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For Love and Money

Financial expert Ruth Hayden helps couples move beyond their money issues. In this first of two installments, she explains why we fight about finances — and how to find common ground.
By Courtney Helgoe
Dating/MarriageFinancial Health
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How Dry Cleaning Affects Brain Health

Research shows that there may be a link between dry-cleaning chemicals and mental illness.
By Experience Life Staff
Brain HealthHome/Living
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The Problem with Chemical Flame Retardants

The Environmental Working Group highlights products that contain toxic chemical flame retardants.
By Experience Life Staff
DetoxHome/Living
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The Health Dangers of LED Lights

How too much blue light in LED light bulbs can affect sleep, mood and cancer-fighting abilities.
By Experience Life Staff
Home/Living
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How to Embrace the Wabi-Sabi Style in Your Home

Tired of trying to make your home look magazine-slick? Discover the Japanese art of wabi-sabi or “appreciating the imperfect.”
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence
DeclutteringHome/Living
Handel Group master coach Laurie Gerber

Clutter Clearer: Laurie Gerber

Life coach Laurie Gerber has helped hundreds of clients overcome self-defeating behaviors and clean up their emotional lives, daily habits and relationships.
By Laine Bergeson, FMCHC
DeclutteringHome/Living
bedroom makeover

Order out of Chaos: Declutter the Bedroom

Feng-shui expert Andrea Gerasimo explains how to make your bedroom a restful sanctuary.
By Andrea Gerasimo
DeclutteringHome/Living
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Natural Cleaning: 6 Homemade Cleaning Solutions for a Toxin-Free Home

Sara Snow shares 6 ways to detox your cleaning products.
By Sara Snow
Home/LivingSustainability
car

Order Out of Chaos: The Car

Our decluttering expert shows one very busy fitness editor how to organize her ride.
By Andrea Gerasimo
DeclutteringHome/Living
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Order Out of Chaos: The Closet

A feng-shui and decluttering expert explains the secrets of the well-organized closet.
By Andrea Gerasimo
DeclutteringHome/Living
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How Does Feng Shui Work?

Michael Schnippering on how Feng Shui works.
By Experience Life Staff
DeclutteringHome/Living
Jamie's cluttered closet

The Tale of the Cluttered Closet

In the January/February 2011 issue, Experience Life published the first article in the popular "Order Out of Chaos" series
By Jamie Martin
DeclutteringHome/Living
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Even BPA-Free Plastic Has Health Risks

Some tips on how to avoid hormone-disrupting chemicals in your kitchen.
By Experience Life Staff
Home/LivingHormones
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Order Out of Chaos: The Pantry

A kitchen cleared of clutter gives a working mother the space and inspiration to cook.
By Courtney Helgoe
DeclutteringHome/Living
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Order Out of Chaos: The Home Office

Low-cost improvements yield big returns in a cramped home-office space.
By Courtney Helgoe
DeclutteringHome/Living
Christy's mud room

Order Out of Chaos: The Entryway

Simple, thoughtful, low-cost strategies for transforming the first place you see when you walk in the door.
By Courtney Helgoe
DeclutteringHome/Living
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How to Create a Natural Home Medicine Cabinet

You stock your kitchen’s pantry shelves with wholesome, all-natural goods. Why not the shelves of your bathroom, too?
By Catherine Guthrie
Functional/Integrative MedicineHome/Living
Green smoothie for breakfast

Healthy Breakfasts for Busy Mornings

Here's what to eat when your day is rushed.
By Catherine Guthrie
Cooking & FoodFood Culture
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How to Let Go of Sentimental Clutter

Smart decluttering strategies help you clear space while still honoring the memories that matter.
By Erin Peterson
DeclutteringHome/Living
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How Family Meals Build Life-Long Healthy Habits

Our family mealtimes have become frenzied and stressful. Nutritional psychologist Marc David, MA, shares how to make them nourishing once again — for body and soul.
By Marc David , MA
Family/Parenting/KidsHome/Living
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How Clutter Affects Mental Health

A feng shui expert explains why cluttered desks, tables and countertops may be all that’s standing between you and your next big thing.
By Carole Hyder
DeclutteringHome/Living
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