Cleaning
The Key to Free-time is in the Little Steps
Discipline equals freedom I teach routines. I’m sure you all know it. I hear myself saying over and over that to thrive in your home, create morning and evening routines, and a weekly cleaning routine. The point is to build that into your life, so it’s done at a regular basis and not waiting all week, and…
Read MoreHow to Keep a Clean House
Keeping a clean house is a two-part task: Regular cleaning Eliminating the excess You can’t have one without the other, or you’ll find yourself exhausted, frustrated and overwhelmed. Regular cleaning is basic maintenance – do the dishes, wipe the counters, etc. The daily portion of regular house maintaining doesn’t need to be detailed or take longer…
Read MoreHow I Ditched Perfection and Set Homemakerish Goals
The following is a guest post from Kendra Hennessy 💗 As a young mom, I wasn’t always a fan of the word homemaking. I had bought into the idea that homemaking needed to be difficult and feel like servitude. The word itself felt antiquated and, when mixed with the “do it all and have it…
Read More3 Tricks to Keeping the Counters Decluttered and Clean
Clutter-free and sparkling clean counters in the kitchen are so inviting. It means you can jump right into whatever project you have in mind, easily begin cooking a meal or feel free to invite your neighbor in to share a cup of coffee. Keeping the counters clear isn’t simply a once-and-done task, it’s three-fold: changing habits,…
Read MoreI Can’t Keep my House Clean, What’s Wrong with Me?!
Ten years ago, this was a common phrase out of my mouth. I didn’t notice anyone in my peer group with a home in the same shape as mine. I didn’t really understand how to maintain a clean house and after failing at it for the last ten years I felt like a complete idiot.…
Read More11 Surprising Reasons Your House Still Isn’t Clean
Have you decided the answer to your organizational woes is to become a minimalist? You’ve been getting rid of items by the hundreds. Filling out your beautiful chart, proudly coloring in box after box, and your house still isn’t clean and organized. Maybe you even already know that routines are the key to keeping your…
Read MoreI Used to be Lazy, But Now I LOVE Housework
Keeping the house clean was something I didn’t understand how to do. Sure, I knew how to deep clean. And now and then, I would… I would scrub the tub and the toilet, clean out the fridge and vacuum the living room floor. But the house was never kept clean. Honestly, it’s not something I really…
Read MoreTurn Cleaning Hate Into Cleaning Zen
You know you enjoy a clean home and don’t want to feel ashamed of it, you know you have a better outlook and your emotions are more balanced with the home is tidy and things are put away. So what’s stopping you from decluttering and cleaning the place up? Do you find that you…
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