Home Management Help

If you know where to look, the help you need to keep your home neat, tidy and free from clutter is no further than a local bookshop or your computer keyboard.

If only we were all born with an innate knowledge of how to keep our homes clean, tidy and organised. A place for everything and everything in its place.

Instead, many of us struggle to keep on top of the clutter of everyday life – junk mail, newspapers and magazines, children’s craft and toys, washing up, making beds, cleaning bathrooms... The list goes on.

Fortunately, many people who have the knack of domestic organisation have also mastered the art of writing and are willing to share their techniques and knowledge with the rest of us.

Home Management Books

Shannon Lush and Jennifer Fleming have produced three books Spotless (ABC, 2005), Speedcleaning (ABC Books, 2006) and How to be Comfy (ABC, 2007). They cover just about everything a householder could want to know about cleaning, stain removal, easy home decorating and basic home organisation and cleaning routines.

Managing a Busy Family

If your issue isn’t so much organising your home, but trying to organise the family that makes it messy in the first place, The Busy Mothers’ Companion by Catherine Lockhart and Gillian Caldwell is a great place to start. It’s folder full of checklists and forms to help establish family routines and keep track of important information. As an added advantage, it is available for download as an e-book.

Home Management Support

For those simply looking for some support and encouragement, the internet abounds with home organisation websites that have a range of books, downloads, forums and email mailing lists to help guide, assist and educate in the areas of cleaning, organising and getting rid of all that clutter.

Task for the Week

In honour of the FlyLady website, this week wash up or stack the dishwasher every night before going to bed, leaving the sink clean and clear.