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How to Furnish an Entire House for Less than $5,000
Ladies, With very little money, the skillful homemaking wife produces an abundance for the home through her faith, her problem solving, her diligence, her creativity, and her intention. With God All Things Are Possible I furnished my home for well under $5,000. God gives us wisdom to be able to make good decisions and He gives us strength to do our work. But he also gives us answers when we pray for our needs or even our desires. I Prayed for my Sofas I saw the set on Craigslist. A deep forest green in Chenille like fabric, one a full-size sofa, the other a love seat. The sleek rounded lines…
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The 3 Principles of The Well-Dressed Woman
Ladies, Your wardrobe is a support system. It supports your beauty, and it must carry you through a long hard day in comfort. But it needs to be more than loungewear to look appropriate and respectable for the day. Consider all of the ways that clothing must be tailored to work, physical needs, and sensibilities. Think with me about what you wear and why you wear it. The best wardrobe has all three of these categories checked: respectability, comfort, & beauty. It is vital to wear what works for you when dressing classic or trendy for your best wardrobe! What is supportive of someone else’s workday, may not work at…
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How to Dress Classic or Trendy for Your Best Wardrobe
Ladies, Fashion advice often comes in the form of focusing on trends. After all, it can be helpful to know what is considered in style or out of style. However, some people dismiss classic clothes as “outdated” confusing classics as things that should be trendy in order to still wear them. While fun and fresh, trends are not necessarily tailored to your body shape, your best color palette, or even your personal taste. But the best classics for you are tailored to those things. Identify Classics vs Trends Just because something is not trendy does not mean it is “outdated”. For example, A-line skirts are not a trendy style currently,…
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Build Your Homemaker Resume
Ladies, Today let’s build our homemaking resume. This is not to be seen by anyone else but as a practice to reflect on the state of your skills and mindset about homemaking. The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. Proverbs 14:1 Build Your House Without homemaking skills, your household and family will languish in a state of neglect. It is outlined very clearly in scripture that the way we behave, speak and caretake is how we build our home. The heart of her husband trusts in her,and he will have no lack of gain.She does him good, and not harm, all the days of…
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How to be a Real “High Value Woman”
Ladies, Our words, behavior, and of course our etiquette comprise parts of our character. Even how we present ourselves in our appearance is a way we convey polite and considerate conduct, convey loveliness and even bring a sense of motivation, respect, and cheeriness around us. Beautification and manners are indeed important, but it is something far more significant within yourself that defines you as a “high value woman.” But that is not to say that all of the other good attributes do not also stem from it. The Holy Bible gives the full picture of what it means to be a “high value woman”. While some of these traits end…
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Good Character is What Makes You an Excellent Homemaking Wife
Ladies, When we read about the Proverbs 31 wife, we do not just read a list of her accomplishments, actually we see the deeper character traits that motive her and how her husband can give her the high compliment of “many have done excellently, but you surpass them all”. We can read any book of the Bible and see bad character vs good character through the many historical accounts of who did what and why and how that turned out. We can even read an entire book of Proverbs on the subject to see the constant contrasting of foolishness vs wisdom. We can even get a list of bad character…
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How to Do Laundry Better: Tips & Hacks for the Best Routine & Results
Ladies, Laundry, like all of domesticity, takes knowledge and skill to do. Doing laundry with modern machines doesn’t mean we toss things in, and it pops out perfect without any work on our part. Far from it, the homemaker behind the process must make careful decisions and make timely interventions so all goes well. How we wash clothing & linens can be simple once we know why or why not to do something, but there is a lot to learn in order to make simple decisions. Laundry Sorting by Color Laundry Sorting by Fabric Washing Delicate Items Wash Clothing Inside Out Yes, this matters. The outside of clothing will receive…
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Pro Homemaking Cleaning Tips: 10 Energy, Time & Money Saving Hacks
Ladies, Cleaning your house is easier, faster, and cheaper with these pro homemaking tips from your ordinary next-door homemaker here to let you in on tried-and-true tips. As a homemaker, you will eventually learn how to spend less money in some categories but spend more in others where a certain tool or product makes the job better. Share your tips below! 1. Never Use Window/Mirror Cleaner Again While some window cleaners are better than others, it was a losing battle to clean windows and mirrors until I discovered a specific type of cleaning cloth that is called “microfiber”, but it is woven into a smooth surface, not a fuzzy one.…
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What to Prioritize as a New Homemaking Wife
Ladies, As you step into your role as a homemaking wife, you might have wonderful images and ideas of homemaking in your mind that drive you in your home pursuits. Those are good inspirations and valid! But let’s take a look at the bones of daily homemaking and what to focus on doing and why. Much like an outside job, our homemaking role is meant to serve someone else. That does not mean we have no joy in our job or do not take pleasure in our job at home. In fact, by focusing my efforts on serving my family, I have clear daily goals, a solid objective and a…
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How to Make Your Home Cozy
Ladies, If you are on the quest to “cozify” your home, here is a checklist to get you there. New and seasoned homemakers are always learning new ways to do things. If anything, it is insightful to see what other ladies emphasize in their homes and what things you end up emphasizing as most important. Leave your own tips in the comments for others to learn from too. Lamp Light There is no quicker way to create a cozy room than by lamp light. But be sure to buy low wattage yellow soft bulbs or else your lamp light will just look too blue and bright. Small lamps fit perfectly…
