Cleaning & Organizing

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Robot vacuums have come a long, long way from their early days. When I was a kid, my mom got our first robot vacuum, and I remember it being somewhat of an investment—it was pretty expensive and required us to set up little boundaries all…

We may earn a commission from links on this page. You've definitely used dry-erase markers to mark up a whiteboard in a classroom or at the office—they’re so ubiquitous, they’re even replicated in apps that allow you to keep a whiteboard in your pocket. But have you used them "off label"? There are some uses…

We may earn a commission from links on this page. I never imagined that as I grew older and more mature, I would develop into someone with a "favorite vacuum," but that's where I'm at. I am loyal to Bissell. In a world where vacuums from companies like Dyson and Shark can inexplicably cost over…

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Tech devices are so dirty—but we rarely think about it because they've become extensions of ourselves. My phone stays in my hand after I've touched door knobs, subway poles, gym equipment, and more, and then goes under my pillow while I sleep, surely germing up…

We may earn a commission from links on this page. When you're done with work, have your kids' business all handled, dinner is over, and you've finished up any of the other seemingly endless daily tasks, what's the last thing you probably want to do? For me—and likely you—it's cleaning. When all you want to…

We may earn a commission from links on this page. There is a surprising number of products marketed to help you clean your bathroom. You don't need to spend a small fortune on the latest and greatest, but some products out there are still better than others—and as someone who writes about cleaning for a…

When running properly, your dishwasher is supposed to throughly clean its contents and be stink-free, so if it smells funky during or after a cycle, it probably needs your attention. Here are four things to try to fix dishwasher odors. Clean the interior This sounds obvious, but the first step to battling dishwasher smells is…

We may earn a commission from links on this page. I write about cleaning and organizing, yes, but in real life, I also actually have to clean my home. Sometimes, that does mean using techniques and hacks, but other times, it just means rolling up my sleeves and getting to work. After three decades of…

The thing about CleanTok—or any service-based content on social media—is that the spigot of videos needs to keep flowing for creators to get paid. It's a likes-based economy, which means the people who conceptualize and film all that stuff must continue to contort even the most basic advice into three-minute videos that really tells you…

We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Credit: Product image courtesy of Amazon. My stand on Roombas is not a secret: iRobots are overpriced products that have been running on their brand name for too long. They've been complacent for many years,…