Category: Positive Homekeeping

Are Your Goals Realistic? Questions to Ask Yourself About Each Goal

Are your goals realistic? Questions to ask yourself about each goal.

So, if you’re like most of us you’re setting some goals for the new year right now. But are those goals realistic? That is, do they actually match reality? Are they things that you can actually potentially achieve? Let’s look at some of the things we should be asking ourselves (note to self) to filter our wild dreams into potentially doable goals.

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5 Quick and Easy Ways to Make Your Home More Comfortable

5 Quick and Easy Ways to Make Your Home More Comfortable by Keeping Home

Want to make your home more comfortable but need something easy with fast results? Here are five quick and easy things you can do.

Actually, there are fifteen, because what you can do depends very much on the state of your home. Pick the list that best fits the current state of your home!

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Two Simple Ways to Make Your Home More Safe and More Comfortable At the Same Time

Two Simple Ways to Improve the Safety and Comfort of Your Home At the Same Time

Want to improve your home’s safety and comfort at the same time? Without getting in over your head?

November is “comfort month” around here, at least this year. That’s because I’m running a Homemaker’s Club at my church and our “curriculum” (also known as monthly themes) is based on The 12 Principles of Home Management. We’re on principle #2 (Comfort) in November. Last month was Safety (so I’m still thinking about both). I figure I can accomplish more on the home front, the job front, and the church front if I’m not trying to focus on so many completely different things. So it’s comfort all around!

Here are a couple of ways you can improve both the safety and comfort of your home.

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The Home Management Principle of Comfort: An Overview of What It Involves

The Home Management Principle of Comfort: An Overview of What It Means

A home should be comfortable, a place you actually want to be. And not just you, as the homemaker, but every member of the household. Comfort involves things like creativity,beauty, flexibility, quality, cleanliness, and peacefulness. Perhaps most importantly, it’s the absence of discomfort and distress!

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Help for the Homemaker: Bible Promises You Can Count On In the Battles of Everyday Life

Help for the Homemaker: Bible Promises You Can Count On In the Battles of Everyday Life

Are you, as a homemaker, housewife, homekeeper, feeling weary? Discouraged? Uncertain? Overwhelmed? Worried?

There’s help!

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10 Tips for a More Peaceful Home

10 Tips for a More Peaceful Home

Want a peaceful home? Try these 10 tips!

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Favorite Bible Verses for Homemakers

Favorite Bible Verses for Homemakers

Are you looking for Bible verses for homemakers? Take a look at these favorites!

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The Easiest Homemade Convenience Foods

The Easiest Homemade Convenience Foods

Have you ever heard of homemade convenience foods? They’re like ordinary convenience foods in that they are convenient ~ ready to eat or quick to prepare to eat ~ but they’re homemade, and (potentially, at least) cheaper and more healthful.

There’s just one problem with homemade convenience foods: you have to make them.

With that in mind, this post is about the easiest homemade convenience foods: the ones with the biggest return on investment! Not a lot of extra work (if any at all!) but convenient to use.

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How the Pantry Principle Can Help You Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

How The Pantry Principle Can Help You Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

If you’re wanting to eat more servings of fruits and vegetables each day, you need to implement the Pantry Principle! Here are a few ways the Pantry Principle can help you eat more fruits and vegetables.

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The Pantry Principle: What It Is

The Pantry Principle: What It Is and Why You Need It

What is the pantry principle? What can it do for you?

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