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During fall and winter, you and your family spend a lot more time in the home. It’s during this time that rooms get cluttered and things tend to get dirtier. Before heading outdoors for spring and summer, you should strongly consider putting your home through a thorough “spring cleaning.” If the thought of a springtime...

Americans are very fond of making sure they have the latest and greatest electronic devices. That includes bigger and better TVs that come to market with new fun and exciting features. The problem everyone faces when they are ready for a new TV is trying to figure out how to get rid of an old...

It takes a stubborn person with a lot of fortitude to tolerate an invasion by pests. The term “pests” does not refer to the cold-callers selling their goods or the kids who keep kicking their toys into your yard. It refers to the little critters that come uninvited into your home and proceed to drive...

As a commercial business owner/manager/operator, you face the challenges of keeping customers coming through the business’s doors. It’s not an easy thing to do. After all, your competitors are always laying in wait for opportunities to claim the customers who don’t or won’t come your way. Are you aware of how important the cleanliness of...

Trying to do self junk pickup isn’t easy, even for people that have done it many times before. It can involve lots of unanticipated costs and fees, often revolving around the logistics of getting large pieces from one place to the next. Sometimes, pieces might be impossible to move, either from a lack of vehicles...

The term is “pack rat.” That’s the term a lot of people use to describe someone who tends to accumulate “stuff” whether it’s useful stuff or not. To be clear, this doesn’t necessarily refer to someone with a hoarding disorder, though those folks would fall within the definition of a pack rat. The term refers...

Cleaning is one of the most important things you can do to prevent the spread of germs and illness. If you have allergies, house chores should be part of your allergy management plan. Dust and dirt can be found in your home regularly and these would accumulate if proper cleaning is not observed. This could...

You walk into someone’s house and notice that there’s clutter everywhere you look. You can barely make it to the bathroom due to all the junk lying around on the floor. The garage is even worse, reduced to a state where even a bike can’t be placed inside. And what about the basement? There’s no...

Hoarding is the act of storing too many items in a confined space, such as a home, apartment, or work facility. It shouldn’t be confused with clutter, a common but messy practice that’s done by many people. Instead, hoarding occurs when the amount of items inhibits or prevents normal movement in space. It can be...

We have all been exposed to someone who seems to prefer living in clutter or maybe the elderly lady who has dozens of cats running around the home. It’s natural to simply think these folks are eccentric. The reality is they may be suffering from a hoarding disorder (DSM-5). Not a lot is known about...