tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post7686257235602920458..comments2024-03-28T21:41:09.265-05:00Comments on Harvest Lane Cottage: An Open Letter to a Lady Struggling With HousekeepingMrs. Laura Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-52943077077180129202017-10-05T21:24:21.749-05:002017-10-05T21:24:21.749-05:00Laura, since reading that article about timing mys...Laura, since reading that article about timing myself to make the bed.. I have done it every morning... with a very few times of not doing it[like when I change sheets]. Now , I don't even think about it.. ha I am totally enjoying going back reading old post.. How are you doing. Praying for you and will be in super prayer mode the 20th.Sew Blessed Maw [Judy]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15474519379303505290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-62423735646537556572017-10-05T20:42:34.726-05:002017-10-05T20:42:34.726-05:00So glad for your progress!So glad for your progress!Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-46350116867298303472017-10-05T20:22:18.108-05:002017-10-05T20:22:18.108-05:00Hi Judy, I'm reading through my blog again, an...Hi Judy, I'm reading through my blog again, and this is an excellent suggestion. Thanks for sharing it.Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-22100913466729217072017-01-12T18:49:25.205-06:002017-01-12T18:49:25.205-06:00I am honored, Suzie. I hope it is helpful.
Have a ...I am honored, Suzie. I hope it is helpful.<br />Have a great week ending. I'll be over for a visit soon.<br />LauraMrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-62766913012977209852017-01-11T11:47:30.894-06:002017-01-11T11:47:30.894-06:00It seems habits are the answer to many things Lisa...It seems habits are the answer to many things Lisa. Thanks for talking back!Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-34817820280885720632017-01-11T10:20:37.081-06:002017-01-11T10:20:37.081-06:00Dust bunnies be defeated. :) Yes. You give good ad...Dust bunnies be defeated. :) Yes. You give good advice. Keeping house doesn't have to be as complicated as we make it to be, yet it does require good habits. Thanks for sharing.Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-91474455627139837132017-01-10T13:12:46.568-06:002017-01-10T13:12:46.568-06:00Good advice for motivation Mrs. B. Thanks!Good advice for motivation Mrs. B. Thanks!Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-29041882430751556192017-01-10T10:58:35.172-06:002017-01-10T10:58:35.172-06:00Hi Laura,
Although I keep a tidy home, my greates...Hi Laura,<br /><br />Although I keep a tidy home, my greatest challenge in completing chore I don't like is simply getting started. I can find all sorts of other tasks to fill my day and "help" me avoid whatever it is I am avoiding. <br /><br />How do I overcome this? I make a SHORT list of things that need to be done and I, of course, include the task I am avoiding. I rarely Mrs. B, a very peculiar personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579160731517930694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-74331313811245008372017-01-09T08:29:58.321-06:002017-01-09T08:29:58.321-06:00Yes, being crafty seems to be the enemy of declutt...Yes, being crafty seems to be the enemy of decluttering. ~smile~ I'll be over for a visit in a bit.<br />Happy January!<br />Laura, too.Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-20011016311832061232017-01-09T07:44:31.504-06:002017-01-09T07:44:31.504-06:00Good Morning, Laura!
Loved this post...I think thi...Good Morning, Laura!<br />Loved this post...I think this is something we all struggle with on one level or another. I think that my biggest hurdle (and one that faces most "crafty" women (smile!) ) is that I never want to get rid of anything that I might use in a future craft! Routines help me to stay focused on tasks that aren't always the most enjoyable...and listening to Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803113715498282796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-77675645276954273402017-01-07T20:34:17.724-06:002017-01-07T20:34:17.724-06:00Oh my, dust bunnies. I cleaned the living room tod...Oh my, dust bunnies. I cleaned the living room today, moving furniture, and mopping. They had multiplied under the furniture!<br />Glad they're gone now. <br />LauraMrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-42207082606440358562017-01-07T18:42:49.316-06:002017-01-07T18:42:49.316-06:00One of the biggest obstacles we have had is the ne...One of the biggest obstacles we have had is the need to "save something because we can repair it, or because we might need it later, and not have money to replace it". I am much better at this than I used to be, but there are still too many things that fall into that category.<br /><br />Fly lady drove me crazy when it was just an email list, but I do make my bed everyday, get dressed anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269208573774815462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-41429091141652630082017-01-07T00:40:47.670-06:002017-01-07T00:40:47.670-06:00That's good advice, Mrs. Chrissy. Sometimes I ...That's good advice, Mrs. Chrissy. Sometimes I even set a timer for 5 minutes to stay on a task I don't want to do!<br /><br />P.S. Each Walmart bag is one cubic foot of real estate!Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-40419467855484650382017-01-07T00:38:59.850-06:002017-01-07T00:38:59.850-06:00We had a better cleaning schedule with the kids up...We had a better cleaning schedule with the kids up 'til last summer. Suddenly they got a lot busier (all older teens), and it fell apart. I think it's time to make another plan so that momma doesn't have to do it all.<br />Happy weekend!<br />LauraMrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-51995381287420174792017-01-07T00:38:36.791-06:002017-01-07T00:38:36.791-06:00Thanks, Jann. Happy New Year!Thanks, Jann. Happy New Year!Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-56700046914364122402017-01-07T00:25:21.555-06:002017-01-07T00:25:21.555-06:00Excellent progress Laurie! I'm almost done put...Excellent progress Laurie! I'm almost done putting my Christmas decor away. I'll finish Saturday then, after a bit of cleaning, I'll put up some winter decor. I'm trying to week as I go. <br />You are most welcome. I will be happy to pray for you any time.<br />God bless you, and your granddaughter. Youth really helps when it comes to cleaning up. ~smile~<br />LauraMrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-12061769162683203292017-01-06T17:35:28.787-06:002017-01-06T17:35:28.787-06:00Laura, I have appreciated the letter, and the pray...Laura, I have appreciated the letter, and the prayer is now my screensaver.<br />What you said about routines makes so much sense, why didn't I ever think of it?<br />We don't have clutter. We have collections, my husband has collected Avon bottles for over 50yrs. I collect very old or specialty cookbooks.<br />My granddaughter came over, we took all the Avon, dusted and put it on 2 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712765194636863364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-38655909843202284972017-01-06T17:29:22.695-06:002017-01-06T17:29:22.695-06:00I agree about the bed making. Such a simple task ...I agree about the bed making. Such a simple task but it can make you feel immediately accomplished first thing.<br /><br />I'm usually on a pretty good schedule, but there have been many times I've fallen off the wagon due to an illness, a surgery, etc. The why of it really isn't as important as the getting back in control. It amazes me how being sick for one week can throw a houseDebby in KShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678580135625880717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-77938620064369442932017-01-06T16:57:44.946-06:002017-01-06T16:57:44.946-06:00Philippians 4:4-9.
I needed that tonight. Thank...Philippians 4:4-9. <br /><br />I needed that tonight. Thank you and God bless you Laura Effieqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191434363127451082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-53051891812105175072017-01-06T09:40:34.256-06:002017-01-06T09:40:34.256-06:00Laura, this meant the world to me, the prayer is n...Laura, this meant the world to me, the prayer is now my screensaver!<br />The 1rst thing you said was de-clutter. Mine isn't so much clutter, it's our "collections"... My husband has been collecting Avon bottles for over 50yrs. I collect old cookbooks. <br />My granddaughter came over day before yesterday. We took all the Avon, dusted and put them on 2 bookshelves & a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712765194636863364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-29686591708256801102017-01-05T21:57:46.561-06:002017-01-05T21:57:46.561-06:00When my kids were younger and still living at home...When my kids were younger and still living at home, we had a regular cleaning routine that everyone helped with. Between homeschooling and me getting ill, it was a struggle for me to keep up with everything. Now that it is just my husband and I at home I need to get back into a normal cleaning routine again, taking into account that some days I will not be able to do much at all. I do keep a Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449564619872452771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-77050218451996378952017-01-05T21:55:28.136-06:002017-01-05T21:55:28.136-06:00Great post Laura! I've never struggled with h...Great post Laura! I've never struggled with housework, but I know many that do. I actually find it enjoyable and therapeutic. I do have a routine, and maybe that's why. Although if something comes up and things change that's okay with me! Happy New Year!<br />hugs,<br />JannHave a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15446091501170762899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-89308240737126113142017-01-05T19:51:18.016-06:002017-01-05T19:51:18.016-06:00I have been challenging myself everyday to fill up...I have been challenging myself everyday to fill up a Walmart bag. Using FlyLady's tip on 15 minutes a day has helped me. I had to let go of the all or nothing mentality. I didn't like the idea of just 15 minutes because I am normally a person who likes to do the whole job or I will not do it. But that would set me up to never get anything done. So, I buckled down and just and did the 15 Mrs. Chrissy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516870555452352931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-25929101131988438752017-01-05T17:05:08.167-06:002017-01-05T17:05:08.167-06:00Yes. That's true. She has helped me in some wa...Yes. That's true. She has helped me in some ways. Thank you.Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659572515687798778.post-43115915432080232612017-01-05T17:03:16.316-06:002017-01-05T17:03:16.316-06:00That's a good idea Judy. Thanks!That's a good idea Judy. Thanks!Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.com