cleaning/laundry

7 Quick Takes: August 5, 2011 (Vol. 91)

~ 1 ~ Do you know why I’m so crazy about my husband?  Well, of course, there’s not just one reason.  But, tonight was a great example of what a great guy Eric is.  He knew I was stressed out that my craft room has (yet again) become a disaster area, especially when we were [...]

10 Tips for More Efficient Homemaking

Do you ever struggle with keeping up your home?  I know that I definitely do!  Here are 10 tips that have helped me on my road to attempting to be a better homemaker (and not the kind that burns Rice Krispie Treats three separate times on the same batch). 1. Have a Couple of Go [...]

Spring Spruce Up: It’s Your Turn to Share

This week, I’ve been working on my sprucing up my craft room (making a plan to makeover a room, the actual process of the makeover, and tips for craft supply storage).  Ten other blogging friends have been sprucing up different rooms around their house too.  I hope that you’ve had a chance to check some [...]

Spruce Up Your Craft Area: Recognizing When Your Space is Wrong

I shudder to think about how many times I have probably come here and posted about reorganizing my craft room.  The saddest part is that for every time I’ve posted about it, I suspect that there were ten times that I didn’t post about.  My small craft room (five feet by seven feet) often finds [...]

Spring Spruce Up Around the House

I’m very excited next week that I’m going to be writing about doing a Spring spruce up in your craft room (or crafting area). If you’re anything like me – a crafting area is one of the last things to get your cleaning attention. So, I hope to be able to give you some ideas [...]

The 2011 Motivated Moms Planner and App are Available

I have spoken before about really enjoying the Motivated Moms planner.  I have to admit – I don’t always keep up with it, but I try.  Even when I’m not using it, I love the concept of this household management planner. I was thrilled, however, to find out that this year, Motivated Moms is available [...]

Homemaking for Boys?

A couple of months ago, I was reading on a site about the importance of teaching our daughters homemaking skills.  I am certainly proof of the need for that.  There was then a question for readers asking what they were doing to encourage their daughter’s homemaking skills. I couldn’t help but answer in this way: [...]

Will You Still Love Me If I’m Not Mary Poppins?

One of my favorite scenes in Mary Poppins is when she has just met the Banks children, and she measures them with a tape measure which is printed with attributes about them right at their heights.  When Mary Poppins is then measured, the tape measure reads, “Practically Perfect in Every Way.” I’m here to say [...]

An Unexpected Clothesline

I have thought about a clothesline on and off for a while. It just didn’t seem practical for a household full of allergy sufferers, and then I didn’t really love the idea of having it draped across the backyard either (not just for looks, but also because we get tons of birds in our backyard).  [...]

How Not To Do a Big Baking Evening

My friend Myra, at My Blessed Life, started a weekly carnival (or meme) a couple of months ago called Friday Fails (with a tag line that is so true – “Because a blessed life is not always a perfect life.”) I usually don’t have to search too long to find my little fails throughout the [...]

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