Struggle with motivation? Here’s a surefire way to motivate yourself to clean. Most days, it’s hard to feel motivated to clean. Sure, you want to. And sure, you need to. But all of the wanting and needing doesn’t instantly lead to motivation. For one thing, there…
If you’d like to actually create a haven in your home, here are some powerful secrets on how to do it! If you look closely enough around my home, you’ll find plenty of evidence of my good intentions. I wanted to label all my family’s…
Wish you could remember your purpose in homemaking? When I forget my purpose in homemaking, I’ve found it’s not so hard to rediscover! Homemaking is a thankless chore. Think about it. Day in and day out, your efforts are obliterated. Dirty dishes pile up. Dirty…
When you want to do it all, it can be frustrating (and exhausting!) to discover there’s just not enough time in the day for all of your responsibilities. I remember exactly what I wanted to be when I was a little girl. A wife. A…
When you find yourself blessed with resources, look to help others. Work to create a haven for the financially frustrated. I’ll never forget walking into a homeless shelter for the first time. Convicted that I needed to help the less fortunate in my city, I…
You may want to do more than basic housework. But if your daily schedule is filled with work and family busyness, there’s just no time. Here’s how to embrace the basics and carve out time for more around your home. Standing in my kitchen last…
Are your kids destroying your home with massive messes every day? Here are five tips on how to stay calm – and clean – when your kids destroy your clean house. If you ever come over to my house to visit, one room is completely…
If you have children, you already know it’s tough to keep your home clean. Here’s how to keep a tidy home with kids! Spent. After another day home with my son and daughter, our house was in shambles. Toys were strewn all over the floor. Half-emptied…
Imagine what your daily life could look like managing your home with homemaking routines (and loving it!) as opposed to the chaos of life without homemaking routines. After years of a strait-laced life of organization, I thought spontaneity could be the special sauce that would…
You may put so much time into caring for your home. But what if a clean home doesn’t matter? Here’s a big question for you: What if your home didn’t need to be clean? I know. It’s easy to feel like you need to have…
It’s ideal to have a haven at home, but it’s also good to find somewhere away from home. Try these 3 places when you’re looking for a home away from home. Everyone needs a haven. Ideally, you can turn your home into a haven. But…
When you welcome others to your home, you have a chance to make their lives better. Who knew that it could be so meaningful to create a haven for guests!? My first year out of college, I accepted a job eight hours from my family…
All children long for a haven, even though they don’t know it. Surprisingly, creating a haven for kids might look a lot different than you may imagine. Children are resilient. They have an amazing ability to bounce back from unthinkable situations. But even though they…
If you’re a wife, one way to show your hubby he’s welcomed, wanted, and appreciated is to create a haven for your husband. When my husband and I were engaged and were preparing to create a home together, we had radically different tastes. Registering for…
Create a personal haven by putting together an inviting atmosphere for yourself. Start by asking yourself these 10 questions! Havens are wonderful places. They’re a retreat from the demands of the world. When life pushes in – when you have a rough day at work, when…
Trying to feather your nest on a tight budget? When you’re living on a dime, home decorating frustrations are pretty common. But relax … and try these 6 tricks! Have you ever watched HGTV or flipped through the pages of home magazines only to feel…
It’s easy to be critical or focus on what you don’t have. But by changing your attitude, becoming content with your home is possible. Not everyone lives in the home of their dreams. In fact, I’m willing to bet that most people don’t. (That’s why they’re called…
Growing up, my grandma taught me a lot about creating a haven for others. Here are five of her lessons… Everyone longs for a haven. But when you’ve actually experienced one, it makes you crave one – and want to create one – even more….
You can make your home smell great with these 4 simple tips. When I was fresh out of college and living in my first apartment, I tried so hard to make it smell wonderful. So I bought plug-in air fresheners for every single room and…
Life is too short to not enjoy every day. Start out by surrounding yourself with your favorite things. Growing up in the 1970s, my earliest memories are filled with shades of harvest gold, avocado green, and rusty orange. To my 3-year-old eyes, it all seemed…