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Gardening Doesn’t Have to Wreck Your Body
The first time you head out to work in your yard or garden, you’ll quickly be reminded how physically demanding it can be. Tending the soil involves a variety of movements and body positions — a lot of bending, lifting, and carrying heavy loads — which can leave you tired and sore at best, and…
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Don’t Use a Wire Brush to Clean Your BBQ (Do This Instead)
Not cleaning your BBQ can be dangerous, but how you clean it is important, too. Even if it’s the easiest option, you shouldn’t use a wire brush. Here’s why you should chuck that bristle brush in the trash, plus what you can replace it with.
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When (and How) to Disinfect Your Carpet
We’ve talked a lot about the difference between regular old cleaning and more heavy-duty disinfecting and why it’s important to disinfect a variety of things you’re probably not disinfecting. And one thing that’s regularly cleaned but rarely disinfected is your carpet, which, when you think about it, is pretty damn gross. As a soft material,…
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How Often You Really Need to Replace Your Mop, Sponges, and Other Cleaning Supplies
Cleaning supplies don’t stay clean for long, but it’s not always clear how often you should clean or replace them. Let’s go over some common supplies and how frequently they need to be tossed.