Resources for being a more efficient homemaker

aTweetingBird · 2018-01-19T19:44:57+00:00

I follow "Modern Day 50's Housewife on Facebook - she's just wonderful! Every day she posts a cleaning checklist for the next day so you can prepare. She has a website, too, but for some reason it's not loading for me. Maybe she's making updates to it.

I'm slowly but surely getting into a routine - we're horrible slobs too LOL! But now that we have a baby, I've gotten better at cleaning things up. While I haven't set up specific days for chores, I have a good foundation of doing 1-3 loads of laundry on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (but honestly, even sometimes it doesn't work out and I'm doing some on a different day, just roll with the punches!). Also, I try to do a load of dishes every day (meaning, loading and unloading the dishwasher).

Sometimes I do get a bit overwhelmed. Like currently, my baby has croup and the past 2 days I've barely had any sleep and thus no energy to get anything done. I was doing SO GOOD at getting the house in order after the holidays, and now I'm behind again! Gah! I just try to do small things that make me feel accomplished, and build up from there :)

Pro-Tip: If you do a chore first thing in the morning, you will feel SO GOOD and will want to do more!

Also Young Wife's Guide is wonderful! It's very Biblical based, but if that's not your thing, check it out anyway because she has great resources lol! She has 2 great podcasts - The Homemaking Foundation and Titus 2 Minute I listen to them often and I get a lot of great ideas. She has 5 kids 5 years old and under (2 sets of twin boys and a girl), so she has amazing tips for being productive when you don't have a lot of time!

viper8472 · 2018-01-19T20:50:22+00:00

Cleaning With Kat on YouTube has helped me a lot. She’s amazing and really positive. She helps you start small and build as you go. She used to be a FlyLady.

theycallusgoyim · 2018-01-20T00:28:01+00:00

For me doing one load of laundry and one load of dishes every day would be ideal, makes such a difference

classicdrama · 2018-01-20T04:32:42+00:00

I used to really struggle with this and found FlyLady - INVALUABLE. http://flylady.net/ She helps you set up achievable daily routines. I use her system and it had changed my life.

SylviaToday · 2018-01-20T15:02:26+00:00

I love reading home-making blogs but honestly, I get cranky and overwhelmed if I try to follow a cleaning schedule. So every day, I make sure that I get the basics done -- wash dishes, wipe down kitchen surfaces and table, sweep floors, quickly pick up the house, make beds, and do a quick clean of the bathroom. (Kids have to put away their toys and things, and I'm getting them started on other chores.) Then, every day I tackle one bigger cleaning project -- deep cleaning the kitchen, washing floors, whatever. Some days I do more, some days less. I would love to know how much time everyone spends on cleaning every day!

BlancaBianca · 2018-01-20T01:18:33+00:00

Listening to podcasts from https://www.aslobcomesclean.com while you clean can be awesome.

ProudAmerican1989 · 2018-01-20T12:33:15+00:00

I'll recommend Madame Chic/The Daily Connoisseur. She has three books and a delightful YouTube channel. Not an overall emphasis on cleaning, though that is present, but rather on poise, femininity, and running a home.

proprioceptor · 2018-01-29T15:23:27+00:00

You sound like me!

What has helped me a lot has been to utilize my most productive time of the day, which for whatever reason happens to be in the morning. After my daughter wakes up, she plays in the living room and I'll pick up around there, maybe fold laundry while I'm watching her. Then I'll put her in her highchair, give her breakfast, and do some work in the kitchen (dishes, cleaning counters, etc). Then during her morning nap I do some chores that require a little more attention, like vacuuming, or ironing, etc.

My standards are: - No messes on the living room floor (vacuum when I notice something amiss) - Try to clear out the kitchen sink (it very quickly refills, but it's important for me to see it emptied and wiped out at least once a day) - Put laundry in the washer as soon as I notice it getting full.

Honestly, things aren't usually picked up, but this seems to be the best way for me to keep things "clean". This is what works for me, and this is the routine I've developed after reading lots of mommy/homemaking blogs and pinterest infographics.

StepfordInTexas · 2018-01-20T20:36:26+00:00

If your house is a mess I recommend FlyLady to get yourself on track. I use her app. There are checklist for Morning/Afternoon/Evening a daily declutter/cleaning challenge and a weekly cleaning checklist. This will teach you how to run your house on a regular basis and help you unwind everything without getting overwhelmed.

If you get in a cleaning mood, but don’t really know what to do. I like the app “Unfilth Your Habitat”. You can choose a room and a time and it will give you a job to do with a little timer.

I’m a big fan of apps and checklists so I don’t get sidetracked, but a few books that have helped me are “Home Management Plain and Simple” by Kim Brenneman and Martha Stewart’s “Homekeeping Handbook”. The former being easier to read than the later.

teaandtalk · 2018-01-19T23:35:23+00:00

https://www.unfuckyourhabitat.com/ might be useful to you.

mmcremebrulee · 2018-01-20T00:25:48+00:00

I really like "CleanMySpace" on YouTube, she also has a blog. Her tips have really made me more efficient at cleaning and organizing!

FederalPair · 2022-05-28T21:03:52+00:00

Clutterbug is a YouTube/Roku channel that may be helpful. Also, talk to him and get on the same page about the issue.

Title	Resources for being a more efficient homemaker
Author	Fillmeupagainplease
Upvotes	24
Comments	17
Date	January 19, 2018 7:02 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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