10 Household Items You Should Clean in One Minute

These are ten items in your household that you should clean regularly. It only takes a minute to clean  them, and it will make your household healthier. What do I love about cleaning? When it's done! Usually the dirtiest things in my home are the ones I forget about completely and, thus, never clean. Luckily, that's easy to fix; if you have ten minutes, you can get these ten chores done today. 1. Sponge -- Although you should be regularly replacing your kitchen sponge (right?), you can increase its mileage by nuking your damp sponge in the microwave to kill bacteria. 2. Ceiling fan -- If you switched on your fan this summer only...

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Free Admission to the ABQ Art and History Museum

On select Thursdays, the ABQ Art and History Museum will be offering free admission.  These Thursdays include talks and special events.  There is no charge from 5pm and the hours of the museum are extended to 830pm. The next special event is this Thursday which includes a chocolate artisan and historian. The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History offers free evening admission on select Thursdays (usually the third Thursday of each month), with talks and special events on those evenings. On the Albuquerque Museum free Thursday evening there is no charge for admission from 5 pm and hours are extended until 8:30 pm. The next free museum...

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Summer Nights Concert Series

These hot summer nights grab a picnic and enjoy the Summer Nights Concert Series at the Botanic Garden.  There are various activities to partake in throughout the concert including magic shows and and model trains. Summer Nights musical concerts are performed by local and regional talent in the beautiful setting of the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden. 2012 Summer Nights Performers June 14 - Bearfoot - Americana Roots June 21 - Michael Hearne - Country Swing June 28 - Lori McKenna - Country July 5 - Wagogo - World July 12 - Trout Fishing In America - Family, Folk and Pop July 19 - Red Molly - Folk July 26 - David Wilcox - Folk and Pop Aug....

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7 Places to Fit an Office in Your Living Room

Do you want an office in your apartment, but you have no separate room for it?  Do not fear, here are seven ways you can bring an office into your living space using the rooms you already have! Spreading bills out on the coffee table will only work for so long. Eventually, you may need to find a spot in your living room for a proper desk. Here are some location options to get your gears turning and inspire you to fit a real desk into your living room. In a Side TableGroup your office supplies into organizing boxes (as shown above) and stash them into a shelving unit by the sofa to use as a side table. Keep at least a little space...

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Rio Rancho Free Music Concert

Sunday evenings are free concerts for families all summer long.  The concerts are from 6-830 in the Rotary Club Barbeque Pavilion in Haynes Park.  There are some great acts lined up so get a picnic basket together and enjoy the free music. Rio Rancho starts its summer series of free Sunday evening music concerts on May 27 - so plan ahead because they’ve some great acts in the line-up. Rustle up a picnic and take blankets, lawn chairs or whatever other seating arrangement suits you (probably leave the La-Z-Boy at home) to the free Rio Rancho summer music concerts. They’re all on Sunday evenings from May 27 through...

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