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It's one more way Habitudes helps you through life, nicely done.
De-cluttering
Appraiser, find appraisersassoc.org (Appraisers Association of America)
Consign, how to howtoconsign.com
Donate athletic gear playitagainsports.com
Donate books intlbookproject.org (International Book Project)
Donate computer equipment cristina.org (National Cristina Foundation)
Donate furniture nationalfurniturebank.org
Donate musical instruments musicgoround.com
Donate or recycle electronics epa.gov (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Donate small electronics to charity recyclingforcharities.com
Donate to a homeless shelter homelessshelterdirectory.org
Donate to Goodwill goodwill.org
Donate to nearby charities excessaccess.com
Donate to the Vietnam Veterans Association clothingdonations.org (Vietnam Veterans Association)
Donate to Salvation Army salvationarmyusa.org
Donate vehicles to any charity v-dac.com (Vehicle Donation to Any Charity)
Donate women's professional clothing dressforsuccess.org
Erase hard drive before disposal (Mac) whitecanyon.com
Erase hard drive before disposal (Windows) diskwipe.org
Garage sale tips yardsalequeen.com
Haul away trash & junk 1800gotjunk.com
Sell electronics gazelle.com
Sell on Amazon amazon.com
Sell on Craig's List craigslist.org
Sell on Ebay ebay.com
Emergency Preparations
Car emergency kit checklist, comprehensive readypa.org
Car emergency kit list, basic edmunds.com
Disaster preparedness, general ready.gov (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Disasters, preparing for specific types fema.gov (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Emergency kit supplies, buy redcrossstore.org (American Red Cross)
Emergency kit checklist ready.gov (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Emergency list for home, print & store habitudes.info
Emergency planning & checklists fema.gov (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Emergency wallet cards, printable ready.gov (U.S. Dept of Homeland Security)
Fire extinguishers, about thisoldhouse.com
Fire extinguishers, buy kidde.com
First aid guide mayoclinic.com
Medical release form for a child, printable about.com
Smoke, fire & carbon monoxide alarms, buy kidde.com
End of Life Considerations (Also see Senior Living & Elder Care)
Advance Health Care Directives, create (Windows) nolo.com (Quicken Willmaker)
Advance Health Care Directives, create uslivingwillregistry.com
Advance Health Care Directives, about nolo.com
Cremation, about cremationassociation.org (Cremation Association of North America)
Financial Power of Attorney, create nolo.com (Quicken Willmaker)
Financial Powers of Attorney, about nolo.com
Funeral home directory, independent selectedfuneralhomes.org
Funeral home directory nfda.org (National Funeral Directors Association)
Funeral, how to plan suite101.com
Hospice care, about nhpco.org (National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization)
Hospice, find a hospice.net
Wills, trusts & estate planning, about nolo.com
Wills: an executor's checklist nolo.com
Entertaining, Holidays & Special Occasions
Bar essentials checklist realsimple.com
Birthday party ideas birthdaypartyideas.com
Caterer, how to hire about.com
Dinner party checklist realsimple.com
Holiday decor, buy holidaydecorationsdirect.com terrysvillage.com
Holiday menu plan template organizedchristmas.com
Holidays, get organized for the organizedhome.com
Houseguest prep checklist realsimple.com
Party planner my punchbowl.com potterybarn.com
Party planning checklist real simple.com
Table setting guide emilypost.com
Turkey, how to carve realsimple.com
Turkey, how to prepare realsimple.com
Wedding checklist realsimple.com
Wedding checklist, customizable theknot.com
Entertainment: Events
Tickets, buy ticketmaster.com
Entertainment: Games
Board & card game instructions, find about.com
Charades, how to play (video) about.com
Card games, rules for pagat.com
Entertainment: Hobbies
Entertainment: Media
Entertainment: Sports
Badminton basics ehow.com
Baseball basics official-rules.org
Basketball basics basketballbasicrules.org
Boating basics boatingbasicsonline.com
Bocce basics bocceballrules.net
Bowling basics about.com
Boxing basics wikipedia.org
Boxing rules boxrec.com
Croquet basics ehow.com
Field hockey basics sportspectator.com
Football (American) basics about.com
Golf basics about.com
Hockey basics ehow.com
