One of the most fundamental ways to manage our homes well is to take the time to plan. Planning is merely deciding in advance the what, why and how things will be done even cleaning. Ladies the time it takes to put together a plan for the care and upkeep of your home is well worth your time and energy. You know the saying that sorta goes like this - “Many women plan to fail because they fail to plan.” On the other side of that, we can do so much planning and never get to the ... continue reading...
Homemaking Binder Series: Detailed Cleaning Checklists for Living Room & Family Room
This is the last Zone post in the Detailed Cleaning Checklist Series. It is covering your living room and family room. We turned our living room into a library/music room. It is filled with bookshelves, a table for sitting and studying and our piano (our son is the piano player). Our family room is where we spend most of our time. It is where the games are located, more books, the television and it is open to the kitchen so that half of the home gets most of our time and attention. My ... continue reading...
Homemaking Binder Series: Detailed Cleaning Checklists for Master Bedroom, Master Bathroom & Basement
We are almost to the end of the detailed cleaning checklists. There is one more Zone to cover and then I will move on to some other lists that are in my Homemaking Binder. This is the fourth post in the series and you can find all the posts in this series here. If you're new to the series I encourage you to read the Introductory Post when you get a moment. In today's post I'm covering Zone 3 and it includes: The Master Bedroom, Master Bathroom & Basement. I enjoy taking ... continue reading...
Homemaking Binder Series: Detailed Cleaning Checklists for Bedrooms, Bathrooms & Home Office
We are continuing on in the series of making up a simple Homemaking Binder for the care of our homes. This is the third post in the series and you can find the first post here and the second here. Here is a link to the whole series so you can easily keep checking back for new posts (or you can subscribe to the blog on the sidebar and snatch a free eBook as a great benefit and never miss a post!) In today's post I'm covering Zone 3 and it includes: Half Bath, Kids Bedrooms, Guest Bedroom, ... continue reading...
Homemaking Binder Series: Detailed Cleaning Checklists for Foyer, Dining Room & Front Porch
We have been working on putting together a simple Homemaking Binder for the care and upkeep of our homes. If you're just joining in today, this is the second post in a series of detailed cleaning lists for every room in your home. If you missed the first post you can find it here. (It is never too late to join in!) In today's post I'm going to cover cleaning lists for your Foyer, Dining Room and Front Porch. You can download the PDF of this list to just print, put in a sheet protector ... continue reading...