Ana has 20+ years of experience covering home improvement and business topics for U.S. and international media. She’s been published in U.S. News & World Report, The American Scholar Magazine, ...

A few years ago, I found out that I've been cleaning my home all wrong. I was in a hotel room, when a maid came in and sprayed a solution on every surface…and then left. Right when I thought she'd ...

Deep cleaning is a chore—even if you’re a pro. Take it from Sandy Willis, a Molly Maid owner. But that doesn’t stop her from sticking to a schedule and tackling the job one zone at a time. Willis deep ...

For Paige Strott, hiring someone to clean her two-bedroom D.C. condo is a worthy investment. It allows the busy professional to check a daunting project off her to-do list and spend more time with her ...