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Working from home can mean greater flexibility and availability to take care of children and elderly relatives who may have unexpected emergencies. Instead of being stuck with a long commute, we are already home and can more easily swing by the school to pick up sick children. We can take a call in private and rush to help an elderly parent who has fallen. Working from home has not meant that we work less or have more time for ourselves, however. Rather, the lines of separation between work and family have dissolved. We now work longer hours, later into the...

This one thing will make your life a whole lot easier. How do you deal with germs, urine and grime? When that can of Pepsi spills onto the couch, you let out a gasp. When urine seeps into furniture upholstery, you wonder, now what? Cleaning cushions and porous materials can be a tricky thing. Liquids on a plush sofa can leave behind sweet, sticky residues, visual stains and residual odors. It’s not just liquids we have to worry about. Pollen, bacteria, dirt from our clothes, dead skins cells, oils from our hands and hair, pet dander, food droppings, even bits...