Homemaking
Posts related to home management and organization
Getting Children to Do Chores: 2 Mistakes Parents Make
I’m about to say something that might ruffle a few feathers, but here it is: paying your kids for chores and using age-specific chore charts don’t work. I know, these are popular methods that many parents swear by, but hear me out: these approaches can actually make...
How to Catch Up On Housework When You’re Overwhelmed
Illness, depression, poor planning, whatever the reason, it if far to easy to get behind on housework. Getting behind is the easy part. But how can we catch up on housework when we're so overwhelmed that we can't even manage to start? Homemaking is not for the faint...
Easy Meal Plan: How Spaghetti Saves my Sanity
I hate to cook. Well, hate may be a bit strong..... or not. I truly don't enjoy cooking. I try to like it, really I do! I don't mind baking (perhaps because the end result is so much tastier!) but I don't enjoy cooking dinner every night. Now that poses a...
How To Do It All As A Mom
I chatted with a mom of 8 recently and told her she must be a bit crazy to have that many kids. She laughed and pointed out that I have 5 children. Yep. That sounds a little crazy too! Some people think that moms of large families must be super human to be able to...
Homemaking 101: Motivation For When You’re Not a Good Homemaker
So often we tell ourselves we are not a good homemaker. It is so easy to look around your home and see the piles of laundry, dishes, papers, and toys scattered around. Hear me when I say that your home is not meant to be clean all the time. You live here. Your family...
Why I Don’t Keep a Clean House (And Neither Should You)
I may scare a few people off my confessing this but I’ll confess anyway: I don’t keep a clean house. It isn’t a goal I’m heading toward. In fact, having a perfectly clean house is not even on my radar. What? Isn’t that everyone’s goal? Isn’t that the role of a...