Tag: at home
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At Home: 10 spots to spiff before holiday guests come
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The busiest days of the year for Ryan Knoll is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, followed by the day before Christmas Eve. On those days, business for TidyCasa, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based house cleaning service he started…
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At Home: 10 spots to spiff before holiday guests come
The busiest days of the year for Ryan Knoll is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, followed by the day before Christmas Eve. On those days, business for TidyCasa, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based house cleaning service he started almost 10 years ago, doubles. “The pre-holiday cleaning overdrive is real,” said Knoll, whose company services about 600 homes a…
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Get your home ready for fall but don’t rush
As a girl, whenever I was impatiently looking forward to a special day, such as the end of school, the start of vacation or my birthday, my mom would always say, “Don’t wish your life away.” Decades later, I’ve finally figured out what she meant. She wasn’t trying to dampen my excitement; rather, she was…
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At Home: When is an area rug too small and how to fix it
“Your living room rug is too small,” she said. “No, it’s not,” I said. “Yes, it is,” she replied. “So what if it is. I’m not getting rid of it,” I asserted. We fight like sisters, my friend Susan and I. We disagree on about everything, including politics, diet, and religion. We usually agree on…
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At Home: When is an area rug too small and how to fix it
“Your living room rug is too small,” she said. “No, it’s not,” I said. “Yes, it is,” she replied. “So what if it is. I’m not getting rid of it,” I asserted. We fight like sisters, my friend Susan and I. We disagree on about everything, including politics, diet, and religion. We usually agree on…
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At Home: Do you need stuff to store your stuff?
In my finger-wagging moments, when I am chiding folks for buying too much stuff and not getting rid of enough, when I am preaching about purging and organizing, these words fly out of my mouth: Don’t buy stuff for your stuff! Most of us have no trouble going out and buying products we think will…