Parenting Pointers: Jump Start Spring Cleaning

With the temperatures rising and flowers blooming, it's natural to crave a little spring update around the house. There are a handful easy and inexpensive things that you can do to spruce up your home this spring, while saving money and keeping your home fabulous! Whether it be cleaning out the pantry, or switching out old appliances for shiny new ones, spring fever has us ready to pack up the old, and refresh with the new!

Lifestyle expert, Tara Aronson, will be available to share some of her favorite tips on getting your home ready for the warmer weather ahead and how to jump start your spring cleaning.

Some of Tara’s tips will include:

• TACKLE STAINS: Warmer weather brings more outdoor activities which can lead to stains. Make sure your washer and dryer are up to the task so that you have more time to focus on enjoying the weather!
• TIDY UP: Got spring cleaning on the mind? Arm yourself with the latest tools and electronics you need to clean out those tough to reach corners you only get to once a year!
• RESTOCK: From household cleaners to paper towels, make sure stock up on the right products you'll need to tackle every room and surface in the house.
• FINISHING TOUCH: Put a new spin on your décor by painting an old chair or dresser. Replace the knobs on drawers and cabinets to make your furniture look and feel brand new.

For more information, visit: www.betterstuffforlife.com

                                                                         

MORE ABOUT TARA ARONSON:

Tara is a mom of three, lifestyle expert, and the author of "Mrs. Clean Jeans' Housekeeping with Kids" (Rodale) and "Simplify Your Household" (Reader's Digest Publishing). She is a frequent guest on morning news programs and national television, including The Rachel Ray Show and CNNfn. She appeared on the cover of Woman's World in June 2004. Tara began writing for the San Francisco Chronicle's Home Section in 1995, specializing in cleaning tips, home design features and maintenance quick-fixes. From this, her monthly "Coming Clean" and "Quick Fixes" columns were born. "Coming Clean" was among the Home Section's most popular columns. "Mrs. Clean Jeans' Housekeeping with Kids" quickly followed Tara's first book "Simplify Your Household". Tara lives and writes in Los Angeles, California, and is always on the lookout for great new ways to simplify family living, and innovative new products and cleaning and organizing strategies to help make living easier. Her goal is to have an organized, clean life at home - so she and her family can enjoy life outside of it together as often as possible.

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