Lisa Milbrand

Bloomfield

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Contributing SEO Writer and Editor at Real Simple

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6 Things Cleaning Experts Do Every Day to Keep Their Homes Spotless

1 week ago | realsimple.com | Lisa Milbrand

Photo: Joe Hendrickson/Getty Images If it feels like you're the only person with a messy, cluttery house—trust me, you're not alone. For many of us, keeping the house spotless seems like an insurmountable task. So how do cleaning experts do it? By keeping a tight to-do list that they cross off every day. "People that have a clean house use a routine and a system for how and when they clean their homes," says Becky Rapinchuk, founder of Clean Mama.
10 Flowering Shrubs That Are So Easy to Grow-Even for Beginners

1 week ago | realsimple.com | Lisa Milbrand

Photo: Possum1961/Getty Images Flowering shrubs are a great anchor for your landscaping, providing a backdrop for smaller, showy plants in the front—and filling in with the flowers when other parts of your landscaping go dormant. But some shrubs can be pretty particular about their growing conditions, or need a lot of pruning and fussing to keep them looking good.
How to Get Rid of Gifts You Don't Want to Keep-Without Feeling Guilty

1 week ago | realsimple.com | Lisa Milbrand

Photo: Tatiana Lavrova True confession: I have a hard time letting go of a lot of things in my house—but the ones that make me feel the guiltiest are gifts. Especially if the gift givers are people near and dear to me. Yes, I held onto a dress my husband gave me for years, even though it was too fancy for our young-parents lifestyle and I—ahem—outgrew it before night-on-the-town dates became a thing for us again.
How to Get Rid of Gifts You Don't Want to Keep-Without Feeling Guilty

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lisa Milbrand

True confession: I have a hard time letting go of a lot of things in my house—but the ones that make me feel the guiltiest are gifts. Especially if the gift givers are people near and dear to me. Yes, I held onto a dress my husband gave me for years, even though it was too fancy for our young-parents lifestyle and I—ahem—outgrew it before night-on-the-town dates became a thing for us again.
Recall Issued for Canned Baked Beans Sold in 23 States-Here's What to Know

1 week ago | realsimple.com | Lisa Milbrand

The beans could pose a danger to people with soy allergies. If you've been stocking up for a summertime picnic, time to check your shelves! Vietti Food Group has recalled its 15-ounce cans of Yellowstone Brown Sugar Molasses Baked Beans, due to undeclared soy, according to a U.S. Food & Drug Administration release.
Recall Issued for Canned Baked Beans Sold in 23 States-Here's What to Know

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lisa Milbrand

If you've been stocking up for a summertime picnic, time to check your shelves! Vietti Food Group has recalled its 15-ounce cans of Yellowstone Brown Sugar Molasses Baked Beans, due to undeclared soy, according to a U.S. Food & Drug Administration release. That means the product is still safe to eat if you don't have soy sensitivities—but could put people with a soy allergy at risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they eat the beans.
1.8 Million Ninja Foodi Multi-Cookers Were Just Recalled Due to Burn Hazard-Here's What to Do With Yours

1 week ago | realsimple.com | Lisa Milbrand

If you own a Foodi, you'll want to read this. Photo: Courtesy If you own a Ninja Foodi, you're going to want to read this. SharkNinja just announced a recall of 1.8 million Ninja Foodi OP300-series Pressure Cookers/Tendercrisp Air Fryers. The reason?
17 Edible Perennials to Grow in Your Kitchen Garden-and Harvest Year After Year

1 week ago | realsimple.com | Lisa Milbrand

Photo: David Gomez/Getty Images You may have to hit the garden center or a seed company year after year for your lettuce and tomatoes—but there are a whole lot of edible perennial plants you can add to your garden to enjoy some delicious goodies every year. (And we're not even talking fruit trees, which is another category altogether!) This whole array of herbs, fruits, vegetables, and more can be planted once and enjoyed for years to come—and many are extremely low maintenance, too.
17 Edible Perennials to Grow in Your Kitchen Garden-and Harvest Year After Year

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lisa Milbrand

You may have to hit the garden center or a seed company year after year for your lettuce and tomatoes—but there are a whole lot of edible perennial plants you can add to your garden to enjoy some delicious goodies every year. (And we're not even talking fruit trees, which is another category altogether!)This whole array of herbs, fruits, vegetables, and more can be planted once and enjoyed for years to come—and many are extremely low maintenance, too.
10 Hair Washing Mistakes Stylists See All the Time

1 week ago | realsimple.com | Hana Hong |Lisa Milbrand |Amanda Lauren

Photo: Ruslan Dashinsky/Getty Images Everyone washes their hair—and it seems like it's an easy enough thing to do: Lather, rinse, repeat. But it turns out there are a lot of little hair washing mistakes that can have big consequences for the state of your hair and scalp. Everything from the type of shampoo you use to the water temperature and even the washing frequency can actually lead to dull, unruly, dry hair, or even hair loss.

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