Housework

A Plan to… De-Clutter Daily!

January 16, 2012

Today I am fortunate to be guest posting over at SITSGirls- offering my advice on a 5 Day Plan to Stay On Top of Housework! This plan gives you the low-down on how to stay ahead of the dust and dirt-removal game by spending just an hour a day on housework. But you can have [...]

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How To… Stay On Top Of The Housework. De-Clutter Daily!

January 11, 2012

Today Ummmm… next Monday I will be fortunate to be guest posting over at SITSGirls (apparently reading a calendar correctly was not in my abilities today!)- offering my advice on a 5 Day Plan to Stay On Top of Housework! This plan gives you the low-down on how to stay ahead of the dust and dirt-removal [...]

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Wordful Wednesday: Sometimes You Just Gotta Scrub!

September 14, 2011

You know those jobs that you need to get to at some point around the house, but can never find the time or the motivation to tackle them? I have a LONG list of those jobs. But eventually, the time comes when you just can’t take it anymore! And yesterday was my day. The outside of [...]

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My approach to “keeping house”… Part 4: The Basement Dumping Ground!

January 14, 2011

So what do you do with all of the stuff that you want to eventually get rid of, or is just “too good” to throw away? In our house, it makes it’s way to our “basement dumping ground.” At least that’s what Steve calls it. The way I look at it, is that we are [...]

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My approach to “keeping house”… Part 3: Accumulating Stuff in the Kids Rooms

January 13, 2011

There are two areas in our house that can get the most “out of control” if we don’t stay on top of them- and they are the playroom and the kids bedrooms. Kids (or at least mine) don’t have a natural desire to put things away when they are done using them…. they just leave [...]

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My approach to “keeping house”… Part 2: Battling Clutter

January 12, 2011

A place for everything,. and every thing it its place….. My home can be spic-and-span clean with nary a crumb on the floor or a particle of dust to be found- but if there are piles of paper on the counter tops, toys scattered all over the floor, and coats and shoes left blocking the [...]

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My approach to “keeping house”… Part 1: Daily Cleaning Routine

January 11, 2011

Back in the day when I was a working Mama, I used to have a cleaning service visit my house once a week and take care of all of my housecleaning. Three ladies would arrive every Wednesday with their bags of cleaning supplies and microfiber cloths and stay for two hours, working as a team. [...]

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Future posts on how to manage the household

September 21, 2010

In this section I will talk about how to take some of the stress out of your day by creating morning and evening routines that help you prepare in advance for the next day. I will share my ideas of how I manage the housework and our family’s busy schedule- all without the use of [...]

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