LaCrosse basics simplylacrosse.com
Polo basics sportpolo.com
Kids sports: rules & terms momsguide.com
Sailing basics howstuffworks.com
Soccer basics howstuffworks.com
Tennis basics essortment.com
Volleyball basics wikipedia.org
Water polo basics sportspectator.com
Wrestling basics sportspectator.com
Etiquette
Cell phone etiquette computerworld.com
Email etiquette learnthenet.com
Etiquette guide a-to-z-of-manners-and etiquette.com
Forms of address coolfiretechnology.com
Introductions, how to make ehow.com
Notes, birthday, help writing realsimple.com
Notes, sympathy, help writing realsimple.com
Notes, wedding thank you, help writing realsimple.com
Family History & Genealogy
Ellis Island passenger records ellisisland.org
Family tree software familytreemaker.com
Genealogy guidance about.com
Genealogy records, search familysearch.org
Family Living: Support
Baby & pregnancy e-zine babycenter.com
Blogs, find by subject technorati.com
Dads online community fathers.com (National Center for Fathering)
Dads, parenting guide dictionaryfordads.com
Dads, support for stay-at-home athomedad.org
Family activity ideas familyfun.go.com (Disney Family Fun)
Family life thenest.com
Family relationships drphil.com
Moms online communities circleofmoms.com manicmommies.com mommytrackd.com
Moms, support for empty nesters emptynestmoms.com
Parenting tips, practical parenthacks.com
Parents, support for parenting.com
Pregnancy support thebump.com
Working mother support workingmother.com
Financial Matters
Bank online ingdirect.com
Bank rates, check bankrate.com
Budget calculator bankrate.com
Charity finder charitynavigator.org
Credit card, how & when to cancel getrichslowly.org
Credit report, free annual annualcreditreport.com
Credit reporting bureaus transunion.com equifax.com experian.com
Financial advisor, find napfa.org (National Association of Personal Financial Advisors)
Financial calculators bankrate.com
Financial planner, find cfp.net (Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards)
Home loans, about homeloanlearningcenter.com (Mortgage Bankers Association)
Invest online etrade.com
Investment information fool.com (The Motley Fool)
News, financial wsj.com (The Wall Street Journal)
Gift Giving
Cookie gifts mrsfields.com
Flower gifts 1800flowers.com
Fruit gifts harryanddavid.com
Gift certificates: Home management software habitudes.info
Gift paper rack grandinroad.com
Gift planner habitudes.info
Gift wrap organizers organize.com
Gifts, a variety of redenvelope.com
Gourmet gifts deandeluca.com igourmet.com
Ideas for gifts workitmom.com gifts.com
Museum store gifts musee.com
Photo gifts shutterfly.com snapfish.com
Wedding gift registry weddingchannel.com
Greetings, Invitations & Stationery: Paper
Cards, invites, stationery tinyprints.com polkadotdesign.com mygatsby.com
Greeting card software (Windows) hallmarksoftware.com
Photo cards, invitations kodakgallery.com
Stationery finestationery.com americanstationery.com
Greetings & Invitations: Electronic
Ecards mypunchbowl.com americangreetings.com jacquielawson.com
Invitations evite.com mypunchbowl.com
Health
Blood pressure record keeper, printable chartjungle.com
Calorie counting chart, printable chartjungle.com
Calorie counts, food about.com
Caregiver tools & information caregiverslibrary.org (National Caregivers Library)
Centers for Disease Control cdc.gov (U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
Children's health topics aap.org (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Doctor reviews, local insiderpages.com
Doctor, choosing a consumerreports.org
Drug facts, side effects & interactions drugs.com drugwatch.com
First aid, basic mayoclinic.com
Health & medical information mayoclinic.com medlineplus.gov healthline.com
Health websites, find trustworthy hon.ch (Health on the Net Foundation)
Hospital stay, preparing for cpmc.org (California Pacific Medical Center)
Hospital stay, what to pack about.com
Lab tests explained labtestsonline.org
Health history, create a family familyhistory.hhs.gov (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
Health history, create a personal acep.org (American College of Emergency Physicians)
Medical tests for men, recommended webmd.com
Medical tests for women, recommended life123.com
Medicare medicare.gov (U.S. Medicare)
Men's health topics webmd.com
Pharmacies, about online and mail order webmd.com
