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Keeping house is not what I thought it would be. For instance, I try never to iron.

However, there are still dishes and clothes to wash, floors to vaccuum and sweep, stains to remove, and mountains of stuff to keep in order.

Organize

• The best thing I have ever read about organizing was:
  Don't ask Where can I put this?; ask Where can I find this?

Lessons

Some lessons are learned the hard way. For example, peanut butter will get chewing gum off clothing, but unfortunately it also leaves behind a big greasy stain.

Another tough lesson was losing papers and books to flood damage. Now my most precious mementos are in plastic storage containers (such as Rubbermaid® and Sterilite®).

Resources