Homekeeping 101

Homemade Natural Cleaners

Homemade Natural Cleaners

In preparation for CHK’s 5 Weeks To A Clean and Organized Home, here are my recipes for natural cleaners and disinfectants. You have time to find your ingredients and get everything together if you’d like to use them starting April 5th.

5 Weeks To A Clean And Organized Home!

5 Weeks To A Clean And Organized Home!

Announcing the CHK Spring Cleaning Event for 2010: 5 Weeks To A Clean And Organized Home.

Keeping Floors Clean ~ 2 Rules

Keeping Floors Clean ~ 2 Rules

After nearly 30 years of marriage and 28 years of children, I have had my share of messy, dirty, crummy floors. And I’ve discovered the best two rules in the world for keeping the floors in the house cleaner.

Homekeeping 101 ~ A Laundry Primer

Homekeeping 101 ~ A Laundry Primer

Spring is surely around the corner (surely!) and this primer will help you get ready for hanging clothes out side to dry, especially if you’ve never done that before.

The Clean House List ~ For Husbands

The Clean House List ~ For Husbands

Many years ago I saw somewhere a check list where a husband could simply read and check off the answers to what constituted a clean house in his mind. I lost it so I made up my own and its been very helpful at the CHK ministry message board.

The 20 Minute Tidy

The 20 Minute Tidy

This is an Oldie but truly a Goodie! Way back in 1996 I shared a method of getting the house clean in just a few minutes with everyone working fast and together.

Homekeeping 101 ~ Caring For Woolen Garments

Homekeeping 101 ~ Caring For Woolen Garments

Wool is a natural fiber and must be cared for gently and regularly.

Homekeeping 101~ A Primer On Using Essential Oils In Homekeeping

Homekeeping 101~ A Primer On Using Essential Oils In Homekeeping

…making your own cleaners is much less expensive than buying a cleaner. Its also easy to customize your cleaners for a scent that you love and can live with.

Homekeeping 101 ~ Deep Cleaning The Bathroom Floor

Homekeeping 101 ~ Deep Cleaning The Bathroom Floor

The bathroom floor is often a very dirty place! You can keep it as clean as possible with this method.

Homekeeping 101 ~ How to Clean A Coffee Maker

Homekeeping 101 ~ How to Clean A Coffee Maker

Cleaning your coffee maker is easy! A clean coffee maker makes better coffee, too.
Remove any used coffee grounds and liners from the basket.
Wash the pot with soap and water, rinse well and replace in the coffee maker.
Check the inside of the machine. Sometimes mold can grow in the reservoir. A lot of this [...]

Homekeeping 101 ~ How To Wash Dishes

Homekeeping 101 ~ How To Wash Dishes

Not sure about how to wash dishes by hand? Here is an easy primer that will get you started.

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Recent Comments

  • Cecily: I actually use a 1/2 bar, it’s easier to divide that way :)
  • Sylvia: I understand that completely. Some people use more of the Fels to boost the cleaning power, so if you make it...
  • Michelle: Sylvia. That was during the time I had young ones crawling around the floor and the soap, just didn’t...
  • Lawauna: It is funny that this was your post.. Jason and I were just talking two days ago how we are planning on...
  • Cecily: I LOVE the Classic Laundry Soap. It’s SO inexpensive to make and it lasts forever, plus I think it...
  • Sylvia: As far as I know it can be used in front loading washers because it does not suds very much at all. I like...
  • Sylvia: What about it did you not like, Michelle? Some people don’t like the fact that it doesn’t suds...
  • carmela Webb: Hi, just checking again, can the laundry soap be used in a front load washer? If so, how were the...
  • Michelle: Thanks Sylvia. I’ll have to print this off.

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