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Would anyone have some very useful tips and information on how to put the breaks on house cleaning?

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:47:23 +0000

seems like there is never any life ,out side of the home due to house cleaning is taking over my life! Help….all tips and information greatly wanted here today!! thank you so kindly everyone.

I think you should narrow your time for cleaning to one or two days a week. Try the best you can to do everything (apart for wasshing the dishes of course) in these two dyas/one day. If you can’t, try to spend the week without doing them. I’m sure next time you’ll be faster and finish everything.

I have to clean my gutters….. any tips??? Im home alone and i dont wanna end up on the lawn dead lol?

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:28:27 +0000

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Cleaning tips with organization?

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:10:31 +0000

Hey, any helpful ideas on how to really keep a good clean house with out having to do it all at once. Like what do other people do to maintain a tidy home? I am so overwhelmed by life, that I feel that I am slipping in my housework.

http://www.flylady.net/

This site has saved my home. I am so bad at keeping up with things and this site really kicked my butt into gear and it’s not like to do it all at once.. start out with every night "shining your sink" meaning put the dishes away and wipe down all your sinks before you go to bed.. that’s how I started and it starts to spread to the counters and stuff because you see how nice it looks. Also take only 15 minutes a day and just go through and put stuff away and throw things out. 15 minutes isn’t long and you will be amazed at how much you get done!!!

Good luck! This really worked for me I am a single mom who works 6 days a week.. so it’s hard for me to just come home and clean.

* 10 POINTS !! * Tips On How You Stay Organized and Motivated To Clean Your Home?

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:56:26 +0000

I work full time, go to college full time and have a home to take care of (cook, clean, laundry, etc)..I am feeling overwhelmed with staying organized, keeping my home organized, and getting the energy to do so after my full days..any tips please?

http://www.flylady.com

She sends out daily emails and reminders telling you which steps and routines to follow to keep an uncluttered home. She also has a lot of great information and motivators on how to get organized and stay that way.

The most important thing I’ve learned is to do what you can, when you can. Divide the tasks up into smaller more manageable jobs and chunks of time. It won’t seem so overwhelming that way. It is better to take small steps than to do nothing at all.

Tips for a stay at home mom, meals, cleaning, making a house a home, starting traditions.?

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:51:19 +0000

hi, I tried to ask this earlier and everyone seemed to think I was on welfare or something. I am not trying to save money by economizing I just want tips on how to be a middle class stay at home mom. We make 35 percent more than the average income for our town. I was poor growing up and do not know how to balance my time well so I have free time seems like I am always doing something and I would like more family time. my husband goes to work at 5:30 am gets home at 4 pm, kids are in bed by 7:30 to 8. I am a morning person which does help, I have a 2 year old, a 6 mo old pregnant again(I was on b/c with all 3 kids depo with the 2 year old, and pills for the other 2 as I breast feed so i am not ignorant just fertile) and took parenting classes at 3 different places for 2 years and also a cooking class. they told me how to parent but not how to be the spouse at home. I need menu ideas which taste good and dont cost 50 to make or anything, when should I do things?
When do I give kids a bath, take a shower myself do I do specific days for different things? Help me plan a schedule please I am just running ragged. Any time I am not doing household stuff I am playing with my kids but I hate budgeting time for my kids shouldn’t it be the other way around? How do I become a great(not perfect) wife and mother?
I don’t intend to start college till my youngest is in preschool( if we get pregnant again we are doing something permanent but I finally have a doctor who is listening to me when I say I followed the b/c instructions to t and still prego so hopefully we will fix my fertile problem) I want to be the soothing wonderful mom everyones grandmother talks about who did so much right. I want to have family traditions and a loving close knit family.
we own a house and I am working very hard to make it a home any ideas? I know these are weird questions but unless you grew up without a home just a apt and parents who werent really parents its is hard to understand. I crave a home and family and traditions and when I am old I want my kids to still get along

I do know how you feel,sounds pretty close to my childhood.The best advise I can give you is get as much done as you can around the childrens schedule.The baby probably takes a few naps,the 2 year old at least one.Do a chore or what ever each time you have minute,don’t stress yourself,take a nap if you need one,LOL.No one expects you to be perfect.Kids bath’s before bed,it helps them sleep,and they’ll just get dirty again,other wise.Take your shower after they are out for the night,or ask your husband to take over for a few minutes when he gets home.Sorry I can’t help you with the good dinner,still trying to figure that one out for myself!(You want to be a good mom?Relax!)

What home staging tips helped you sell your home?

admin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:23:20 +0000

We are going to put our house on the market this week. It’s in great shape, is decorated well, and clean. I’m going to "stage" the house to make it even more desirable. If you staged your home before you sold it please tell me what tips worked well for you. Thank you.

p.s. No smartie-pants answers needed. Please voice your sarcasm elsewhere.

Take out all the clutter especially on counter tops.
Take out anything personal if you can…pictures of family, etc.
Make sure the only furniture showing is your best.
Dust everything from ceiling fans to the base boards and polish, polish, polish. Pull all the window treatments back, up or whatever so the light comes in. Make sure windows are clean.
Put your best smaller furniture in the main rooms to make them look bigger.
Paint is your friend.
We also worked hard on staging the back yard. Trimmed and new flowers from the nursery.
The garage we hung every tool we could find to show it would hold a lot and be organized.
Hard work but worth it when the bids come in.

Closet Organizing and House Cleaning Tips Part 2

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:41:12 +0000

Rebekah Montgmoery helps a new mom clean her closet and talks about cleaning tips, demonstrating how to clean not only our houses, but our hearts and lives.

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House Cleaning Tips & Advice : How to Clean Stuffed Animals

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:41:10 +0000

Cleaning stuffed animals can keep lice and dust mites away from your kids, get expert house cleaning and house keeping tips in this free video.

Expert: Gale Gassiot
Bio: Gale Gassiot makes her own organic compost or “gardener’s black gold.”

Duration : 0:0:21

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House Cleaning Tips & Advice : How to Remove Wood Floor Stains

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:41:08 +0000

Removing and cleaning stains from a wood floor can be very difficult, get expert house cleaning and house keeping tips in this free video.

Expert: Gale Gassiot
Bio: Gale Gassiot makes her own organic compost or “gardener’s black gold.”

Duration : 0:0:25

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I just went back to work full time and I need cleaning tips!!!?

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:03:27 +0000

I can’t believe I’m blowing points on this – but I just recently went back to work full time and I can’t seem to keep up with the house! I’ve got pets and a husband (he works full time and we have a small farm) I try to clean a bit when I get home from work. I don’t want to spend the weekend attached to a sweeper, dustrag and mop! Plus there’s laundry and dinner and dishes!! (I know–get off the computer)! Any shortcuts?

Learn to overlook a lot. Do the things that are absolutely necessary like the washing and cooking and let the other stuff slide. Dust never hurt anyone, and you can mop the floors every two weeks and change the sheets after two weeks. Come home, cook and clean up the kitchen and do a load of clothes and stop. Put a load of clothes on to wash when you leave in the morning and dry them when you get home. The husband can fold and put up clean clothes and if he does not want to help with dishes, get a dishwasher. As long as the house is not nasty, don’t worry about it. Really, if it won’t matter a year from now, let it go.