Help with Homemaking

Up until last year, I didn’t even entertain the idea of spring cleaning.  I’m not alone.  I have seen many people post on social media that they have no intention to spring clean.  And frankly, there are  many people that don’t need to do it, I am sure.  I wish I could say I was one of them.  However, I am working towards that as a goal.  Thank goodness for the bloggers that linked up to last week’s Family Fun Friday!  There are some great tips that I can use.

1.  The gracious wife has a Complete Sping Cleaning Checklist for people (like me) who don’t even think about cleaning some parts of the house.
2. Since my goal is to ultimately have a tidy home everyday, I am going to start with these 5 Things to do every day to keep your house clean.
3. Powerful mothering has a list of recipes for cleaning without harmful chemicals with a free printable.
4. And after reading all of the 64 uses for Baking Soda, I have decided I am not quite the baking soda expert I originally believed I was!
5. I try to confine our art projects to lunch trays to help with clean up.  Erica Barker has some other tips of keeping arts and craft time clean and less chaotic.
6. From ABC’s to ACT’s has a very comprehensive list of 100+ DIY natural cleaning recipes!  It’s a one stop shop.

Onto the Link Party!

Family Fun Friday is a weekly link party where bloggers share their family oriented crafts, recipes, thoughts, homeschool tips and activities.  Each week each co-host picks SIX features!  Link up your best posts for the chance of being featured on five blogs.  We have a great community here at Family Fun Friday with over 200 posts linked up each week.  Moms take a minute to surf around and see what is linked.  I’m sure you’ll find something fabulous.

Meet our Family Fun Friday hostesses:

Monica created Family Fun Friday and blogs at HappyandBlessedHome.com where she shares free preschool tools and printables, encouraging words for moms, and ideas for having fun together as a family. Follow: Blog / Facebook /Pinterest/Twitter /Google + / Bloglovin’/ Instagram. Monica will featureFamily Fun Posts.
Britta was a military kid and is a military wife, now living in the high desert of Arizona and far, far from her New Orleans family. She happily homeschools and writes about the intersection of God’s Word and her world at Britta Lafont ~ Everyday Holiness. This year Britta wants to find that sweet spot between getting more done and enjoying the process. Britta will feature Delicious Recipes. Follow: Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest / Instagram
Selena is a homeschooling graduate and a homeschooling mom to four super special kids. She blogs at Look! We’re Learning! about unit studies, foreign language, and homeschooling with ADHD. Follow:Blog / Facebook /Pinterest/Instagram / Twitter.
Herchel enjoys blogging about parenting, organizing, crafting, and having good old-fashioned kid fun on her blog Gym Craft Laundry. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Herchel will feature organizing, fitness, and family fun.   Christen Price blogs at illuminate, where she offers a light for your path. As wife to her high school sweetheart and mother to three premature children, she’s learned that God is the Perfect Party Planner and sometimes the unexpected is the greatest gift of all. Creating community is a passion of Christen’s; both online and as the Director of Women’s Ministry at her church. She loves exclamation points and posting pictures of her family, fun times with friends, and food. Subscribe to illuminate’s newsletter to receive a free copy of her e-book A Light for Your Path. You can find her on Facebook or on Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter @chris10price.

 

Check out these fun features from the cohosts!

Selena‘s features are all geared towards keeping mamas happy!

 

This week Britta found some sweets for spring recipes that will definitely keep this mommy happy!

This week Christen shares tips for living well.

 

If you enjoy the features on Family Fun Friday please leave me a comment, I would love to hear from you! If you see things that you like here – please PIN them on Pinterest! If you PIN these lists it will help this blogging party grow. To PIN a specific blogger’s post please click through and pin directly from their site. If you’re a mom keep reading because we have some wonderful fun ideas to inspire you with your little ones and family. My blogging friends are linking up craft ideas, fun in the kitchen, preschool & homeschool ideas, and way