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The Best Apps for Selling Used Clothing and Household Items
We may earn a commission from links on this page. This week, I was greeted with beautiful mobile notifications: Two of my bags sold on Poshmark and one of my skirts sold on Vestiaire Collective. For a few months, I’ve been obsessed with selling my accessories and clothes on these apps. It’s a big part of the overall decluttering journey…
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Household Cleaning Tools: How to Clean and When to Replace
You can imagine my surprise when Diana Ciechorska, general manager at Park Slope Cleaning, a commercial and industrial cleaning service in New York and Miami, said kitchen sponges need to be replaced every one to two weeks. “They come into frequent contact with food particles and moisture, which can lead to bacterial buildup.” Mause Ramirez, owner of MCS Cleaning Services…
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CR’s Guide to Eliminating Nasty Household Odors
This smell is caused by mold, mildew, potentially harmful black mold, and other related fungi. They all thrive where there’s condensation, leaks, or frequent steam. Try this fix: In bathrooms, dispatch mildew on hard surfaces with a shower cleaner or an all-purpose cleaner, such as Clorox Free & Clear Multi-Surface Spray Cleaner (Home Depot, Target), and machine-wash discolored shower curtains…
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I Let ChatGPT Choose Our New Household Pet and Here’s How It Went
Key Takeaways Use ChatGPT for pet research, but double-check its answers, as it may suggest illegal pets like African Land Snails. Consider unique pets like frogs, hermit crabs, or finches that can coexist with existing animals in the household. What pet gets along with two cats, two dogs, nine chickens, a community of quail, three kids, and an axolotl? We’re…
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