Despite popular opinion, life as a stay-at-home mom is not all lunches with the ladies and eating bon bons on the couch while catching up on our “soaps”. (I think the last time I watched a soap opera was in high school!)
No, there is REAL work to be done as a mom, wife and homemaker.
Yes, the real “dirty” work is necessary, so we have put together a resource to help make things a little easier, more stream-lined and possibly even better organized so you can have more time to spend doing the fun work of being a stay-at-home mom.
(Although it is pretty fun when the bathroom is clean…for all of the 5 minutes that it lasts!)
The work that we have to do each day can feel monotonous or tedious. (How many crumbs do we sweep up, dishes do we wash, diapers do we change, bathrooms do we tidy up?!)
Here are homemaking tips that we SAHM bloggers use and have included as part of A Complete Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms.
Homemaking Tips Guide for Stay at Home Moms
We have a couple of bloggers who have shared many cleaning and organization tips. I want to feature them and their articles and then you can scroll down to view even more homemaking tips from other SAHM bloggers organized by category.
Collection of Homemaking Tips for Stay at Home Moms
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Next, Katelyn of Home Cleaning Family is a homemaking maven! Really, she has so many helpful tips and organization hacks for you. Here are 16 resources from her blog from laundry tips to cleaning copper pots, to organizing in a small space. Amazing!
Tips for Doing Laundry Faster and Cheaper
Household Chore List Printable
Dishwasher Clean/Dirty Sign Printable
Small Apartment Organization Ideas
The Best Places to Donate Clothes
How to Get Your Home Company Ready in 40 Minutes
After Dinner Clean Up: 7 Things to do Before You Go to Bed
How to Remove Pee Stains from a Mattress
How to Buy and Care for a Mattress
50+ Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks to Deep Clean Your House
How to Remove Crayon Marks from Your Wall
How to Use Bar Keeper’s Friend on Stainless Steel Pizza Pans
How to Clean Copper Bottomed Pots
We are not done yet! Is this not an amazing homemaking resource?
Over 20 more tips and hacks are in this go-to Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms from 13 more bloggers. These are organized by category so you can have an easy reference for caring for your home.
GENERAL HOMEMAKING
Hope for Homemakers Series – Simple. Home. Blessings.
The Key to Creating a Successful Stay-at-Home Mom Schedule – Katelyn Fagan @ The Military Wife and Mom blog
Why A Stay-at-Home Mom Schedule Matters – The Military Wife and Mom
Clever Food Storage for Your Fridge – Mama Smiles
Freezer Meal Prep Storage Tip – The SAHM Guide
How to Feel Like a Successful Mom – The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide
GET ORGANIZED
Kitchen Command Center – The Life of Jennifer Dawn
Snack Organization Station – The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide
Meal Planning Simplified – The SAHM Guide
Storage Solutions for Kids Art and Projects – The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide
Organizing Tips for a Tiny Kitchen – Mama’s Happy Hive
Organization Tips – Imperfect Homemaker
Help Kids Keep the Bookshelf Organized – The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide
135 Free Printables for Your Home and Family – A Virtuous Woman
Easy Organization (Laundry & Toys) – The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide
CLEANING / DE-CLUTTERING
Clutter Free Journey – Simple. Home. Blessings.
1 Simple Tip to Reduce the Chaotic Clutter – The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide
Clean the Bathroom in 5 Minutes – The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide
I have been reading some of these books, and now I look back at my bookshelf, which makes me want to read it again.
Of course there is REAL WORK to be done. We the house moms need to really fight for everyone else to see and acknowledge the things we provide!
Thank you for the great collection of links! Cleaning is definitely something that we don’t like at all, but if we neglect it for more than a couple days, we just don’t feel like at home anymore… Anyone else having that?
So true!
When you are a stay at home mom your work is to keep the house clean and tidy and to make sure that all the housework is done. It is great that some women have the opportunity to be stay at home moms. It definitely isn’t easy to do all the cleaning everyday but the great thing is that you can spend enough time with your kids! My sister is a stay at home mom and she definitely will appreciate the guide. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Cleaning is definitely part of our work as SAHMs, I find that I do much more in a day than just cleaning. I am so glad that your sister can use the Complete Guide! Thanks so much for stopping by!