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Cope With Spring Cleaning.(suggestions for more efficient house cleaning)(Brief Article)

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| April 01, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Tidying tools and tactics for your seasonal scrub-down

Pad-Prettifying Pointers

While vacuuming isn't anyone's idea of a good time, you can make neatening your nook as painless as possible with these hints from Julie Morgenstern, author of Time Management From the Inside Out.

* Put all your cleaning essentials in a bucket so you can carry them from room to room without having to break your stride.

* Tackle your hardest task, like bleaching the bathtub, first since you'll have the most momentum and energy at the outset.

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