Books about Housecleaning from Amazon.com

For the twice-published novelist, reading an article about herself in the National Enquirer—under the headline "Here's One for the Books: Cleaning Lady Is an Acclaimed Author"—was more than a shock. It was an inspiration.

In A Broom of One's Own, Nancy Peacock, whose first novel was selected by the New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year, explores with warmth, wit, and candor what it means to be a writer. An encouragement to all hard-working artists, no matter how they make a living, Peacock's book provides valuable insights and advice on motivation, craft, and criticism while offering hilarious anecdotes about the houses she cleans.

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Demonic forces often invade our homes openly and brazenly Other times, they may have resided with us for years-we just didn't notice them. But their means of arrival matters less than the threat they pose to our homes and those we love. Possessions, attitudes and behaviors can all forge a stronghold for Satan to take over your home! For example, a dust-covered novel based on a horrifying account could be the seed of spiritual death for an innocent reader. In six short chapters, this book provides the examples, explanations, causes and cures you need to purify your home and keep your own spiritual life intact and growing. If you really want to be delivered from evil, put Spiritual House Cleaning to work!.
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In today's high-stress world, most people look to home as a refuge. Yet frantic schedules and waning energy often turn the dream into a dispiriting nightmare of dirt, clutter, and disorganization Spiritual Housecleaning shows how the cleanliness and order of each room in a house represents and affects specific aspects of an individual's spiritual health and well-being. Each chapter provides a series of practical exercises to help readers take on the most mundane tasks of cleaning with mindfulness and self-examination..
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First portion of the book teaches how to maintain a home and its contents, the second portion offers advice on improving home life through better organization, etiquette, and time management.

Up-to-date, reliable information collected from universities, trade associations, federal agencies, and acknowledged experts on everything from pets, and home office equipment to home legal issues and environmental safety..
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The Only Housecleaning Q&A You'll Ever Need!

Does Scotchguard pay?How do you clean velvet?Is there any such thing as a "clean" color?How long do other people spend cleaning?

You'll learn the answers to all these questions and more-right from America's king of cleaning himself, Don Aslett! In this completely revised and updated edition of his home care classic, Don uses this entertaining Q&A format to provide quick and easy answers to 100 of the toughest, most frequently asked questions about housecleaning.

With Don's practical, inexpensive solutions, you'll maximize your energy and minimize your efforts-and get any job anywhere done in half the time. You'll also learn strategies to prevent housework and earn more free time for yourself. With Do I Dust or Vacuum First? 2nd Edition, you'll be sitting pretty on your clean couch in your clean living room in no time..
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Get a positive attitude, confidence and enthusiasm about your daily duties! Don't let housework get you down! Studies have shown that without optimism and a positive attitude, your body's immunity decreases leaving you more susceptible to illness and disease. Your body requires healthy self-esteem and confidence in order to adequately function. Without appropriate optimism and confidence, work performance slows, attention span decreases, you are more prone to accidents and you suffer from lack of joy and happiness in your life. A positive and healthy attitude is vital for healthy, daily functioning in your life.If you want a positive attitude, confidence, and enthusiasm about housecleaning, this CD is for you! You can have the clean, organized house you've always wanted!A tremendous amount of work and research has gone into creating this powerful CD. We have compiled the most effective affirmations and programming to help you to enjoy cleaning. These subliminal recordings are the best ever produced in the field. Allowing your subconscious mind to be engaged while mentally controlling your attitudes is a great way to gain control of your household chores. You feel more relaxed, more in control and more enthusiastic.Your subconscious mind directs your bodys daily functions and focus. Use that power to change your negative thoughts and help establish healthy cleaning habits through this CD.You can listen while resting, sleeping, working, or playing. Meanwhile, your subconscious mind soaks in the powerful subliminal suggestions that will begin transforming your mind into a more energized YOU! This Subliminal CD was produced and created using the most sophisticated digital recording and processing available today. Ocean waves and beautiful synthesizer music combine to enhance your relaxation. You hear no audible words or voices (but they are there). You can allow this recording to play over and over again while you sleep, relax or prepare for sleep..
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Have a Caltech professor and his dying mother uncovered the secrets of the mind . . . and the universe?

Tom Flaherty's mother is suffering from a strange form of dementia that causes her to journey back in time; especially when she's housecleaning and finds personal items that trigger her memory. But Maude Flaherty's travels--from the Scopes Monkey trial in 1925 to the 1936 Berlin Olympics to Civil Rights March on Washington in 1963--might be the evidence Tom needs as a Caltech physicist to develop a unified theory of space, time, and place--String Theory--and reconnect with a society he's lost touch with since the murder of his partner Ken 10 years ago.

Excerpts from Housecleaning:

Tom stood up and walked to the window. He looked down upon the aging waterfront and the smoke-scarred smelters of this city. He often wondered now how his mother, such a free spirit, could have settled down in this area, having chosen to turn the family's vacation home on Spanaway Lake into her primary residence, now so far removed from the major happenings of the world. Yes, she did need to travel, to keep her sanity.

"Well . . ." he pondered his next words, "perhaps I could fly with you to Paris, and you could spend some time with Anna."

Maude looked down at her cast, displaying a pensive smile as she thought of her friend. She then returned her gaze to her son, a calming smile still present as she spoke.

"Tom . . . Anna has died."

He stared at her, attempting to understand her emotions in that smile. "Mom! Oh . . . I'm sorry. When did this happen?"

She flipped her hand up again.

"I don't really know the details. I believe it happened yesterday, right before I saw Ellen. I . . ." she struggled for a moment, attempting to understand, "she was thinking of me at the time."

Another excerpt:

"Hello, is this the home of Maude Flaherty?" he heard a women's voice over the receiver.

"I'm sorry. Maude is not here today. This is her son Tom. May I leave a message?"

"Professor Flaherty?" It was a voice he had heard before. A slight French accent.

"Yes?"

"This is Paulette DeVries, Anna Yevtushenko's daughter. I've been trying to reach Maude as . . . I have some sad news."

Tom did not respond.

"Professor Flaherty . . . are you there? Hello . . . Hello."

Light slowing. Time eliminating. Energy decreasing. All becoming nothingness. All becoming one. Anna and Maude connecting by unknown physics, unknown dimensions. Oneness.

It was all too brilliant. Too wonderful.

It is . . . joy!

As Tom attempts to determine just what is happening to his mother, the sense of wonder that disappeared with Ken's murder returns and his renewed quest for the meaning of life leads him to the national spotlight. Housecleaning is both a gay love story and a family drama, questioning science and faith and how scientists see the universe as God..
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