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Ask UfYH: The Junk Room

Q: What are your thoughts about having a storage room so that every other room is nice, but that room is trashed, with plans to go through the boxes at a later date? BTW the storage room will then be a craft room, and this is a 2 bed 950 sq. ft. apartment.

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Ask UfYH: Where Does This Stuff Go?

Q: I realize my home’s chaos is a result of unmade decisions and/or lack of organization, and I have no idea where a lot of my possessions belong in a home. And I rent, so periodically it all changes. I’m almost done decluttering but unsure how to organize the remaining objects. Basically, I was never […]

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Ask UfYH: Where the Hell Should I Store This Stuff?

Q: I grew up with a messy person and never learned to clean, and to make it worse I have ADHD and chronic pain. A lot of cleaning-up tips say to “find things homes” but I don’t know how to do that!

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Ask UfYH: All the Advice That’s Fit to Print

This week’s question comes from the winner of the Ask the Editors giveaway (Yay Bobbie! ~ed.) from P-Mag’s birthday extravaganza.

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The Basics of Preparedness

So you want to start prepping, but you’re at a loss. The whole notion can seem overwhelming, so where do you even start? Do you just go buy 100 lbs. of rice from Costco and call it a day? (No, but 100 lbs. of rice from Costco is a fantastic idea.) Here are a few […]

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Ask UfYH: Hard Water Stains and More Stuff Than Storage

Q: What’s the best way to remove hard water stains from dishes? We’ve tried cleaning the dishwasher with some random cleaner I found at the grocery store and that helps a little bit, but there are so many deposits on all of the glasses and silverware and plates and everything. It’s gross because sometimes it’s […]

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How to: Utilize Wasted Space

Wasted space makes me ragey. Poorly designed closets cause me to seethe. Yes, I realize I need to find more important issues in my life to be upset about, but there you have it.