Category: Cleaning

A family closet: how it works in our rental house

Remember when I wrote about our laundry system and family closet…oh, say, two years ago? We’ve moved twice since then, and since it’s working so well, we kept the system with just a few tweaks. We moved back to the US temporarily so I could have baby number 5. There are bedrooms on one floor …

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Revamping your routines : Weekly Routine

“Ma used to say: Wash on Monday, Iron on Tuesday, Mend on Wednesday, Churn on Thursday, Clean on Friday, Bake on Saturday, Rest on Sunday. Laura liked the churning and the baking days best of all the week.”  –Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods In modern times, things are a little more variable. …

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52 week challenge week 24: Cleaning supplies

Cleaning your cleaning supplies? Yep. I often find I have several of something, usually because I got a really good deal. Or I think I have something, but I don’t. So what’s a balabusta to do? Take everything out, review, consolidate, clean, and replace. And make a list of course–of thing(s) that need to be …

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52 week challenge week 23: Refrigerator (inside and out)

Back to the kitchen for a while… Time to get the refrigerator cleaned up inside and out! First, take everything out. You can do it a shelf at a time, or just grab it all and go. Wash down the shelves and drawers, and then start putting things back. But be wise and sort well! …

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What’s your housekeeping barometer?

Flylady has her kitchen sink. A slob comes clean has her bed. And I have my entryway. Well, HAD, since we’re leaving this house for a (temporary) work move. I don’t know what will be in whatever new house we will live in yet. But every person has her tipping point, her barometer. A barometer …

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Our entryway in photos…

This week, our challenge is the entrance to our living spaces (see here for more on the 52 week challenge.) Here’s the entryway at my house, hopefully for some inspiration for you. Our entryway really works well for our family! Here’s the wide shot. I try to have a place for everything we need to …

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My #1 organizing tip

…is to have a book for your household! Whatever you call it (control journal, homemaker handbook, shalom bayit book, family manager notebook), this is a crucial book for keeping your household running smoothly. I call this my shalom bayit book (SBB). Shalom bayit is Hebrew for peace in the house – which is what we …

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Chores for kids…with simcha!

Chores are important for kids. They are  part of the family, and part of being part of a family is help out! But giving the chores to kids doesn’t necessarily mean the adult in charge gets to take the day off and lounge in an easy chair. It actually takes more time to “train” the …

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20 bag challenge

Simplify! I want to get rid of the extra stuff in my family’s life and lighten our load. We donate things that still have life in them, and I am also starting to sell things on Ebay and Craigslist. It feels so good to get rid of excess clutter. I’m not going to be using …

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Simplify!

Why has life become so crazy for many of us? We run frantically from activity to activity, bring home bags of food and goods from stores, and store closets of things “just in case.” Our culture values stuff, and we obliging collect it! How many extra pairs of shoes do you have? How many unread …

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