The frustrations of tidying up
I set the timer for fifteen minutes. Surely in fifteen minutes, I thought, I can make a difference in this room. The room was mine. The mess was an assortment
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homemaking
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My favorite tools to make homemade bread
Homemade bread is so simple and cheap to make, and homemade bread is so much more tasty and healthy, that I rarely buy my bread. As Tracy explains in this
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Easy homemade bread (recipe + instructions)
by Tracy Grossman There’s something about fall that makes me want to put on some soup and bake homemade bread. We live in the middle of Iowa, where sultry
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Budgeting time for rest and renewal
So, I’ve written about why time budgets are important and helpful and also shared the details of my own. It’s so easy to fill out that spreadsheet or
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Organize with the end in mind
I think we all want a little more sanity, right? Beginning with the end in mind is essential to not driving ourselves crazy. Unless we know the direction we’re
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What making my bed taught me about habits.
The backstory I was a child who hated making my bed and got away with leaving it undone as often as I could manage. I hated pointless work, and what
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My kitchen command center upgrade
Setting up a command center in or near your kitchen as a hub for important papers and supplies is one organizing step with the Simplified Organization: Learning to Love What
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Why we keep trying to get organized.
How many times have you tried to organize your home or your life? I’ve lost count, myself. Most of us get the urge, the nagging feeling that we should
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Clean house with the end in mind
If you’re like me, you try – at least occasionally – to become better, more effective, more competent in your roles and responsibilities at home. And then after a period of
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Home Systems: Think in Three
Seven years ago, I was approached about an opportunity to speak with a local mom’s group about household management and organization. I was delighted to take on the speaking
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Whole wheat cinnamon rolls - a recipe for Sunday breakfasts
Off and on now for a couple years, I’ve made cinnamon rolls on Saturday to have for Sunday breakfast. I wanted a way to have a special, set-apart breakfast,
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EHAP: afternoon tidying to the rescue
A simple daily reset that keeps a tidy house and trains kids to help clean using a timer, clear zones, and shared responsibility without nagging or perfectionism.
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