Pharmacy, find an accredited online nabp.net (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy)
Pricing guide, health care healthcarebluebook.com
Ratings: hospitals, doctors, nursing homes healthgrades.com
Smoking, help quitting smokefree.gov
Symptoms guide healthline.com
Vaccine & immunization schedules cdc.gov (U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
Weight & body mass index charts rush.edu (Rush University Medical Center)
Women's health topics healthywomen.org
Home Buying, Selling & Moving
Buying a condo, townhouse or cooperative about.com ehow.com
Buying a home checklist printablechecklists.com
Home inspections, about ashi.org (American Society of Home Inspectors)
Home inspectors, find ashi.org (American Society of Home Inspectors)
Home loans, about homeloanlearningcenter.com (Mortgage Bankers Association)
Home, outfitting a first about.com
Moving checklist realsimple.com marthastewart.com
Moving plans moving.org (American Moving & Storage Association) realsimple.com
Moving timeline marthastewart.com
Mover, find & get quotes moving.com (American Moving & Storage Association)
Neighborhoods, assess convenience walkscore.com
Real estate agent, about choosing bankrate.com
Real estate listings (sale & rental) realtor.com (National Association of Realtors)
Selling a home checklist printablehecklists.com
Title insurance policies, about about.com
Home Decorating
Interior design guide interior-design-it-yourself.com
Interior designer, about hiring about.com
Home Maintenance & Improvement
Appliance manuals, find managemyhome.com
Appliance record keeper, printable realsimple.com
Appliances, about buying major realsimple.com
Architect, find an architectfinder.aia.org (American Institute of Architects)
Architect, selecting an aia.org (American Institute of Architects)
Bathroom design checklist bathroom-remodeling-hints.com
Chore calendar, printable habitudes.info
Electrical system, about your home's diynetwork.com
Garden guide gardenguides.com
Landscape designer, find apld.org (Association of Professional Landscape Designers)
Handyperson, find handyman.com
Heating & air conditioning, about energystar.com
Home & garden service providers, find insiderpages.com servicemagic.com angieslist.com
Home maintenance checklist onlineorganizing.com squidoo.com
Home improvement & remodeling tips thisoldhouse.com
Home projects, manage managemylife.com
Hot tubs & home spas, about hottubsandhomespas.com
House painting, about house-painting-info.com
House plans, buy online houseplans.com
Houseplant guide guide-to-houseplants.com
Kitchen design checklist diyonline.com
Pests & pest control, about pestworld.org (National Pest Management Association)
Plumbing, about diynetwork.com
Power tools, how to use doityourself.com
Roofing contractor, find nrca.net (National Roofing Contractors Association)
Roofing, about nrca.net (National Roofing Contractors Association)
Solar power at home, about solarpowerathome.com
Swimming pools, about swimmingpools101.com
Winterizing your home, about diyonline.com
Home Office Supplies
Office supplies, buy officemax.com staples.com
Project/papers plastic sleeve organizers, buy officemax.com
Safe deposit boxes, buy safeandvaultstore.com
Shredders, buy fellowes.com
Home Safety & Security
Burglary prevention tips burglaryprevention.org
Carbon monoxide detectors, about about.com
Childproofing tips about.com
Fire extinguishers, about nfpa.org (National Fire Protection Association)
Fire safety tips bluesuitmom.com
Home safety guide homesafetycouncil.org
Home security & alarms guide homesecurityandalarms.com
Locks, types of doityourself.com
Motion detectors, about ehow.com
Plants, guide to poisonous poison.org (National Capital Poison Center)
Pool alarms, about buying ehow.com
Sex offenders, information about nsopw.gov (U.S. Department of Justice Sex Offender Public Website)
Recall alerts pueblo.gsa.gov (Federal Citizen Information Center)
Household Help
Carpet cleaners, hire stanleysteemer.com
Dog walker, find dogwalker.com
Gardener, about hiring servicemagic.com
Handyperson, find handyman.com
House cleaner, find merrymaids.com
House cleaner, about hiring ehow.com
House sitter, find housesittersamercia.com
Pet sitter, find petsitters.org (National Association of Professional Pet Sitters)
Pet sitter, about hiring ehow.com
Household Management & Organizing
Checklists, make and save online listbean.com/
Chore chart, printable habitudes.info
Chore list & schedule, printable habitudes.info
