A Smart Home: Creepy or Cool?
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A Smart Home: Creepy or Cool?

Here’s a question: is a “smart home,” connected and automated via various apps and devices, cool — or does it strike you as creepy? For those of you who have automated/connected your home, what products do you love the best? (I know there will be many who have a “no way no day” attitude here,…

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The Busy Woman’s Guide to Last-Minute Cleaning
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The Busy Woman’s Guide to Last-Minute Cleaning

2018 Update: Links have been updated below; you can also check out our latest discussion on green cleaning products that actually work.  Do you adhere to a cleaning system for your home? Have you hired a cleaning professional or cleaning service? And — if you only have 3 minutes to clean your home before a new visitor walks into…

Household Wednesday: Best Portable Speakers
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Household Wednesday: Best Portable Speakers

This is another entry in our very occasional feature on household items — see our previous discussions on the best sheets, best towels, indispensable kitchen items, and more. Ladies, what are your favorite portable speakers — whether for use at your office, around your home, or in the great outdoors? I’ve been on the hunt for a…