Housekeeping 101: Simple Tips Your Mom Might Have Forgotten to Tell You

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There’s a lot to learn in this life. Reading, writing, arithmetic. How to balance a budget, book an airline flight, and change a tire. Cook a gourmet meal, plant a garden, sew a seam.

And sometimes, housekeeping skills fall by the wayside. Perhaps Mom was busy earning a wage and didn’t have time to pass on homemaking skills. Perhaps she didn’t know the ins and outs of housekeeping herself. Perhaps you really didn’t think you’d need to know those things and just ignored her.

You can still learn it.

Wherever you fall on the housekeeping continuum, there’s hope. Thanks to the information age, we can reclaim these skills and even improve on the ones we have. I have learned so much swapping ideas with other people and learning from wiser woman.

Here’s a peek at some of the housekeeping topics we’ve covered on LifeasMOM over the years:

How to Make a Bed

Folding Fitted Sheets

Cleaning the Refrigerator

Using Plastic Boxes for Organizing

How Often Should You Vacuum?

How to Fold a Bath Towel

Recovering the Lost Art of Handwashing

The Power of the 15-Minute Blitz

What housekeeping skill do you really wish you had?

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  1. Looking for commercial vs housekeeping cleaning tips; quick and easy, in and out in far less time. I have osteoporosis & thrombosis. Many years ago I did commercial cleaning. Naturally I love a clean and organized home of my own. Have learned a few tips along the way. But, house cleaning for others is a whole different game. Finding my desire for cleanliness and order to insure satisfied clients is very time consuming. Need to train my brain to make it simple and easy, in and out in less time than it’s taking.