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5 Ways To Give Your Home’s Exterior The Ultimate Reboot

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by RAKI WRIGHT

Updating your home's exterior doesn't have to be expensive. Check out these five great ways to give your home the ultimate reboot. When you’ve lived in the same place for years, maybe even decades, you can begin to neglect it a little. Things break and are left unrepaired. Paint might flake a little. The garden can become overgrown. Everything, ...

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Three Little Insider Tips About Hiring a Housekeeper (Guilt-Free)

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by RAKI WRIGHT

Are you overwhelmed trying to keep up with housework? If you and your spouse work full-time, you would probably rather spend quality time with your kids in the evenings and on the weekends than clean. Here are three little insider tips you should know about hiring a housekeeper (without the guilt).

Are you overwhelmed trying to keep up with housework? If you and your spouse work full-time, you would probably rather spend quality time with your kids in the evenings and on the weekends than clean. Here are three little insider tips you should know about hiring a housekeeper (without the guilt). Most moms don't have outside help when it comes ...

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Filed Under: Cleaning Tagged With: Cleaning Lady, Guilt, Housekeeper, Mommy Guilt, Outsourcing

How To Get Rid Of Pests And Actually Prevent Future Infestations

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by RAKI WRIGHT

Summer is almost here. The fun and relaxation we look forward to bring summertime pests with them. These visual reminders seem to come out of the woodwork when the temperatures rise, which is why arming yourself with these tips will help you get a grip in your home.

Summer is almost here. The fun and relaxation we look forward to bring summertime pests with them. These visual reminders seem to come out of the woodwork when the temperatures rise, which is why arming yourself with these tips will help you get a grip in your home. Pests aren’t a problem most of us want to face. But the reality is that ...

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5 Tips to Kick Start Your Spring Cleaning

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by RAKI WRIGHT

hSpring cleaning is “a thorough cleaning of a house or room, typically undertaken in spring.” I'm sharing my five favorite and most useful spring cleaning and redecorating hacks. Spring cleaning is “a thorough cleaning of a house or room, typically undertaken in spring.” There are few things that bring the same satisfaction as a thorough and ...

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3 Valuable Household Items for You to Cash In On Now

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by RAKI WRIGHT

As you are wrapping up your year, planning for next year, and clearing out this year's clutter, don't toss these three household items that could be a valuable way to cash in.

As you are wrapping up your year, planning for next year, and clearing out this year's clutter, don't toss these three household items that could be a valuable way to cash in. In the past, I've written pretty extensively about ways to save money. It's a situation that we all find ourselves in from time to time. To put it bluntly, we just ...

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Welcome! I'm Raki. I am a working mom of 2 (22-year old son and 15-year old daughter). I share tips to balance work, family, and make time for you. More...

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