Category: Cleaning Tips
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How a Season of Struggle Led Me to a Simpler Life
I couldn’t clean for months—and clutter took over. That hard season taught me why simplifying is essential for every homemaker. Why Simplifying is Important During the course of my life, I’ve gone through different seasons and had varying levels of ability to keep up with housework. When I was younger, I really enjoyed seasonal decorations,… Read more
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Best Cleaning Tips: From Marathon Sessions to Manageable Habits
Are you struggling with cleaning? Find simple ways to keep your house clean in minutes: I share my story and experience of how my cleaning routine changed over the years. All Day Cleaning Routine: Set for Failure I grew up in a house where we did a big cleanup on the weekend. My mom would… Read more
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What Makes a Home Beautiful? My Take on Everyday Elegance
We all want our homes to feel Beautiful and Cozy. Here is my perspective on a Beautiful home along with some tips on how to create one. What Makes my House a Beautiful Place? Is it art on the wall? Expensive furniture? My parents used to say that beauty is cleanliness. I’ve found that there… Read more
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The Overlooked Art of Homemaking: Why It Deserves More Appreciation
In one of the podcasts I listened to, I heard a comment from a person who said that he was against children helping with housework because no one should be forced to do something for years that anyone can learn in a few minutes, and it doesn’t require special knowledge or training. However, the point… Read more
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Embrace Simplicity: Tibetan Monks’ Guide to Reducing the Mess
There are some ideas or practices that just stick with you and help change the way you see things. The rule of the Tibetan monks is one of those things for me. The rule I remember is to use as few things as possible. I think they even talk about using just one bowl. When… Read more
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What a Home Means to Me – a Place to Restore and Recharge
At different points in my life, I imagined my home in different ways. When I was younger, as a perfectionist, I tried to make everything perfect. So, when my children or husband went about their daily lives—disordering the bedrooms, making dirty dishes, or leaving a mess on the countertop—I would get really upset and angry… Read more
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Who Loves Cleaning? Love-Hate Relationship
The never-ending chores that can seem unappreciated and mundane.I was raised by a mother who made housework a priority. I knew it was important to keep the house clean, but it was hard. I’ve always worked full-time outside the house. Even when I was a young mother, it was a challenge because I was trying… Read more