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Kick Off Your Heels
You'd be surprised at how much muck we trudge into our homes on our shoes (up to 80 percent of all indoor dirt, according to expertseww). The easy solution is to check your shoes at the door. Even better, rest them on a pile of newspapersthe paper, designed to absorb ink, also soaks up moisture, odor, and all sorts of other nasty stuff.