Olive oil has a ton of uses in our recipes.  Aside from this, olive oil actually has many more uses outside the kitchen frying pan.  Find out some intriguing uses for olive oil in your home.

If your washing machine and its temperature settings leave you feeling confused, learn the basics of temperature and laundry.  What exactly is the cold setting for?  What happens if you do a hot wash and a cold rinse?  It turns out that temperature can make a big difference.

Want to know when to use a sponge mop?  Many people enjoy using a sponge mop because they are inexpensive. Sponge mops can be very effective on tile.   These  three sponge mops are some of the best.  You can also take a minute and share your best and/or worst mops with our  readers.

It was such a simple goal.  I only wanted to clean the house up after all the Christmas festivities.  Somewhere between putting boxes back into the closet and sweeping underneath my bed, it happened.  I hurt my ankle, or so I thought.  After almost a week of resting it, I finally went to the doctor.  Her diagnosis...Achilles tendonitis.  I start physical therapy this week.  Don't think housecleaning is a dangerous job?  These 5 common housecleaning injuries may just change your mind.

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Whenever I get in a funk about cleaning and organizing, I know a tried and true method to get myself excited about housekeeping again.  I love looking through a cleaning book and coming up with new methods, tricks, and tools to help me care for my home.  These 9 cleaning and organizing books just might do the trick for you.