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Household tips by a popular columnist include fast tidy jobs for unexpected visitors, organizing clutter, creating a self-maintained kitchen, coping with mess-makers, and keeping the bathroom clean. If you think it’s not possible to have a virtually self-cleaning home—think again! America’s self-proclaimed “#1 Avoidance Expert” tells all in this often hilarious, always smart, and eminently practical compendium of tips, hints, and secrets to maintaining a spotless home by barely lifting a finger. Would you rather arrange flowers and light candles than dust the table they sit upon? Would you rather sweep the dust under the rug than vacuum it? Here at last, in this terrific “antihousework” bible, Paula Jhung blends artful advice, a soupcon of illusion, and a bucketful of wit to whip up super solutions for the “I Hate to Housekeep” brigade. Sweeping (quickly) through every room in the house, Jhung gives you the dirt.
From the writer whose "How to Avoid Housework" made thousands of homes cleaner and thousands of lives easier comes a painless guide to entertaining with self-confidence and panache. Jhung shows how even "guest-o-phobics" can relax and enjoy entertaining. Line drawings throughout.
What are your dreams? Phenomenal kids? Close friends? Good health? Financial security? The opportunity to make a significant contribution outside of your home? Time to indulge in a hobby? Do any of your dreams seem out of reach? Did you try to achieve them before but fall short? Regardless, you can live an extraordinary life - even if you are overwhelmed by weaknesses and difficult circumstances. But you need more than a book that explains the secrets to success; you also need daily motivation to apply them, especially when success seems far away or impossible. Breakthrough Power for Mothers provides both. For each day of the year, Breakthrough Power for Mothers provides four great quotes, u...
How to Clean Absolutely Anything reveals the secrets behind keeping your home immaculately clean. Packed with advice on how to treat kitchen appliances, windows and carpets, as well as clothes, bedding and furniture, it also includes hints on how to fight the hygiene war in specific situations: small children, for instance, or a partner who is confused by the vacuum cleaner. With clear illustrations and plenty of good humour, this book offers good advice for achievable results, and demonstrates the very best way to clean absolutely anything you can think of.
In this completely updated edition, Gayle Backstrom, who has FM, and Dr. Bernard Rubin explain and demystify this chronic muscle pain syndrome. Taking into account the latest research findings on fibromyalgia, Backstrom and Rubin seek to educate and assist the layperson in recognizing and treating this condition.
Presents strategies on how to overcome home clutter challenges in a room-by-room format, sharing dozens of inexpensive, easy-to-implement suggestions on how to eliminate unwanted items and change clutter-accumulating behaviors. Original.
An interior designer introduces her innovative LIFE formula--Lighten up, Invest in comfort, Forget perfections, Enhance flow--to help readers cut the clutter in their lives, minimize cleaning, and increase comfort, accompanied by practical tips on everything from how to lighten their laundry load to setting up an inexpensive home retreat. Original. 50,000 first printing.
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