Creative Housecleaning Strategies and A Prayer For Womanhood
February 1, 2012
Editorial
Hello again and welcome to another edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter.
Here we are at the beginning of a fresh new month. Now that January
is past, are you still thinking about your New Year's Resolutions, or has
enough time gone by that they are starting to dim. We've been
discussing the most common resolutions during the last few newsletters and I
hope you have found some inspiration and help. Again, I'd like to
remind you to
click on this link and grab your FREE guide to help you through your big
spring cleaning chore -
Room By Room Cleaning Guide
This week we're featuring a few articles that explore the whole subject of housecleaning. I have found that there are different cleaning styles for different people. So, I ask you... what is YOUR cleaning style? It's more important than you might think to figure out how you like to clean before you start. The articles give you tips about your cleaning style and how to use some creative and unique strategies to get your cleaning underway with less frustration. Be sure to scroll down and read these fun articles.
Along with cleaning comes organizing. My friend Tracy Roberts of MomsInABlog.com has put together a wonderfully detailed and easy to follow step-by-step guide to help you get your home totally organized in just 30 days! This comprehensive guide walks you through the process with daily tasks that are easy to complete and give you great satisfaction in the process. Be sure to take a look at this fantastic guide - 30 Days to an Organized Home.
I know you've been waiting to hear more about the re-launch of the Hillbilly Housewife Club. This membership site is still in the development stages, and I will let you know what happens as we work out the details. Please stay tuned and watch right here for updates.
Every week in our recipe sharing section, we feature a recipe submitted by a reader. Please be sure to take a look at this week's entry. Also, please continue to submit as many recipes as you want each and every week to HBHW. We only ask that your recipes be YOUR recipes and not copied and pasted from another source. This is just a fun way to make sure your recipes get noticed.
This week's quote and story are about the real meaning of homemaking. The quote reminds us that no matter how much we shine and polish our houses, it's not how clean your house is that makes it a home. The story may be an old fashioned view of what a woman desires, but it warms the heart of the homemaker in me. Please take a moment to read and enjoy.
Those are my thoughts this week. As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. Feel free to email me at susanne@hillbillyhousewife.com
Warm Regards,
Susanne - The Hillbilly Housewife
Inspirational Quote
“The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
I Highly Recommend 30 Days To An Organized Home
Something
that’s made a huge difference for me as I clean and organize my house is the
“30
Days To An Organized Home” ebook by MomsinaBlog.com.
This comprehensive book has helped me work my way through organizing and decluttering every room in my house - and in 30 days!
The daily tasks make it easy to follow along and the step-by-step instructions kept me from getting overwhelmed with the task at hand.
You’ll also find helpful printable checklists. These definitely helped me stay on task. The checklists also helped me track my organizing progress which was a great help!
The tasks are divided into four weeks, with one task each day. It's easy to look ahead to the next day, or the next week, and plan what you need for that particular task. What is the benefit to this design? You accomplish something every single day - without getting overwhelmed. And if you're like me and have put some things off, the feeling of finally getting that job done is well worth the few dollars for this book!
I recommend 30 Days to an Organized Home because I know it works. Get your copy today by clicking on this link or go to www.hillbillyhousewife.com/organizedhome and check another New Year's Resolution off your list!
Featured Article
If you're digging in and starting your spring cleaning, or just planning
to get cleaning as soon as the warm weather sets in, you'll appreciate these
articles. They not only give you guides for planning, but, even more
importantly, you'll learn the secrets to getting less frustrated while you
get your cleaning underway. Why? Because you'll learn the
importance of discovering your cleaning style and you'll learn how to use
creative methods to make cleaning actually enjoyable! Click on all
three articles to learn more:
What Is Your Cleaning Style?
Feng Shui Strategies Can Get You Ready To Clean Your House
Cleaning – Start With Something Small
Recipe Sharing
This is the spot we have chosen to highlight recipes shared by our readers. Rather than post my own here, I'll randomly choose a recipe from the ones we receive here at HBHW. I hope you'll give this recipe a try.
Ingredients:
7-8 Orange Peels
Note: Save the peels in a plastic bag till you have 7 or 8
2 cups of water
Directions:
Slice orange peels in strips and boil in the 2 cups of water in medium pot
for 1-2 minutes or longer. Let cool and bottle it in a spray bottle. Works
great in the kitchen.
Recipes
If you have a recipe you would like to share, please click here to send it to me and I'll be happy to add it to the website. Here are some recipes I thought you'd enjoy:
Homemade Window Cleaner
Homemade Mildew Cleaner
Homemade Glass And Tile Cleaner
Homemade Carpet Cleaner
Bathroom Cleaning Scrub
Frugal Tips
Our favorite frugal tips come from you, our readers. If you have a tip to share, please do so by clicking on this link: http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/submit-a-frugal-tip and fill out the submit a frugal tip form. I'll be glad to add your tip to the site and share it in an upcoming edition of the newsletter. Here are a few frugal tips we would like to share with you now:
Homemade 409
Pantry Space In Odd Places
Reusing Bath Poufs
No more callouses
Frugal Stove Scrub
I’m Looking For Requests
This section is all about you. If you are looking for a particular recipe or a tip on how to do something, submit it here and I will post it on the website for you and highlight your request here in the newsletter. Input from HBHW readers will hopefully result in an answer or suggestion for your request. So take a moment to post your questions by clicking this link. Of course if you have a tip or idea for any question posted in this section feel free to leave a comment under the appropriate post. You can go directly to this section and browse through all the recent submissions and replies by clicking on "I'm Looking for" here, and start looking through them.
Turning Bar Soap into Liquid Soap
Liquid Dish Soap for Dishes in the Sink
Liquid Hand Soap Recipe
Getting Rid of Iron Stains in the Shower
Daily Shower Cleaner
Comments
Below you will find responses to I'm Looking For Requests, as well as comments on recipes, articles, and the newsletter itself. Click on and join in the conversation:
Comment on Homemade Sanitary Pads by Den
Comment on Freezer Friendly Breakfast Burritos by Susanna
Comment on Oven Canning Method by sandy
Comment on Oven Canning Method by sandy
Comment on Homemade Sanitary Pads by Heather Ash
Comment on Homemade Peach Cobbler Recipes by gixxers
Comment on Herbal Cold Relief by Stacey
Comment on Homemade Laundry Detergent by Robin
Comment on Homemade Laundry Detergent by BARBARA
Comment on Herbal Cold Relief by The Hillbilly Housewife
Inspirational Story
A PRAYER FOR WOMANHOOD
~ Grace Noll Crowell ~
God, give each true good woman
Her own small house to keep.
No heart should ache with longing,
No hurt should go too deep.
Grant her age-old desire,
A house to love and sweep.
Give her a man beside her,
A kind man, and a true,
And let them work together
And love, a lifetime through.
And let her mother children
As gentle women do.
Give her a shelf for dishes
And a shining box for bread,
A white cloth for her table
And a white spread for her bed,
A shaded lamp at nightfall
And a row of books much read.
God, let her work with laughter
And let her rest with sleep.
No life can truly offer
A peace more sure and deep.
God, give each true good woman
Her own small house to keep.
That’s it for this edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. I hope you’ve had as much fun reading it as I had creating it for you. I also hope that you have found the information helpful and useful. And by all means feel free to forward the newsletter to family and friends or even better, encourage them to subscribe to it.
Do you have a question, a tip, a recipe or a story you’d like to share with us? Email it to me and I’ll include it in a future issue. Can’t wait to see what you have to say.
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Warm Wishes,
Susanne - The Hillbilly Housewife