer's Home Organizing Bible: A Pro's Answers to Your Organizing Prayers
At lastùan easy-to-follow, step-by-step visual guide to organizing your home room by room and piece by piece. Most organizing books are too complicated to actually use -- you have to read them cover-to-cover, search for the information you need, then try to remember it once you finally find it. And after all that, it may be useless! With The Beverly Hills OrganizerÆs Home Organizing Bible, you can quickly turn to the section they need, and then follow organizing ace Linda KoopersmithÆs decluttering "recipe" step by step, just like a cookbook. Everything youÆll need is there on one spread! LindaÆs practical strategies and smart storage systems help you clear out the clutter and stay organized for good. - Packed with organizational tips and techniques that are easy, inexpensive, obtainable and simple to maintain
- Recommends the best products for each task
- Includes do-it-yourself tips that could save readers thousands of dollars
- Reveals the "30-Second Rule" that makes staying uncluttered and organized a snap
- Based on the authorÆs experience with thousands of clients
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Price: $12.42
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One Thing At a Time: 100 Simple Ways to Live Clutter-Free Every Day
Simple, effective ways to put things in their place
Those piles of papers, clothes, and other things you thought you'd successfully de-cluttered have returned, and this time they brought friends. What's the use of trying to fight the clutter? Is there a better way?
This powerful and useful guide delivers solutions that work, no matter how overwhelmed you feel. The answer isn't an elaborate new system, or a solemn vow to start tomorrow. Instead, psychotherapist and organizer Cindy Glovinsky shares 100 simple strategies for tackling the problem the way it grows--one thing at a time. Here's a sampling of the tips explained in the book:
*Declare a fix-it day
*Purge deep storage areas first
*Label it so you can read it
*Get a great letter opener
*Practice toy population planning
*Leave it neater than you found it
Written in short takes and with a supportive tone, this is an essential, refreshing book that helps turn a hopeless struggle into a manageable part of life, one thing at a time.
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Price: $4.99
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