News — CleaningTips

Of all the tasks on your to-do list this week, we imagine tidying up your home isn't one you're looking forward to. However, what if we told you there could be a major payoff for your efforts — aside from having a clutter-free space to enjoy? Our favorite rainbow organizers Joanna Teplin and Clea Shearer of The Home Edit are challenging YOU to embrace spring cleaning this season by donating items you no longer need in exchange for a six pack of LightSky (Blue Moon's low-cal, tangerine-brewed sister beer). Um, yes please! Deets on how to get in on this...

I’m one of those freaks who likes doing housework. Always have been. My university house-mates treated me like the weirdo I was: vacuuming, mopping and scrubbing the bath on weekends and hand trimming the garden beds with pinking shears (because I wasn’t so much of a weirdo that I owned gardening tools in my twenties). These days, (much, much later) I supplement my meager university tutoring income with cleaning work and I love it. Strangely, the more I clean, the more I want to clean. I told you I was a freak! If you have the right approach, housework can...

When it comes to crafting, especially the slapdash sort for forgotten school projects, last-minute Halloween costumes, and other tasks that often fall to Mom, a hot glue gun is worth its weight in gold! You can use hot glue on a wide variety of different materials, and it forms a strong bond without the mess or potential for disaster associated with stronger glues. In addition to being a must-have for crafters, a hot glue gun can also really come in handy around the house! And that’s exactly what we’ll be talking about today—clever and creative uses for hot glue. My...