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Working with Your Homekeeping Style

by becky on April 3, 2012

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The following post is from Becky of Clean Mama:

source: Keith Williamson

Last month I talked about how knowing your homekeeping style can help change your approach and attitude toward those pesky homekeeping tasks that never go away.  I defined three specific ‘types’ of homekeeping styles – today I’m going to give you some helpful tips to move through your own homekeeping challenges in order to find the right level of comfort and organization for your home and family.  Really, if a technique doesn’t work for you and your family, it’s worthless anyway.

Let’s look at some tips to working through these styles.  Regardless of if you work outside or at home, you can implement these ideas.  Trust me, I’ve been on both sides of working mom and stay-at-home mom.

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Organization: Removing Rocks or Just Moving Them Around?

March 7, 2012
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The following post is from Joshua of Becoming Minimalist: A number of years ago, I was speaking to a roomful of teenagers on priorities. I shared this story (which originated with Stephen Covey): A university professor was addressing his new group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students [...]

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5 Simple Chores for Kids to Complete Everyday

February 8, 2012
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The following post is from Joshua of Becoming Minimalist: Hey look, I get it. Kids and chores don’t always play together very well. Some days, it can be a downright battle to get kids to complete their duties around the house. I have two young children myself (9 & 5), and I know firsthand that [...]

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Start the Year Right with ListPlanIt

January 4, 2012
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If you love printables — as I know so many of you do — ListPlanIt is an amazing resource with more than 500 printable lists, forms and planners available for print and download! As we start 2012, there’s no better time to get organized, and ListPlanIt makes that easy to do with lists for all the [...]

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Thanksgiving Your Way: Recipes, Traditions, Decorating + More

November 1, 2010
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I know Thanksgiving can be stressful if you’re the one preparing the feast or hosting the dinner in your home, and I’ve spent the past couple of weeks putting together a free ebook is to help you plan your Thanksgiving so that it’s the kind of celebration you want. That may mean a new family [...]

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Plan to Eat Online Meal Planning Giveaway (2 Winners!)

March 14, 2010
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I am a big believer in meal planning to help stretch your budget and your sanity! My method usually involves sitting on the couch, racking my brain for meal ideas, and then creating a grocery list based on the meals I plan. It’s not a horrible system, but it’s definitely not my favorite thing to [...]

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Five Steps for Decluttering Your Kitchen

March 10, 2010
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It’s turned into guest post week here at Organizing Your Way. Thankfully, I wrote all of these posts before the start of what’s turned out to be a very busy week! Today I’m also sharing Five Tips for Decluttering Your Kitchen as part of Kimi’s Spring Cleaning Carnival at The Nourishing Gourmet. I don’t know [...]

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The Time Cost of Our Stuff

March 8, 2010
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This week, Marci from Overcoming Busy is celebrating the relaunch of her wonderful blog, and she invited me to participate with a post on The Time Cost of Our Stuff. You’ve probably thought about the cost of various knickknacks, doodads and gadgets around your home — at least for a minute or two — but [...]

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31 Days of Organizing for a Better 2010: More Than Resolutions

November 16, 2009
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First, a big welcome to those of you visiting from Apartment Therapy. I’m honored (and to be honest, a little bit in shock) that Organizing Your Way was featured by Lindsey Roberts over the weekend, and I’m glad you’ve stopped by! Next, I’m excited to announce a series I am working on for January, 31 [...]

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