tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250272323659863098.post7136200372353179035..comments2023-10-11T11:01:28.521-04:00Comments on Corner of Joy: A Terrible Keeper of the HomeAmy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968156329100712501noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250272323659863098.post-33610912880043298952013-04-01T22:06:24.573-04:002013-04-01T22:06:24.573-04:00I've been married 23 years and STILL struggle ...I've been married 23 years and STILL struggle with this! Thank you for the reminder and the encouragement. I will try to pray more and move motivated for change. 15 minutes...I can do that! :-)Lora Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715154394255319946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250272323659863098.post-28155690937400206282013-04-01T22:02:27.584-04:002013-04-01T22:02:27.584-04:00I fail here so often. I want a cute,clean,decorate...I fail here so often. I want a cute,clean,decorated space....I just seem incapable. It is frustrating! I get a vision of how to fix it,change it and tidy it. But I can't seem to carry it thru. I married a neat-nik,but he is very supportive of my efforts. I need to buckle into serious prayer and effort in this area. Thanks for the encouragement. I will try harder this week! Lora Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715154394255319946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250272323659863098.post-43074680265367213652013-04-01T13:28:21.796-04:002013-04-01T13:28:21.796-04:00One thing that immediately came to mind when I re...One thing that immediately came to mind when I read your article was my husbands reaction when we entered our home last night from our out-of-the country trip. I learned this tip from my mom, even though at the time I didn't know I was learning it. I clean my house before we go on a trip anywhere, I schedule the time. My mom always said "You won't want to clean when you get home from a trip." And sure enough, it works every time. My husbands reaction last night was "Ah! I love coming home to a clean home!" I'm sure I could improve on that and make it an everyday goal for everyday when he gets home from work. Mess is stressful. My goal is to reduce his stress by having the house clean by the time he gets home from work when I am back at home and not working the same hours as he is.<br />Also, there is another book that I have been paging through that was just recently published by Crossway. An excellent book that also gives a few tips and advice on being a good keeper of your home/homemaker. It's titled "The Christian Homemakers Handbook" http://www.crossway.org/books/the-christian-homemakers-handbook-tpb/Rob + Saidy Tajakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322066591499092357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250272323659863098.post-41101299757460961572013-03-25T16:13:40.457-04:002013-03-25T16:13:40.457-04:00I'm horrible at keeping our house clean, becau...I'm horrible at keeping our house clean, because I'm lazy, unmotivated, and just really busy with school. I always thought I'd be great at it, on my own....not so much. :(Amber | Fumbling Towards FIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517731901029409198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250272323659863098.post-34853878355060904992013-03-25T15:55:23.428-04:002013-03-25T15:55:23.428-04:00I struggle with being tidy too. I started to get b...I struggle with being tidy too. I started to get better, but every time I do, another little blessing learns to walk and away we go again....<br />My two rules (especially during tough time like post-partum) are-<br />-The benches and counters that need to stay clear MUST not have even one item on them. Clutter begets clutter, and if one item is on a bench in the morning, 15 will be on by nightfall.<br />-Take two items with me when I walk from room to room. If I am going from the kitchen to my bedroom, I almost always have a free hand to tidy two items away to my bedroom as I go. Then to items can come back with me most likely. :)<br />We also have times of transition where we all tidy (ie 'Let's tidy before dinner so Daddy comes home to a peaceful house!' 'Let's tidy before book-time so after our naps we have a neat place to play') <br />And after I saw that Michelle Duggar does this (and hoping that God blesses us with more kids some day) I started to train my kids to play with one toy at a time, replacing it before they start using another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com