Welcome to Homemaking Organized!

I believe that homemaking is infinitely easier when you're organized with the details. That means planning your days, making lists, having a plan, and then being able to adapt when situations arise.

And being organized does not have to be dull. It's exciting to enjoy home life. It's not about cleaning and organizing endlessly but it is about spending a little time on those things so that there is more time for the things you love.

This Month:

Can you believe it is already February? The weather is still dreadfully cold in many places but in happily dreaming of future gardens we can warm up a bit. Get your seed catalogs together to start making choices for the coming warm weather.

Deals and Sales

Tax Time

Doing our taxes also tends to make it abundantly clear where in our filing and paperwork we need improvement.

• Read Designing an Effective Filing System for steps on setting up your filings for maximum efficiency.
• And also 7 Ways to Beat the Debt Collector.  This article has 7 great tips for managing the money you have coming in so you can handle what is going out! Also pick you a free printable checklist for gathering together your US Income Tax papers before filing. Link below.

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Featured Homemaking Articles

A Housekeeping Chore Box Years ago, after reading Survival for Busy Women, I went out and bought all the accoutrement to make a Homemaking Chore Box.  Read more...

9 Simple Ways to Save Money on Your Groceries It never fails, we budget for our groceries, but the bill always ends up being more. We underestimate, run out of things faster than expected and overall, everything is becoming just too darned expensive! To make things a little bit easier, here are 9 simple ways you can start saving money on your groceries. Read more...

Kids Birthday Party Ideas It’s exciting. The birthday party season is once again upon us. It’s time to celebrate that milestone for your child. Like all parents you want to throw the best and happiest celebration for your child. But how do you throw a party guaranteed to bring big smiles without making a boatload of work for yourself?  Here are some creative ways in which you can make sure that there is plenty of fun in store for your child and their guests.   Read more...

Before Dinnertime Healthy Snack Ideas for Kids It’s after school and two hours before dinner. You are already prepared because you’ve been menu planning for a while now but what about the snackies? Those little items that will hold children until dinner time but not ruin their appetites for that great dinner you’ve been planning for a week! Read more...