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Joe and I have been making a concerted effort to keep our home cleaner and tidier. Except we aren’t very good at it. And we didn’t know where to start.
If you saw the home I grew up in, you’d understand. I don’t want to make excuses, but I didn’t learn to clean up and keep house in the same way that other people do.
Joe’s not any better at the actual work than I am, so we turned to an expert for some help. For some time, Martha Stewart’s Homekeeping Handbook has been collecting dust on a shelf in our living room. It’s a bohemoth of a book, full of good stuff, but neither of us has really looked at it. Until now.
We’re in the process of making up a schedule of chores, not for Grace, but for us. We’re hoping it will help us keep the place put together and nice.
Do you have a schedule or do you just do what needs to be done? I’m interested to hear how others maintain their homes. Maybe something you suggest will work for us.
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We had a cleaning schedule before we moved to this house. It worked so well. I wrote all the chores down on a list and then divided them pretty evenly. We each took one half of them each week. Then the next week we swapped. I had the list posted on the fridge and we even checked them off as we did them. It helped SOOO much. I hope it helps you too. We need to start something similar at this house. But since he is working and I am not, I feel like I should do most of it??? Haven’t got it figured out yet!
We had a cleaning schedule before we moved to this house. It worked so well. I wrote all the chores down on a list and then divided them pretty evenly. We each took one half of them each week. Then the next week we swapped. I had the list posted on the fridge and we even checked them off as we did them. It helped SOOO much. I hope it helps you too. We need to start something similar at this house. But since he is working and I am not, I feel like I should do most of it??? Haven’t got it figured out yet!
This is a good idea.
Thanks for sharing
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This is a good idea.Thanks for sharingrobin@heartofwisdom.comhttp://www.heartofwisdom.com/heartathome/
I grew up in a home where I had to dust 5 times a week, vacuum three times and do laundry every day. We had a large home and I grew to absolutely hate housecleaning. It has been difficult to clean over the years, because I feel free from the routine of cleaning almost every day. I don’t know which way to grow up is worse. I guess, at least I know what to do when I do get motivated.
I grew up in a home where I had to dust 5 times a week, vacuum three times and do laundry every day. We had a large home and I grew to absolutely hate housecleaning. It has been difficult to clean over the years, because I feel free from the routine of cleaning almost every day. I don’t know which way to grow up is worse. I guess, at least I know what to do when I do get motivated.
You go girl! Great tackle!
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You go girl! Great tackle!
I’m tackling My Bucket List and a great giveaway. Pop on over to check it out: http://anapronaday.blogspot.com/search/label/bucket%20listToday's Bucket List item was Kiss the Most Beautiful Girl in the World!
Let me know if you figure anything out. We need some help in this area as well.
Let me know if you figure anything out. We need some help in this area as well.