Is your home messy … again? Never fear. Try a Homemaking Reset Day and enjoy the tidy results! It happened again. My once-clean house was messy. And not just in the “spend a couple hours tidying up” sense, but in the “I can’t get a…
Wish your home was a place that helped you feel peaceful and refreshed? It’s time to think about making a haven. Havens are important … and possible to create! After a long day of running from appointments to errands to meetings, not only was I…
Feeling like your home is out of control? Using a big picture perspective – and these 4 handy steps – will help you finally take control of your home! Isn’t it so easy to get trapped in the daily cycle of seeing a mess, feeling…
Ready for a home of your own? Here are 4 steps to make an easier transition to a home of your own. Finally living in a home of your own can be a really exciting transition. If you’re not sharing your home with anyone else,…
Need a clean house but have no time? By using a manageable cleaning approach, you can find freedom by ditching the “right” way to clean … and have a cleaner home! How many times a day do you stop yourself from doing something because you…
Feeling frustrated with a messy home? Here are a few ways you can bring peace – and order! – to your home every day. (It really is possible to get your messy home under control!) I don’t know if there are many things more frustrating…
Know you need to clean your house … but feel like you have no time? Try these handy tips to help create a cleaning plan that will work even on your busiest days! If you Google “How to Clean Your Home When You Don’t Have…
Ever wonder what to clean first? Or where to start cleaning in your home? These quick and simple housekeeping strategies will help! Reader question: What I struggle with the most is trying to find where to start in my day. More than anything, what do…
Tackle big homemaking jobs by breaking them into smaller ones. (This handy step-by-step guide will help!) Reader question: Can you please help me? I’ll start a big job in my home, then have to stop part way, then have a bigger mess, then I don’t…
Feel like your kids’ toys have overtaken your home? Don’t sweat it. Here are helpful tips on how to deal with the mess … and your frustration. Every parent knows that kids’ belongings have a scary way of multiplying like little else. Happy meal toys….
What is hygge? Here’s what you need to know about hygge … and why you’ll want it in your home. What the heck is hygge? How do you pronounce it? And why on earth would you want it as part of your home? If you’ve…
Ever wonder where to start cleaning? This quick and simple strategy will help! Have you ever walked into a room, fully intending to start cleaning it … but you have absolutely no idea where to begin? It used to happen to me all the time,…
Having trouble with planning a menu? You’ll absolutely love this simple 5-step meal and menu planning process! Food is essential to a haven. When you think of creating a haven by catering to your five senses, you can’t forget about taste. And meals are the…
Ever wonder how you can keep up with your home when you don’t feel like cleaning? Sometimes, you just don’t feel like cleaning. Depending on how much cleanliness matters to you, you may never feel like cleaning. But cleaning still must be done, even if…
Your bags are packed. You’re ready to leave. Before you head out the door, here are 4 things to clean before vacation. I know I’m not the only woman who cleans her home before leaving for vacation. There’s just something about knowing that I’ll be gone…
Dealing with an unorganized mess? Try these 2 simple ways to organize your home! Struggling with organization in your home? I have good news for you: it doesn’t have to be difficult. For years, I thought that proper organization meant investing in matchy-matchy bins and…
Summer comes just once a year … make the most of summer in your home with these five easy, breezy tips! Summertime’s here! If you love warmth, sunshine, and longer, laid-back days, this is your time of year. And even if summer’s not your favorite season,…
Feeling like you’re caring for your home all the time, mama? Tired of being the mom who cleans all the time? Here are 2 ways to spend more time with your children and less time with your housework. “Mommy! Will you play with me?” The…
Need to simplify your homemaking? You might be surprised at how one factor in your home can be a huge game-changer. As a wife and mom, finding the time and energy to care for my home is pretty tricky. After all, there always seems to…
Have you ever thought that your wardrobe choices could affect your home? Here’s how to make your clothing choices help your homemaking! I used to think clothing choices had everything to do with a personal sense of style. If you wanted to wear something, you…