Day planners for moms (paper) momagenda.com
File folders for vital documents myvitalfiles.com
Home organizing blog organizingyourway.net
Home organizing guide organizedhome.com
Homemaking ezines realsimple.com marthastewart.com
Household management guide household-management-101.com
Household management software habitudes.info
Organizing & storage products, buy thecontainerstore.com organize.com organizedatoz.com
Organizing tips from the Master peterwalshdesign.com
Organizing blog unclutterer.com
Organizing tools for parents theorganizedparent.com
Productivity tips lifehacker.com
Professional organizer, find napo.net (National Association of Professional Organizers)
To-do lists online, create rememberthemilk.com
Housekeeping
Clean things, how to howtocleanstuff.net
Grout cleaning & maintenance doityourself.com
Chore chart, printable habitudes.info
Chore list & schedule, printable habitudes.info
Cleaning supplies checklist about.com
Housekeeping tips book, buy handyhouseholdhintsfromheloise.com
Spring cleaning checklist, printable marthastewart.com
Insurance
Car insurance, about howstuffworks.com
Car insurance, find carinsurance.com
Dental insurance, about yourdentistryguide.com
Dental insurance, find dentalplans.com
Dental insurance, how to find ehow.com
Disability insurance, about wikipedia.com
Disability insurance, Social Security, about ssa.gov (U.S. Social Security Administration)
Health insurance, about about.com
Health insurance, find ehealthinsurance.com
Home owners insurance, about money.com (CNN)
Home owners Insurance, find insweb.com
Insurance quotes online esurance.com progressive.com/
Liability insurance, about abanet.org (American Bar Association)
Life insurance, about money.cnn.com (CNN)
Life insurance, find insweb.com
Long term care insurance, about pueblo.gsa.gov (U.S. Federal Citizen Information Center)
Long term care insurance, find insure.com
Medicare, about medicare.gov
Renters insurance, about insure.com
Renters insurance, find insweb.com
Social Security, about ssa.gov (U.S. Social Security Administration)
Title insurance, about about.com
Travel insurance, about insure.com
Travel insurance, find insweb.com
Legal Help
Advance Health Care Directives, about nolo.com
Advance Health Care Directive, create nolo.com (Quicken Willmaker)
Financial Powers of Attorney, about nolo.com
Financial Power of Attorney, create nolo.com (Quicken Willmaker)
Lawyer, find abanet.org (American Bar Association)
Legal document service legalzoom.com
Legal forms, software and books nolo.com
Legal terms and definitions nolo.com
Living wills, about nolo.com
Living will, create nolo.com
Wills, trusts & estate planning, about Nolo.com
Mail & Delivery Services
Federal Express fedex.com
Print U.S. postage from your PC stamps.com
United Parcel Service ups.com
USPS First Class rates usps.com
USPS Home Page usps.com
USPS pick up services usps.com
USPS Priority Mail, about usps.com
News
ABC
BBC
CBS
CNN
Huffington Post, The
MSNBC
New York Times
Newsweek
Time
USA Today
Washington Post
Weather News
Pets
Cat breed traits, about iams.com
Cat types with pictures picturesof cats.org
Dog & cat health, about pethealth.com
Dog breed traits, about iams.com
Dog training tips dog-obedience-training-review.com
Dog types with pictures buzzle.com
Household hazards to pets avma.org (American Veterinary Medical Association)
Pet food & supplies, buy online petfooddirect.com
Pet pharmacy online petmeds.com
Pet, adopt from an animal shelter petfinder.com
Pets, about types of hunch.com
Pets, hypoallergenic allerca.com
SPCA international spcai.org
Veterinarian, how to find about.com
Photos & Video
Digital cameras, about about.com
Photo prints, storage, sharing, gifts shutterfly.com flickr.com kodakgallery.com
Photo scanning service scanmyphotos.com
Photo scrapbook, make howfasttimeflies.com
Photos & video, convert to digital scandigital.com
Privacy & Security
Computer & internet security, about habitudes (Newsletter, March 2010)
Email filter & organizer boxbe.com/
Identity theft, about onguardonline.gov
Lost or stolen wallet or purse, what to do ftc.gov (U.S. Federal Trade Commission)
Opt out: catalogs catalogchoice.org
Opt out: telemarketers donotcall.gov (National Do Not Call Registry)
Opt out: junk mail, email dmachoice.org (Direct Marketing Association)
Record Keeping
Chore list & schedule, printable habitudes.info
Chore chart, family, printable habitudes.info
