homemaking Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/homemaking/ purposeful parenting and simplified living Sat, 14 Oct 2023 21:49:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.overstuffedlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/favicon.png homemaking Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/homemaking/ 32 32 5 Ways to Practice Hygge This Winter https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-ways-to-practice-hygge-this-winter/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-ways-to-practice-hygge-this-winter/#respond Fri, 10 Nov 2017 23:51:00 +0000 Do you struggle with the winter blues? Learning the art of Danish Hygge can help you find more satisfaction this winter This post is sponsored by Babbleboxx.com This post contains affiliate links. For more information click here. I recently read the book The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell. That’s where I first heard the...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/5-ways-to-practice-hygge-this-winter/feed/ 0 7 Reasons Making Your Bed Makes Life Better https://www.overstuffedlife.com/making-your-bed-makes-life-better/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/making-your-bed-makes-life-better/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2016 20:52:00 +0000 Can making your bed actually improve your life? Studies show that it can! How long does it take you to make your bed? I timed myself this morning, and it only took me two minutes. Two minutes! Why do I ever drag my feet about doing something that takes almost no time at all? Especially...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/making-your-bed-makes-life-better/feed/ 0 The Best Way to Save at the Grocery Store (No Coupons Involved!) https://www.overstuffedlife.com/how-to-save-money-on-groceries/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/how-to-save-money-on-groceries/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:00:00 +0000 My husband and I have recently decided our grocery bill is completely out of control. We have so much going on that worrying about the grocery budget has taken a backseat, but then we realized that we had been spending around 150% of our allotted grocery budget for several months. No bueno! Something had to...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/how-to-save-money-on-groceries/feed/ 0 An Easy Way to Save Money on Household Goods {free printable} https://www.overstuffedlife.com/an-easy-way-to-save-money-on-household/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/an-easy-way-to-save-money-on-household/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2016 03:29:00 +0000 The first rule to saving money on anything is to know how much you are spending in the first place. I used to keep all the household goods under the grocery umbrella in our budget. It sort of worked in that we just added whatever we needed each week onto the grocery list and went...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/an-easy-way-to-save-money-on-household/feed/ 4 I Choose to Be a Homemaker, not a Housekeeper https://www.overstuffedlife.com/elevating-the-term-homemaker/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/elevating-the-term-homemaker/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:30:00 +0000 The word “homemaker” gets a bad rap. Somehow it seems to make people think of apron-wearing women who are constantly mopping or folding laundry, and no woman seems to want to be associated with the oppressive images that the word “homemaker” conjures up. When I was a child, it seems that the word was already...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/elevating-the-term-homemaker/feed/ 2 How to Keep Your Kitchen Clean When You Don’t Have Time to Clean https://www.overstuffedlife.com/how-to-keep-your-kitchen-clean-when-you/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/how-to-keep-your-kitchen-clean-when-you/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2015 21:44:00 +0000 This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Palmolive. All opinions are mine alone. I love a sparkling clean kitchen. It has the ability to make me happy in a way few other things can. Unfortunately, unless I kick my husband and children out of the house and stop eating completely, it is...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/how-to-keep-your-kitchen-clean-when-you/feed/ 20 Why Everyone Should Use a Paper Planner https://www.overstuffedlife.com/why-everyone-should-use-paper-planner/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/why-everyone-should-use-paper-planner/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2015 04:55:00 +0000 Okay, so maybe not exactly everyone should use a paper planner. If you are one of those people who loves your Google calendar and phone alerts then maybe paper isn’t for you. Maybe I’m just tired of all the people that tell me paper planners are obsolete and I should definitely go digital, because I’m...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/why-everyone-should-use-paper-planner/feed/ 73 4 Ways to Stop Bringing in Clutter https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_30/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_30/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2014 04:20:00 +0000 Congratulations! You’ve cleared the clutter and simplified your life—keep your life simple and clutter free by learning how to  stop more clutter from coming in. Today is the penultimate day to this crazy 30 Day decluttering challenge! Wowza! I can’t believe I got through it alive. Now that the clutter is gone (or at least...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-to-less-clutter-and-more-peace_30/feed/ 11 The Cost of Clutter https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-of-less-clutter-and-more-peace/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/31-days-of-less-clutter-and-more-peace/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:30:00 +0000 The clutter in our lives and homes is costly—knowing the negative effects of clutter can help you keep it at bay. Welcome to Day 14 of the 31 Day Decluttering Challenge. As I’ve been working to declutter my life this past two weeks, I have been thinking a lot about what all the clutter has...

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