photo by syvwlch Our favorite cleaning products, supplies and tools help us save time and effort. If you don’t have a cleaning service or utility room and have been storing these items lined up in cabinets, ... (more)

photo by matthewlevine I love waking up to the familiar smells of bacon and eggs cooking and coffee brewing. The problem is that many families often don’t wake up on leisurely weekends at the same time, ... (more)

photo by eamonn Do you know the health hazards lurking in your bathroom? No, not your household cleaners. Think again. Take a look at your beauty products. Have you ever questioned the synthetic materials used to ... (more)

photo by toofarnorth DEAR SARA: I have started to hang up a couple of loads each week on a clothesline rather than throwing them in the dryer. I was wondering how much money I save by ... (more)

photo by katmere “Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.” — Phyllis Diller The kitchen is sparkling clean. You leave the room for a few ... (more)

photo by misocrazy We live in a throwaway society. We’re so wasteful that people known as freegans (www.freegan.info), an anticonsumer environmentalist group, can salvage and survive, by choice, on what mainstream consumers discard. While they’re often ... (more)

photo by audreyjm529 Are you going stir-crazy waiting for spring? Bring on the sunshine, cue the butterflies and give me the sweet scent of hyacinth. I’m done with short days, heating bills, gray skies and cold ... (more)