It’s hard to explain to anyone who hasn’t lived through it just how hard it is to keep house with a lot of kids. It could be likened to trying to establish order amongst wild horses, except that I think that wild horses have a limited imagination about what they want to accomplish. I don’t… Read More »
The Moderate Clean. Two secrets to keeping your house on track.
{This is a long post. I can’t help it. Please forgive me… It’s just that there’s so much to talk about: The heart of housekeeping. With two secrets, which I could have made into two posts but I feel like I’m never going to be done here. So…} If you’re booming and busting all the… Read More »
No more boom and bust! Sparkle and shine! Blitz!
Once you get the idea behind deep cleaning and de-cluttering you see that these are activities that can’t be indulged in very often. It’s exhausting and mighty work. You want to put it off as long as you can and not go back there once you’ve done it — for a good while, at least.… Read More »
The Reasonably Clean House: Did you guess that we’d start in your bedroom?
Long ago, I challenged you to guess where I’d say you should commence your housekeeping. Did you guess? Do you care? Do you think it matters? I actually do! Whether you are spring cleaning or just going through your normal routine (I know, I know — well, let’s work on it!), you should start in… Read More »
Shelves in the closet — happy thought indeed!
Is this quote in the book, or only the movie? I just re-read P&P not long ago, and I must admit I missed it… It is a happy thought, though! Shelves — and the occasional well placed nail — are the key to keeping chaos at bay. A whole bunch of you lovely readers wanted… Read More »