Document management & archiving online vaultanywhere.com
Emergency list template, printable habitudes.info
Home inventory list, make a printable printablechecklists.com
Home inventory software, online stuffsafe.com
Household record keeping software, online habitudes.info
Password manager for Mac agilesolutions.com (1Password)
Password manager for PCs roboform.com
Reference
About all kinds of things about.com
Daylight saving time, about usno.navy.mil (U.S. Naval Oceanography Portal)
Dictionary dictionary.com
Directory, business yellowpages.com
Directory, people whitepages.com
Directory, reverse phone whitepages.com
Encyclopedia online, subscribe britannica.com
Encyclopedia online, free encyclopedia.com
Holidays by country wikipedia
Holidays, U.S. usa.gov
How to do things videos videojug.com
How to do things ehow.com
Maps & directions googlemaps.com mapquest.com
Questions & answers answers.com
Thesaurus thesaurus.com
Translate to or from 50 languages reference.com
Weather reports weather.com
Weights and measures, U.S. factmonster.com
Weights & measures conversion calculators factmonster.com
World atlas go.hrw.com (Holt, Rinehart & Winston)
World clock timeanddate.com
Restaurant Finders/Reviews
Restaurant guide zagat.com
Restaurant reviews, local insiderpages.com
Senior Living & Elder Care
AARP aarp.org (American Association of Retired Persons)
Caregiver tools & information caregiverslibrary.org (National Caregivers Library)
Drug interactions in long term care scoup.net (Multidisciplinary Medication Management Project)
Elder care community services locator eldercare.gov (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
Medicare medicare.gov (Medicare)
Retirement planning guide money.cnn.com (CNN)
Senior care advice seniorcareanswerteam.org (Presbyterian Homes)
Senior care options seniorcareanswerteam.org (Presbyterian Homes)
Senior caregiver, find care.com
Seniors internet community senior.com
Social Security Administration socialsecurity.gov (U.S. Social Security Administration)
Shopping Tools
Buy & sell via online auction ebay.com
Comparison shop for big ticket items beatmyprice.com
Comparison shop pricegrabber.com bizrate.com
Coupons & promotions, find couponwinner,com ebates.com
Local classifieds craigslist.org
Ratings, buying guides & product reviews consumerreports.org
Shop for almost anything amazon.com
Travel
Air travel tips airconsumer.ost.dot.gov (U.S. Department of Transportation)
Airline tickets, hotels, cruises, car rental travelocity.com
Airport security rules, current tsa.gov (U.S. Transportation Security Administration)
Flight arrival and departure times flightarrivals.com
Cruises, book last minute lastminutecruises.com
Currency exchange rate calculator coinmill.com
Global incidents map globalincidentmap.com
House sitter instructions, about ehow.com
Packing list for children classictravelusa.com
Packing list for men classictravelusa.com
Packing list for women classictravelusa.com
Passport information travel.state.gov (U.S. Department of State)
Road travel reports, international asirt.org (Association for Safe International Road Travel)
Things to do before you leave independenttraveler.com
Tipping guide, worldwide magellans.com
Travel guide fodors.com
Travel itinerary, printable printablechecklists.com
Travel journal, printable printablechecklists.com
Travel, shop for discounted priceline.com
Travelers health information cdc.gov (U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
Vacation home rental checklist realsimple.com
Weather reports, international weather.com
U.S. Government Agencies
A to Z index usa.gov/agencies
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention cdc.gov
Citizenship and Immigration Services uscis.gov
Congress usa.gov
Consumer information & protection ftc.gov
Consumer Product Safety Commission cpsc.gov
Department of Homeland Security dhs.gov
Department of State (Passports & Visas) travel.state.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs va.gov
Environmental Protection Agency epa.gov
Federal Citizens Information Center pueblo.gsa.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency fema.gov
Federal Housing Administration hud.gov
Food & Drug Administration fda.gov
Internal Revenue Service irs.gov
Library of Commerce loc.gov
Medicare medicare.gov/
National Park Service nps.gov
National Weather Service nws.noaa.gov
Selective Service System sss.gov/
Social Security Administration ssa.gov
