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Housekeeping College

  • Winter 2008 Session
    Registration for Housekeeping 101 will begin in January. The next semester will begin on February 4th. To register, open the registration form, fill in the information and then email it to thehelpfulhousewife. The registration deadline is January 25th! When your registration is submitted, you will receive an email containing more detailed information on the course. Housekeeping 201 is currently undergoing some curriculum changes.
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January 30, 2008

Housekeeping 101 will begin on schedule...

If you signed up for this next round of HK101, you will have an email waiting in your inbox!  The information was sent out to all who registered...  and for those who wanted to know:  there is no charge!

My next goal is to update the information in the sidebar regarding our schedules around here.  Since I've opened up the fabric/yarn shop, there has been a drastic change in when I complete my tasks.  Of course, the tasks haven't changed at all, though!  I've had quite a few requests from working women who want to know how to schedule in their housekeeping routines and yet keep the family running smoothly in the right direction.  My old routine is from my days as a stay-at-home mom, and is out of date for me even.  Although I don't work a regular 9 - 5 daily job, I might be able to help some of you find a way to squeeze things into your day.  I'm lucky to be my own boss;  there's a flexibility in scheduling employees to work when I need to be away!  So I guess I would be considered a part-time working mom, but the reality is that I do spend much more than 40 hours a week taking care of the business.  I'm just not always physically in the store to do some things. 

But we still are doing it without a cleaning service!  No maids for us;  we did have a cleaning service for a few months when the store first opened over a year ago to make the transition easier.  But that didn't last long.  Their standards of cleaning did not meet mine, and I missed doing it myself.  So now, all is right with the world again and I am queen of my castle in all areas once more! 

As my schedule permits, I'll try to do those updates here on the blog for those who have requested them....

January 27, 2008

Technical Information

For all of you who signed up for HK101, and didn't get an email yesterday, have no fear!  It's just some technical difficulties with thefiles I need to email...  The joys of transferring hard drives;  there is a back up disk but for some reason the drive won't open it!  I promise you'll get your info before too long!  I'd like to get everything out today, but it may be tomorrow... stay tuned!

January 24, 2008

The Deadline is Tomorrow!

WOW!!!!  I cannot BELIEVE how many have signed up for this next round of Housekeeping 101!  The deadline to sign up is tomorrow, so be sure to email me and get on the list for the session beginning on February 4th!

On January 26th, I will be sending out emails to all who have signed up so far.  I'll let you know the details of the course and what you'll be doing.  I'm really looking forward to starting up this session;  even though I've always enjoyed keeping house in general, this always sparks that renewed excitement and I end up curled up with all of my old housekeeping manuals every evening like that favorite novel you read over and over again...  Can't wait!

Dear June


  • Are you ready for the holiday season? Before you deck the halls, be sure to make them sparkle! Starting with a clean home makes your decorations look even more spectacular, and makes taking them down a much more pleasant job!
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    Here are the daily routines and schedules that The Helpful Housewife follows. Use them yourself or as a starting point to create your own!

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