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10 Essential Websites for Housewives

23 February 2008 12 Comments


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Housewifery is experiencing a revival, and housewives are once again proud of their important occupation. The lost arts of our mothers and grandmothers are being sought out again, and women are taking back their lives that have been outsourced for too long.

When I became a housewife four years ago, I looked to the internet to help guide me through getting my home and family organised and building routines to bring stability into our lives. Here is my pick of websites that are handy for the housewife.

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Practicalities

1. Household Notebook - A step-by-step guide to putting together a housewife’s personal planner.

2. organizedhome.com - This site features regular organisational projects for the home.

3. Sort It: Residential Organising - Taking you through each room in the house and organising everything. Then hit the car, get prepared for an emergency and get your recycling up to scratch.

4. FlyLady - The grande dame of getting organised. Full instructions on how to declutter, get into regular cleaning routines and you can sign up to get emails throughout the day reminding you of what you should be doing.

5. LifeOrganizers.com - Organise every aspect of your household, from the electronics to the home improvements. Lots of how-to articles.

6. How to Get Rid of Things - The DIY guide that shows you how to remove things from your life that you don’t want. Clutter and mildew don’t stand a chance.

Inspiration

7. The New Homemaker - Articles, recipes, blogs and more. By homemakers, for homemakers.

8. MarthaStewart.com - From America’s favourite housewife, cooking tips, recipes, home decorating, crafts and plenty of other how-to articles on how to be the perfect housewife. Anthea Turner eat your heart out!

Frugality

9. Living on a Dime - From making your own laundry detergent to how to use up leftovers. Hundreds of money saving ideas.

Domestic science

10. Housewifeology - A study of housewives in their environments.

12 Comments »

  • Anonymous said:

    Wow - a lot of this stuff might even apply to stay at home dads. Too bad we’re not in vogue enough to be called househusbands…

  • jndhuck said:

    Another good site is FlyLady.net, it has loads of methods for getting and staying organized. A good general site for moms is CafeMom, it has tons of groups dedicated to housewifery, organization, cleaning, natural cleaning product, recipes, crafts, sewing, or whatever else you want to discover.

  • Keri Jean Siry said:

    This RULES! I am proud to be a housewife! I love how those going to the office seem to think that is worthy of some praise and that “housewifery” is insufficient. Its all about your attitude and how you approach your job whether it be at home or at the office. Keep up the good work.

  • Anonymous said:

    Way to take ten steps back for women. You are stupid.

  • Anonymous said:

    The only stupid thing is that the housewife is an extinct word, or atleast it should be.

    Better alternative would be the unisex word, “houseparent”.

  • jacki said:

    another great site is http://thepioneerwoman.com or http://thepioneerwomancooks.com

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  • Anonymous said:

    Hey, good list of websites. Recently i visit one website & found good content on Home decoration. You can also visit the same on http://www.allaboutthehome.info

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  • Anonymous said:

    Wow I love this!! everything I need in one place!!!

  • Clean fanatic said:

    what about http://www.allaboutyou.com - great guide for the entire life cycle of the greater spotted urban housewife.

    Combines the best bits of Good Housekeeping, Prima and other magazines.

    It is UK-centric but is applicable to all English speaking peoples

  • Clothdiapermama said:

    Great list!! i am always looking for new ways to save money!!

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